Sep 20, 2012

A crap drive to Portreath for the latest round of the Cornish series left me in a foul mood as I arrived at 2.35pm for what was advertised as a 3.00pm start. My mood darkened further when I was told the start was actually 4.00pm, so I’d stressed for nothing and my missus was going to be angry when I eventually crawled home. The E12 field was also going to be ‘compact’, far more compact than it should be for a warm sunny day in September,...

Sep 20, 2012

Race report from James Williams The long and short of it is that I won – which was very nice, as I’d been obsessing all week about it. As always, Paignton was a great race, unbelievably intense, and as pure as it gets. Mid Devon fielded a strong team, as did us Primal lads, but from the off, it was the Mid Devon lads driving the pace hard. You get little time to settle in at Paignton – ok you get no time at all – so you need...

Sep 20, 2012

James Williams reports Wow, that is all I can say. It’s been a long time since I was last in such a brilliant race, and enjoyed it so much. Ok, it hurt like hell, and I can’t stress that enough, but wow! The evening before the Tour of Britain set off from Barnstaple, the town opened its arms and challenged riders to take on its tight and twisting streets. Let’s start with the course. It was tight, it was technical, and it was brilliant....

Jul 30, 2012

What is a Power2Max? Power2Max appeared on the market in early 2011 selling a crank based power meter, very similar in concept to the Cinqo and SRM. They arrived on the scene with none of the usual prolonged anticipation and endless waiting, with most people only becoming aware of their existence a relatively short period of time before the product became available. Their pricing is very good compared to a Cinqo or SRM, and I was particularly...

Jul 22, 2012

July 21st marked another big day on the South West racing calendar with 2nd annual Revo Road Race. The RUTrainingToday Cycling Club showed up in force with Ken Holder, Andy Grey, Owen Owens and Matt Newman representing the club. After a delay of 30 minutes for a wedding the field rolled out under blue skies, 65 strong for yet another fast neutral start. A series of climbs and false flats put a few riders in difficulty early as every move on the...