http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk Racing and riding around London Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:37:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday 31st July saw four Phoenix riders compete in the London Track Championships at Herne Hill Velodrome. This event had been resurrected after nearly a decade of absence from the calendar, and reflects the increased popularity of track riding. To have four riders in one track event must ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1898 OK, so they didn't quite break the speed of sound, but Alex Christians, David Murrell, Chris Dick and Robert Moore did manage to average over 47 km/h on their last lap of the team pursuit - a stunning statistic that helped them to secure 2nd spot at hotly contested London ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1894 As club cyclists we spend hours training to improve our fitness and performance; but the approach needed to win crits at Hog Hill or Crystal Palace is very different from that required to get a sub 8 hour time at the Marmotte, and most of us lack an understanding of ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1883 Want to find out how you should structure your training plans to get the best results? Then join us for a free talk at Look Mum No Hands with Dan Henchy from PBscience where you'll learn how you can train like a pro. Find out more. http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1881 Our next women's ride is an expedition from Knockholt in Kent on Sunday 9th May. All you need is a road bike and some confidence that you'll be able to ride at about 15mph / 25 kph.  Enthusiasm for cake is also appreciated. If you'd like to join us or would like ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1871 Thanks mainly to Astrid, who has turned out to be something of a star on the road as well as in cyclo-cross, we're currently in 6th position in the London Women's Cycle Racing League.  Astrid's cyclo-cross experience has come in very handy though, with a Lance Armstrong-style detour across the ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1867 As I watched Philippe Gilbert cross the finishing line on the Cauberg it struck me that perhaps we were not of the same species. A little under 24 hours previously I had made a similar journey up those final 900 metres. Philippe crossed the line and walked into the congratulatory ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1856 Mention the words Amstel Gold to most people and they'll start idly daydreaming of ice cool beers and the pancake flat landscape of Holland, rather than the legendary bike race of the same name. Of course LP's long distance specialists Richard Knight and Richard Lam aren't most people, as they ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1854 LP had a fantastic 3 days of Road, MTB and Track action in Wales in April, with about thirty of us heading to beautiful Afan in South Wales for a club get together. We mixed glorious Road and adrenaline MTB action on the Saturday and Sunday, and then with knackered ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1839 Chris Dick and James Wallace proved themselves master tacticians at the end of March at the Biddenden Road Race, pulling off a stunning win in the process. James selflessly spent the majority of the race at the front of the pack chasing down breaks and generally keeping the pace high, ... http://www.londonphoenix.co.uk/?p=1830