Tag: Cycling
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Bike Commuting – How to Stay Safe
On average, British drivers spend 30 hours per year stuck in traffic jams and this is only going to get worse. Therefore, the newly popular mode of transport is fast becoming the bike with cities such as London, Oxford and Bath already fully embracing their cycling counterparts. With cycle paths and routes now becoming permanent […] -
Protecting Your New Bike
If you were lucky enough to have gotten a push bike this Christmas it is important to keep it safe and protected no matter the price! It is always a good idea to keep your bike padlocked when outside to deter thieves. If you can buy a decent quality, heavy duty lock (or even […] -
Warm Weather Training Benefits
Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. Last year Helen was part of the One Day Ahead team which raised £700,000 for Cure Leukaemia by riding the entire route of the Tour de France one day ahead of the pros. […] -
C’est Fini Part 3 – Helen Russell Guest Blog
In the last part of Helen Russell’s guest blog, she tells us about the final stages of her Tour de France One Day Ahead Challenge in Paris. Before we start, however, don’t forget the importance of cycle travel insurance. SportsCover Direct offer a range of insurance options so that you can have peace of […] -
One Day Ahead-C’est fini! (Part 2)
Part 2 of our Guest Blogger Ex-British Triathlete Helen Russell’s Le Tour One Day Ahead Challenge. Hellen Russell – Cure LeukaemiaAt breakfast that morning the team were introduced to our guest cyclist for the next two days-Lance Armstrong. Most of us, including myself, had met him before at our training camp in Aspen and […] -
Cycling Packing List
Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. Last year Helen was part of the One Day Ahead team which raised £1million for Cure Leukaemia by riding the entire route of the 2015 Tour de France one day ahead of […] -
Raising funds for the Centre for Clinical Haematology – Le Tour-One Day Ahead (Part Three)
This is guest post written by Helen Russell – Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. You can follow Helen’s preparations for Le Tour One Day Ahead at @helengoth and in her series of blogs for SportsCover Direct. […] -
Be a Helmet Head
Whether you’re looking to face your fears, get fit, meet new people or just have fun, rock climbing This month, German F1 legend Michael Schumacher, who is no longer in a coma, returned home from hospital to a specially adapted rehab room where he will spend the foreseeable future. He is making “progress” since his […] -
Raising funds for the Centre for Clinical Haematology – Le Tour-One Day Ahead (Part Two)
This is a guest post written by Helen Russell – Helen is a Great Britain age-group triathlete. She is a former age-group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. You can follow Helen’s preparations for Le Tour One Day Ahead at @helengoth and in her series of blogs for SportsCover Direct. “If […] -
Raising funds for the Centre for Clinical Haematology – Le Tour-One Day Ahead (Part One)
This is guest post written by Helen Russell – Helen is a Great Britain age group triathlete. She is a former age group World and European Duathlon champion and European Triathlon champion. You can follow Helen’s preparations for Le Tour One Day Ahead at @helengoth and in her series of blogs for SportsCover Direct. […]