Nottingham Post published Tim Bladon: Rutland event as good as any in Europe

A young rider tells cyclist Tim Bladon from Mapperley about what it's like riding for your life off-road – when you're on a bike made for the road.Recently I was at the Rutland CiCLE Classic, a truly unique race on the British calendar. Race founder Colin Clewes draws inspiration from the gruelling cobbled classic, Paris-Roubaix. The route winds deep through the heart of rural Rutland, featuring many un-surfaced roads and rock-strewn farm tracks. This gives the race a hectic, unpredictable