LA GAZZETTA DELLA BICI

I started this website back in about 2007, when I was really ill, as a scrape book of everything I loved about cycling and as a way to fill the endless hours of boredom that surrounds being ill. I have had such fun making this website and have met some of the most amazing people through putting [...]

I am very pleased to announce that the first oil in my new range is now available to buy. Oil No.3 is what used to be called ROSSO for everyone who knew it before. Its the same oil you just get 50ml more than the old version. ROSSO was my most popular massage oil so I [...]

Gruppo Sportivo Gazzetta member Paul Atkins recently rode the famous Etape. Paul was very kind and wrote this report for us.

Paolo has gone off piste in the French mountains and I just got a brief report from him somewhere up the col de croix de la fer. Have a great time and don’t get eaten by any mountain bears Paolo, jersey is looking good too.

Everyone knows I suffer from mental health problems well now you can all watch as the physical manifestations of this illness play themselves out as I attempt to run in THE GREAT SOUTH RUN. I am running for the charity MIND, who I have done work for before and who have helped me so much throughout [...]

My friend Rich Mitch recently did a great portrait of us all at GAZZETTA and he is now offering an actual portrait service to everyone. Head over to his website to get full details and check out the one he did for Cato Felan. You will get to work with Rich one to one and end up [...]

This is going to be huge. Put together by two of my favourite cycling deviants,  Camille McMillan and  Luke Scheybeler , The Collarbone showcases Camille’s amazing photographs, (he is quite simply one of the best working in the field) and is something I will be visiting daily. The address is  http://www.thecollarbone.tumblr.com and more information on what is going on with [...]

Some how, unknown to me, my so called mate (ex-mate) Paolo has been at the tour riding with the Garmin team these past two days. Here are a small selection of his snaps from the inside, including a trip in a bloody helicopter!!!! I have told him if he ever wants to see me again then [...]

RankTeamDirecteurScore1Gazzetta pope on a rope Paul Sanders 25172The A Team Charlotte19543The Loonies on the Trikes tlottrike17614TEAM C TRACK guy calveley 17415you never know jimmylemon16426GS GAZZETTA SIMON LAMB 15637The Thighs Have It Melanie B 15458Nobeef Vegemix Neximus15449Brighton Celeste Alan Newman 152210Interstellar Tagnuts Yohann Broon-Ale 149611Des Agricoles Uni Antone De Bass 148912Team Minessa minessa148013Climbers Delight Nishith143114Beautiful Wrists Racing Soul_cramp139615Stokey CC A-Sal139116Velo Vole Andy Moore 135717knees Bramhall133618<a [...]

This is a nice little film.

Today’s tour post is from the oracle of vintage cycling scans that I follow on flickr. Anders has some absolutely amazing archive stuff and his flickr account is a real goldmine.

I love being shown new work and stuff like that, so, when my partner in crime Dan (fatmanonabike) Thornton sent me a link to the photographer Jon Boyes’ snaps from today’s tour stage I had to drop him a line to ask if it was ok to reproduce some of the photographs here. Luckily he said [...]

The boss of GAZZETTA Scotland, Euan Lindsay, probably the greatest climber since Robert Millar, posted this amazing picture of his girlfriend Caroline’s TdF inspired nails. Now that is something pretty special if you ask me, I just had to post it up here.

What with all our attention fixated on the TdF now, I wanted to say a massive well done to all the people who rode on the Hot Chillie London to Paris. However special attention and a extra massive well done is due to Teresa the GAZZETTA women’s team captain who has not only done this feat twice [...]

Gazzetta member and all round superhero Mark Pinsent , who also luckily happens to live in France, popped along to the tour today (like you do) and took these great snaps which he has let me publish here. Check out more by following Mark on Twitter where he has been posting these and more. Thanks Mark… [...]

Maurice Garin (right, arms folded) poses during first Tour de France 1903.

Many thanks to all the photographers whose work appear here.

That’s right race fans, its the tour de france and coming off my whitewash victory in the GIRO I’m planning on wiping the floor with you all again at the tour. Here is the details for the VELOGAMES.COM mini league if you would like to join and try and beat me.