I’ve been away from the sport for a while, but being back involved to a minor extent, I’m observing some … More
Tag: scotland
A Hypothetical Nation At The ‘Worlds’
In the midst of a political no-mans-land, with huge uncertainties over Brexit, membership of the EU & another potential Scottish … More
100% Time Trialling
I’ve blogged about time trialling before, about the reduction in availability of what are deemed ‘suitable’ courses & the sustainability … More
Event Strategy
I’ve pondered various ideas in the past, on how the event structure in Scotland can benefit riders development & the … More
Calendar Conundrum
On the face of it, organising a racing season should be relatively simple, but things are never as easy as … More
Scottish Commonwealth Games Cycling Medals
The Medals 1970 – Brian Temple – Silver – 10 Miles Scratch Race 1986 – Eddie Alexander – Bronze – … More
Beyond Categories
During my ‘Scottish Olympic Cycling Team‘ blog I touched on a possible solution to the issue of licences & race … More
Quali’s for the Comi’s – Track
* Post British Track Champs update coming in early October. Commonwealth Games Qualification for the Scottish Cycling team, that subject … More
National Leagues (Elite League)
[I’d advise to first read the other post from Race Development before this one, so you know where we are. … More
Scottish Road Race Leagues (Implementation)
Nobody said this was going to be easy, but with a good bit of cooperation & some help from the … More
Local Leagues (Advanced League)
The initial blog ‘Local Leagues (Entry League)‘ dealt with the initial league structure, feeding riders into the higher league structures … More
Local Leagues (Entry League)
I wrote a blog titles ‘Out of Our League’ back in January, it deserves a rewrite & a bit more … More
Scratch & Sniff
If you follow any posts on Braveheart, there’s currently one where Martin Harris (one of Scotland’s champions in promotion of … More
Caledopers?
Such are the times, that I’ve noticed people are getting to my blog with a google search about doping in … More
Carry on camping
It’s coming up for training camp season, the time of the year that the riders who’ve been on vitamin D … More
Horseing Around
The recent revelations in the press regarding horse meat replacing 60% to 100% of the intended beef in Findus beef … More
Out of our League
Road racing in Scotland, there’s obviously something wrong with the system, so how do we change things for the better … More
Surviving the winter
As bike riders, we obviously choose to ride bikes, but sometimes the weather dictates our choices and you need to … More
The other half of a racing cyclist.
The partner of somebody involved in training & racing can sometimes feel like they’re playing second fiddle to a hobby … More
Where would we be without the UCI?
There’s an unfortunate dilemma unfolding in the hierarchy of global cycling, the UCI appear to have dug themselves into a … More