http://thebikeshow.net Podcast and blog of the world's most popular bicycling radio show, rolling since 2004 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2012 bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Resonance FM) bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Resonance FM) bicycle, podcast, resonance, london, bike 1440 http://thebikeshow.net/images/logo144.png http://thebikeshow.net 144 144 Podcast of the bicycling radio show from Resonance FM in London, UK. Since 2004, The Bike Show has covered cycling, creativity and society from Kraftwerk to Critical Mass, from Le Tour de France to cycle touring in France, from bicycle poetry to bic[...] Resonance FM's bicycle radio show, in a podcast format. Since 2004, The Bike Show has covered cycling, creativity and society from Kraftwerk to Critical Mass, from Le Tour de France to cycle touring in France, from bicycle poetry to bicycle maintenance. bicycle, cycling, bike, london, resonance, cycle, touring, tour, de, france, cycle, sport Resonance FM Resonance FM bikeshow@resonancefm.com no no http://thebikeshow.net/long-view-tour-de-france/ http://thebikeshow.net/long-view-tour-de-france/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:27:28 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2983 http://thebikeshow.net/long-view-tour-de-france/feed/ 3 0:43:45 This year's Tour de France is the 99th edition of a bicycle race that is rich in meaning and symbolism for the French nation. Christopher Thompson is professor of history at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and author of a widely acclaimed c[...] This year's Tour de France is the 99th edition of a bicycle race that is rich in meaning and symbolism for the French nation. Christopher Thompson is professor of history at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and author of a widely acclaimed cultural history of the Tour de France. He discusses how the race came about in an era of rising nationalism and how the route itself was loaded with political meaning. Professor Thompson argues the race projected carefully constructed role models and entrenched traditional gender archetypes. More recently, controversies over doping in cycle sport can be linked to concerns about recreational drug use in wider society. France, History, Podcast, Politics, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/tourmalet-1879-style/ http://thebikeshow.net/tourmalet-1879-style/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:59:13 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2931 http://thebikeshow.net/tourmalet-1879-style/feed/ 2 http://thebikeshow.net/vous-faites-le-tour-de-france/ http://thebikeshow.net/vous-faites-le-tour-de-france/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:59:06 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2923 http://thebikeshow.net/vous-faites-le-tour-de-france/feed/ 6 0:40:39 With this year's Tour de France just a few days away, Kieron Yates and Jack Thurston talk about the best places to go touring by bicycle in France. They share their ideas on where to go, where to stay and how to get there and back. With this year's Tour de France just a few days away, Kieron Yates and Jack Thurston talk about the best places to go touring by bicycle in France. They share their ideas on where to go, where to stay and how to get there and back. France, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/stephen-roche-twenty-five-years-later/ http://thebikeshow.net/stephen-roche-twenty-five-years-later/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:43:15 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2909 http://thebikeshow.net/stephen-roche-twenty-five-years-later/feed/ 4 0:51:30 1987 was an annus mirabilis for Stephen Roche, one of a wave of world class Irish athletes that rose to fame that decade. He won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship road race. The only other rider to have accomplished th[...] 1987 was an annus mirabilis for Stephen Roche, one of a wave of world class Irish athletes that rose to fame that decade. He won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship road race. The only other rider to have accomplished this feat, know as the 'triple crown', is Eddy Merckx. Roche has a new book out called 'Born To Ride' and talks about his life in cycling, winning the triple crown, as well as his thoughts on today's peloton, the scourge of doping and his own implication in an EPO doping conspiracy. His new autobiography, Born to Ride, is out now, published by Yellow Jersey Press. France, Italy, People, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/on-two-wheels-in-france/ http://thebikeshow.net/on-two-wheels-in-france/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:41:31 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2285 http://thebikeshow.net/on-two-wheels-in-france/feed/ 1 0:54:27 As governments around the world seek to improve conditions for cyclists, we take a look at France, a country synonymous with cycle sport but that has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to everyday cycling. From Paris, Kieron Yates talks about [...] As governments around the world seek to improve conditions for cyclists, we take a look at France, a country synonymous with cycle sport but that has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to everyday cycling. From Paris, Kieron Yates talks about cycling in the French capital and the new measures being introduced by the national government to improve conditions for cycling. And Gregory Bossuyt tells of leaving Paris behind him and taking to his bicycle in search of a new life in a new town. France, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/raphael-krafft-reportage-on-two-wheels/ http://thebikeshow.net/raphael-krafft-reportage-on-two-wheels/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:48:18 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2247 http://thebikeshow.net/raphael-krafft-reportage-on-two-wheels/feed/ 1 0:28:30 is a radio journalist working for the French national broadcaster who for the past ten years has been finding his stories by bicycle. Krafft’s two wheeled reportage has taken him around Latin America, the Middle East, the French West Indies and on s[...] is a radio journalist working for the French national broadcaster who for the past ten years has been finding his stories by bicycle. Krafft’s two wheeled reportage has taken him around Latin America, the Middle East, the French West Indies and on several occasions his own country, which he has toured during presidential election years, to find out what France really thinks. Kieron Yates visited Raphaël Krafft in Paris for this extended profile, which features audio material from his radio broadcasts. France, Podcast, Politics, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/across-europe-by-bike/ http://thebikeshow.net/across-europe-by-bike/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:24:32 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2226 http://thebikeshow.net/across-europe-by-bike/feed/ 2 0:39:07 Andrew Sykes tells of his six week summer journey from his home in Reading to the southern tip of Puglia, in Italy, along the Eurovelo 5 long-distance cycle route, and reads from Good Vibrations, the book he's written about the trip. Jen and Jack ta[...] Andrew Sykes tells of his six week summer journey from his home in Reading to the southern tip of Puglia, in Italy, along the Eurovelo 5 long-distance cycle route, and reads from Good Vibrations, the book he's written about the trip. Jen and Jack talk about the horror of the Waterloo bridge roundabout and the Mayor's plans to remake it (again). Finally, a tribute to Henry Warwick, a veteran London bicycle messenger who was killed in a crash with a coach while working earlier this month. France, Literature, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/paris-brest-paris-part-two/ http://thebikeshow.net/paris-brest-paris-part-two/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:11:18 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2018 http://thebikeshow.net/paris-brest-paris-part-two/feed/ 5 0:30:59 Following on from last week’s documentary feature by Kieron Yates is a studio discussion of Paris-Brest-Paris, the world’s most venerable long distance bicycle race. In the studio are PBP veterans Judith Swallow and Dave Minter, and PBP[...] Following on from last week’s documentary feature by Kieron Yates is a studio discussion of Paris-Brest-Paris, the world’s most venerable long distance bicycle race. In the studio are PBP veterans Judith Swallow and Dave Minter, and PBP debutant Pete Kelsey. Chris Ragsdale, one of this year’s stars, clocking in an exceptionally impressive sub-45 hour time, joins us down the line from his native Seattle. For more information about audax in the UK see the Audax UK ride calendar and the audax pages of Yet Another Cycling Forum. Image credit: Wig Worland, from Pete Kelsey’s short film Towards the Ocean. France, Podcast, Rides, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/paris-brest-paris-part-one/ http://thebikeshow.net/paris-brest-paris-part-one/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:08:33 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2002 http://thebikeshow.net/paris-brest-paris-part-one/feed/ 5 0:30:40 The 1200km Paris-Brest et retour was first raced in 1891 and is the oldest bicycle race still in existence, currently held as a brevet de randonneur every four years. Kieron Yates shares the agony and ecstasy of his second outing in an event that i[...] The 1200km Paris-Brest et retour was first raced in 1891 and is the oldest bicycle race still in existence, currently held as a brevet de randonneur every four years. Kieron Yates shares the agony and ecstasy of his second outing in an event that is only for the toughest of the tough. Next week we’ll be talking about the race with a handful of other riders who will share their experiences and tips for anyone considering taking part. France, History, Podcast, Rides, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-2011-tour-de-france-a-modern-classic/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-2011-tour-de-france-a-modern-classic/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:32:22 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1909 http://thebikeshow.net/the-2011-tour-de-france-a-modern-classic/feed/ 2 0:30:47 Looking back at the this year’s thrilling Tour de France are Lionel Birnie of Cycle Sport magazine and Alex Murray, London cyclist, amateur road racer and blogger at chasingwheels.com. Image by Neil Stevens, part of a series of illustrations [...] Looking back at the this year’s thrilling Tour de France are Lionel Birnie of Cycle Sport magazine and Alex Murray, London cyclist, amateur road racer and blogger at chasingwheels.com. Image by Neil Stevens, part of a series of illustrations for this year’s Tour, available to buy at Crayon Fire France, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/follow-the-tour/ http://thebikeshow.net/follow-the-tour/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:20:33 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1795 http://thebikeshow.net/follow-the-tour/feed/ 4 http://thebikeshow.net/fix-your-own-bike/ http://thebikeshow.net/fix-your-own-bike/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:01:30 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1756 http://thebikeshow.net/fix-your-own-bike/feed/ 5 0:32:12 Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves with the help of volunteer mechanics – and have access to specialist bicycle tools. A stone’s throw fr[...] Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves with the help of volunteer mechanics – and have access to specialist bicycle tools. A stone’s throw from the Elephant and Castle, the venerable 56a food coop and radical infoshop has its own ‘do it together’ Bike Space, open 16 hours a week. Over in France, the Pignon Sur Rue association in Lyon runs a rather larger and more ambitious community workshop project, with 1200 members and support from the local city government. If a shiny new bike is what you’re after, we hear from Chris Boardman on the recent advances in bicycle technology and the thinking behind his new range of Boardman bikes. Chris takes the view that while Italian consumers are most interested in style, US consumers most interested in good quality service, the British consumer is most interested in low prices. And his bikes certainly offer a lot of bicycle for the money, not least because they have cut out a stage in the retail chain by selling exclusively through Halfords, a combined distributor/dealer. France, Gear, London, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/four-great-lives-in-cycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/four-great-lives-in-cycling/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:49:47 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1331 http://thebikeshow.net/four-great-lives-in-cycling/feed/ 3 0:28:38 Studio discussion of four great lives in cycling: Kuklos, the prolific journalist who documented British cycling scene in the first half of the twentieth century; Brian Robinson (pictured, above), the first Brit to win stages in the Tour de France;[...] Studio discussion of four great lives in cycling: Kuklos, the prolific journalist who documented British cycling scene in the first half of the twentieth century; Brian Robinson (pictured, above), the first Brit to win stages in the Tour de France; intrepid cycle tourist Anne Mustoe; and Laurent Fignon, perhaps the last truly great French professional bike racer. Expert guests are Graeme Fife, author of a newly published biography of Brian Robinson, and Tim Dawson, columnist on the Sunday Times and editor of the Cycling Books website. Plus a chance to win a set of Gavin Turk Les Bikes de Bois Rond postcards. Answers by email to bikeshow@resonancefm.com. Further reading: Of Wrigging - Kuklos. A 1927 essay taking on John Ruskin’s opposition to cycling. Brian Robison: A Pioneer – Graeme Fife (Mousehold Press, 2010) A Bike Ride – Anne Mustoe (Virgin Books, 1991) We Were Young and Carefree – Autobiography of Laurent Fignon (Yellow Jersey Press, 2010) France, History, Italy, Literature, People, Podcast, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/velocios-7-commandments-for-the-wise-cyclist/ http://thebikeshow.net/velocios-7-commandments-for-the-wise-cyclist/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:26:29 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1231 http://thebikeshow.net/velocios-7-commandments-for-the-wise-cyclist/feed/ 5 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/ http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:26:39 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1222 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/feed/ 6 1:02:35 An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a hundred ye[...] An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a hundred years of racing bicycles. The exhibition runs for two more weeks and is well worth a visit. Paul Fournel’s book Besoin de Vélo is one of the loveliest pieces of writing about cycling and is available in English translation as Need for the Bike. If you buy it after clicking through on the link, Resonance FM gets a few pennies. Rob Ainsley of the Real Cycling blog reports on the launch of London’s two new cycle superhighways. Advocacy, France, Gear, History, Literature, London, People, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/ http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:30:31 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/ http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/feed/ 16 0:32:46 Tim Dawson, cycling columnist for the Sunday Times, runs the Cycling Books website, the most compendious review website for cycling books. He joins me in the studio to discuss the literature of cycling, from Tour de France to cycle touring. Paul Fou[...] Tim Dawson, cycling columnist for the Sunday Times, runs the Cycling Books website, the most compendious review website for cycling books. He joins me in the studio to discuss the literature of cycling, from Tour de France to cycle touring. Paul Fournel reads another extract from Need for the Bike. Below is a list of the books discussed in the show. If you would like to buy them, follow the links to Amazon and Resonance FM will get a share of anything you buy, even if it’s stuff not on the list. What a nice way to help your favourite bicycling art radio station! The Classics The Rider by Tim Krabbé The Escape Artist by Matt Seaton Need for the Bike by Paul Fournel Tour de France Bad to the Bone by James Waddington Sweat of the Gods by Benjo Masso Wide-eyed and Legless: Inside the Tour De France by Jeff Connor Le Tour: A History of the Tour De France by Geoffrey Wheatcroft My Comeback: Up Close and Personal by Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Kreutz Cycle touring & travel Thunder and Sunshine by Alistair Humphreys The Hungry Cyclist by Tom Kevilll-Davies French Revolutions by Tim Moore Full Tilt: Ireland To India With a Bicycle by Dervla Murphy Transylvania and Beyond by Dervla Murphy Blue River, Black Sea by Andrew Eames A Bike Ride by Anne Mustoe Advocacy, philosophy Richard’s Bicycle Book by Richard Ballantine Those we didn’t get time to talk about Tomorrow We Ride by Jean Bobet The Passion of Fausto Coppi by William Fotheringham The Noiseless Tenor by James Starrs Golden Age of Handbuilt Bikes and Competition Bikes by Jan Heine Rouleur Annual 2009 Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture by Andrew Edwards and Max Leonard Amazon.co.uk Widgets To win copies of the current issues of Rouleur and The Ride Journal, send answers to the competition questions to bikeshow-at-resonancefm-dot-com. Thanks to these fine publications for donating the prizes. And if that leaves you wanting more chat about cycling books, the 2007 Christmas books show is still online to listen again as is the show featuring Andrew and Philip Diprose of The Ride Journal. Matt Seaton wrote an excellent round-up over at The Guardian. France, History, Literature, Podcast, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/from-sublime-to-ridiculous/ http://thebikeshow.net/from-sublime-to-ridiculous/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:20:07 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=709 http://thebikeshow.net/from-sublime-to-ridiculous/feed/ 6 0:30:23 Copenhagen is widely regarded as the world’s most cycle-friendly city. I ask Copenhagen’s Mayor Klaus Bondam what advice he gives to other city leaders in how to emulate the Danish capital. Multitalented musician, songwriter and cartooni[...] Copenhagen is widely regarded as the world’s most cycle-friendly city. I ask Copenhagen’s Mayor Klaus Bondam what advice he gives to other city leaders in how to emulate the Danish capital. Multitalented musician, songwriter and cartoonist Peter Blegvad reads Alfred Jarry’s proto-absurdist short story “The Crucifixion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race”. Jarry (pictured, above) was fond of cycling around Paris with a giant bell mounted on his bicycle and firing a pistol into the air to clear the road. While this is highly tempting, it may turn out to be counterproductive on today’s city streets. Why not try, instead, a website where you can record bike lane violations: MyBikeLane.com. Plus reflections on a big day in Le Tour De France. Play on links below. Advocacy, France, History, Literature, People, Podcast, Politics, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/podcast-only-spring-classics-special-edition/ http://thebikeshow.net/podcast-only-spring-classics-special-edition/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:35:04 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=568 http://thebikeshow.net/podcast-only-spring-classics-special-edition/feed/ 5 0:41:49 The Bike Show may be off air, but come with us on a trip to Belgium, home of the Flemish hard men and De Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). Along the way I get a surprise tour of the legendary showers at the Roubaix velodrome (pictured left).[...] The Bike Show may be off air, but come with us on a trip to Belgium, home of the Flemish hard men and De Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). Along the way I get a surprise tour of the legendary showers at the Roubaix velodrome (pictured left). Photo credit: Garmin Slipstream Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. France, History, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/riding-and-writing/ http://thebikeshow.net/riding-and-writing/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:53:11 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=480 http://thebikeshow.net/riding-and-writing/feed/ 4 0:30:43 The Ride Journal was launched last year to widespread acclaim. Issue two is at the printers. Philip and Andrew Diprose, editor and art director, explain how they came to start a journal of personal stories about how bikes have changed people’s[...] The Ride Journal was launched last year to widespread acclaim. Issue two is at the printers. Philip and Andrew Diprose, editor and art director, explain how they came to start a journal of personal stories about how bikes have changed people’s lives. Among the articles in Issue 2 of The Ride Journal is Rediscovered by Rona Sutherland and is read by Ruby Wright. Ruby presents a fortnightly music podcast on Radio Nowhere called Ruby’s Chicky Boil-Ups. It’s great!. And if you want to read the article on the Highway Cycling Group from Issue 1, it’s here. We also spotlight the new issue of Rouleur, the quarterly magazine from the Rapha stable, including an extract from Jean Bobet’s Tomorrow We Ride, translated by Adam Berry and read by Jean-Marie Orhan. To win a copy of issue 12 of Rouleur, send the correct answer to the question by email to bikeshow@resonancefm.com. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) coming soon. France, Literature, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/summer-antics-cycle-camping-in-france/ http://thebikeshow.net/summer-antics-cycle-camping-in-france/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:23:06 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=222 http://thebikeshow.net/summer-antics-cycle-camping-in-france/feed/ 3 0:12:33 On this week’s show I promised some documentary evidence of my cycle tour in France last month. Well here it is. All filmed on a cheap and cheerful Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07 compact digital camera with a video mode, so please excuse some less t[...] On this week’s show I promised some documentary evidence of my cycle tour in France last month. Well here it is. All filmed on a cheap and cheerful Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07 compact digital camera with a video mode, so please excuse some less than perfect audio quality. Part one: Part two: My route took me from Biarritz on the Atlantic coast to Brioude in the massif central via most of the big Pyrenean cols, through Cathar country to the Mediterranean coast, Narbonne & Montpellier and then up across the Cévennes to Le Puy-en-Velay and the Auvergne. Train back from Brioude to Clermont Ferrand, Paris and London. Some stills: Bikely route map coming soon. Day 1: Bayonne Airport – St. Jean de Luz – Ascain – Sare – Cherchebruit – Col de Pinodieta – Esplette – Itxassou – Pas de Roland (outstanding swimming spot). Camped in a field. 45km Day 2: Pas de Roland – Bidarray – St Jean Pied de Port – Larceveau – Arros – Col d’Osquitch – Tardets – Montory – Arette. Hotel run by former tandem world champion. 92km Day 3: Arrete – Issor – N134 – Escot – Col de Marie Blanque – Bielle – Laruns – Eaux-Bonnes – Col d’Aubisque – Col du Soulor – Argeles-Gazost – Soulor. Campsite. 102km Day 4: Soulor – Lourdes – Soulor – Luz St Sauveur. Campsite. 50km Day 5: Luz St Sauveur – Col du Tourmalet – Col d’Aspin – Arreau. Campsite. 63km Day 6: Arreau – Col de Peyresourde – Bagnere de Luchon (excellent thermal spa). Campsite. 38km Day 7: Bagnere de Luchon – Col du Portillon – Bossost – St Beat – Col des Ares – Col de Portet d’Aspet – St Lary – Castillon-en-Couserans. 98km. Day 8: Castillon-en-Couresans – St. Girons – Massat (fabulous lunch at L’Hotel le Globe) – Col de Port – Tarascon – Appy. Camped in field, with donkeys. 102km Day 9: Appy – Lordat – appalling track 5km through a wood – Col de Marmares – Belclaire – Quillan – Couiza – Rennes-le-Chateau – Rennes-les-Bains. Hotel de France. 94km Day 10: Rennes-les-Bains – Col de Linas – Cucugnan – Tuchan – Vingrau – Opoul – Perillos – Fitou – La Franqui – La Palme – Port-la-Nouvelle – Narbone. Camped in a vineyard by the canal. 155km Day 11: Narbonne – La Barque – Coursan – D162 – Nissan-lez-Enserune – Lespignan – Vendres – Serignan – Canal du Midi – Vias – D192 – Agde – Sete – Frontignan Plage – Vic-la-Gardiole – Villeneuve-les-Magelone – Maurin – Latts – Montpellier. 143km Day 12: Montpellier Day 13: Montpellier – Castelnau-le-Lez – D21 – D109 – D26 – Treviers – D1 – D1e9 – Valfaunes – Pompignan – St Hippolyte – Lasalle. Lovely campsite by a waterfall. 74km Day 14: Lasalle – St Jean du Gard – Pompidou – Florac. Campsite. 73km Day 15: Florac – Le Pont de Montvert – Col de Finiels – Le Bleymard – L’Estampe – Chasserades – La Bastide – Langogne – Pradelles. Campsite. 102km Day 16: Pradelles – La Monastier-sur-Gazeille – Le Puy-en-Velay – Vorey – Retournac – Craponne-sur-Arzon – Cheyrac – St Victor-sur-Arlanc – Piers – Bonneval – La Chaise Dieu. Camped in a field with wild boar. 156km Day 17: La Chaise Dieu – Chassignoles. L’Auberge de Chassignoles. ~30km. Day 18: Chassignoles – Brioude. ~30km. Train from Brioude to Paris, Eurostar to London. Film, France, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/28-july-2008-looking-back-at-le-tour/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-july-2008-looking-back-at-le-tour/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:32:33 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=205 http://thebikeshow.net/28-july-2008-looking-back-at-le-tour/feed/ 3 0:29:20 Looking back at this year’s Tour De France, with Guy Andrews, editor of Rouleur magazine and author and broadcaster Graeme Fife. As well as discussing the racing, we go into what it means for a small towns when it plays host to a stage of Le [...] Looking back at this year’s Tour De France, with Guy Andrews, editor of Rouleur magazine and author and broadcaster Graeme Fife. As well as discussing the racing, we go into what it means for a small towns when it plays host to a stage of Le Tour de France. You can listen to an hour-long Tour De France themed edition of Ruby’s Chicky Boil Ups on Radio Nowhere, featuring Jack Thurston and a pile of cycling tunes over here. Play on links below. Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis etc) over here. France, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/14-july-2008-vive-le-tour-london-street-design/ http://thebikeshow.net/14-july-2008-vive-le-tour-london-street-design/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:09:22 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/?p=201 http://thebikeshow.net/14-july-2008-vive-le-tour-london-street-design/feed/ 3 0:29:57 Celebrating Bastille Day and the first week of Le Tour De France plus a discussion of civilised streets with Louise Duggan, streets advisor at the UK’s Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Just six days until this year[...] Celebrating Bastille Day and the first week of Le Tour De France plus a discussion of civilised streets with Louise Duggan, streets advisor at the UK’s Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Just six days until this year’s Dunwich Dynamo…. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. Advocacy, Architecture, Environment, Events, France, London, Podcast, Rides Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/25-february-2008-will-velib-work-in-london/ http://thebikeshow.net/25-february-2008-will-velib-work-in-london/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:01:02 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/2008/02/27/25-february-2008-will-velib-work-in-london/ http://thebikeshow.net/25-february-2008-will-velib-work-in-london/feed/ 7 http://thebikeshow.net/11-february-2007-love/ http://thebikeshow.net/11-february-2007-love/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:10:19 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/2008/02/11/11-february-2007-love/ http://thebikeshow.net/11-february-2007-love/feed/ 2 0:29:06 In a special Valentine’s Day edition, sultry Southwark Cyclist Miss Alex Crawford explains why cycling is so good for flirting while love goddess Venus Kamura tells of the fifth annual Reclaim Love ‘happening’ on Saturday 16 Februa[...] In a special Valentine’s Day edition, sultry Southwark Cyclist Miss Alex Crawford explains why cycling is so good for flirting while love goddess Venus Kamura tells of the fifth annual Reclaim Love ‘happening’ on Saturday 16 February at the Eros Statue on Piccadilly Circus. Over the past few days, all across the bicycling world, there has been an outpouring of love for the inspirational Sheldon Brown who sadly died last weekend. We play a song by Oysterband, Sheldon’s all time favourite band. Plus a heads up for Wheels and Heels, a lovely bicycle fashion show on the evening of the 14th, at Columbia Road from 6pm and a chance to party ’til the break of dawn with the swashbuckling Trixie Chix, on Friday 15th February way up there in Dalston, northeast London. No excuse not to get loved up one way or another this week. Whew! MP3 | Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis etc) Events, France, London, People, Podcast, Style Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/11-june-2007-slow-bicycling-in-italy-on-two-wheels-in-provence/ http://thebikeshow.net/11-june-2007-slow-bicycling-in-italy-on-two-wheels-in-provence/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:37:58 +0000 Admin http://thebikeshow.net/2007/06/11/11-june-2007-slow-bicycling-in-italy-on-two-wheels-in-provence/ http://thebikeshow.net/11-june-2007-slow-bicycling-in-italy-on-two-wheels-in-provence/feed/ 6 http://thebikeshow.net/5-february-2007-cyclosportives-bicycle-podcasting-and-budapest/ http://thebikeshow.net/5-february-2007-cyclosportives-bicycle-podcasting-and-budapest/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:06:56 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2007/02/08/5-february-2007-cyclosportives-bicycle-podcasting-and-budapest/ http://thebikeshow.net/5-february-2007-cyclosportives-bicycle-podcasting-and-budapest/feed/ 2 0:29:49 In this week’s show we hear from Patrick Field about how to survive the grueling Paris-Brest-Paris: by riding a recumbent. Also a look at the blossoming world of bicycle radio and podcasting and a look ahead to the best in cyclosportives in 20[...] In this week’s show we hear from Patrick Field about how to survive the grueling Paris-Brest-Paris: by riding a recumbent. Also a look at the blossoming world of bicycle radio and podcasting and a look ahead to the best in cyclosportives in 2007. Links: Bikescape podcast from San Francisco. Rapha’s ‘Culture Clash’ Roller Race at Shoreditch Town Hall – 10 February 2007 Dartmoor Classic Cyclosportive – 13 May 2007 Tour de France Mega-Sportive – 1 July 2007 L’Eroica Cyclosportive – 7 October 2007 (pictured above) MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download France, Podcast, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/29-january-2007-going-the-distance-and-the-physics-of-the-bicycle/ http://thebikeshow.net/29-january-2007-going-the-distance-and-the-physics-of-the-bicycle/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:17:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=89 http://thebikeshow.net/29-january-2007-going-the-distance-and-the-physics-of-the-bicycle/feed/ 0 0:00:01 First run in 1891 as a race designed to demonstrate the practicality of the bicycle, Paris Brest Paris has since become a four yearly event that attracts long distance cyclists from around the world. This year is a Paris Brest Paris year and Kieron [...] First run in 1891 as a race designed to demonstrate the practicality of the bicycle, Paris Brest Paris has since become a four yearly event that attracts long distance cyclists from around the world. This year is a Paris Brest Paris year and Kieron Yates – this week standing in for Jack Thurston – talks to Richard Phipps of Audax UK, the British long distance cycling association, about preparing for the ride and what to expect should he make it to Paris. Also on today’s show Kieron tries to discover just how it is that we stay upright on our bikes as we pootle off down the road. Physicist, Dr Helen Czerski, provides the answers, describes the ‘Einstein flip‘, and confirms the efficiency of the bicycle. Helen is a member of the NOISE network of scientists. MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download France, Podcast, Science, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/17-july-2006-le-tour-down-le-pub/ http://thebikeshow.net/17-july-2006-le-tour-down-le-pub/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:49:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=59 http://thebikeshow.net/17-july-2006-le-tour-down-le-pub/feed/ 0 0:00:01 This week’s show is a Tour De France special recorded at the Charles Lamb pub in north London. The Charles Lamb is one of the few places in London that is showing Le Tour this year. I am joined by Therese Bjorn, a former European Bicycle Messe[...] This week’s show is a Tour De France special recorded at the Charles Lamb pub in north London. The Charles Lamb is one of the few places in London that is showing Le Tour this year. I am joined by Therese Bjorn, a former European Bicycle Messenger Champion and Matt Seaton, cycling correspondent at The Guardian newspaper. We watch the big Pyrenean stage of this year’s Tour, which features the legendary Col Du Tourmalet. Insightful commentary is interspersed with food, drinks and cheery French chanson on the 45s. MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download Food, France, London, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/13-february-2006-tour-de-france-in-london-in-2007/ http://thebikeshow.net/13-february-2006-tour-de-france-in-london-in-2007/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:28:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=83 http://thebikeshow.net/13-february-2006-tour-de-france-in-london-in-2007/feed/ 1 0:00:01 The Bike Show returns after a winter break to the news that the Grand Depart of the 2007 Tour De France will be in London!! Featuring the formal presentation by ASO’s Jean-Marie Leblanc and a press conference by London Mayor Ken Livingstone. [...] The Bike Show returns after a winter break to the news that the Grand Depart of the 2007 Tour De France will be in London!! Featuring the formal presentation by ASO’s Jean-Marie Leblanc and a press conference by London Mayor Ken Livingstone. Also in the show is Kieron Yates’s impressionistic and thoughtful account of a winter brevet ride over the hills of the Chilterns in southern England. MP3 England, France, London, Podcast, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/archive-21-march-2005-show-pour-un-maillot-jaune/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-21-march-2005-show-pour-un-maillot-jaune/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:22:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=29 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-21-march-2005-show-pour-un-maillot-jaune/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-18-july-2005-le-tour-de-france/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-18-july-2005-le-tour-de-france/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:27:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=8 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-18-july-2005-le-tour-de-france/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-18-april-2005-paris-roubaix-classic/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-18-april-2005-paris-roubaix-classic/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:47:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=12 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-18-april-2005-paris-roubaix-classic/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/25-july-show-johnny-green/ http://thebikeshow.net/25-july-show-johnny-green/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:30:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=19 http://thebikeshow.net/25-july-show-johnny-green/feed/ 1