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Hannah Bussey

'I’ve been battered by the cycling community for wearing normal clothes, not to mention not using a helmet' - Chris Boardman on riding for utility, and sport

Boardman on the left, Tom Babin on right.

In our weekly series we speak to cyclists of all kinds, to find out what one change they've made that's helped to make them a better bike rider - and ask - will it work for you? 

What is cycling to you? A form of exercise? I way to exercise your competitive, sporting spirit? Or, simply a way to get from A to B? For journalist and author Tom Babin, it was flipping from a focus on athleticism to simply moving around which saw him increase his cycling volume. 

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