Mark Beaumont Interview

Posted April 05, 2012 in books, I Cyclist, inspiration, LEJOG, Simon Dalgarno

My inspiration to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats this year was initiated by reading Mark Beaumont’s excellent book on his Record Breaking Round the World Cycle, when he broke the solo record of cycling 18,296 miles in 194 days and 17 hours. So I decided to ask him a few questions about his cycling and other expeditions, which have seen him climb the two highest peaks in North and South America and cycle between them. Also, his non cycling adventures of rowing over the Arctic and his... read more...

Winner of the Graeme Obree competition

Posted January 27, 2012 in books, competitions, inspiration, Tim Bland

Just a quick note to announce the winner of the signed copy of The Obree Way by Graeme Obree. We had masses of entries to the competition so thanks very much to you all. But there can be only one winner... Congratulations to you Paul Stewart (@track_stewsie). I'll be in touch, judging by your profile it looks like you'll be putting the book to good use! Condolences to the rest of you but we'll have more competitions coming up soon, have no worries about that ;-) read more...

Win a signed copy of The Obree Way by Graeme Obree

Posted January 17, 2012 in books, competitions, Tim Bland

You read the pre release extracts from the book, then you read the review. Well now is your chance to get your mitts on a signed copy of Graeme Obree’s fantastic new book – The Obree Way! We at Daily Cycle have been given one signed copy of the book to give away, and to be honest, you are lucky it’s leaving our clutches at all! It’s a fantastic prize that simply can’t be bought! We are not fans of overly complex competitions, nor those that pretend to be challenging. So enter using on... read more...

Hill Climber–the latest free ebook from Daily Cycle

Posted December 20, 2011 in andy brodziak, andy ward, books, Hill Climb, I Cyclist, inspiration, racing, Tim Bland, training

Well, it’s Sunday night, I’ve run a half marathon today so I’m completely knackered, but I just couldn’t resist releasing the latest ebook – Hill Climber. It’s the latest ebook delivered to you completely free of charge. No money, no sign up for something, no nothing required, just download, share and enjoy. Feel free to print it out too if you wish. It’s fast approaching the Hill Climb season so this free ebook should hopefully inspire you to get out there and give it a go. The ebook conta... read more...

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