Last weekend it wasn’t all about me riding endless German fireroads, there was some competitive cycling on. All across the cycling world the national championships happened, just in time to make sure that everyone has the right new jersey for the Tour de France. In Britain the race went down to a break between Millar, Cavendish and Stannard. As it came down to a sprint it was no big surprise that Cav took his first senior national championship.
This means he can wear the red white and blue striped jersey, although he doesn’t seem to particularly like the design
Thanks for all the congrats on the British Champs. Pretty unexpected result! A horizontal striped jersey doesn't flatter my gut though!
— Mark Cavendish (@MarkCavendish) June 25, 2013
Which may be why he’s so determined to win stage one of the Tour de France on Saturday and swap it for a yellow version for a while. All this is very convenient as he also launched a personal brand that can transfer between his sponsors and further, and shows that he is just too fast for any need for vowels.
Another event that I failed to mention was the London to Brighton charity ride a couple of weeks ago. I was aware of it, but struggled to say anything interesting about it until I saw this letter from a local, complaining about the ride. I’ll leave you to your own opinions and perhaps moments of shouting at your computer.
Imagine how upset he’s have been if he lived in Bratislava, where another urban downhill was contested recently. To be honest I just love the videos of this sort of event, and this is an excuse to stick one up.
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