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So Can Your Kid By A Cycling Champion

February 28th, 2009 | Features, Hub, Humor, On The Rivet | No Comments

Parents, who’d have them?
Sometimes I get asked by a parent if I can make their ‘little treasure’ a champion, I never know if this is a serious question. But in case you’re thinking of asking, the answer is simple, it’s a no. The only people who can make you a champion are you [...]

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Artistic Cycling and Rad-Ball
January 14th, 2009
Written by: Colin Batchelor
Who’s your hero? Now come on, don’t’ be shy, we all have them. In the US Lance is number one, in the UK you need to be a track head and in Belgium it’s Boonan, so that’s grande tours, velodromes and the classics all covered then. No more room for any thing [...]
Racing In France – Just Another Rant
January 3rd, 2009
Written by: Colin Batchelor
So you dream of racing your bike in France? You long for the day when you can line up on the start line in Belgium? you can’t wait for the flag to drop in Italy?
Take my advice – stay at home. It’s safer, it really is.
I’ve made regular trips to the [...]
“On The Rivet” Talks About The Tour – Hold on Tight
December 20th, 2008
The tour is Rubbish. There I’ve said it. It’s junk, forget it. Oh sure there was a time when it was interesting, but now? Give me a break.
Now call me old fashioned, but I consider a bike race to be over when the riders stop racing. Oh no, that’s not good enough for Christian Prudhomme [...]
Dopers – Don’t You Just Love Em
December 14th, 2008
Written by: Collin Batchelor
Contributing Writer
People say the worlds greatest invention is the wheel, personally I think they’re wrong, the worlds greatest invention is the second wheel.
Another invention to give thanks for is dopers. What a great stress buster your average doper has become.
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Getting Coached
November 29th, 2008
Written by: Colin Batchelor
http://onthebanking.blogspot.com
Today’s training session, was just like that training what we used to do in the 80’s. Before power meters, before Speedos, before heart rate monitors and before sat navs. Anyway the Speedo packed up and got chucked into a field and I gave up with the HRM months ago once I had [...]