Ben has been playing out on bikes since 1977. This self styled 'baroudeur' enthuses in all things cycling, coffeehouse culture and lives by the fundamental rule of 'N + 1'.
Having ditched a healthy career as a triathlete due to sore knees, lack of training time and ultimately a downward spiral in form he took up cycling more seriously. Specialising in very very flat courses with a decent tailwind, he loves the idea of hills but the feeling is unfortunately not reciprocated.
Ben is currently cultivating an outrageous handlebar moustache and riding a Basso Astra, but dreams of one day owning a Colnago C60 and a decent pair of legs.
2018-09-18 10:51:27 - Sunglasses are a ubiquitous fashion accessory. They can add a pinch of panache or mystery, hide emotions or exponentially increase one's level of coolness from Steve...
2018-07-18 11:54:19 - Stage 12 - Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs > Alpe d'HuezDistance - 175.7kmClimbing - 5300m Climbs - Col de la Madeleine, Lacets de Montvernier, Col de la Croix de Fer,...
2018-07-16 15:58:18 - Stage 11 - Albertville > La RosiereDistance - 114kmClimbing - 3943m Climbs - Montée de Bisanne, Col du Pré, Col du Méraillet, Cormet de Roselend, Col de la Rosiere...
2018-07-12 12:07:11 - Stage 10 - Annecy > Le Grand-Bornand - 10/07/18Distance: 158.5kmClimbing: 3803m Climbs: Col de Bluffy, Col de la Croix Fry, Montee du Plateau des Glieres, Col du...
2018-07-09 11:42:59 - Le LoopLoop 5 - The Alpine TripleLe Grand Depart - Darlington > Geneva > AnnecyDistance: 1411km About a week ago my amazing, awesome and astounding (and...
2018-06-01 10:52:27 - As cyclists go, I've always been on the heavy side. Being 6ft 2in means I do carry a larger frame than most, and also having had two children, I have struggled with...
2018-06-01 10:00:00 - Sporcks cycle socks hail out of Spain and were born out of a passion for sports by entrepreneurs Jorge and Alex. Their vision was to "apply design and technology to...
2018-05-31 14:06:08 - Now readers, you know me; I'm a sucker for anything shiny, enhancing or 'peng'. I am also a massive fan of anything that prevents that most unwelcome of cycling...
2018-05-18 11:06:47 - Love it or hate it, you have to admire the dogged and unswerving march of social media. It's come a long way since its infancy in the early noughties in forms such as...
2018-05-04 12:55:40 - My three favourite 'white rabbit' references in popular culture, in order of appearance, are: Alice in Wonderland, 1865 - the ubiquitous principal introduction to the...
2018-04-13 16:04:10 - With the 'Beasts from the East(s)' finally subsiding and that big bright yellow tepid thing appearing fleetingly in the sky, thoughts are firmly focused on Spring/Summer...
2016-11-16 12:02:07 - On 11th September 1971, John Lennon appeared on The Dick Cavett Show, a hugely popular post '60s, Americana zeitgeist talkshow which was essential viewing due to its...
2016-10-14 11:24:51 - 'Cycling Science: How rider and machine work together' by Max Glaskin is a good looking book which, the blurb promises, 'takes readers through a wide variety of topics,...
2016-10-03 15:22:34 - Modern society undoubtedly exposes us to more colossal irritants than any rational, decent and reverent human being should be forced to cope with: Pokémon Go, the...
2016-07-28 13:53:08 - What a three weeks we have just witnessed. Sagan completely dominating the points competition in his own inimitable style; Froome handing out an exemplary lesson in how...
2015-06-30 05:30:01 - Avid readers of my previous ramblings, or those of you iron-willed enough to make it to the end of one of my interminable articles by means of caffeine or sheer bloody...
2015-06-22 11:23:09 - As well as being a huge cycling fan I am also a massive fan of the "hooligans' game played by gentlemen" - rugby. As it is now unfortunately the end of the season, and...
2015-06-19 10:50:26 - Win a set of Knight Wheels worth just over £2000! Knight Composites have made quite an entrance into the world of carbon wheels and boast to have developed the...
2015-05-02 21:56:32 - Although we are only four months into a new year we have come to the end of what is, for many, the most important and thrilling part of the cycling season - the Spring...
2015-04-28 17:35:46 - Mobile phones: love them or hate them, they are without doubt a necessity in the modern world. In 2014, 93% of UK adults owned and used a mobile; I am unsure what the...