3 weeks later

Recovering from the London Marathon A lot can happen in three weeks! My plan post-London was to rest up for a few days, consuming lots of protein, vegetables and a modicum of alcohol to sooth mind and body, before easing back into cycling, swimming and finally running. The first two days were spent hobbling around with [...]

Boonen: legendary status?

The Hell of the North rarely disappoints, but even by Paris-Roubaix standards today’s race was edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting stuff. The 2009 race had everything: pile ups in the Arenberg Forest; hard grafting yet ultimately stifled breakaways; Flecha, Hoste and Hushovd hitting the deck like dominos - doing their best to imitate last weekend’s Grand National – whilst in the [...]