1. Duo Normand 2009 report
(Reviews/Event Reports)

Team Grumpy approached this year's Duo Normand with the expectation that we'd do less well than in previous years - both riders have had less than stellar seasons.  In the event, we did better than we ...

2. Duo Normand 2009 - preview
(Reviews/Event Reports)

OK, so the Duo Normand is a bit of an obsession of Team Grumpy, but I think justifiably so! Over the years we've had variable fortune in the event: 2003:  9th place (Veterans)   01:24:01 2004:  5th ...

3. USE Tula aero bars
(Reviews/Bicycle Tech)

Grumpy Bob is aware he said in the Team Grumpy blog that he'd not fork out for new aero bars solely to make his bike UCI-legal. However, a week or so ago he decided to change his mind, and chose some ...

4. How to make your Time Trial bike conform to UCI regulations: Part 2 - My bikes
(Reviews/Bicycle Tech)

... combination with one that's UCI-legal would also address the issue of the tri-bar extension reach.  The other consideration is whether I need to worry about this at all.  Team Grumpy is concerned that ...

5. Tips for entering and riding the Duo Normand
(Reviews/Training and Riding)

The Duo Normand is possibly Team Grumpy's favourite time trial - the course offers a bit of everything to the rider, fast flat roads, coupled with quite technical sections.  We've always been favoured ...

6. How to ride two-up team time trials
(Reviews/Training and Riding)

  Having ridden two-ups for quite a few years now, Team Grumpy have a few pointers to share.  Our first efforts can quite generously be described as "Laurel and Hardy go Time Trialling".  We were really ...

7. Duo Normand, 2004
(Reviews/Event Reports)

Note: this report describes Team Grumpy's second ride in the Duo Normand (we have ridden each year from 2003, with the exception of 2006), and was originally published in the North Bucks Road Club Newsletter. ...

8. Icknield RC 30k 2-up, 29/3/09
(Reviews/Event Reports)

... with 49:16. For a bit more detail, see the Team Grumpy blog. Since we didn't finish (or even start) as a 2-up team, I won't bother posting the results. Suffice it to say we were a little disappointed, ...

9. Port Talbot Wheelers 2-up '25' 1/3/09
(Reviews/Event Reports)

This event has become Team Grumpy's annual season-starter. It's a well run two up team time trial event run on the R25/24 course. This course uses a dual carriageway section for the first half, before ...

10. Duo Normand 2008
(Reviews/Event Reports)

... have a following car in case of mechanical problems, though Team Grumpy have never availed themselves of this in the 5 occasions we've ridden it. Riding two-ups is actually not as simple as two riders ...

11. About this Website
(News/Latest)

Team Grumpy Team Grumpy is a joky name given to the Two-up team comprising Grumpy Bob and "Grumpy" Art Vanderlay, former clubmates now separated by a considerable geographic distance. We do however race ...

12. Bicycle Tech
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Team Grumpy is enthusiastic about trying new bits of bike kit.  We will write up long-term reviews of various components.  You may add your own comments via the commenting system. ...

13. Event Reports
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Reports of our outings as Team Grumpy - unfortunately we are unable to ride many two-up events each season (partly because there aren't very many, and partly because we live far apart!  You may add comments ...

14. Training and Riding
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Team Grumpy offer advice on training for and riding two-up team time trials.  Feel free to use the commenting system to ask questions. ...

15. Events
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Events organised by Team Grumpy and its associates  ...