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Posts by Joe Laverick
March 1, 2023
(Updated July 22, 2026)
Go by Bike
To me, it’s many things: discovery, freedom, enjoyment, pain, exploration, emotion and excitement. It is the humble bicycle that has allowed me to see thousands of kilometres of backroads around tens of different countries.
January 17, 2023
(Updated February 28, 2024)
A Look Inside Training Camps
From France to Italy, Spain to England, I’ve been to many training camps in my time. I’d hate to think how many weeks of my life have been spent in average hotels with the sole aim of getting fitter.
December 16, 2022
(Updated July 22, 2026)
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s snowing in the Dolomites, Alps and Pyrenees. It’s impossible to train in Scandinavia, Britain is freezing, and Canada is just a world of its own. It’s not easy to be a cyclist in the winter months.
November 27, 2022
(Updated July 22, 2026)
Off Season
Everyone loves the off season. After a long year of racing, training, travelling and living a controlled lifestyle, it is the period that athletes can take a step back from elite sport and live a ‘normal life’.