Tag: Alessandro Petacchi
Posted on 04/07/2011
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Yes, it’s the day that Americans hold so dear. It was therefore only fitting that Tyler Farrar, led out by the maillot jaune, won today’s stage which he dedicated to his late-best-buddy, Wouter Weylandt. Garmin Cervelo rack up two wins in a row proving that nice guys do… Continue Reading “Independence Day”
Category: CyclingTags: Alessandro Petacchi, Anthony Charteau, BMC, Cadel Evans, Cofidis, Europcar, Garmin-Cervelo, Geraint Thomas, HTC-High Road, Jose Joaquin Rojas, Mark Cavendish, Movistar, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Philippe Gilbert, Romain Feillu, Samuel Dumoulin, Team Sky, Tom Boonen, Tyler Farrar, Vacansoleil-DCM, Wouter Weylandt
Posted on 19/05/2011
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Unfortunately, due to more pressing commitments, I’ve only caught bits of the last few day’s of the Giro. Even worse, I have fallen asleep during transmission of the Tour of California. Why is it that when I watch transmission of the former I am… Continue Reading “Garibaldi’s Giro VI”
Category: CyclingTags: Ag2R - La Mondiale, Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Giro d'Italia 2011, HTC-High Road, John Gadret, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Marco Pantani, Mark Cavendish, Saxobank-Sungard, Tour of California 2011, Wouter Weylandt
Posted on 09/05/2011
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Five, four, three, two, one and they’re away. It’s Omega Pharma-Lotto who kick off this year’s Giro. The team descends the starting ramp, rides out the gate of the Castello della Venaria Reale, 9km north of Turin, and speeds away in line along a road thronged with enthusiastic… Continue Reading “Garibaldi’s Giro IV”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Astana, Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov, Euskatel Euskadi, Geox-TMC, Giro d'Italia 2011, HTC-High Road, Igor Anton, Joaquim Rodriguez, Katusha, Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, Marco Pinotti, Mark Cavendish, Michele Scarponi, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Radioshack, Vicenzo Nibali
Posted on 28/04/2011
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We’ve profited from the fine weather these past few days to log plenty of kilometers on the bike. The weather forecast keeps indicating adverse weather but it’s generally been holding off during the day. The combination of rain and warm sunshine has ensured that the… Continue Reading “Full of promise”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Alexander Efimkin, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andrea Guardini, Astana, BMC, Cadel Evans, Cameron Wurf, Colnago CSF-Inox, Damiano Cunego, Euskatel Euskadi, Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli, Garmin-Cervelo, Giro d'Italia, Jonathan Castelviejo, Katusha, Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, Manuel Belletti, Matteo Rabottini, Max Iglinsky, Pavel Brutt, Presidential Tour of Turkey, Saxobank-Sungard, Taylor Phinney, Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis, Thomas Peterson, Tour of Qatar, Tour of Romandie, Tyler Farrar, Valentin Iglinsky
Posted on 11/03/2011
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It’s that time of year when caution needs to be exercised when descending the Domaine on two wheels thanks to the birds and the bees or, more precisely, the ducks. Our feathered friends are in an amorous mood. There’s evidently a sexual imbalance as these sorties on webbed… Continue Reading “Ducking and diving”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alessandro Petacchi, Andreas Kloden, Europcar, Garmin-Cervelo, JJ Haedo, Lampre, Lars Boom, Paris-Nice 2011, Rabobank, Sammy Sanchez, Saxobank-Sungard, Team RadioShack, Thomas De Gendt, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, Tirreno-Adriatico 2011, Tyler Farrar, Vacansoleil-DCM
Posted on 25/07/2010
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This morning we set off 50km south-west of where we’re staying in Oiartzun in order to watch the LXXXVII edition of the Ordiziako Klasika. A 165,7km circuit on the UCI Europe Tour, around the town of Ordizia, which takes in 5 ascents of the Alto de Abaltzisketa and 2 of… Continue Reading “Postcards from Pays Basque I”
Category: CyclingTags: Alessandro Petacchi, Benat Intxausti, David Arroyo, Ezequiel Mosquera, Francisco Mancebo, Gorka Izaguirre, Igor Anton, Manuel Ortega, Mark Cavendish, Ordiziako Klasika, Pablo Lastras, Radioshack, Romain Sicard
Posted on 24/07/2010
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I don’t know about the UCI checking out Cancellara’s bike for an engine, they should check Cavendish’s for an extra gear. He won yesterday with ease, even having time to check behind him twice. He truly is the world’s fastest sprinter and has already exceeded… Continue Reading “Easy, easy, easy”
Category: CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Andy Schleck, Cameron Diaz, Denis Menchov, Frank Schleck, Giro, maillot jaune, Mario Cipollini, Mark Cavendish, Sammy Sanchez, Tom Cruise, Tour de France
Posted on 16/07/2010
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The current weather is putting me very much in mind of an old film noire by Laurence Kasdan. Called Body Heat, it was set in a sultry Miami and featured Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. I distinctly recall one scene where, thanks to ever-soaring mercury, they both got… Continue Reading “Hot and steamy”
Category: CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andy Schleck, Body Heat 1981, Bradley Wiggins, Caisse d'Epargne, Garmin-Transitions, Joaquin Rodriguez, Joseba Beloki, Julian Dean, Lance, Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw, ONCE, Radioshack, Saxo Bank, Sergio Paulinho, Stephan Auge, T-Mobile, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France, Tyler Farrar, US Postal, Vasili Kiryienka
Posted on 10/07/2010
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What a fabulous first week! Take a bow ASO. We’ve had confusion and controversy, thrills and spills, cobble calamity, tears and tantrums, rain, heatwaves, picturesque countryside, beautiful châteaux, fervent fans, the favourites are all still in contention and we’ve only just reached the first really lumpy… Continue Reading “Week one review”
Category: CyclingTags: Adam Hansen, Ag2R - La Mondiale, Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Alexandre Vinokourov, Amets Txurruka, Andy Schleck, Astana, BMC, Bradley Wiggins, Cadel Evans, Caisse d'Epargne, Carlos Barredo, Cervelo Test Team, Christian Vande Velde, David le Lay, Euskatel Euskadi, Fabian Cancellara, Footon-Servetto, Frank Schleck, Garmin-Transitions, HTC-Columbia, Jerome Pineau, Lampre, Manuel Cardoso, Mark Cavendish, Mathias Frank, Michael Boogerd, Mickael Delage, Mikel Astarloza, Milram, Nikki Terpstra, Oscar Freire, Paris-Roubaix 2007, Patrick Lefevre, Quick Step, Robert Gesink, Robery Gesink, Rui Costa, Saxo Bank, Spotted Jersey, Stuart O'Grady, Sylvain Chavanel, Team Sky, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France, Tyler Farrar, Yellow Jersey
Posted on 20/03/2010
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We arrived in San Remo before 11:ooam, parked the car, bought La Gazzetta dello Sport and went for a coffee to read who the pundits in Gazzetto and L’Equipe favoured for a win. La Gazzette favoured Boonen while L’Equipe hedged their bets with Boonen, Gilbert and Boassen Hagen. After Boonen, La Gazzetta plumped for… Continue Reading “Another year, another day”
Category: CyclingTags: Alessandro Petacchi, Cipressa, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Fabian Cancellara, Mario Cipollini, Mark Cavendish, Milan-San Remo, Oscar Freire, Philippe Gilbert, Poggio, Tirreno Adriatico, Tom Boonen
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