 | Issue 65 - Friday 13th!
16/1 Friday 13th January saw Prendas Ciclismo closed for the day. Not for any superstitious reasons but the fact that Santini were previewing the next winter collection AND it was founder Pietro Santini's 70th birthday made it imperative that we attended. Read More... |
 | Issue 64 - First Update of 2011
17/5 My first major goal of the year was the Junior Paris Roubaix where I was designated team leader for the GB squad but unfortunately crashed badly in the feed zone, I spent all race jumping from group to group trying to get myself back in the race and finished 18th in the end. I was really gutted as I targeted this one. Read More... |
 | Issue 63 - Track Worlds 2011, Para-Cycling
16/3 Sat at home with two rainbow jerseys and two gold medals and my race number neatly folded on the table next to me in the peace and tranquillity of home, it's an amazing feeling to know the experimental track season I've just had has ended so well. Read More... |
 | Issue 62 - A tale of two silver medals & an interesting pursuit
16/3 The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Montichiari, Italy were to be my biggest event for 2011, with crucial qualifying points to be gained by Team GB for London 2012 qualification. Read More... |
| Issue 61 - Racing and Training with Diabetes
28/1 Training has been going really well and I am coming to the end of one of our road training camps with the GB Para cycling team, where I have been speeding round the Spanish Countryside on the road tandem with Anthony Kappes. I always enjoy road training on the Spanish island of Mallorca. With its varied terrain and usually warm climate, it is a perfect early season training location to escape the cold and sometimes snowy weather of the UK. Read More... |
 | Issue 60: Horizon Fitness RT to use Santini clothing
21/1 Italian cycle clothing specialist SMS Santini will be providing Horizon Fitness RT with its 2011 race clothing. With a new design and a much strengthened squad, it will be a very different looking Horizon Fitness RT that hits the road this year. Read More... |
 | Issue 59: Winter Training in Full Swing
30/12 With so much snow on the ground the challenge of winter training has been exactly that, a challenge! Life at the top of our hill has been slippery and icy for a few weeks now and we have only managed a mere two road rides in the past three weeks. Read More... |
| Issue 58: Winter Training with Snow and Ice!
30/12 We are now into the full swing of training since our end of season break and I'm now enjoying some good quality training. The Paracycling track World Championships have been confirmed for Montichiari, Italy for March 2011, so we are aiming for our very best form for these championships. Read More... |
 | Issue 57: Mick`s thoughts on cycle clothing
30/11 I always have a chuckle when I have read that this company or that company has been keeping a close eye on clothing innovations. In actual fact, there is not really that much to develop and there is not much to improve on. Read More... |
 | Issue 56 - 10 Days, 8 Countries, 2 World Cups
28/10 It seems like a life time ago that we (that's the ‘royal we' i.e Stef) were packing the car and heading off for the first world cup of the season in Aigle, Switzerland. Ten days, eight countries and two races later we are on our way home to Oudenaarde. Read More... |
 | Issue 55 - Riding the Giro di Lombardia
19/10 Monday morning is a very busy time in sat in front of the Prendas inbox with many enquiries to answer from customers, potential customers as well as all the usual million-Euro offers from fallen dictators in central Africa! Read More... |
 | Issue 54 - Helen Wyman 6th in World Cup
19/10 This weekend we were down in Switzerland for the first round of the UCI World cup cyclo-cross season at the UCI headquarters in Aigle. It was a wicked course, really interesting and I was really really happy as I got my best world cup result since 2008/9 season. Read More... |
 | Issue 53 - Incredible India
15/10 Arriving in Delhi was very exciting, not least because on approach to landing, the view from the plane window through the heat haze showed a sprawling city with many impressive looking buildings but although I tried to crane my neck I couldn't see any of the much talked about venues or our accommodation at the Commonwealth Village. Read More... |
 | Issue 52 - Cyclo-Cross season start at Neerpelt, Belgium
28/9 Having started my cross season in America last year with a win at Star Crossed in Seattle it was always going to be difficult to live up to the same expectations this year. In previous seasons there haven't been any early UCI races for women in Europe like there are in the USA. However this year it's all changed and it's pretty much non-stop from now on. Read More... |
 | Issue 51 - Winter Training
24/9 So it begins, my third winter of my cycling career. With a hard winters training to look forward to, I think it's best to look back and appreciate what I've achieved and how far I've come these past 2 years. It was just over 20 months ago that I first figured out what ‘real' cycling was all about. Having my first ever track session at Maindy I thought I was doing pretty well. Read More... |
 | Issue 49 - Junior Tour of Wales
24/9 There's always a first time for everything but I've never had so many firsts in one go! First time riding for Wales, my first ever Junior race, first ever For Goodness Shake recovery drink and first time in a stage race! Shame it wasn't a first place finish though... Read More... |
 | Issue 48 - Cheryl King Images
10/9 Like most children my bike was a way to expand the boundaries of my world. Eager to explore I would set off on two wheels with curiosity plotting my route. Taking a camera with me on my travels ensured I would be ready to capture any strange and fascinating sights that I saw. Camera and bike, bike and camera, the two just went together. Read More... |
 | Issue 47 - Winning the Road Race World Championships!
24/8 Waiting all day for my 4pm Road Race at the World Championships this weekend was hard work. I was itching to get racing, especially after the results in the Time Trial two days earlier suggested we'd be on for a very juicy encounter! Read More... |
 | Issue 46 - Settling in at Road Worlds
17/8 After a 17 hour journey from Manchester via Munich, Montreal and Mont Joli I arrived in Baie Comeau which sits on the northern banks of the St Lawerence river some 420 miles north east of Montreal. Read More... |
 | Issue 45 - Art is all around us!
12/7 Ideas often happen here at Prendas when we least expect it, so when Mick arrived at work in his 2005 Felice Gimondi Gran Fondo Jersey, the light blub moment appeared! Read More... |
 | Issue 44 - British Nationals Nationals Interview
8/7 The 2010 British road race championships left PEZ with mixed feelings, last year we loved the continental feel in Abergavenny as the race streamed through the barriered main street; the cafes and bars were open for the day with tables set up for their patrons in best Belgian style. Read More... |
 | Issue 42 - Sarah RAB Diary (Part 2)
8/7 Day 5 of the Deloitte Ride Across Britain took us along some more familiar roads as we wound our way for 186km towards Manchester. Starting at the back of the field I spent the day with Jody Cundy and Barney Storey. Read More... |
| Issue 42 - Sarah RAB Diary
15/6 As Deloitte Ride Across Britain kicked off in John O Groats, the beautiful weather being enjoyed further south in the country never made it as far as our 170km route for the first day of the nine day event. Read More... |
 | Issue 41 - First win, fast juniors and school-boy dreams
16/3 With Team Raleigh's first win under their belt, team captain, Dan Fleeman took time to talk to www.pezcyclingnews.com and www.veloresults.co.uk journalist, Ed Hood about winning, getting beaten by juniors - and schoolboy dreams of pro cycling. Read More... |
 | Issue 40 - Team Launch
9/3 Late February and one of the milder days of this harsh winter, a watery sun does nothing to dispel the feel of "out of season seaside resort" but what's this.....signs of life at Bournemouth's Collingwood Hotel. Read More... |
 | Issue 39 - What a couple of weeks...
5/3 How do you describe a few weeks where everything seems to go wrong? It seemed to me as if I was a human magnet, attracting nothing but bad luck! Everything started to go wrong two days before I was due to leave for my venture across the pond to the cycling haven of Oudnaarde. Read More... |
| Issue 38 - Top Ten Moments of the cyclo-cross season
16/2 After a long season is very nearly at an end I’ve decided to put together a couple of top tens of the season starting with my top ten moments, so here they are in reverse order. Read More... |
 | Issue 37 - A big weekend with a stripy jersey
10/2 Having suffered from an unusually large amount of snow in January our national championships were postponed until this weekend. In some ways it was a good thing as it was more about holding a peak from worlds rather than racing in the middle of a hard training block. I also had the penultimate round of the Gazet Van Antwerp in Lille, Belgium the day before. Read More... |
 | Issue 36 - World Cyclo-Cross Championship Tabor, Czech Republic
10/2 Our third cyclo-cross world championships were certainly going to be different! With our man on the inside reporting temperatures of below minus ten degrees celsius during the day, we packed our Etxeondo 3n1 hats and Thermolite socks thinking we'd be literally wearing everything we managed to stuff in our hand luggage! Read More... |
 | Issue 35 - Wilier/BigMaggys/Prendas Training Ride
28/1 Last weekend saw most of the 2010 Wilier/BigMaggys/Prendas team take on a mini training weekend down to sunny Bournemouth (ok, well at least it wasn’t snowing!) in fact after the previous weeks conditions it was nice to ride in temperatures that where the right side of zero although a strong southerly headwind the whole way meant that in the words of Ben "it was a day for heroes!" Read More... |
 | Issue 34 - Visit to Santini, Italy
25/1 Once again the door closed early on the Prendas offices as we set off for the Radisson Blu Airport Hotel at Stansted before another early morning flight to Bergamo (near Milan). Read More... |
 | Issue 33 - Mud, Mud Glorious Mud
19/1 Finally we got our first muddy race of the season and wow the conditions really didn't hold back as a lot of the men in the elite race were running 500m of the course per lap, brilliant! Read More... |
 | Issue 32 - It`s Snow joke!
19/1 So it's been a while since my last update but there hasn't really been many adventures to talk about until last weekend, when we made a return to the North Pole (otherwise known as England) for the highly anticipated national championships. Read More... |
| Issue 31 - New Team Sponsorship for 2010
18/12 Over the past decade, Prendas Ciclismo have helped out many riders and teams with our accessory products. This has been a fairly low-key operation and we are pleased to have helped several riders on their way to a professional career. Read More... |
 | Issue 30 - Winter Update
18/12 Well, since my last blog the training has started and is in full flow so much now that I'm hardly getting any time to do anything but ride my bike. But i guess thats why they call it full time bike riding! Read More... |
 | Issue 29 - The CyclePassion Experience!
1/12 I arrived in Germany and was picked up at the airport by Anke who assured me not to worry about anything and that it was going to be a fun day........ Read More... |
 | Issue 28 - Return of Etxeondo!
30/11 In the beginning of high end cycle apparel manufacturers, Etxeondo were in the first wave. 1976 saw the very first products come off what was practically an individually, hand stictched and sewn production process. Read More... |
 | Issue 27 - Post Giro di Lombardia Interview: Dan Fleeman
9/11 There are only five 'Monuments' in cycling; races which define the sport and have been contested for 100 years, or more; Milan - San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris - Roubaix, Liege - Bastogne - Liege and the Tour of Lombardy. Read More... |
 | Issue 25 - Reflection
21/10 The 1st of october and i have finally finished, my season is over. So one of the things that i do every year is have a good couple of days after my last race to just reflect on the season and just think what has gone wrong or right what were the things the that worked and the things that hadnt and to try and gather all these thoughts up and to try and learn from them all and to make a plan for the 2010 season. Read More... |
 | Issue 24 - Treviso World Cup Round, Italy
5/10 Soon after returning from America, Helen Wyman of the Kona/FSA Factory Team started her World Cup campaign in Treviso Italy. With a win already this season to her name, Helen was keen to continue her steady build up to the middle of the season. Read More... |
 | Issue 23 - EuroBike 2009, Deutschland
9/9 Another year, another EuroBike blog! Our annual trip to the biggest trade show (this side of the pond) in Friedrichshafen, Germany saw the Prendas Peloton hit the show for 3 days wandering the ever-increasing number of halls of the impressive Messe-Friedrichshafen complex. Read More... |
| Issue 22 - Busy Busy Busy
28/8 Well alot has gone down since my last blog i think the most important bit is that i have joined a new team, Magnus Maximus Coffee.com. So yes i do get alot of coffee and its pretty damn good aswell cant do a ride without it. Read More... |
 | Issue 21 - Tour Series Write Up
20/8 The last couple of weeks have been incredibly hectic, for riders and team management alike as the Televised Tour Series well and truly shook British racing up! Read More... |
 | Issue 20 - Post Girobio Interview: Peter Kennaugh
20/8 After his successful grilling of Robbie McEwen after the Vattenfall Cyclassics, Mick turns his attention to one of the UK's hottest prospects Peter Kennaugh. A Prendas Supported rider, young Mr Kennaugh recently took podium positions at the Baby Giro (Girobio) and the UK National Championships. Read More... |
 | Issue 19 - A Fresh Start
12/6 I think the title speaks for itself but i better explain. Well since my last blog I have been racing constantly where in april i raced 15 days so was pretty intense and i was very close on a couple of occasions to get a win which would of kicked start my season but hey that's cycling. Read More... |
 | Issue 18 - Post Giro Interview: Daniel Lloyd
11/6 Daniel Lloyd (Cervélo Test Team) was one of four Grand Tour rookies in the team at the centenary Giro D'Italia (Tour of Italy), but with four stage wins to the team's credit, it made for an impressive debut in the three week events. Read More... |
 | Issue 17 - Life in Italia
24/3 Well since my last blog a lot has happened. I've been back to the UK to move out of my flat, also saw my parents for a few days, and of course I can't forget that I turned 21. Read More... |
 | Issue 16 - Euskaltel/Tour Down Under
19/1 From inside the team car at the Tour Down Under, Prendas is pleased to be able to see some sunshine for once. Enjoy... Read More... |
 | Issue 15 - Back To Italian Life
19/1 Well i'm back out in Italy again for those who don't know where i'm based, i'm roughly half way between Florence and Pisa in a town called Quarrata lovely place it is. Read More... |
 | Issue 14 - Braveheart Auction Dinner
31/10 Supporters of the Braveheart Fund once again showed their generosity at the annual Braveheart Auction Dinner raising over £30,000. Read More... |
 | Issue 13 - Vattenfall Cyclassics, Deutschland
7/10 Oh boy, is that the time? do we really have to get up? Saturday dawns in caravan B19 Hymer City in the vast complex that is the Eurobike exhibition grounds. Read More... |
| Issue 12 - EuroBike 2008, Deutschland
7/10 Our annual visit to the EuroBike trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany saw a longer stay at the show, with two days dedicated to wandering the massive halls of the Messe-Friedrichshafen complex. Read More... |
 | Issue 11 - Giro Observations
21/5 Been a while since i wrote anything on this site, so as i know how much prendas love the giro, and my team have had an interesting week, why not clock in. Read More... |
 | Issue 10 - Giro Interview with Signore Santini
20/5 Signore Santini founded Santini in 1965, and despite running a very large company still enjoys to go out on his bike. Just like everybody at Prendas then! Read More... |
 | Issue 9 - Our passion for that Retro look!
22/4 Here at Prendas we steer clear of designing our own jerseys. We are all traditional club riders at heart, so you will certainly not be seeing a "Prendas Jersey" in order to massage our ego. Read More... |
 | Issue 8 - Campionati Del Mondo Ciclocross
30/1 Friday 25th January, early doors at Prendas as we have to catch an early evening flight to Treviso. Andiamo... quick stop to deposit postal sacks at local delivery centre and we are on the road. Read More... |
 | Issue 7 - Keep on Moving...
22/1 Sunday 20th January - D-Day for the Prendas Moving team. After a few false starts (largly thanks to our Telecoms supplier) at 0730 the first box was lifted from the Old Parkstone Dairy into the van. Read More... |
 | Issue 6 - The New Adventure!
14/12 Its been just over 3 weeks since I returned from Colorado, for my first meeting with my new team. Those 3 weeks have meant 'work' has started again with new motivation Read More... |
 | Issue 5 - Before the World Championships
24/9 Well it’s now Monday 24th, 5 days before the worlds in Stuttgart. The form is good and I’m feeling pretty confident about Saturday. Read More... |
 | Issue 4 - Tour of Britain, Southampton
14/9 After getting into work at the crack of dawn, we were lucky enough to be able to leave early for Southampton to see the finish of stage 1 of the 2007 Tour of Britain. Read More... |
| Issue 3 - EuroBike 2007, Deutschland
5/9 After our inugural one-day visit to EuroBike last year, this time we decided that given the number of halls and exhibitors, maybe dedicating more than a day would be best! Read More... |
 | Issue 2 - Deutschland Tour 2007
29/8 When a letter from the Deutschland Tour showed up, I initially thought it to be a statement of account from the purchase of 2006 race clothing. Further examination revealed it to be accreditation Read More... |
 | Issue 1 - We have lift off!
17/8 After the events of the past few weeks in the pro peloton, I had thought that the first entry of the Prendas Blog was going to be all doom and gloom. Read More... |