Imagery

As well as a love for cycling, i also have a passion for photography.

While there will be plenty of snaps, i will also put up some pictures i feel that convey something of the often hidden beauty of our sport. With an insight that comes from a deep held passion i hope these photos go someway to convey something of the inside of pro bike racing.

In previous posts i have shown some of the action that goes on in feed zones but with these three images I hope i have managed to portray some of the magic that captivates true cycling fans.

the devil is in the detail: Saxo Bank's bio-degradable bidons awaiting distribution along with the riders snap.
For Garmin Transitions, image is as important as performance.
Classy simplicity both in design and racking methodology.

blatant lifted shot but amazing

Stolen from Pez.

best cycling image i've seen in a while.

Whats in the baggie mister?

We actually managed to get hold of a couple of mussettes from the guys at Garmin Transitions and snaffles an Astana one from the approaching paws of a Flemish child.

Its amazing how different the more modern teams noggin was compared to the old school boys

Garmins food is a prime example of high tech energy food, and its the stuff the marketing boys want us to buy into.
Its in stark contrast to the old school flavours favoured by the riders at Astana. There was also a bidon in this bag, but the young Flandrian boy we snatched this away from got that first.

Its worth noting the as yet unreleased Burner gel from Science in Sport. An energy gelwith Cartanine (or something) to help burn fat as well as giving you the usual boost.
nutella and banana
Apricot jam and banana
bad photo of a great rice pudding cake.

In all honesty, the Astana bag food was really rather delicious, especially the rice cake.

Bon apetit.

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Flanders feed 2

Here are some more images from the second feed zone.

Team Sky had just lined out the peleton after the Mollenburg following Boonen and Breschels attack.

This feed was 200yds before a 3K pave section.

This Caisse d'Pagne rider was still in the early break - just!

Yes he was in the lead group...
But behing big George
and a way behind the big man.

Rone van Vlaanderen feed zones

The first weekend in April saw myself and a couple of fellow peddlers make the annual pilgramage.

After a wet day doing the sportive on Saturday, we spent the next day following the race.

Rather than the usual Kwaermont or Muur mayhem we decide to do things a bit differently. We left the start and then followed the action at a coupe of feed zones, before chipping off to the finish to watch Fab get the win.

I know it was a while ago, but rather than let the images languish on my hard drive, this new blog seems as good a place as any to share the imagery I captured.

This sort of thing is always amazing to watch first hand

The camaraderie between swannies was interesting to see
Even the riders not watching like to get in on the action.

Garmins under 23 squad riders are based locally.

welcome on board

I've been reading other peoples blogs plenty of late. It amazes me that normal folks often have far more interesting views and pictures than more 'standard' media when it comes to insights into all types of cycling.

It got me thinking, i take a few snaps from time to time and its often said i have an opinion, so i thought i might as well join in.

So, welcome to what will sometimes be a busy blog but, no doubt, there will also be plenty of times when the posts are a lot more sparsely spaced.

There will even be a few things completely unrelated to cycling; just like real life i suppose.

I hope someone reads it.....