LONDON CALLING

You don’t need to live in the countryside to find great gravel riding. Even from the heart of London there’s plenty on your doorstep

Words JOSEPH ROBINSON

To me, London is the greatest city on earth, from the royal parks to the pearly queens, the boutique coffee shops of Fulham to the greasy spoons of Bow. It’s the city that gave us mod culture and punk rock; garage and grime; Bowie and Adele; Chas and Dave; David Beckham and Bradley Wiggins. London stood firm during the Blitz, swung through the Sixties and boomed in the Nineties. It is a concoction of culture inspired by centuries of immigration, acceptance and assimilation, reflected in its architecture, people and thought. I am biased, though. My dad got into Genes Reunited a few years back and traced our family tree all the way to the 1600s. He found that in that time none of our ancestors had been born outside the south…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2020

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