UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport have teamed up to unearth Great Britain's Olympians beyond London 2012 by launching Talent 2016: Tall and Talented. Olympic rowing medallist Katherine Grainger and Andy Triggs-Hodge have given their backing to the scheme, aimed at identifying the stars of tomorrow in sports such as rowing or basketball where height can be an advantage. Tall and Talented is… Read full post
Hello to everyone who raced on the Wattbikes at the cycle show. It has been an extremely busy few days since then however I am now back in the office and able to post the results of the Cycle Show. There were some exceedingly quick times and close races across all 4 days of the show. There will be full results posted on the site soon from our records, however take a peek at the final leader table below.… Read full post
Yesterday, Ben joined the England Football team for some of their training for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. Ben meet the team at the Altitude Centre, a group of sports scientist who have trained many top sporting teams, most recently the Great British Lions Team before their tour of South Africa. Ben provided Wattbikes for the fitness testing during the sessions at the request of… Read full post
Jim Rees achieved two incredible cycling feats this weekend at the Cycle Show (8-11 October). The Bedfordshire man, who has ridden 3000 miles across America three times, set a new 24hour static cycling world record on the Wattbike, and then went on to complete 1000miles of cycling during the four day show at Earls Court. Rees was Britain’s top finisher at the Race Across America (RAAM) event… Read full post
Jim Rees, the Bedfordshire man who rode 3000 miles across America in 10 days and 20 hours, has set a new world record for 24 hours of continuous cycling. The record was achieved on a Wattbike during day one of the Cycle Show at Earls Court in London. Rees surpassed the previous record of 392.9miles, set last year by Neil Rhodes, with just under three hours to spare, and is still currently cycling!… Read full post
Jim Rees, the man who rode 3000 miles across America in 10 days and 20 hours, has set himself a challenge of completing 1000miles on a Wattbike during next week’s Cycle Show, as well as breaking the world record for 24hours of continuous cycling. Rees, who was featured on an ITV4 documentary about his participation in the Race Across America (RAAM) event, will attempt to complete his target mileage… Read full post