The Journal

The Forgotten World Championships- Jamie Blair

  When does “lost” become “forgotten”? We lose generations within education or housing due to poor decisions or uncontrollable market forces; to wars and conflicts in countries across the world...

Up For Grabs: My Commentary Notes – Ned Boulting

    As part of The Never Strays Far podcast series with Ned Boulting and David Millar, The Road Book and CHPT3 have launched an exciting competition to fill the void...

No Race Now – Ned Boulting

    NO RACE NOW     No race now, just a pavement, A loose selection of shops And scrubby spots for dogs To find their mark and shit.  ...

The Legend That Is The Climb That Is The Plank – Ned Boulting

This is an excerpt from 101 Damnations by Ned Boulting.   La Planche des Belles Filles! The (Wooden) Board of the Beautiful Girls! Bonkers. This is not a place name....

Never Strays Far Competition Giveaway

  CLOSES 11th OCTOBER MIDNIGHT Missing Le Tour already? The Road Book and CHPT3 are here to the rescue and teamed up to offer 4 exclusive prizes to 4 lucky...

Joining the Dots – Ned Boulting

Dear Internet,   I fear controversy, as I fear the dogs which routinely run towards me, smelling my panic (and possibly my mouldering trainers) when I am out running. Therefore...

Hoping In Kent – Ned Boulting

An unusual rest day at the Tour. No clamorous press conferences, nor heat-stuffed launderettes. No wan baguettes by the side of the road, nor six hour drives. Just a day,...

Golf Attack- with Ned Boulting, David Millar and Pete Kennaugh

The Knights Of The Yellow Jumper – Ned Boulting

It might have something to do with the fact that I am staying in a moated castle, but I think I’ve finally understood the true nature of the Tour de...

Before The Flag Drops – Ned Boulting

      Awake at 4.30.   The last time this happened on the eve of a Tour was in 2003. My very first. That night we’d been housed near...

Protected: ‘In Winner’s Words’- Chris Froome

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Latin Grammar: The Future and The Past – Ned Boulting

  Things can change quickly in sport, and indeed in life. If there is one thing that 2020 has taught us all, it is that everything we imagined was immutable,...