Cycling Trivia

Over the last few years a number of interesting, bizarre and downright weird news items, video clips and the like have turned up on the internet. This page is about sharing some of those with you. Enjoy...

Beans and a Spare Following the news of Anne and Keith's departure, this is a poignant video which tells some of the story of the renowned and remarkable Eureka Cyclists Café on the Wirral, from about 2012

Cycling against the tide If you're not familar with the TED series of lectures this is well worth a watch, as Rob Ainsley tells us why he rides a bike. Go on, put the kettle on, settle down and enjoy

Danny MacAskill goes to the Gym It's the New Year, time for resolutions. So Danny MacAskill is back with his take on a trip to the gym. Good fun, as always

The The Col Collective does the Italian Job Mike Cotty and the Col Collective have a growing collection of inspiring videos from across the cycling world. This is a marvellous video from the team as they head to the Italian Alps west of Turin and climbed the magnificent Colle del Nivolet, made famous in The Italian Job

The genius of Graeme Obree In a fascinating short film from Endura, they put Graeme Obree through a series of tests to compare his position on his bikes from the 90s when he was World Hour Champion against the modern UCI approved setup. The results may surprise you

Wonderful Transport film about cycle touring in the 50s Check out this wonderfully dated British Transport Film from the archives about cycle touring by train in the 1950s. No lycra, no helmets and plenty of bikes on trains. You'll love it

Stunning offroad antics from Brandon Semenuk Get Lost in the Moment is the stunning action video of Brandon Semenuk, Canadian mountain bike freerider, downhilling somewhere hilly! Great stunts and fantastic location. Enjoy

Road Party 3: Martyn Ashton's latest offering Martyn Ashton has just released the latest in his now iconic series of Road Party videos. Edition number 3 sees stunt rider Sam Pilgrim try very hard to wreck his Ridley road bike over in California. Brilliant

Danny MacAskill: new video, riding the Cuillin in Skye Danny MacAskill has been back on his bike, this time on the beautiful Isle of Skye, riding the majestic Cuillin Ridge. This is simply stunning

Inspirational short video, The Quiet Season Have a look at this rather enjoyable short video, entitled The Quiet Season, a contemplation of riding a bike in the autumn. Even if you don't ride much it has some beautiful scenic shots.

The Tour de France is coming... As the countdown to the Tour de Yorkshire (France) continues the excitement is beginning to affect people in strange ways. Tour Fever is here

Le Tour Yorkshire: a few things you need to know Ahead of the 2014 Grand Depart, Yorkshire have come up with a few words of advice for the peloton before they take on the daunting Yorkshire climbs

Danny MacAskill is back, this time in the lost town of Epecuen Watch Danny MacAskill's latest trials bike movie, located in the lost town of Epecuen in Argentina. Amazing scenes and stunning photography

Video: Road Bike Party is back! Martyn Ashton returns with a second helping of Road Bike Party, this time with a couple of special guests to help him out. Brilliant

Descending the Stelvio "no hands" Simply amazing. Or insane. Watch this Italian cyclist descend the 48 hairpins of the Stelvio Pass in Italy on a bike - no hands!!!

Cancellara's Descent Sit back and enjoy the master at work. Fabian Cancellara must be the best descender in the peloton. And so graceful and stylish too

Danny Hart wins the Downhill MTB World Champs This video of Danny Hart's amazing downhill run to win the 2011 MTB Worlds is made all the more classic by the commentary. Enjoy!

Cycling excuses - we've all been there You should recognise most of these excuses given by cyclists on your club run or in the cafe/pub after the ride. But how many have you used?

Creme Egg Goo Games Chris Hoy never had this problem when winning his gold medals on the track. Check out this advert ahead of the 2012 Olympics

Catford Hillclimb video Rather enjoyable video taken at the 2012 Catford hill climb TT run. Anyone who has done a hillclimb will recognise the pain!

Roadbike abuse? Just love this video of what just might be the sort of thing Bradley Wiggins wouldn't do with a Pinarello Dogma. Enjoy

Danny MacAskill takes on San Francisco! Video featuring the amazing skills of Danny MacAskill, this time using the streets of San Francisco as his playground. Great to watch, as ever

Team Garmin 2013 promo video Interesting slant in this promotional video for Team Garmin for 2013. Nice to see Dave Millar following my example and keeping his bike in the living room!