Tag: Big B
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Baroudeurs in Roubaix
Our Christmas party and 5th Year Anniversary had lots of surprises. One of them included this: A special thanks to all the London Baroudeurs and the Cowbells. Great work, everyone!
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Biblical Herts and Heroes
Weather Bomb, ba-bomb, bomb, bomb It’s Sunday; there’s 6 of us; it’s a little wet; how bad can it get? Pretty bad from what I recall. Meeting up with DC was the easy part, but clearly the communication needs some tweaking. Daddy Cool rolls up in his blue-fixie, only to discover that I’m on gears, with mudguards.…
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Access your city
I drove the car on the weekend and loved it. It shrunk the distance to our destination, kept us together, keeping warm, and was convenient for getting us back from the party. So what’s the problem with having a car in London? Perhaps there isn’t one, but there is a growing concern about sharing the…
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We Noel a good party
We want to say a big thank you for everyone making it to the Baroudeur Christmas/5th Year anniversary party. It was a terrific night celebrating both team and individual accomplishment. A special thanks to everyone’s significant others, Baroudeurs who were here in spirit, and to Look Mum No Hands for hosting the party. This is…
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December BBR
It’s here. The final BBR of 2014. Sunday 14 December at 0800. Be there, or be another victim of the Sunday morning lie-in! Don’t let riding alone drive you up the wall Come and join us on a Baroudeur Big Ride, an open invite, sociably paced with a stop for cake. The next Baroudeur Big Ride…
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Gimme hope Joanna
The bicycle make me happy, that I get on school fast, and I go home faster, and I clean, and I can do my homework’s and I can do everything. So, explains the young boy called Simphiwe in the video. He is a delighted lad, having received a new bicycle from the cycling charity, Qhubeka. Put your…
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Falling Leaves BBR 2014
Besides the excellent autumn conditions, we had plenty to smile about: the monthly BBR rolling around; our first BBR to Kent and conditions barely mild enough to get away with a short sleeve jersey (SSJ). Hence the funky overstocks on display, but more so, because of the terrific company. The biggest BBR turnout yet, and how suitable…
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Last Orders
David Millar, a popular cycling ambassador and former British road race champion leaves pro cycling after celebrating a 17-year career. Not all of it was illustrious. Millar served a two year ban, from 2004, for taking performance enhancing drugs. Thanks to his vocal anti-doping campaigning and a second chance return through a ‘clean team’ approach via Garmin-Cervelo,…
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BBR Information
Fact 1: Riding with a club is more fun than riding alone. Fact 2: We are not Gorilla’s. The Winter is! Fact 3: We wish we could do this more often… What’s this all about? Don’t let riding alone drive you up the wall. Come and join us on a Baroudeur Big Ride (BBR). The BBR…
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Space Bike
Three…Two…One…We have lift off! This week’s ground breaking Rosetta probe-landing on a shooting comet is an impressive feat of engineering and human achievement. I’ve always been reminded that as much as we explore outer space, our very planet has still much left undiscovered. Looking closer to home, there is a new space project happening. The knack of making the…
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The Boulder Body
Boulder, Colorado is ubiquitous with the great outdoors. Naturally, it is home to some of the greatest North American cycle races; often being used as the backdrop for pro-cycling. Ask cyclists who would move to the States, Boulder is top of the list. It’s a place where you could happily bring up a family, ride your bike…
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ArtCrank in London
By far one of the most compelling bike exhibitions of the year was displayed by ArtCrank in London. I dare you to play their video and find one picture that doesn’t make you want to ride your bike! Back by popular demand Running since 2007 and exhibiting work of artists, from both hear and across the Atlantic, not…
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Stop At Nothing – Documentary Review
The room seems small and blue. The camera is rolling. You sense everyone needs to exhale and relax. But this is no ordinary day; this is a typical day in the life of Lance Armstrong (LA), and is the opening scene to the Storyville documentary, ‘Stop At Nothing‘, first screened in June 2014, and currently accessible for…
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A Gorilla Winter
Fact 1: Riding with a club is more fun than riding alone. Fact 2: We are not Gorilla’s. The Winter is! Fact 3: We wish we could do this more often. Don’t let riding alone drive you up the wall. Come and join us on a Baroudeur Big Ride, an open invite, sociably paced with a…
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This Wool is Cool
Wool is cool, and in so many ways. If you’re an outdoorsy person, you’ll know that once wet, cotton kills, yet wool won’t let you down. Thanks to their popular demand, almost everything is available in wool these days; from: beanies; gloves; base layers; SSJ/LSJ; arm warmers; knee warmers; leg warmers and socks. You get the…
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Don’t get bored
After all, ’tis the season is to be hunting… It’s those little moments. You know. Those little nuggets you look for in life. You’re in the moment. You can’t not be in the moment when you’re on your bike. – Miguel Crawford ‘El Chapulin’ http://vimeo.com/100774318 Team ‘Deux North‘ have teamed up with Special*zed for their new wheels.…
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Hard as a Belgian
You can’t be made to do this. You’re made for it. Thank you Yes, thank you to all the Baroudeurs (new and seasonsed) who made last night’s gathering a great social event. We are humbled and delighted that you have chosen to ride with this, your team. It’s not easy cycling in these dark months, at London…
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Bon Anni SBCC
“The RTI is this biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig!” The Big Feast Jono is looking refreshed as we sit down for a delicious meal of Roti Prata. I can’t wait. Glenn strides over and claims a table for our feast. As he sits there, I can’t help but notice how unashamedly proud he is of what we have achieved. We’re two…
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Cosmic Heroes
Big-Chase, with Cosmic going totally aero It feels like the sweet summer is back. With this weekend forecast to be 19 degrees-plus, it’s time to grab the SSJ’s, bare those legs, and get that tan back. Cycling fast is also on the cards. Cosmic Hero We look back at some stunning summer moments for individuals in the…
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Mi Jersey Su Jersey
Vos, still has more than just an eye for the rainbow jersey On face value, this appears to be your every day friendly celebration of the new Women’s World Road Race Champion receiving her rainbow jersey; but look carefully and there’s another peculiar story unfolding. It looks like Pauline Ferrand-Prevot was handed a new jersey, but Rabobank got…
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The Windsor Weave
Windsor in the sunshine, and friends on their bikes – what more can you ask for on a Sunday morning What’s so appealing about Windsor? It’s not even our country’s Capital. And yet, according to the local tourist office, 75% of the visiting tourists are of domestic origin: accounting for £98 million worth of spending…