LRB News !

 GBH This edition LRB News !  is pleased to present another in-depth and hard-hitting interview with  one of the wild cards of the invitation list, sometimes bad-boy and favourite for outright honours,  Ben Greaves.   Name :   Ben Greaves, aka GBH Age :  XXXVIII years young Palmares :  Too numerous to list fully.  High-lights include:  Architecture tragic, fake Bianchi ownership. Career Highlight :  Embracing failure   Ben , L’enfer du Nord is an entirely new event coming up early in 2022.   With the final course a controversial unknown at this point, can you share with LRB News ! your approach to training as we build up to what will be an historic first event ? Between coffees, sweet + savoury takeway goodness, and my erratic circadian rhythms, I am relying heavily on decades of sustained bad habits in preparation for the torturous inaugural L’enfer du Nord… ! Bad habits could be read several ...

Oh No... Would you believe it ? Having talked up the tactical nuances of tackling L'enfer du Nord's infamous Sector #1 in a previous issue...Disaster. This half-hearted fence and rather blunt sign were discovered on the way back from some course reconnaissance in recent days.  As you may imagine, the LRB News !  scouts could not believe their eyes when zeroing in on the rather vague promise of completion some time in mid-March !   What sort of project management critical path deadline is that ? Not only is it highly probable that Sector #1 will need to be scratched from the inaugural LRB  course, but it seems that upgrade works will ultimately rob Sector #1 of its greatest asset - the likelihood of mud and slippery going.  Surely this is bureaucracy gone mad. Well, thank you Launceston City Council.  The LRB News ! team are now in a mad scramble to find a suitable alternative path to connect the course dots.  Some late hours of google earth stalk...

  The Suspens-ion is Killing Me...Part 2. Having sparked the debate, LRB News ! have had to capitulate and admit that suspension may be acceptable for L'enfer du Nord if your name is Andre Tchmil, Adrea Taffi, Frederick Guesdon, Guido Bontempi, Edwig Van Hooydonk, Greg lemond, Dag Otto Lauritzen, Mario Cipolini, Franco Ballerini, Steve Bauer, Frederick Moncassin, Johan Museeuw...              It seems that there might even be an option for dual suspension ( double points deduction - be warned - ed ) or to emulate the Freckle...hmmm, that didn't quite come out right.              So for all the humble train-spotters out there throwing pizza at the screen and yelling a lengthy list of Flemish, Italiano or French rider's names - We know that Jacky Durand has le Classe - just take your pick, build that killer replica, and see you at the start line... Next issue, due to popular demand, we return with another star rid...

Rouleur Deluxe  With only one month to go before the big day - Yes, One Month -  LRB News ! is really excited to present the first of our rider interviews this edition.   Leading up to Launceston Roobaix w e were keen to get an insiders peek at some real rider preparation, so tackled  one of the established stars of the start list for some candid insight.   Sometimes and a ffectionately known as Rouleur Deluxe,  and a perennial favourite for any event,  LRB News ! recently put Gavin Hinds through his paces with a sprobing Q/A session.    So sit back with a brew and see what can be gleaned between the lines as we reveal some insights from Gavin's preparation. Name :   Gavin Hinds .  aka Rouleur Deluxe Age :   53 years young Palmares :   Too numerous to list fully.  High-lights include:  Noosa Tri regular, Marathon man, Mountain Biker, PBP Ancien, all-around Rouleur-Deluxe. Career Highlight :   Bot...