Welcome to Cross

by simonnurse

This is a track cyclist….. He has everything to learn. It’s completely different from track cycling. Taken some 10 years before he was knighted, Bradley Wiggins times his crash perfectly. Fellow cyclo-crossers will… Read More →

Orange enter the fray with a cross bike

by simonnurse

How has this taken so long? Amazing really, but glad to see that Orange have finally taken the plunge with the RX9 their first cyclo-cross offering. Enjoy the excellent little video which shows… Read More →

Unstoppable force – Marianne Vos

by simonnurse

Marianne Vos, Cyclocross World Champion 2013 from Chris Milliman on Vimeo. Well done Marianne Vos, that unstoppable force of women’s cycling. The Dutch, Olympic and World champion added another World Cyclo-cross title to… Read More →

Tati’s “Jour de Fête”

by simonnurse

From a movie recommended by fellow blogger Ohlefty, here is the lovely poster for the 1949 French comedy “Jour de Fête”. Directed by Jacques Tati, Jour de Fête recounts the tale of an inept postman who ‘frequently interrupts… Read More →

The two wheeled snow mobile

by simonnurse

Giant cross bike in Odoni head office cycle shed, Wednesday 23rd January A cross bike. The consummate all terrain vehicle and my weapon of choice in these snowy, inclement conditions. Armed with a decent set… Read More →

Imperfection is perfection

by simonnurse

Recently I read an excellent short piece in the Guardian Weekly written – I think – by Polly Toynbee and repeated here verbatim. In praise of…… irregularity When buying fruit and vegetables this… Read More →

The mud

by simonnurse

  The mud. Soft, gloopy, soon to be impenetrable  We jockey for position. Mark nervously avoids my handlebars (I’m getting a reputation). Paul blags himself a favourable gridding. Matt nurses a hangover. The warning… Read More →

Juxtapose

by simonnurse

Juxtapose  tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es. To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. Sunday 18th November 2013. 12.15pm. Heol-Y-Mynydd, Gorseinon (Swansea). On start line. Gridded at back through absence. Heavy breathing.… Read More →

The faceplant

by simonnurse

I’m not one to laugh at misfortune (honest), but I really do like this video for a number of reasons: 1. It depicts rather well, the slow and boggy under tyre conditions at… Read More →

A picture paints 1000 words…

by simonnurse

…and all that. I think my face says it all. 50 mph+ winds were recorded on Pen-Y-Ghent during the race. Image by Sports Sunday. Grimace by me.