Author: Andy Groves
It’s the Northern Soul Cycling Club – Riding the North
Are you interested in cycling in the North of England? Well then, the good folk at Northern Soul have started a virtual Cycling Club.
Read the full story..Summer evenings, bike rides and getting away from it all
Now that the excitement of Le Tour is over, Northern Soul’s Cycling Correspondent talks about his love of summer evenings and shares one of his favourite routes.
Read the full story..The Tour De France in Yorkshire: Northern Soul was there
Now I understand. I really understand.
I’ve been there. Ridden the course. Sampled the atmosphere. Then I saw the Tour De France.
Read the full story..Ey Up Le Grand Départ and Le Tour de France
“Tour de France? In Yorkshire? What’s that all about?”
Read the full story..Riding the North with an aspiring Paralympian
Some champions are born, some are made and some have far more circuitous routes.
Read the full story..Welcome to the Jumble Drome
I was simply following Garry’s advice. I showed up, queued up, paid up and wandered in.
Read the full story..The Restoration Man
I saw a thing of beauty recently. I was on my morning commute, riding down Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Manchester. I stood on the pedals and pushed hard. I had to check it out.
Read the full story..The Audaxity Of It
It never ceases to amaze me just how many sub-cultures there are in cycling.
Read the full story..Movember comes to Manchester
You’ll no doubt have noticed that it’s time for this year’s crop. It’s a crop that gets bigger each year too.
Read the full story..Fruitcake and Fromage: Riding the Tour de France (in Yorkshire)
“We gotta do that!” These were the words I used over dinner in Mallorca earlier this year.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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