Joe Saumarez Smith has been cycling since 1978 but first rode a sportive at the age of 39 after his wife decided to enter him in the 2011 Etape du Tour from Modane to Alpe d'Huez, via the Col du Galibier. Joe is a well known journalist and has worked for a wide range of national newspapers and magazines.
He mainly works in the online gambling industry and rides and writes about cycling in the small amount of time he has between his work and family life. He rides a Condor Baracchi RL in the summer, a Condor Fratello in the winter and an ancient Kona Lava Dome when the weather in London gets so bad he is scared to be on a road bike.
2021-04-12 14:36:28 - LONDON, UK - Rapha has nearly doubled the size of their flagship London store, allowing customers to see almost their entire range of clothing. The store opened this...
2020-11-15 20:33:40 - When I saw that Rapha was introducing wireless earphones designed for indoor training, I was quite excited. I have just started my winter training plan on the Wattbike...
2019-09-27 14:14:36 - If you're thinking of riding the Maratona dles Dolomites you may well want to use one of the 25 authorised tour operators. Not only do they have access to one of the...
2019-09-27 13:44:18 - The date for the 2020 Maratona dles Dolomites has been confirmed as 5 July 2020. It will be the 34th edition of one of the most famous sportives (or gran fondos, given...
2019-09-19 10:10:43 - The riders who performed best in the early season One Day Classics head the betting for the UCI Road World Championships men's road race, with the bookies reckoning that...
2019-07-15 09:41:52 - The cycling equipment manufacturer Mavic has been sold to Regent LP, an American private equity firm. Mavic are best known for their wheels and their yellow and black...
2019-07-12 09:39:23 - Geraint Thomas is the new favourite for the Tour de France after showing his strength in the first summit finish of this year's race. Although Thomas only put five...
2019-07-12 09:31:35 - A rider died after a suspected heart attack during the Wales Sportive last weekend. Glyn Jones collapsed at around 11.30am at Wisemans Bridge in Pembrokeshire during the...
2019-07-10 15:49:17 - My training for major cycling events over the past five years has not exactly been scientific. I have ridden a lot of miles but I have never used a power meter or worked...
2019-07-10 11:17:32 - Cycling's worldwide governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has launched a large scale consultation of cycling fans to better understand what they like...
2019-07-10 10:06:31 - The Vélo North 2019 sportive scheduled for Sunday 1 September has been cancelled after they failed to attract sufficient entries. Organisers CSM Active have emailed...
2019-07-10 08:00:36 - A major anti-doping investigation led by Italian authorities has investigated over 1,300 professional and amateur athletes and jailed 233 people for supplying doping...
2019-07-09 23:01:04 - The 2019 Tour de Yorkshire's men and women's races were watched by a global audience of 28 million viewers, according to independent research issued today. The viewing...
2019-07-09 08:08:59 - Fitness device manufacturer Wahoo has acquired The Sufferfest, the well known training platform that is widely used by sportive riders. The price of the deal has not...
2019-05-13 09:00:10 - How close can you get to experiencing the same feeling as your sporting heroes? If you are a soccer fan, you probably can pay a lot of money to play on the pitch at Old...
2019-04-29 12:31:44 - It is not every day that you walk into a café and find the Paris Roubaix trophy sitting right next to the till. Not a replica either. The actual trophy won by Johan...
2019-04-25 17:26:31 - Julian Alaphilippe is the hot favourite at best odds of 13/5 (3.60 in decimal odds) with Unibet to win Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Deceuninck-Quick-Step's rider...
2019-04-18 21:31:03 - Mathieu van der Poel is favourite with the bookmakers to win the 2019 Amstel Gold race at best odds of 4/1 with Skybet. Fresh off his victory in Wednesday's De Brabantse...
2019-04-14 15:55:42 - Philippe Gilbert won Paris Roubaix on only his third attempt at the race and proved that age and tactical acumen is vital in possibly the greatest of the Monuments. He...
2019-04-12 17:58:26 - Peter Sagan is the favourite to win back-to-back Paris Roubaix titles on Sunday, although bookmakers differ on how strong a chance he has. Paddy Power has him as short...