2008 article for Cyclocross Magazine
Just been going through some old bits of filing on the shelf and found the article I did for Cyclocross…
A long and winding roadfull
I make that exactly 90 seconds from front of peloton to rear of peloton. After about 200 metres of the…
Not quite ‘Go On Ian’ stuff, but
… there was a few little offs at Cole Cotes this year. Turn the sound down – it’s a bit…
John North – tribute in Lancashire Telegraph
1980 3 Peaks winner John North, who sadly passed away last Friday at the age of 70, after a battle…
Phil Simcock: PB and hungry for 2014
Phil Simcock is an unsung hero in this race – he’s one of those 24 hour race freaks (okay… just…
Paul Myers’ PB … and a wonderful life coach
Paul’s been plugging away at this race for a bit and it seems the targeted advice of an angry non-starter…
Stu Rider’s first time
A lovely tail – these first timers’ stories get me every year. It’s a hard race, and you never forget…
Simon Fell and Scar Lane photos from Yellowberry
Click on @crossjunkie and his pimpy gloves to see the set of lovely 3 Peaks photos here – someone’s been busy…
Tim Kelly – 56 Ribblehead Photos
It’s super-vet Ian Taylor’s birthday today. Click on him to see a set of 56 photos from Tim Kelly on…
50 Cold Cotes pics from Ben Green
Some good quality detailed photos here from Ben Green, including Carl Nelson here tucking into an ENTIRE malt loaf, wrapper…
Delia did it and Delia’s Dad did.
The Otley Examiner picks up on he local angle and proudly Delia, a former St Mary’s School, Menston, student who…
Westmorland Gazette: Jubilant Rob Jebb at the Peak of his powers after winning Three Peaks Cyclo Cross for a tenth time
“Jebb made his customary surge on the opening climb to pull away from the leading group, riding without alarm” Click…
Geek Out: Scot’s Split Times
Image courtesy of Tim Williams on Flickr Felt Racing’s Scot Easter has done what I wanted to do but couldn’t…
James Thompson’s second 3 Peaks
This is over on James Thompson’s Facebook page (here) as ‘public’ … but I know that some of you have…
Simon Scarsbrook – mojo regained
Another “online friendship” one made over the years – Simon Scarsbrook and I have chatted about the race on and…
Bikedeals.cc – a three-chapter story
Great 3 part blog here from the bikedeals.cc guys. There are two ‘pre-race’ chapters then a report. Three Peaks –…
Rob Allen – First Time – a blog
Rob’s journey up from London included a visit to stay with @crossjunkie and de-luxe support from Mark Turner. Read his…
Anarchy in the PyG – Delia Beddis’ wins the women’s race
Despite only soft, southern training conditions, Delia Beddis took a great win in the women’s cat on Sunday. Read her…
Ray Stuart’s pics on VeloUK.net
Ray Stuart sent these to uber-reporter Larry Hickmott for the Velo UK site Click on Jebby’s lovely Litespeed Ti bike…
Crossjunkie reflects on how a few minor errors compund
I was following teamie Alan ‘Crossjunkie’ Dorrington for not just the race but, as usual the run up and indeed…
Patrick Frost’s 182 Penyghent Flickr pics
This is one of my favourite vantage points. Obviously the race is spread oput a bit by the top of…
54 Flickr pics from Jon Myhill
Some nice atmospheric ones of the start here as well as plenty of Ribblehead and a few of the finish on…
Budge bags a best
Andrew Burgess has laboured away for a few years at the peaks, and like many, seemed to break through the…
DrBernoulli – 97 Penyghent pics on Flickr
Another good set here from the middle part of Penyghent. Some good depth of field that gives you an including of…
923 photos from Chris Meads photography
923 good, pro, solid, detailed pics from Chris Meads photography here on his Zenfolio site – go support him and…
Jak Ba – 78 Ingleborough photos on Flickr
Blimey there’s a load of great photos about this year, isn’t there..! Check these from Jak Ba on Flickr
Great short 2013 film from Mike Simmonds
Film here from Mike Simmonds. As I said to Mike in a comment on Youtube, ” Hard to get enough…
