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“Our intrepid band of LP Marmotteers (and mini-Marmotteers) converged on Bourg d’Oisans last weekend for the annual misery/ecstasy that is Europe’s original alpine sportive…..175km long, 5 vertical kilometres of climbing over 66km…3 HC climbs with the Cat1 Telegraphe thrown in so that you can ‘rest’ between the Glandon and the Galibier….not to mention suicidal Italians […]

The Fred is popular and sold out quickly. On the 8th May three LP members started in torrential weather and all finished with gold standards despite cramp (Rauf), broken freehubs (me) and broken derailleurs (Neal). Neal Mackintosh – 7h37m Paul O’ Sullivan – 7h 50m Rauf Dean – 7h52m “The hardest ride that I have […]

London’s Hog Hill is one of the most testing and tactical criterium circuits in the country, and features a thrilling mix of technical, high-speed corners and descents and a legendary, leg-breaking and lung-busting climb (the mighty Hoggenberg!). It’s not for the faint hearted but Phoenix have raced there consistently ever since it first opened in […]

London Phoenix were out in force and proud winners at the opening race of the 2011 season thanks to a perfectly timed sprint by Rob Griffiths. Riding a brand new Cinelli (built by fellow LP’er Jerzy from the London Bicycle Workshop), Rob proved himself to be a master tactician and ended up crossing the line […]

Already established as a must in the cycling calendar in only its 2nd year the 2010 Knog/Rollapaluza Muddy Hell Halloween Cyclocross was chock full of Phoenix riders and supporters in various stages of (fancy) dress. Top prize must go to Andrew Newman both for his subtle Eddy Merckx reference (Molteni jersey + assorted body parts […]

Yorks Hill 2010 from Stephen Hird on Vimeo. The Cat & Bec hill climbs are legendary end of season events that attract some of the top riders in the UK, and that always draw huge crowds. Attempting to convey the sheer madness of these events is usually a futile task, but this year our very […]

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 be unprecedented for the Club, but I […]

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 Track Championships (and yet another […]

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 how best to structure our […]