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15 May 2013 - 2:09pm
Reasons to be cheerful… Part 1
Team CTC
Redbridge Cycling Centre, Hainault in Essex - the weather sunny with the odd snow flurry, temperature 2 degrees (feels like minus 2 degrees), the first race outing for Team CTC...
8 February 2013 - 11:21am
Taking my bike on a plane
Anna Cipullo in Teide Tenerife
What is the best way to transport your bike on a plane? CTC's Anna Cipullo discovers what happens when you take one bike in a sturdy bike box and another in a CTC plastic bag
5 February 2013 - 4:38pm
The London Bike Show
Post-race CTCers recover from the IG Nocturne at London Bike Show
CTC's Anna Cipullo took a trip to the London Bike Show and spent the weekend admiring the newest bikes and bits. She also raced against Match of the Day's Colin Murray!
15 January 2013 - 2:46pm
From turkey to training again
Anna Cipullo at the National Cyclo-cross Champs, for Hargroves Cycles
CTC Cycling Development Officer for the South of England Anna Cipullo says goodbye to Christmas and hello to cyclo-cross and cross-country training.
3 October 2012 - 1:40pm
Anna tackles the Three Peaks Cyclocross race in Yorkshire
Anna Cipullo tackles Simon Fell
It's the largest mass-start cycling race in England, and probably one of the toughest too. This year it celebrated 50 years of existence and our local development officer, Anna Cipullo, went out to see what it was all about.
27 June 2012 - 1:07pm
My day at the Cycletta Wiltshire sportive
Cycletta Wiltshire ladies' sportive
Last weekend I was invited to attend Cycletta - a ladies only sportive or challenge ride - and what a wonderful atmosphere!
6 June 2012 - 3:10pm
'Safety in numbers' - how it works at a micro level
Riders on the Magnificat sportive negotiate a gravelly, blind bend
As near on 1,000 riders on the Magnificat sportive passed by at the weekend, I witnessed a great demonstration of safety in numbers - on a micro-level. The presence of those cyclists had a profound effect on driver behaviour.
20 May 2012 - 6:59pm
Rained off? Southwold en Bici Bike Club turn to turbo trainers
Southwold en Bici Bike Club member, Bose, turbo training.
What can an after school Bike Club do if the weather is really bad? A primary school in Hackney has the perfect solution to keep the group meeting and their Bike Club's wheels turning.
21 February 2012 - 11:04am
Ride to the Pies
climb
This Sunday 26th will see me riding my first sportive of 2012. Lets hope my legs are ready!
20 February 2012 - 11:12am
It's definitely getting lighter in the mornings
It's definitely getting lighter in the mornings
I will now save both weight and batteries by removing the lights from my bike.

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