2014 was a unique year for the County of Essex and for all who cycle on her. The third stage of the Tour headed through many of the wonderfully road bike friendly roads that we at SportiveUK cycle on a regular basis. The Tour De Essex features a 42, 72, and 110 mile choice of routes that utilise many of the same spectacular roads as the 2014 Tour de France.
The Tour had a huge effect on this area of countryside, many roads were updated to accommodate the peloton. These immaculate surfaces will get your wheels spinning making for an impressive average speed.
Well it can be possible (I don't own a car and some others on the forum don't either). I think there are benefits if you decide to do - and...
Depends on whether he's on Strava or not.
I don't think all of these are expensive but £87 for an electric pump definitely doesn't seem something worthy of a recommendation to me. At least...
What is the load path here - where do the forces go?...
And to compensate for at least forty years of anti-bicycle bias, one programme a day for the next five years promoting cycling.
That's not true of identifiable public spending. For balance, you'd have to note the much greater contribution to the Exchequer made by London too ...
Driving is a right embedded in the Maggie Carter (sic)...
Once again vehicles take priority. Hardly surprised these days and only goes on to highlight how little the council's and gvt genuinely care for...
There appears to be a bollard at a 45º angle mostly obscured by the bins - presumably they were able to remove that and then drive through the gap.
Have to say as a long time and multiple (7 bikes) user of Camapg - I have about half the fleet on genuine rivetted Campag chains and half on SRAM...