Getting a first look at what our writers conjure up each issue is a perk of my job and Mark Bailey’s feature ‘Save it for a Rainy Day’ (p38), which reveals how to not just tolerate riding in the wet but embrace it, struck a chord with me. Perhaps because of the chastening days I’ve spent slogging through near-freezing rain in the Dolomites, or on particularly soggy editions of the Fred Whitton Challenge in Cumbria, I’ve become a bit fair-weather with my rides at home. Yet, as Mark writes, it’s precisely because of the volatility of race-day conditions that we need to hone our wet-weather skills, like we would any other aspect of our riding. So, let’s don the rain capes, slap on the embrocation and make the most of…
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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024