On The Banking

Fair point, which I accept.

2009-10-02T15:30:27.210+01:00

Fair point, which I accept.

Agree with most said here. The 21 months bit is a ...

2009-10-02T07:32:08.295+01:00

Agree with most said here. The 21 months bit is a bit unfair though. What they did if I understand correctly was re-test an old sample when they had a working test for Dynepo (which they didn't at the time of the original test). So some praise for that instead of criticism in my book.

I think it looks fantastic. For info, in consumer...

2009-07-21T14:48:44.639+01:00

I think it looks fantastic.

For info, in consumer and retail circles a category manager is a well defined term. Global and Road go without saying.

Oh, and for the average punter I think the price might be the biggest put off!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least the Bike Pure people are trying to do som...

2009-07-15T08:28:08.899+01:00

At least the Bike Pure people are trying to do something. It's easy for people to pour scorn on it but hey - what is anyone else doing?

It has my support anyway and it's a fairly good attempt from decent guys to help the sport. Some riders will always have a question mark over them but there are some top guys on their list. They've a nice looking jersey too!

All you do is add your name to their campaign to say you support it.

Eurosport and http://www.tvchannelsfree.com give m...

2009-07-12T15:33:42.925+01:00

Eurosport and http://www.tvchannelsfree.com give me all I need. As you say, save your money - there's no need to pay cycling.tv one more penny.

It's always been utter SHITE. Lousy software, appa...

2009-07-12T15:29:41.187+01:00

It's always been utter SHITE. Lousy software, appalling schedules, rubbish commentators.

A man of distinction. This book is on my wish list...

2009-07-08T15:38:21.577+01:00

A man of distinction. This book is on my wish list!

I couldnt agree more with your Eurosport comments....

2009-06-12T20:21:43.324+01:00

I couldnt agree more with your Eurosport comments. I've wached the giro and the DL this year and am constantly amazed at the mess they make of their scheduling commentary and broadcasting. well said.

Simon

www.lagazzettadellobici.blogspot.com

I remember him, he was an Officer in the Regiment ...

2009-05-29T22:22:36.197+01:00

I remember him, he was an Officer in the Regiment my Father Served with, known to those in the Regiment affectionally as the Jolly Green Giant due to the bright Green Tracksuit bottoms he wore. My Father was a difficult man to please, yet he had the upmost respecht for Major Woodall, may he rest in peace. My thoughts go out to his Wife and Family.

I guess I'm just very cynical when I see another a...

2009-05-24T16:44:11.751+01:00

I guess I'm just very cynical when I see another anti-doping campaign that seems to only involve bracelets and selling kits.

What are these guys really trying to do? To sign up riders on a website.. what else?

I guess that any anti doping campaign will at some...

2009-05-24T08:04:47.273+01:00

I guess that any anti doping campaign will at some point have a doper sign up to 'cover' their tracks. Personally I don't think this detracts from the campaign.

If anything you could argue that it proves the campaign has got power and is gaining momentum.

Just found your blog. Agree with all of your comme...

2009-05-24T01:04:06.694+01:00

Just found your blog. Agree with all of your comments. Frustration at the incompetence and lack of any moral fibre of the UCI, too much shit about LA, questions over the GTs and the joy of watching Cavendish. Good blog and excellent comments.

I think Lionel Binnie, at 'cycling weekly' is doing an excellent job asking the right questions. BUT, will he get any answers ?

But bikepure has suspect riders that sign up, such...

2009-05-23T23:56:49.564+01:00

But bikepure has suspect riders that sign up, such as the Barloworld riders who ride for Corti - another vilain in the cycling doping world, and of course Robbie Hunter who defended Floyd Landis.

Is this another smokescreen?

great post and on the mark. i joined bike pure in ...

2009-05-17T20:28:00.000+01:00

great post and on the mark. i joined bike pure in september and great to watch it grow. the bands are the symbol for ALL cyclist working for a new start to cycle sport.

Brad.

Well done for a nice piece. Shame about Cycling We...

2009-05-17T15:46:00.000+01:00

Well done for a nice piece. Shame about Cycling Weakling not covering it. Go BIke Pure, go anti-doping...go the clean riders

May 9th eh - what a strange date to pick - do they...

2009-05-02T18:53:00.000+01:00

May 9th eh - what a strange date to pick - do they know the names now? - I suspect so - Hmmm, let me think - is a major grand tour due to start on that date? ;-)

Hi my name is Kevin and I am a member of the i-tea...

2009-04-28T23:56:00.000+01:00

Hi my name is Kevin and I am a member of the i-team,the same team that jonnie was a member of before he died.I first met jonnie in 2004 shortly after I joined the club.We agreed to meet up in Shropshire to do the Cambrian challenge ride,a 55 mile ride organised by the North Shropshire wheelers.My first impression of jonnie was that he was a tall distinguished looking English gentleman,this was to remain with me throughout the time I knew him.On the ride we both got lost,it was pouring with rain and I was getting dropped on the hills.Jonnie waited for me and rode with me on a detour until we met up with two guys from the North Shropshire wheelers.Jonnie rode on ahead on his own when he knew I was in good company,he had a 15 mile ride home.Jonnie had time for everybody and was a true friend who would always help and encourage you if he saw you in difficulty.I rode with him many more times on numerous charity ride ,the Gran fondo Cymru club ride in 2005,and many other sportives.I always enjoyed his company and I shall always feel bereft of a very dear friend.

I'd only known Jonnie since 2004 and endorse every...

2009-04-20T07:28:00.000+01:00

I'd only known Jonnie since 2004 and endorse everything above. He offered unconditional support and friendship. For example, it didn't make any difference to his generous outreach whether you turned up or snubbed his invitation to a bike ride; he'd always try again and welcome you back like you'd never been away when you did show up. A great example to us all.

Nice one. Well put.

2009-04-14T23:18:00.000+01:00

Nice one. Well put.

I knew Jonnie from the Cresta as well, and I think...

2009-04-14T13:15:00.000+01:00

I knew Jonnie from the Cresta as well, and I think your obituary sums him up beautifully.
He was a gentle giant, never in too much of a hurry to talk, or to listen, and he made friends more easily than anyone else I've ever known. Kind. Tolerant. Generous. A fantastic 'sport'. A shining example of how to live. I, like many, shall miss him.
Just before he died he sent out an email drawing a sound conservative politician to general attention, who the media had (wittingly or un-?) overlooked. I didn't read it until after I heard of his death, and as I read it, it just struck me as so typical of him - a fair player to the End.
When I was starting out on the Cresta - about 25 years ago - he had already passed the point of riding competitively, but he was still a wealth of knowledge, and was willing to dispense it to young riders, like myself, who were hungry to know how to do it better, and his advice was always spot-on. He took his remarkable knowledge of riding on the ice into cycling too, and told me a tale some years ago, with such a glint of delight in his eyes, of how he had struggled up a very long ascent in a big race, with many lighter cyclists passing him, but once he'd crested the top (and here his smile broadened out), his immense courage and his eye for 'the line' took over, and as he rocketed down the hill he over-took them all back, and others besides, and left them in his wake.
Ah - Jonnie - it must have been so sweet! And it will always make me smile to think of you thus - putting your marker down.

You are so right about him - I first met him at th...

2009-04-12T12:09:00.000+01:00

You are so right about him - I first met him at the Cresta Run in Switzerland over 35 years ago where he had become a top rider, and I was just a novice. But he spared me the same care and attention and generous advice that he obviously gave later in the world of cycling, and when eventually I won a race on the Cresta myself, it was to him that I owed the most. And he was generous with his time for the international sport of Bob-Skeleton, too, where he became President of the British association and helped make the British team one of the strongest in the world. He was a big man on the inside as well as the outside, his plummy accent disguising a real man of the people - he never talked down to anyone, even me, with my unsophisticated midlands twang! Sad that I am at his premature loss, I must rejoice in having known him - he enriched my life, and that of many others; no human could aspire o a better epitaph than that...

I recently came across your blog and have been rea...

2009-04-11T06:53:00.000+01:00

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Joannah

http://windscreensite.com

Hi,I just saw this so I'm writing to thank you for...

2009-04-04T14:27:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I just saw this so I'm writing to thank you for your kind words about my book. Good luck ith the blog - it's excellent!

Herbie Sykes

Im not a great one for conspiracy theories but i k...

2009-03-24T16:40:00.000Z

Im not a great one for conspiracy theories but i kinda like this one, AC may be perplexed now!!!!!
Great blog site by the way

What a great summary of an awesome race. Shame th...

2009-03-23T22:38:00.000Z

What a great summary of an awesome race. Shame this amazing achievement has been practically ignored by the UK press.