CycleSport/John Mx

April 19, 2018

Cyclesport.London ends – long live Velo Klubhaus

When I thought about the future direction of Cyclesport.london I realised I wanted to refresh almost everything about it and the result is Velo Klubhaus.com. A debate has raged for some time now about whether traditional websites are dead made redundant by Social Media, but I think not. There is still a place for websites…

Cycle Pilgrim – North Downs

The North Downs are a long line of green high ground to the south of London. The Downs have become a place of pilgrimage for cyclists on and off road and here you can find sunken roads, great views plus killer climbs – not a place for the pious rather a place for any cycling…

April 1, 2018

Paris Roubaix – Media Wars

At the end of the 19th century France was the hotbed of cycling and Belgian races such as Liege-Bastogne-Liege had trouble drawing riders to it. With the French cycle race scene being so lively two textile magnets successfully opened a velodrome at Roubaix and then decided to mark it even more on the map by…

March 27, 2018

Three Pimples – North Downs Gravel Ride

The ‘Hell of the North Downs’ was an organised ride out from Herne Hill Velodrome to the North Downs and back, held in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Not a race but what people would now call a gravel ride, it drew a good entry and despite locals messing with signage it was good…

March 1, 2018

Plastic Bertrand – Cycling/Fahrad in Belguim

Belgium one cycling nation – Kassein or Pavé? / Belgien ist eine Nation von Radfahrern – Kassein oder Pavé? READ THIS FEATURE – GO THERE

February 28, 2018

International Gravel und Pave Rad Rennen 2018 – Results/Video

There are some cycle road races (rad rennen) that I look forward to on the road race calendar. What all have in common is a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them, each event features non-tarmac sections and for me this offers races that cannot be called routine. There are kilometres of dirt tracks, pave, green…

February 16, 2018

Berlin – Viktoria Cyclo Cross und der Grenze

I first visited German in the 1980’s when I cycled from London to Paderborn via Harwich and landed at Hook van Holland after a ferry crossing. My journey saw me cross borders, at a German border point I actually stopped and talked to the guards as I wanted directions. They handed me the keys to…

February 14, 2018

International Gravel und Pave Rad Rennen 2018

Listed are races that have a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them, each race features non-tarmac sections and for me this offers races that cannot be called routine. There are kilometres of dirt tracks, pave, green roads, gravel and farm tracks in addition to tarmac. SEE IN BIGGAVISTAVISION – GO THERE

February 14, 2018

Cyclo Cross at and abandoned Velodromes

When so many years ago Good Friday Track Meeting promoter Graham Bristow organised a cyclo cross race at Herne Hill Velodrome in London approximately 25 people turned up for what was quite good fun. Now the second oldest Velodrome in the World and the home of the 1948 Olympic Games track cycling will see over…

December 2, 2017

The Deaths of Nancy and Bill

One of the biggest pieces in my Dickens template was the brilliant film musical ‘Oliver’ by Lionel Bart made in 1968. Bright in colour, action and great songs (‘got to pick a pocket or two…) and the depiction of the deaths of Nancy and Bill in this film was set firm in my conciseness –…