Richard Abraham

1 month ago | cyclingnews.com | Richard Abraham

The following is an extract from We Will Never Be Here Again: Adventures in cycling from the wilderness to the Tour de France by Svein Tuft and Richard Abraham. Recently published, Svein’s autobiography tells the story of his remarkable life both as an adventurous young man growing up in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest and as a professional rider for a decade and a half.

Jul 5, 2024 | thecyclingpodcast.substack.com | Richard Abraham |Lionel Birnie

by Richard AbrahamChâteauroux, Toulouse, Narbonne, Nîmes, Brignoles, La Grande-Motte, Issoudun, Saint-Fargeau, Aubenas, Paris, Montargis, Gueugnon, Bourg-lès-Valence, Bordeaux, Paris (again), Cap Fréhel, Châteauroux (again), Lavaur, Montpellier, Paris (a third time), Tournai, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Paris (a fourth), Marseille, Saint-Amand-Montrond, Fougères, Utah Beach, Angers, Montauban, Villars-les-Dombes, Fougères (again), Châteauroux (again), Valence, Carcassonne.

May 10, 2024 | thecyclingpodcast.substack.com | Richard Abraham |Lionel Birnie

by Richard Abraham‘It cost me my entire race trying to follow Pogačar. If you come too close to the sun, you get burned’ – Mattias Skjelmose to Danish TV after Liège-Bastogne-Liège, April 21, 2024. ‘When you sail too close to the sun, you get stung. I was brave.

Jan 21, 2024 | theradavist.com | Richard Abraham |Tom Hardie |Emil Carr-Ross

In September, Emil Carr-Ross became the first and only woman to finish the second edition of L’Espirit de Girona, the solo unsupported off-road bikepacking event held in Catalonia. She completed the 800km course in 8 days, 11 hours and 10 minutes. It was her first-ever ultra-distance event. Carr-Ross is also one of the few trans women competing in ultra-cycling.

Jan 6, 2024 | rouleur.cc | Richard Abraham

This article was originally published in Rouleur 123. Subscribe today to read more exclusive interviews, features and content. There is no poster of Graeme Obree on Taco van der Hoorn’s wall. Two years ago, the Dutchman upped sticks from a house shared with former team-mate Jan-Willem van Schip – you may remember him from the 2021 Belgium Tour, where he was disqualified for riding with narrow handlebars that the UCI deemed breached its technical regulations – and moved to Andorra.