Tag: cycling
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Fierce Climbs and Fervent Crowds: A Tour of Britain Reflection
A cracking day, following Stage 2 of the Tour of Britain. As dusk descends, I find myself utterly depleted, drained not by the effort of following the race itself, but by the sheer spectacle of enthusiasm displayed by the crowds, who, not unsurprisingly, chose to congregate at the top of the brutal ascent out of…
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Roseberry Common
I have posted a photo of this new downhill mountain bike track on Ryston Bank before. It’s quite a feat of engineering. I don’t begrudge the building of the track but I am concerned aboutĀ the source of the sandstone rocksĀ used to make the berms and ramps. Roseberry Common, beyond the fence and ruined dry stone…