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Le Tour de Bretagne in Jersey

Thom Van Dulmen in the Tour de Bretagne time trial held on Victoria Avenue last year

So great news, the Tour de Bretagne is returning to Jersey in April.

I’ve started, so I’ll finish

Charlie Simpson, whose five-mile charity ride has raised £194,000 for Haiti earthquake victims, shakes hands with a policeman outside No 10 Downing Street. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire.

And this week I’ll finish my reprise of last year’s news.

A year of bike blogging

Arthur Lamy's bike blog is a year old

Do you know that it’s been a year since I started writing this blog?

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Cycling from the armchair

No snow then? I bet that you’ve all been cycling around furiously to make up for lost time, or maybe not?

The helmet debate – and the snow!

So what an exciting week, a debate about making helmet wearing compulsory for all cyclists and a few seriously, at least for Jersey, snowy days.

Plan a few cycle rides

So far I’ve managed to avoid the traditional seasonal media trick of regurgitating last year’s news, but don’t hold your breath – is it that there isn’t too much news out there, or more probably, I think most journalists are simply taking a break.

A New Year resolution

With the New Year fast approaching, it must be time to consider which New Year’s resolution might be worth attempting. 

A few tips when buying a bike

This week, a few tips for those of you who have bought bikes for Christmas, or who are still to make a last-minute purchase, especially if you’re buying from the internet or from a catalogue.

Beware drivers using mobile phones

How often do you see people using their mobile phones whilst driving?  Even if you disregard the high per capita number of vehicles in the Island, it’s unquestionably far too often.

Where are all the cyclists?

It might just be pot luck, but it seems like there are a lot fewer people cycling at the moment.