Tag: Suffering

  • No Fun

    No Fun

     I bumped into an old mate recently. We used to work together, ride together, socialise together. We didn’t so much as drift apart, but for whatever reasons, new jobs, new houses, we just didn’t see each other. It’s always good to see him, have a catch up and then go back to our respective…

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  • Around The Bend Around The Lake

    Around The Bend Around The Lake

    What does it feel like to race in a New Zealand peloton full of hard Kiwi blokes who seem like they are filled with extra testosterone and frothing at the bit, only to leave you for dead on the side of the road for a stray dog to feed on? It’s actually quite painful and…

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  • Grinta

    Grinta

    Grinta is one of those Italian words that seems to be designed specifically for cycling. It’s those displays of toughness displayed by hardened Pros that invariably provide the best imagery from the classics and tours each season, and imbue themselves in cycling folklore for years to come. It’s only fitting then that the first issue of Grinta…

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