A keen racing cyclist from the age of 18, Ted Reddick was still riding at a good club standard in his early 30s when work commitments started taking over.
“I’d clocked 21 minutes for 10 miles and 56 for 25 – all on steel bikes, none of this carbon stuff,” recalls the Colnago devotee. “Cycling for me was everything. But in the back of my mind I knew I couldn’t give it my all because of work.”
In the Nineties, after taking a break from cycling to save energy for his career in property development, Reddick turned his attention to car racing – with notable success, becoming a regional champion. He didn’t return to cycling until 2004, when aged 40 he treated himself to a Colnago Dream.
Three years later, his partner Su was diagnosed with cancer, and getting out on his bike became a coping strategy.
“Every morning, I’d ride out from Su’s home in Eastbourne, over the marshes or up to Beachy Head. I got fit really quickly.”
After Su died, in 2008, Reddick had to rebuild his life – and cycling again dissolved into the background.
“I’d bought a [Colnago] C50, but I put it in the garage, put a cover on it and didn’t touch it again for years.”
By autumn 2018, the Colnago was back in regular use; in fact, Reddick was busy amassing quite a collection of exotic Italian hardware.
Bu hikaye CYCLING WEEKLY dergisinin March 05, 2020 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye CYCLING WEEKLY dergisinin March 05, 2020 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
Look KG 241
Handmade French carbon from the 1990s' biggest innovators
LET'S TALK ABOUT...DEPRESSION
Rates of depression have risen dramatically since the pandemic and cyclists aren't immune, as Chris Marshall-Bell finds out
TILTING AT TOWERS
Faced with a daunting weather forecast, Tom Davidson takes on Alice Towers’s favourite training loop and learns how block headwinds forge champions
RACE BIKE OF THE YEAR 2024
Cycling Weekly crowns its ultimate king of the road
THE HUB
All the news you might have missed from the last seven days
JACOB TIPPER - Are armchair experts any good?
In recent years, the world of professional cycling has seen the rise of a new type of enthusiast: the armchair cycling fan or Twitter expert.
Tour de Suisse - 9-16 June Switzerland
A year on from Gino Mäder’s tragic death at the race, the Tour de Suisse returns to the calendar with poignant tributes to the Swiss rider.
WorldTour stars find Unbound Gravel a struggle
Matej Mohorič might be the gravel world champion, but he was unable to complete gravel's biggest race last weekend
Tour of Britain Women - 6-9 June
After months of doubt over whether it would take place, the Tour of Britain Women gets underway in Welshpool, Powys, this afternoon.
Pidcock: all in on the Olympics
Tom Pidcock tells Tom Thewlis he is fully focused on gold in Paris this summer