Red, White and Blue: Philippa York
Pippa has a rummage around in the loft for her 1995 national champs jersey
Read moreNational championships weekend is brilliant but doesn’t have the profile it deserves. It should be front and centre, not a footnote
Read more“The Tour of Britain I did that year in the jersey, it was insane. My profile was elevated through the roof.” 2009 British champion
Read moreQ&A with Chris Puttnam of Leicester-based apparel brand Velobici, who embroidered the jersey used for the front cover of Rouleur’s Tour de Fran...
Read more“These jerseys are not quite wool, but they are warm. So I hacked the sleeves off and used to mince about the canal towpaths in Belgium like this.”...
Read more“It was a bog-standard skinsuit with two pockets, but with a decent helmet, narrower bars – it made a massive difference.” Aero pioneer Hayles lead...
Read more“I went for the white shorts too – got the piss taken out of me, of course.” Russ goes for all white on the night
Read more“My husband jumped over the barriers, put me back on the bike, and pushed me over the line with no chain on.” A dramatic first national champs win ...
Read more“The last time I saw Roger Hammond was in bed this morning.” Read on…
Read more“I couldn’t believe it for weeks that I was turning up at races with these blue and red bands on my jersey. It was surreal.” British champion, 1994...
Read more“Bill put ten lengths into me when he kicked – that’s what he was good at – but I eventually pegged him back and won by an inch.” Keith ‘Legs’ Lambert
Read moreMatt Stephens treasures his national champion’s jersey and his memories; Lisa Brambani has mislaid two of her four; while Mandy Jones goes one bett...
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