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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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burtthebike | 5 years ago
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Grounds for a complaint?  If I find the time in between posting on here and doing up the house, I might just do it.

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct

2.1

The psychotherapist undertakes to actively consider issues of diversity and equalities as these affect all aspects of their work. The psychotherapist accepts no one is immune from the experience of prejudice and acknowledges the need for a continuing process of self
-enquiry and professional development.
2.2
The psychotherapist undertakes not to allow prejudice about a client’s sex, age, colour, race, disability, sexuality, social, economic or immigration status, lifestyle, religious or cultural beliefs to adversely affect the way they relate to the client.
2.3
The psychotherapist undertakes not to engage in any behaviour that is abusive or detrimental to any client or colleague based on the above factors.
 

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peted76 | 5 years ago
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Has Viviani got a really weird forearm?

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JohnnyRemo replied to peted76 | 5 years ago
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peted76 wrote:

Has Viviani got a really weird forearm?

If you'd just spent the past six evenings hand-slinging your partner at 60kph every couple of minutes, you'd be looking a bit "Stretch Armstrong" too...  3

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burtthebike | 5 years ago
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If ever there was someone in need of a psychotherapist, it's Lucy Beresford.   Does anyone out there know where we can find a real one?  Any professional pychotherapist who bases their diagnosis on the mode of transport is clearly not qualified to do anything other than empty the bins.

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brooksby | 5 years ago
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So Lucy Beresford's opening gambit is that cyclists are all narcissists who act as if there's nobody else on the roads...?  IME that's way more likely to be the people in the boxes - are they all narcissists too, Lucy??

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cidermart | 5 years ago
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Bizarre or not the Armstrong advert did make me laugh. He's still a massive tool though.

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FluffyKittenofT... | 5 years ago
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Not exactly surprised that Lucy Beresford hates cyclists - she's a regular on LBC.  Subscribing to the cult of car worship is mandatory for all LBC employees (who aren't James O'Brien). Probably there's a clause in their contracts about it.

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CygnusX1 | 5 years ago
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Those socks would definitely fail the UCI regulations though! 

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brooksby | 5 years ago
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So, in 1951 even adults dressed like they were auditioning for The Famous Five...?

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CygnusX1 replied to brooksby | 5 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

So, in 1951 even adults dressed like they were auditioning for The Famous Five...?

It was an absolutely spiffing time, old chap! Out for a ride with your cheese and pickle sandwiches and homemade lemonade supplied by Joanna the housekeeper tucked inside your Carradice saddle bag, knees to the breeze in your khaki shorts.

Stop for a picnic, overhear some wrong 'uns up to no good, foil their dastardly plans and still be back home for afternoon tea!

 

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the little onion replied to CygnusX1 | 5 years ago
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CygnusX1 wrote:

brooksby wrote:

So, in 1951 even adults dressed like they were auditioning for The Famous Five...?

It was an absolutely spiffing time, old chap! Out for a ride with your cheese and pickle sandwiches and homemade lemonade supplied by Joanna the housekeeper tucked inside your Carradice saddle bag, knees to the breeze in your khaki shorts.

Stop for a picnic, overhear some wrong 'uns up to no good, foil their dastardly plans and still be back home for afternoon tea!

 

 

And if my recollection is correct, you can tell they are "wrong 'uns" because they are dark skinned or gypsies. 

 

lashings of ginger beer

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ConcordeCX replied to the little onion | 5 years ago
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the little onion wrote:

CygnusX1 wrote:

brooksby wrote:

So, in 1951 even adults dressed like they were auditioning for The Famous Five...?

It was an absolutely spiffing time, old chap! Out for a ride with your cheese and pickle sandwiches and homemade lemonade supplied by Joanna the housekeeper tucked inside your Carradice saddle bag, knees to the breeze in your khaki shorts.

Stop for a picnic, overhear some wrong 'uns up to no good, foil their dastardly plans and still be back home for afternoon tea!

 

 

And if my recollection is correct, you can tell they are "wrong 'uns" because they are dark skinned or gypsies. 

 

lashings of ginger beer

'swarthy' is the correct word, featuring frequently in Biggles books, as I recall. 'Swarthy Turk' was the expression. I blame Capt. W E Johns for Brexit.

 

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Kendalred | 5 years ago
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I saw that Jeremy Vine thing when it went out on C5. It wasn't just the woman in the clip who was giving cyclists both barrels, it was that effin' numpty to her left (shown in a brief cutaway in this clip) that was also spouting utter shite as well.

I think if I were feeling emotionally vulnerable due to the regular abuse and dangerous/reckless/careless driving we have to endure, this particular 'psychotherapist' (not sure why the '...' have been added?) will not be on my list of people to call on!

Fair play to Dan Snow and Jeremy Vine for giving the cyclists perspective, and especially JV for basically laughing in her face!

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CygnusX1 | 5 years ago
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I was wondering what the well dressed cycle tourist of the 1950s would be wearing for when I finally go out on my 1956 Raleigh Trent restoration project

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