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Hub Life

It’s been a tough twelve months or so. In 2019 I was time trialling every week, spent a few days in hospital recovering from a spectacular TT crash, rode home from watching Tao at the Prologue TT in Bologna through rain and snow, crashed out halfway through the TCR, rode some more time trials, went… Read more »

Trek Bicycles Now Available

Born in a Barn Eighty years before Trek’s founders, Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg, would make Waterloo, Wisconsin, the home of their new venture, the Waterloo Driving Park Association was formed in the town’s southwest corner. Preceding Henry Ford’s introduction of his first car by two years, “driving” held a different meaning — namely, racing… Read more »

Strada Bianche di Essex 2019

THE ROUTE IS AVAILABLE HERE: STRADA BIANCHE DI ESSEX ROUTE 2019Hub Velo are proud to present the Strade Bianche Di Essex 2019. A free 100km ride out from our bike shop and cafe in Clapton on Saturday 9th March (same day as the race!). An homage to the other Strade Bianche (which takes place on the same… Read more »

That’s All Folks! Cross is over bring on TTs and Road

On a windy and cold-ish day where the sun was noticeably absent, Gary trucked us and our bikes to the outskirts of Cambridge, where in a slightly grim setting we were set to take part in the last race of our CX season.Although the motivation was initially not the highest, particularly given the dampness of… Read more »

Mid-January Race Report

With most people’s minds and eyes already set on next weekend, it’s time to look back at the centre block of January, and reflect on what happened. On the second weekend of the month, some action went down on the Velopark on Saturday, with several people flying the HV flag in the 3/4 crit. Kai went… Read more »

Christmas and New Year Race Report

A number of club members hit the road to complete their Rapha Festive 500 over the holiday period and congratulations to all those who completed and commiserations to those whose mileage fell short or just chose to enjoy the holiday. Racing continued with Eastern Cross, London and Central League action all over the southeast. In… Read more »

Race report: 8th/9th December

Last weekend was all about the cyclo-cross (and only about the cyclo-cross). Hub Velo rider Adam Coffman represented in round 11 of the Central league at Hillingdon on Saturday, while Sunday saw yet another big day out for the Gary Boyd sponsored support team, with youth and senior Hub Velo riders racing at Trinity Park… Read more »