Author Archives: Kathryn
Tour de France Eve
Tour de France Eve may not be a bank holiday, but it's certainly feeling festive in Leeds ahead of the Grand Depart! The rain has started but it hasn't discouraged souvenir shoppers. I've seen UCI president Brian Cookson and Tour organizer Christian Prudhomme about town, both chatting with excited fans. Prudhomme and … Continue reading
British Men’s National Championships
As soon as the women's race had packed up, the men started to arrive. Below: Scott Thwaites and Erick Roswell of NetApp-Endura. David Millar abandoned the time trial a few nights prior due to a cough. He hoped to rest up ahead of the road race and next week's Tour de France. Simon … Continue reading
British Women’s National Championships
Abergavenny, Wales is host to the 2014 British national championships. With the elite men's and women's time trials already decided earlier in the week (Sir Bradley Wiggins and Emma Pooley, respectively), I've come to watch the road races. The bunting is up! A handful of shops in town have done up their windows … Continue reading
Critérium du Dauphiné stage 7
Sneaky Ville-la-Grande! You thought you could trick me by not posting the names on any of your streets and that I would get lost and give up on watching the sign on for stage 7 of the Dauphiné. But you underestimated me and the fact that I tend to over prepare (it’s the teacher in … Continue reading
Critérium du Dauphiné stage 6
Such wonderful service! It's hard to get lost when the bus to Poisy dropped me off roughly 502 meters ahead of the finish line for the sixth stage of the 66th Critérium du Dauphiné. Lots of signs to direct both riders and cars of where to go (and where not to go). There … Continue reading
Tour du Mont Blanc day 3
The last day of our trip promised to be the longest and hardest yet. Each morning I’d wake up with stiff calves but after 5 minutes of hiking, my legs relaxed and felt fresh and new again. Morning mountains. In the sun, it was warm but in the shade, it was awfully cold! … Continue reading
Tour du Mont Blanc day 2
Yesterday’s hike concluded with a steep climb up from Trient to Col de la Forclaz. We took a trail rather than hike on the road, but in case you’re wondering what I mean when I say “steep,” Col de la Forclaz is the penultimate climb in this coming Saturday’s stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. … Continue reading
Tour du Mont Blanc day 1
My ears perked up. “…And coming up after the break: travel tips from Matt Lauer,” came the voice from the TV. “Oh this could be good,” I thought. It’s been a bit of a while now, but here’s what I remember of Matt Lauer’s travel tips. 1. If you think you’ll get … Continue reading
YOU can send me to the Tour de France!
Recently, my friend Renata (who you’ll remember from the video about El Chorro, Spain) and I entered a fabulous contest run by a great Aussie website, Cycling Tips. They’re sending 2 lucky and hardworking fans to cover the Tour de France from a fan’s perspective. We sent in a 90 second video previewing how we want … Continue reading
Philly Cycling Classic
As I rest up in advance of next month’s Tour de France (and likely catch a race or two before then!), I bring you a guest post from our North American sports correspondent, David (perhaps better known to readers as Hermano). Enjoy! -Kathryn Sunday, June 1 was the date for the 2nd Annual Parx Casino … Continue reading