I catch up with Ashleigh and find out the Olympics “is not all sunshine and rainbows. Ashleigh is the type of girl who is always busy. If she isn’t cycling or at the gym, she is on her laptop or phone figuring out sponsorship, race calendars, or how to promote women’s cycling. Even when she sits still, you can see her mind is always working. As the interview started, Ashleigh was busy packing for another trip and milling about the house but when I ask about the Olympics, she

Are you excited for the Paralympics?  I am!  The women’s cycling is at the top of my list and I’m especially excited to watch Team Canada‘s two female tandems of Geneviève Ouellet with Émilie Roy (pilot) and Robbi Weldon with Lyne Bessette (pilot).  Both teams come from good pedigree with previous Paralympic medals, World Champ titles, and even some Winter Paralympic experience between them.  Watch for both teams in the road events and Weldon/Bessette on the track.  I’ll also

After Wiggins’ won the TT he went searching for his wife and kids in the crowd.  When the young South African, Chad  Le Clos, beat Phelps in the 200m butterfly to win gold his father gushed on BBC about his “beautiful boy”.   So, in case you haven’t caught the emotional family side of the Olympic spirit yet, check out this Olympic inspired ad that celebrates what is behind every great athlete. Get the tissues, it’s a tear jerker! #Olympiccommercial #Olympicadvertisement #Spor

Marianne Vos wins Gold (www.london2012.com) The Women’s Olympic Road Race was this past Sunday and, for those of you who missed it, what a race you missed. The rainy 140km circuit included only two loops of Box Hill for the 66 riders representing 35 countries (Stokes). As the peloton left London the pace visibly increased and when Box Hill approached attacks were fast, furious and relentless. © Stefano Rellandini There were countless attacks from the bunch but Emma Pooley (Gr