London 2012 has announced a new route for the Olympic road cycling races. The world’s leading cyclists will race through six London boroughs, passing attractions including: The Mall (the race’s start and finish point) Westminster Richmond Park Bushy Park The …
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13 Oct
2010
2010
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic 50p Coins Launched
The Royal Mint has launched a new set of London 2012 Olympic Games and London 2012 Paralympic Games themed 50 pence coins. There are 29 designs, each featuring a different Olympic or Paralympic sport. Nearly 30,000 members of the public …
Read more...14 Sep
2010
2010
Eurostar Tri-City-Athlon: Stage 2, Brussels, a Slipped Chain and a Broken Flipflop
After my old faithful flip flops breaking and Karen Pickering lending me hers, we got off the Eurostar and braved the Metro in Brussels much to the bemusement of the locals. A quick walk and we were there. To say …
Read more...20 Aug
2010
2010
Video of the Week: Introducing London with Mark Ronson
This week’s Londony video comes courtesy of Transport for London, and reveal the joys of cycling in (a very sunny, quiet, rather traffic-free!) London. It features Dermot O’Leary, Edith Bowman and three other Londoners called Beth, Mohamed and Kay, along with …
Read more...26 May
2010
2010
2012 Olympics London Cycling Route Announced
The London 2012 Olympics road cycling route was confirmed late last week. The Olympic road cycling route will start and end in Central London, crossing the river Thames and travelling through South West London and the Surrey Hills in between. …
Read more...13 Apr
2010
2010
Ed Clancy and the London 2012 Velodrome
British cycling champ Ed Clancy was on site recently to witness an important building stage in the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome. Clancy, who became the new World Champion in the Omnium event at the Track Cycling World Championships last month, …
Read more...1 Jan
2010
2010
Resolutions You Can Keep in London
We’ve got through Christmas and welcomed in 2010, so you know what comes next – resolutions! Here at VL Towers we’ve come up with one very simple resolution, and happily it doesn’t involve dieting, budgeting or making any life-changing decisions. …
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