The Road To LEL

I last rode London-Edinburgh-London back in 2013. I was younger, slightly lighter and considerably less experienced than I am now. Nine years later I'm riding it again. Hopefully there will be fewer mistakes than last time, and I made a lot. The LEL website explains everything except why. Last time round I staggered over the …

“I’ll have what Eddy Merckx is getting” – Vin Denson

A couple of years ago I interviewed Vin Denson. If you were looking for a British cycling legend, an anonymous housing estate in Essex probably isn't the first place you'd look. Neatly trimmed hedges divide the houses, everything looks very respectable and ordinary. It's not a bad place to be retired but it's a far …