we know he's special, but.....

please click and read as Bradley Wiggins becomes...

guff at the tour

guff were represented at the Tour again this year. The delights were many to say the least with a post to follow in some sort of attempt to do the experience justice.

In the meantime here's a photographic composition from the depart at Rambouillet on Sunday 22 July

still life with hats

Sky take over the BBC

The cyclesguff prediction (let's face it, we were not alone) came true last year. It surely is time for another....

and since we are on a roll, how about Phil Liggett for Director General?

Stay dreaming

world wide wiggo

The inimitable words of ITV4's Gary Imlach summed it up 'Not sure I'm qualified to pronounce an exact degree of Britishness, but there is no doubting that Bradley Wiggins is a champion.'

citizenship of cycling

The success of Team Sky as they roll across France and the potential for Team GB to start a foundry over the next few weeks will hopefully result in an increased number of riders out enjoying their bikes. The retail environment may go into a crazy spin as people race to snap up late Le Tour bargains and any Olympic promotions. We can only hope that the increase in cyclists on the road will make the Great British motorist become more considerate of the Great British Cyclist.

Most of us, whether on or off road will no doubt take the responsibilities of being on a bike seriously. Traffic laws, respect of the countryside and bikes being kept in working and good nick aside, many of the guffer peleton are parents of young kids. It still amazes me the lack of consideration and room that 'fellow' road users offer when you are out with the young bunch. With a push to have more kids out enjoying physical activity what hope do we have that the riders of tomorrow will gain the confidence to venture out onto the open road?

Thankfully Cycling Scotland have been very active, in their own words 'Cycling Scotland is the national cycle promotion organisation for Scotland.  We’re working to establish cycling as an acceptable, attractive and practical lifestyle option. We want to make Scotland a nation of cyclists.'

tut tut, where's the apostrophe?

Unfortunately, the cynical bones in my body have to be warmed up from the chill that the youngsters enjoying the UK 'majority sport' of football suffer from those that still allow their dogs to crap on the playing fields...

Stay upright

exchange and art

The past few minutes have been spent reading the exchanges of the team sky cycling wags' twitter feeds. This isn't a usual pastime, honest. However, I'll certainly keep an eye of David Millar's feed. Cyclesguff are fans of Millar and Strava, so chapeau to Chris P.

Stay upright

le Chou-Chou

It was a little over a year ago that a cyclesguff post went out with a final comment 'I just hope that Voeckler can hold on to the jersey for the French to enjoy the glory on Bastille Day.'  

The Maillot Jaune sits firmly on Wiggin's shoulders, but after today's stage le Chou-Chou thoroughly deserves the Polka Dot jersey that he is just about to adorn.

This guffer is just back from a holiday in the Vendée Region of France. The spectacular Bastille Day fireworks put on by the splendid little town of La Tranche-sur-Mer would be fitting for the heroics of today's stage. After all, Voeckler now lives in the Vendée and I would have loved to be sitting in a local seaside bar watching the stage unfold in the manner that it did today.

Stay upright