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Friday 2nd August 2019

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"It's the triumph of a whole country, not only mine" - Egan Bernal

BICYCLIST OF THE WEEK

It was incredible. This morning, we look at Egan Bernal and he is just 22 years old. He won the Tour de France. He was a junior a few years ago and he just won the Tour de France. I think it is great. It is great for cycling.

This year it was a super Tour de France. I'm French but it is good that the Frenchman were really good with a good battle for all the teams. It was a great Tour de France. A few people said that in the last 20 or 30 years, it was the most exciting Tour. The last few days were a small group of four or five guys with small gaps. - Nico Portal (Team director)

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egan_Bernal


 

TOURING BICYCLE OF THE WEEK

Maybe not a Tour de France contender but Pilgrim is the chosen steed of the Anerley's most adventurous tourists somewhere between here and Instanbul.

This model, which keen eyes will spot was photographed outside their Westhumble Station shop, is the ‘Northdown’  full touring build from £2,245. More for credit card than camping tourists maybe? Great handlebars!

More info: http://pilgrim-cycles.co.uk/


 

TOUR DE LES COLLINES SURREY ET LONDRES CENTRALE

Yep - it's the Prudential weekend again. I haven't heard of any club members do the 160km or so sprint. Good luck if I have missed you. Please send photos for next week's edition.

Also a warning - if you plan to take a car or rely on surface transport in Central London - forget it! Blame Pete, Roger and hundreds of others marshalling tens of thousands from around London and beyond to the closed street Freecycle event.

All the info here: https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/

 

MEANWHILE AT A VELODROME NOT FAR AWAY

Burbage Road, SE24 9HE if you haven't been before. A chance to find the bits you need at less than shop prices. And stuff you can't find in shops. 10am to 1pm Saturday (3rd). There will action on the track .... so it all adds to the entertainment.

Can't make Herene Hill tomorrow? TomTom found this site with details of upcoming jumbles around the UK. Enjoy!  http://www.bikejumbles.co.uk

 

EVENING STANDARD: FRIEND OF THE CYCLIST?

Wednesday's edition had a double centre page spread about cycling in London. It isn't available online so you will have to hit the rubbish bins to read it.

But while searching fo it I found this from the July 15th edition ...

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/best-cycling-routes-in-europe-a4187706.html

1. Danube Cycle Path, various countries 2,896 km
2. Via Francigena, Italy 1,700 km
3. The The Cornish Way, England 288 km
4. Kattegattleden, Sweden 395 km
5. Romantic Road, Germany 500 km
6. Baltic Sea Cycle Route 9,214 km
7. Ronde van Nederland, the Netherlands 1,300 km
8. Baltic-Adriatic route, various countries 2,270 km

LYNTON CROSBY: ENEMY OF THE CYCLIST?

This play on Transport for London seeks to rip up the new Thames Embankment Cycleway. It was apparently done for the owners of Canary Wharf. They believe the cycleway seriously inhibits taxis getting people to their little goldmine fast enough.

The other campaign was 'Square Mile Cycling' advocating for more cycling infrastucture in the City of London. Following the logic above this would be to screw up their competitor as the centre of London's financial district. Ho-Hum. Read all about it here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/01/brexit-cycle-lanes-and-saudi-arabia-ctfs-facebook-campaigns


 

BEST IPHONE/ANDROID CYCLING APPS

TomTom found this guide to not less than 26 of them: https://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/211078-26-best-smartphone-cycling-apps-iphone-android-and-more

I just use:

• OSMAnd for turn by turn navigation
• GPX Viewer for checking 'on track' when someone else is leading
• Endomondo for tracking GPX routes (whiich I post onto ride reports

• Viking GPX for editing tracks on any PC

RIDE REPORTS

Saturday 27th July: Saturday was Sunday and Thursday was what Saturday should have been for the Freecycle Recce from Sutton: https://anerleybc.org/sat-thurs-freecycle-recce/

Sunday 28th July: Six set out for Hove, two arrive do a Fat Boy and return: https://anerleybc.org/sunday-ride-28th-july-2019/

Sunday Safari 28th July: Des & Co go wild to Tanhouse Farm: https://anerleybc.org/sunday-safari-28th-july/

Thursday Safari 1st August: Four to Four Elms and more wildlife: https://anerleybc.org/thursdays-safari/


 

UPCOMING RIDES

FINALLY: BOTTOMS UP!