The Chairman in the Austrian Mountains
Can I claim a Fiasco first? I love summer. It means slightly better weather, the odd glorious morning and hollibobs. This year Famille...
La Tourette - D Minus 2
We have quorum of 14 participants, an eclectic mix of Fiasco regulars and old friends from the Bordeaux run. Like the Bordeaux trip, the...
My Rig: Lapierre Sensium 400
When researching my first road bike purchase, I went round the houses for three months but eventually came back to the first one I fell...
Three days, four mountains*
Première partie. [RP] First up a confession. The title of this tale was supposed to be ‘Two days, four mountains.’ Mainly because the...
Alpe D’Huez
Personally I was pretty revved up about the prospect of The Alpe, so the fact we took a mechanically induced overnight breather was a big...
Chamois Cream – part 1
Back when I was a lad I used to scoff at the mere mention of chamois cream. Incredibly this was in spite of me owning a pair of cycling...
Cycling Nutrition
Aged 16 I used to be able to eat a whole 12 inch pizza and the free one that came with it. My day would revolve around toast – one loaf...
FiascoFest
The first end of summer festival for club members and their families was held on a Sunday afternoon at the start of October 2016 in the...
Fiasco & Ventoux - A Love Affair
The Bédoin ascent of Ventoux is fast becoming a Fiasco racetrack during each Summer holidays. Longy and Bomber started the trend in the...
Fame At Last (or the real reason cyclists shave their legs)
This is a story about a cycling club in the Surrey Hills. Pretty boring subject matter, huh? Tell that to the two (correct: TWO) film...