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Pineapples were first bought to Europe in 1493 by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Caribbean. Some reports say sailers first came across the fruit eaten as an accompaniment to meat by cannibals. Renaissance Europe at the time had very few sweets. Sugar (from cane) was rare and expensive and fresh fruit incredibly seasonal. The […]

Chris Hoy winning a life time achievement award at last nights BBC Sports Personality Awards, reminded me how much I had enjoyed Richard Moore’s book – Heroes, Villains and Velodromes. First published in 2008 and primarily focusing on Chris Hoy, it gives an unprecedented insight in to the secret worlds of track cycling at a time when everything was […]

Michael Hutchinson’s book ‘Faster‘ is genius and definitely worth reading if you are involved in or interested in sport in any way. Michael Hutchinson is a British pro rider who has focused his career on the domestic time trial circuit. Naturally talented and blessed with giant lungs, he found it relatively easy to get involved […]