Art of Cycling

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Art of Cycling

A hot summer's day on Box Hill in late June sees all sorts riding bikes out on the Zig Zag Road. Most are cycling up in ones and twos with the occasional small group all doing their best to climb the hill at a respectable speed. In amongst them, one rider stands out, his demeanour is that of a professional cyclist, low profile bike, full carbon setup including aero bars, immaculate kit, rock-solid in the saddle with a high cadence, he is powering up the climb. Not just once or twice, this picture captures him going down for the fifth time of asking and he hadn't finished yet

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK

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Cycling Box Hill

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Cycling Box Hill

Box Hill lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The north and south facing slopes support an area of chalk downland, noted for its orchids and other rare plant species and provides a habitat for 40 species of butterfly

In addition to the beautiful countryside, you have a tarmac road which is silky smooth, a constant gradient with not a pothole to be seen. Consequently, other rare species have appeared can also be found, cycling up and down the hill on cutting edge machines made of carbon and steel. Dressed in brightly coloured, futuristic, figure hugging outfits, and that's just the guys.

Box Hill is one place they are now often found in quite large numbers. But don't pay them any mind, they are a new kind of people, an evolution of the species, and they come here to play 

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK  

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Find the Rhythm

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Find the Rhythm

Finding the rhythm on any long climb such as Box Hill enables a bike rider to judge and monitor the energy and effort required to cycle to the top of the climb as quickly and efficiently as possible. The cycling rhythm is a combination of bike speed, cadence and remaining energy levels, or to put it another way, doing what you can with what you have left in the tank.

Not that you would consider Box Hill a long climb in cycling terms, far from it. But if you get it wrong, if you don't take the time to find the rhythm it has a way of finding you out

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK

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Setting the Cadence

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Setting the Cadence

In cycling terms cadence is, roughly speaking, the number of crank revolutions per minute, this is the rate at which a cyclist is turning the pedals. Finding the best cadence has a significant effect on the amount of effort and energy used to cover the ground. In this picture, the bike rider is at the bottom of the Zig Zag Road climb and setting the best cadence is especially important because it's a long way to the top

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK

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Leader on the Road

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Leader on the Road

As any road racing cycling fan will tell you that the 'Leader on the Road' is a situation during a cycling stage race whereby a rider has got so far in front of the rest of the field that if the race finished at that point in the race, they would top the general classification overall. Of course, the riders behind are going to do whatever it takes to rectify the situation in the remainder of the days racing, but it's still a nice place to be

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK

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Winter Training

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Winter Training

What you do now on the bike will repay you four-fold come the summer. This is the gritty side of cycling, the tough stuff, cycling is not for the faint hearted it is one of the toughest sports on the planet. So toughen up, dig in, grit your teeth and just do it, it will be worth it

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK

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In Our Element

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In Our Element

Out on a bike, cycling through a beautiful landscape on a summer's day without a care in the world. If you’ve never done it you don’t know what you’re missing. Add being super fit into the equation, good company and traffic free roads and you have the recipe for a near perfect day

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK 

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On a Charge

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On a Charge

The Zig Zag Road up Box Hill according to Strava has an average gradient of 5.6% giving an almost constant gradient of around 5%. Which for a bike rider is as about as perfect as it gonna get. Meaning if you have the power you can charge up it as fast as you like. That's not to say that cycling up is easy, oh no. As Greg LeMond, three times winner of the Tour de France said, "It never gets easier, you just go faster"

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK

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Chocolate Box

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Chocolate Box

Cycling up Box Hill to the summit of the North Downs in Surrey, approximately 30 km south-west of London. The hill takes its name from the ancient box woodland found on the steepest west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole. The highest point is Betchworth Clumps at 224 m (735 ft) above sea level. Which is a factual description of an idyllic picture book, cycle friendly landscape, one you never get tired of cycling through 

Location: Box Hill, Surrey UK 

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