Cycle 2007- The Show Hits Earl's Court

Keen to see the new Madone 6.9pro that he'll be riding in 2008, Tim Don took time out of a busy Saturday to pop down to Earl's Court while the Cycle 2007 show was in full force. The 2007 National Triathlon Champion spent over an hour signing autographs for fans before getting anywhere near his bike,  and then spent the next 30 minutes talking bikes with the visitors to the show.
Tim will be training in South Africa over much of the winter where he will be riding a new 6.9pro while he waits for the custom painted Madone he'll be competing on in 2008. It's nice to see that even an athlete at Tim's level of ability, can still be like an excited kid when it comes to new shiney and expensive kit. And I though it was just me.

Tim's fractured elbow, an injury sustained at the Beijing World Cup a few weeks ago, seems to be on the mend and he's looking forward to getting back on the bike. You can keep up to date with what Tim gets up to on his own website, timdon.com.

Bike as Art

During the build up to the Tour de France in London, we were asked by Oakley if we could get hold of one of Lance's bikes for an exhibition of Tour images being held at the Getty Images gallery in London, (where else?). Knowing the likelihood was pretty slim, we decided on the next best thing, a replica. Picking the bike we wanted was one thing, so many custom P1 paint jobs to choose from, but getting built was something else altogether. It took a lot of teamwork with the P1 guys in the US to get not only the right colour but spec as well, but they did us proud and the bike got to the gallery just in time; take a look.
Somehow, the gallery had also got hold of a Lance jersey! How rare is that?