The Three Peaks Cyclo Cross and Iron Cross Blog

Some thoughts (and some guidance of perhaps dubious value) on the World's two greatest Long Distance Cyclo Cross Races

Wednesday, 3 September 2008

(Photo Chuck Armstrong - http://www.elementoftheeye.ifp3.com/ click on image to view full size)

They look OK to me... (the socks I mean)

Ian Briggs: Luton Bedfordshire UK and Torrox Costa, Andulucia, Espana; Professional ageing juvenile ('nom de course' - "Binky Huckaback"). I started racing in 1968 whilst in the UK Armed Forces as away of getting out of cookhouse duties and amateur dramatics (seriously). Based in Luton UK, with a second home in Southern Spain near to Malaga - and riding for US club, Capital Bicycle Racing Club aka CBRC (it's a long story). During my 40 year racing 'career' I've actually managed to win a few races, but a very long time ago now. These were mostly 'Cross, some massed start and even a couple of BCF Division Pursuit Championships. However I hasten to add that this was invaribly when no-one else bothered to turn up, or if they did, failed to spot me sitting on their wheel for the entire race. Now one of the planet's leading exponents of the Olympian ideal "it's not the winning that counts - it's the taking part" i.e - I'm rubbish, I work at London Luton Airport, the UK home of budget / low cost air travel. I've ridden and finished the Three Peaks Cyclo Cross twelve times and the Iron Cross twice...

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