My Top 10 Scottish cyclists of all time
I was listening to an old podcast by the two johns, who were discussing a Top 10 list of American cyclists. I thought it would be interesting to try to do the same thing for Scots. My main criteria for...
View ArticlePicture of the Day: Ken Laidlaw 1961 Tour
Ken Laidlaw leading Stage 16 of the Tour de France (Toulouse to Superbagneres), 11th July 1961. He attacked on the climb out of Luchon and let until 8km to go, finishing in 19th and winning the most...
View ArticleKen Laidlaw Biography
Kenneth Laidlaw was born in Hawick in 1936. He was destined to become one of Britain’s greatest all round racing cyclists with Olympic, Empire, World and Tour de France honours, as well as many...
View ArticleKen Laidlaw 1961: view from L’Équipe
I recently posted Ken Laidlaw’s famous image, leading Stage 16 of the Tour de France 1961 as my Picture of the Day. It is interesting to read the celebrated writer Antoine Blondin‘s¹ somewhat poetic...
View ArticlePic of the day: Ken Laidlaw IOM 1961
photo – Stephen McGinty, as found on Coastal Senior From left: Stephen McGinty as a young boy, his father, the late Jimmy McGinty and Ken Laidlaw at a professional road race on Isle of Man. The photo,...
View ArticleScots in the Peace Race
After doing a couple of posts on Ian Steel I recalled a thread on the Braveheart Forums that began as an inquiry for somebody’s email address and wandered off on a wonderful tangent about Scottish...
View ArticlePic of the day: Ken Laidlaw 2010
This shot was taken by Ian Bell as part of the 2010 Ken Laidlaw sportive. The event was honoured by Ken Laidlaw himself, returning to Hawick, the town of his birth, from the USA to lead off around 400...
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