Imagine Cycling - Blog RSS (Info) http://www.imaginecycling.com/ An RSS feed of blogs from Imagine Cycling. en-gb info@imaginesportsclub.com info@imaginesportsclub.com <![CDATA[Preparing Your Bike for the Winter]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tips-and-techniques/preparing-your-bike-for-the-winter-2431.htm While the UK hasn’t been hit with the snow that we had last year, it still makes sense to prepare your bike for the winter months. While you may not be negotiating two feet of snow like twelve months ago, there is still the dark mornings and evenings as well as the cold weather which will all pose different challenges to cyclists.

Just like you would perform a number of checks and adjustments on a car or motorbike for the winter, it pays to do the same on a bicycle. One thing you shoul...

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]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:30:35 +0000 <![CDATA[Stay Safe this Winter]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tips-and-techniques/stay-safe-this-winter-2389.htm Winter can be a horrible season for cyclists, with poor road conditions, as well as the wretched weather and poor visibility. Fortunately, for those who rely on their bikes to get around and those who enjoy a bike ride come rain or shine, there are a number of things you can do to make cycling not only easier, but safer this winter.

The first precaution you can take relates to the tires. While the thinner, less grippy tires work best during the summer months and for those who enjoy riding...

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:35:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Johnson Health Tech Women’s Grand Prix Series to take to the streets]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/johnson-health-tech-womens-grand-prix-series-to-take-to-the-streets-1236.htm An elite circuit series for Britain’s elite female cyclists has been launched to support the already well-established Halfords Tour Series. SweetSpot Group and Johnson Health Tech UK Ltd are pleased to announce the Johnson Health Tech Women’s Grand Prix Series.

The Johnson Health Tech Women’s Grand Prix Series will see Britain’s best female road cyclists compete in an action packed four round Series in May and June. The venues will be announced at The Halfords Tour Series’ official l...

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]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:42:02 +0000 <![CDATA[Jan Ullrich - Mr runner-up!]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/legends/jan-ullrich-mr-runnerup-1051.htm Indurain and Armstrong both dominated the world’s greatest cycling race, the Tour de France, for several years, but Ullrich was always in the mix when racing against these two and has one victory to his name with five second placed finis...

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:28:09 +0000 <![CDATA[The Tour of Britain Pedals back into Scotland for 2011]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/the-tour-of-britain-pedals-back-into-scotland-for-2011-482.htm 08 September, Scotland... EventScotland today announced that the Grand Depart of The Tour of Britain will return to Scotland in 2011, riding the through the regions of the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. 

“The Tour of Britain is a highlight on the cycling calendar for top international cyclists and enthusiasts from around the world. EventScotland are delighted to announce that this world class event will return to Scotland next year and we are already in the planning s...

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]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:49:13 +0100 <![CDATA[Glittering line-up for The Tour of Britain]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/glittering-lineup-for-the-tour-of-britain-471.htm This year’s Tour of Britain, which begins in less than a week’s time on Saturday 11th September, is due to have a glittering line-up of World, Olympic and Commonwealth Champions, plus a whole host of stage winners from the world’s biggest races.

Leading the way are British Olympians Steve Cummings, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins, who boast nine Olympic medals between them, with the latter trio all Gold medallists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Cummings is also a Commonw...

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:36:22 +0100 <![CDATA[Tour de France stage winner to lead Cervelo in Britain]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/tour-de-france-stage-winner-to-lead-cervelo-in-britain-470.htm Heinrich Haussler, a stage winner in the 2009 Tour de France, will lead the Cervelo Test Team at The Tour of Britain next month, in a six rider line-up that also includes home favourites Jeremy Hunt and Daniel Lloyd, plus last year’s third placed finisher Martin Reimer.

Completing the seventeen team Tour of Britain line-up alongside Cervelo will be Colnago – CSF Inox, ISD – Neri Giambenini, Ireland and the Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team

Colnago will be led by 2010 Giro ...

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:41:37 +0100 <![CDATA[Stage One of The Tour of Britain launched]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/stage-one-of-the-tour-of-britain-launched-469.htm Organisers of The Tour of Britain, as well as representatives from Blackpool Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), have today officially launched Stage One of this year’s Tour of Britain, with help from Olympic Bronze medallist Steven Burke and fellow Northwest rider Richard Handley.

“It’s brilliant to have The Tour of Britain in the Northwest. For the actual start to be in Rochdale it’s not
too far from my hom...

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:08:59 +0100 <![CDATA[Team HTC - Columbia send strong line up to The Tour]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/team-htc-columbia-send-strong-line-up-to-the-tour-468.htm André Greipel and Mark Renshaw headline a strong provisional Team HTC – Columbia line-up ahead of this September’s Tour of Britain. In addition to the two sprinters, a pair of former World Time Trial Champions in Michael Rogers and Bert Grabsch will head to Britain, alongside current Italian Time Trial Champion Marco Pinotti and his German equivalent Tony Martin.

Having won four stages and the overall 2009 Tour of Britain with the now departed Edvald Boasson Hagen, Team HTC – Columbi...

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00:27 +0100 <![CDATA[Dan Martin to ride The Tour of Britain]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/tour-news/dan-martin-to-ride-the-tour-of-britain-467.htm Recent Tour of Poland winner Dan Martin will lead the Garmin – Transitions Pro Cycling Team at The Tour of Britain in September, in a line-up which also includes Tour de France stage winner Robbie Hunter and Brazilian National Champion Murilo Fischer.

Martin recently took the overall honours at the Tour of Poland, winning Stage Five to pull on the leader’s yellow jersey, which he held to the end, while on Tuesday he added victory in the prestigious Tre Valli Varesine one-day rac...

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:41:52 +0100 <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong - the Most Inspirational Man Alive?]]> http://www.imaginecycling.com/blog/legends/lance-armstrong-the-most-inspirational-man-alive-362.htm

Has there ever been a greater sporting inspiration than the Tour de France's most successful ever rider Lance Armstrong? If you can think of one then I would like to know their name!

If fact, scrap the sporting inspiration part of that sentence. Armstrong is more than just an iconic sportsman. He is possibly one of the greatest humans to ever walk the planet! And this eulogy comes despite having never met the guy.

I know people will point to the...

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