The 1958 Tour de France
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 7.7.12 In 1958 Brian Robinson became the first Brit to win a Tour de France stage. Stage 7 Route St. Brieuc -Brest Distance 110 miles (170km) Date Friday 2nd July 1958 Stage Winner Brian Robinson (Great Britain) YellowJersey Raphael Geminiani Today is stage……
1995 Tour de France Prologue
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 30.6.12 Chris Boardman crashes in the 1995 TdF Prologue Today sees the start of the Tour de France and all eyes will be on Brit, Bradley Wiggins who is on the verge of an historic first British Yellow Jersey win. In 1995 it……
The Myth of “Road Tax”
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 23.6.12 Scot Tares finds that cycling to work doesn’t have to be taxing. “There has been no direct relationship between vehicle tax and road expenditure since 1937.” Policy and External Communications Directorate, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Why don’t cyclists pay Road……
Bikes and helmets
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 16.6.12 Scot Tares gives the “heads up” on bicycle helmets “Let me first say that I didn’t start wearing a helmet regularly until AFTER I WOKE UP FROM THE COMA… Helmets can’t save you from every accident. Nothing can. But they can save……
Cycling and the Olympics
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 9.6.12 Scot Tares gets all fired up as the Olympic Torch comes to Courier country “There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul that must be preserved.” – Chris Brasher I am starting to get very excited about the Olympics;……
