Cycling News

I have been at home for 10 days since the Olympics and I can tell you that it is great to be in the one place for a while. You tend to get used to living out of a suitcase but it is always nice to come home and pack the suitcase away. After nearly 4 weeks at the Tour de France, I raced a couple of criteriums before going into an Olympic Camp in Italy. We were not there for long before heading to Beijing. It was awesome to go to the Games and the whole size of the event blew me away.

I have entered the 4th week of the Tour de France...the Post Tour Crits!! During the first 2 weeks straight after the Tour, towns throughout Europe hold Criteriums where professionals from the Tour line up against local riders in circuit races around 2 hours in length. A large percentage of the Tour peloton line up in these crits, with the more popular circuits being in France and Belgium. I have frequented the French towns of Lisieux, Camors and Dijon for the past three years. They put on great events and the crowds that turn up to watch the racing is on par to that of the Tour.

By Simon Gerrans

The final stage of the Tour is a great day for any bike rider participating in the race. We have rode 3500km over the past 3 weeks and have been challenged by sun, wind, rain, mountain passes, crazy descents, doping issues, illness and disappointments. On the other side, the energy of the spectators was something else and the personal joy of accomplishing my life long dream of a stage victory in the most challenging race in the world is something that I will never forget.