Tag Archives: gruelling

Long-distance cycling: recommended equipment

Having tackled the gruelling Etape du Tour, Charles Starmer-Smith gives the low-down on everything you need for those long rides . Continue reading

?tape du Tour 2010: taking on Tourmalet

Charles Starmer-Smith tackles the toughest stage of this year’s Tour de France. Continue reading

Compact digital travel photography: portraits and perspective

Charlie Waite on using perspective in landscapes and how to capture portraits on your travels. Continue reading

The love of the high-end heist

As a book thief and air hostess are found guilty of theft, prison doctor Theodore Dalrymple examines the allure of the high-end heist. Continue reading

The Lycra Files: Live – the Etape du Tour

Follow Charles Starmer-Smith’s progress as he cycles the gruelling Etape du Tour in the Pyrenees. Continue reading