Recent content by timturpinfleck

I don't think we exaggerate the steepness and recall European pros having to get off and push on the Trough of Bowland which is used on the first stage of this year's race. In comparison to the Alps and Pyrenees, our climbs are short and sharp and the Hardknott Pass is 33% in parts (I have...

If we lose the funding from the RDAs then we may lose the ToB altogether. The Tour of Ireland fell from 5 to 3 days and is cancelled for 2010, better a mediocre tour than no tour at all. I agree with an earlier post than Brailsford ought to put some pressure on British Cycling to increase the...

I think he will do well at Raleigh as they appear to have a team with some good climbers, so should hopefully be able to support him. I'd like to see a Brit winning the Tour of Britain this year and I believe it is meant to be the hardest route yet (not difficult after last year's...

It was a great win for Bauer in the national Road title and shows what a big coup it is for Endura to have got hold of this guy and Blain. The gap between Pro Tour and Pro Continental teams is getting smaller when you look at how well Vacansoleil have been doing, but what impressed me about...

There's only one British team with money and it aint Endura

Brian Smith and Stephen Roche - I just managed to find the following which I read back in January which explains how.............. A former teammate of Lance Armstrong and twice a British Road Race champion, Scotland's Brian Smith (Cyclevox), was a key part of helping the team not only find a...

I have to say how impressed I am with the ambition the Endura Racing Team who had the nerve to compete in the Tour of the Med, Haut Var and Murcia. I will miss looking out for their results as they return to compete in the Premier Calendar but hope they have done enough to warrant a place in...

I got into cycling back in 87/88 so always liked Fagor with the likes of Elliott, Yates and Roche. I have never really supported a team more the riders, but I do look out for Sky's results and want them to do well as this will help raise the profile of cycling in the UK. But being a true Brit...

and that was the impression I got when watching ITV4's highlights of the TdF when they talked about a future British winner while showing Peter Kennaugh at the nationals - he finished on the podium of the National Road Race for the second year running and he or Froome are likely to win that next...

It will be interesting to see how Wiggo does against EBH, seeing as Wiggo quit the ToB after 4 stages to concentrate on his training for the TT whereas EBH continued and went on to win the ToB.

A good finish to the ToB with an enjoyable stage from Hatherleigh to Yeovil to give Ben Swift his first victory and nice to see Pozzato helping him out. Looked liked an excellent atmosphere in Hatherleigh and justified why the smaller towns should host stages. Nice to see the final climb of...

The man of the tour has to be de Gendt who has livened up nearly every stage, pity he hasn't managed to stay away on just one occasion and get a deserved stage win. And as someone else says, Reus is the other story of the ToB with his remarkable story - shame Rabobank didn't have a full squad...

Good stage today, but a pity it had to start and finish in Blackpool giving plenty of time for everyone to re-group resulting in another bunch sprint. It’s nice to see so many big names making an effort in the race. Still think the race is fairly open and with all the potential time bonuses...

De Gendt has made the race this year and deserves to be signed up by a bigger team. I like the way that he says he attacks to make the others work harder – very refreshing to see. Will be interesting to see how he copes today as this should be the hardest stage so far (and will make me feel...