Month: November 2009
Posted on 30/11/2009
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We woke yesterday morning at 07:00am to find that it had been raining in the early hours but was now, thanks to a stiff wind, starting to dry out. The sky was positively leaden and, while we doubted we would make it to the… Continue Reading “Lights out”
Category: Cycle Club Events, FootballTags: Arsenal, AVFC, Barcelona, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, OGCN, Promenade des Anglais, Real Madrid, Sochaux, Spurs
Posted on 28/11/2009
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I took the train from Antibes to Paris: just over 5 hours door-to-door and a bargain at Euros 80 for a first-class return. I passed the journey lost in the pages of Sir Chris Hoy’s biography a very readable adjunct to “Heroes, Villains and… Continue Reading “Parisian diary”
Category: Cycle Club Events, Cycling, FavouritesTags: Antibes, Boulevard haussmann, Brevet Kivilev, Le Grand Verfour, Le Marais, Left Bank, Louvre, Palais des Congres, Paris, Place de la Madeleine, Roquebrune Cap Martin, Seine, Sir Chris Hoy, Sorbonne, Versailles
Posted on 24/11/2009
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Having dropped off my beloved at the airport at some ungodly hour I am now privy to a spectacular sunrise over the Baie des Anges. Truth be told, I typically head back to bed for another half-hour or so but I’ve too much to… Continue Reading “You could love it too much”
Posted on 22/11/2009
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According to yesterday’s copy of L’Equipe, and possibly much to no one’s surprise, Wiggo is joining Sky. Jonathan Vaughters has evidently realised the futility in trying to hang on to a rider who wants to be somewhere else. No doubt Garmin will be amply… Continue Reading “Lazy Sunday afternoons”
Category: Cycle Club Events, FavouritesTags: Bradley Wiggins, David Brailsford, Garmin, Jonathan Vaughters, L'Equipe, Nice Matin, Paul Kimmage, Team Sky, The Sunday Times, Tour de France, UCI
Posted on 20/11/2009
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When I worked as a volunteer at the World Road Cycling Championships in Stuttgart 2007, manning the UCI’s VIP Welcome Desk, I met the guys responsible for Melbourne 2010. My friend Valeria and I had a bit of a running joke with them on account… Continue Reading “Conflicted”
Posted on 19/11/2009
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I’m picking my husband up from the airport in an hour or so, around 23:15. He’s been in UK and Poland for the past 10 days. I’d like to be able to tell you that while he’s been away I’ve demolished the Vuelta and post-Vuelta ironing… Continue Reading “Hands off”
Category: Cycle Club Events, Favourites, FootballTags: Antibes, Arsenal, Decathlon, FIFA, Hugo Lloris, L'Equipe, OGCN, Olympique Lyonnais, The Vuelta, Thierry Henry
Posted on 19/11/2009
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I’m typing this during the action packed second-half of extra time at Stade de France where the score is one apiece. The Irish started the match strongly and Robbie Keane, deservedly, fired one in from a Damian Duff pass on 32nd minute. The match… Continue Reading “Extra time”
Category: Favourites, FootballTags: Bjarne Riis, Credit Agricole, CSC, Damian Duff, Jens Voigt, L'Equipe, Marco Pantani, Matt Rendell, Philippe Brunel, Robbie Keane, Roger Legeay, Sidney Govou, Stade de France, William Gallas, World Cup 2010 South Africa, Yoann Gourcoff
Posted on 17/11/2009
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My trainer, at my request, has ramped up the exercise regime. As a consequence, after our session yesterday, I have a few aches in areas best left unmentioned. The weather the last two days has been glorious, just what I ordered. As I rode… Continue Reading “Rum soaked”
Posted on 15/11/2009
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Yesterday, I had a very special, overnight visitor, my neighbour’s daughter. She is a truly delightful child, a credit to her parents and teachers. She came for dinner which we prepared and ate together, before settling down to watch the football match. We’d already had a… Continue Reading “Hotch potch”
Category: Cycling, Favourites, FootballTags: Adidas, AVFC, Cannes, Chanel, Doha, Gareth Barry, Jens Voigt, Lloris, Mouans Sartoux, Mougins, New York, Nicolas Anelka, OGCN, Yoann Gourcuff
Posted on 13/11/2009
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M Le President handed me a medal on Tuesday for the “Velocio UFOLEP 2009”. Appropriately enough it features a rider slinging his handlebars across the finish line or more accurately, in my case, slumped exhausted over the handlebars. Unfortunately, whichever club awarded me the medal spelt… Continue Reading “A rose by any other name”
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