2015 is set to be an exciting year for women’s cycle racing in the East of England as the Women’s Eastern Racing League (WERL) is introducing two women’s leagues for 2015. With hundreds of pounds worth of coaching, lab testing, sports equipment, clothing and a £3,000 time trial bike up for grabs, the league will…
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10 Minutes with…Andy Layhe
Andy Layhe is the driving force behind Bike Pure and took some time out to speak to Neutral Service about the past, the present and the future. So, you are seen by many of the figurehead for the fight on doping. But what made you start? Was it a particular case or situation or did…
10 Minutes with…Bart Hazen
Bart Hazen is an ever present fixture at women’s racing throughout Europe. Working hard to build his reputation over the past few years, Bart’s hard work paid off with a role at the Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling team. If you come to watch races, you’ll be sure to see Bart at The Women’s Tour in…
10 Minutes with…Tanya Griffiths
Tanya Griffiths started racing in 2012 at the Ixworth Crits with the Ipswich Bicycle Club. In 2013, her second year, she won seven races, came second four times and third twice and by the end of the season was ranked 7th in the country. She says that the currently-active rider she finds most inspiring is…
10 Minutes With…Giorgia Bronzini
Wiggle-Honda sprinter Giorgia Bronzini doesn’t really need an introduction: she was World Road Race Champion in 2010 and 2011 and has won stages at the Giro Donne, the Tour of Qatar, the Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol and the Trophée d’Or Féminin, as well as an incredible six consecutive stages (a world record) at the…
10 Minutes with…Anton Vos
If you follow pro womens cycling, you’ll have seen Anton Vos as a fixture at all the biggest races around the World. If you’ve not been lucky enough to go to the race, then you will no doubt have seen his photos and reports. Anton has taken 2 major parts of his life (Supporting his…
10 Minutes With…Sofia Arreola
Sofia Arreola is a young successful rider from Monterrey, Mexico. She started riding when she was 13 years old and she became national champion one year after that. After winning 6 gold medals at the PanAm Championships and a 4th place at the Jr World Championships in Moscow, she was invited to the World Cycling…
10 Minutes With…Karla Boddy
The first in a series of articles in which we ask well-known professional and amateur cyclists ten questions, some serious and some flippant; and they answer in as much detail as they wish. Karla Boddy grew up in Marlow, Buckinghamshire and now lives in Thame, Oxfordshire. She first started cycling in 2009 when she entered…
Race Training Days
If you are a novice, 3rd or 4th cat rider and want to do some race training before entering big events, here is your chance. Heather Bamforth is running race training sessions in the North West. Here are the full details including contact details for Heather.