Author: ChrisO

An Aussie, transplanted to Britain and living in Abu Dhabi and now Dubai. One wife, two cats, three kids and four bikes. The wife and kids live in London, the bikes live with me, mostly. I'm a TV person - originally journalism, then consultancy and project management and now in audience research and ratings. On average I ride 10,000+km each year. I love club and group riding and have got more into racing, especially stage races and events. In the past I've done a bit of audax too. I have a Giant TCR, Giant Trinity, Ridley Noah and a custom-built steel Roberts. I ride with Team Ride-Giant in Dubai and Dulwich Paragon in the UK.

May 15 2016 by ChrisO

Cogal Report

London-Chilterns Cogal Report

Attention all hands, we have a cogal report! Thanks to @ChrisO for pulling this all together. We have no photos of the pint drinking but we’ll overlook that. Here is a link to the photo album. Chapeau lads. VLVV, Gianni Gladoe (Greg) A highlight for me was the transition that occurs between folks when you…

Aug 14 2015 by ChrisO

Evanescent Riders

Guest Article- Evanescent Riders: Nick Nuyens

Winning the Ronde, even once, should get a person some long term credits, at least free drinks in every Belgian bar. Yeah, you won Flanders, but what have you done lately? Pay and performance, present pay for future performance, it is sorted business. Maybe it is what makes the world go ’round. @ChrisO takes a look…

Mar 27 2015 by ChrisO

Guest Article

Guest Article: Sharjah a Trois

The final installment of @ChrisO’s desert trilogy should have been published last month when Pros were getting sandblasted but it didn’t. Still, we can never have enough personal race reports from our V-Brothers and Sisters. Since Chris submitted this he has broken his femur and is already back in the saddle (?!). The V is…

Sep 26 2014 by ChrisO

Guest Article

Guest Article: Liberty, Egality, Fraternity

I was asking earlier, how do you know if you are a cyclist? One sure sign is when one brings a bike on almost all vacations. If a vacation does not include some cycling, is it a vacation? If you asks that, you are a cyclist. Hopefully this has been a long-term condition and all…

Jan 31 2014Jan 31 2014 by ChrisO

Guest Article

Guest Article: Along for the Ride

ChrisO is back with another installment of Suffering in the Desert. Enjoy. VLVV, Gianni A year after my first stage race I’m doing it again. I just have to remember who had permission to shoot me if I did… The Tour of Sharjah has become the Sharjah International Cycling Tour. It’s now a UCI Asia…

Apr 4 2013Apr 5 2013 by ChrisO

Guest Article

Guest Article: Finding My Level

Keepers Tour 2012 veteran @ChrisO is back to his racing ways in Cyprus. Yes, this is not Northern France; let us take a brief respite and go to warmer Mediterranean climes. This is ChrisO’s second guest article about his racing; his first was a stage race, the Tour of Sharjah, last year. Yours in Cycling, Gianni If you…

Nov 30 2012Nov 29 2012 by ChrisO

Guest Article

Guest Article: Racing, Not Riding

Is anyone else in need of some bike racing? I’m strung out and need a fix. @chrisO has come to the rescue by actually racing his bike and filing a proper report. He didn’t just jump into some Sunday Cat IV event either. He raced a stage race, the Tour of Sharjah, which might be…