Tag: Cofidis
Posted on 21/11/2011
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The UCI announced today (see list below) in effect the 18 teams which will make up next season’s premier division, the World Tour. While two are still pending, one assumes they’ll be ratified in due course. The French will have the bunting out as… Continue Reading “And the winners are………………….”
Posted on 14/08/2011
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My beloved returned on Friday evening feeling a bit fatigued from an exhausting schedule of meetings. Yesterday, given he hadn’t ridden for a week, we had a pleasurable 65km meander around the area. Week ends I’m happy to follow his lead as I’ve plenty of opportunity… Continue Reading “Trifling pleasures”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, Food and Wine, MotoGPTags: BMC, Cofidis, Czech MotoGP, Dani Pedrosa, David Millar, David Moncoutie, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Eneco Tour, Garmin-Cervelo, Levi Leipheimer, Marc Marquez, Nico Terol, Philippe Gilbert, Radioshack, Sky, Taylor Phinney, Thibaut Pinot, Tour de l'Ain, Tour of Utah, Vacansoleil-DCM, Vuelta a Espana 2011, Wout Poels
Posted on 24/07/2011
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According to L’Equipe, spectators wait an average of six hours to watch the peloton pass. At one end of the spectrum are those who watch it at home on television nipping out just before the riders zoom past their front garden. At the other… Continue Reading “Postcards from the Alps IV, V and VI”
Category: CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, BMC Racing Team, Cadel Evans, Cofidis, Damiano Cunego, Europcar, Frank Schleck, HTC-High Road, Ivan Basso, Mark Cavendish, Pierre Rolland, Rein Taaramae, Sammy Sanchez, Thomas Voeckler, Tour de France 2011
Posted on 15/07/2011
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As part of my training programme I’ve been swimming on alternate days. I verified with my coach that he didn’t expect me to be steaming up and down the pool during my 30 minute session. Instead, the pressure from the water is intended to help my… Continue Reading “Swimmingly”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Cofidis, David Moncoutie, Europcar, Euskaltel-Euskadi, FDJ, Garmin, Jeremy Roy, Samuel Sanchez, Saxobank-Sungard, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France 2011
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 17/06/2011
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There’s always a lively debate about whether it’s best to ride the Dauphine or the Tour of Switzerland and what one can read into the form of each of the participants. Personally, I feel it’s unwise to draw too many conclusions. History is rarely an… Continue Reading “Place your bets please”
Category: CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Bjarne Riis, Bradley Wiggins, Cofidis, Criterium du Dauphine, Damiano Cunego, Frank Schleck, Ivan Basso, Juan Mauricio Soler, Sammy Sanchez, Tour of Switzerland, Tristan Valentin
Posted on 15/04/2011
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After four days off the bike, it was a pleasure to resume my training programme. I’ve been riding really strongly this week, particularly on the climbs, and feel on track for this week end’s brevet, the l’Antiboise, organised by a neighbouring club. Last year, I unwisely… Continue Reading “Bit of a roundup”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, FootballTags: Alberto Contador, Amstel Gold, AVFC, Carlos Sastre, Cofidis, Euskatel Euskadi, FDJ, Fleche Brabanconne, Fleche Wallonne, Geox-TMC, GP de Denain Porte du Hainault, Igor Anton, Jimmy Casper, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Movistar, OGCN, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Paris-Camembert, Philippe Gilbert, Sandy Casar, Sauer-Sojasun, Saxobank-Sungard, Tony Gallopin, Vuelta Ciclista Castille y Leon, Xavier Tondo
Posted on 28/03/2011
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Yesterday was pretty blissful. My beloved and I rose late, largely thanks to the clocks going forward and his tardy arrival back into Nice the night before. We breakfasted, dressed, mounted our bikes and headed for that morning’s pointage, just up the road in St… Continue Reading “7-year itch”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Cofidis, Ctiterium International, Daniele Bennati, Europcar, Filippo Pozzato, Frank Schleck, Garmin-Cervelo, Gent Wevelgem, Jens Voigt, Katusha, Leopard Trek, Mark Cavendish, Matt Goss, Movistar, Quickstep, Radioshack, Rein Taaramae, Samuel Dumoulin, Saxobank-Sungard, Simon Geschke, Skil Shimano, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen, Tour of Flanders, Tyler Farrar, Vasili Kiryienka, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Posted on 12/03/2011
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We set off yesterday lunchtime for Aix-en-Provence. I let my beloved drive Tom III, largely because I was feeling lousy with my head cold. We arrived, easily parked and went to stand at the finish, within sight of the big tv screen. The team… Continue Reading “All shook up”
Category: CyclingTags: AG2R, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andreas Kloden, Andrei Kivilev, Bradley Wiggins, Cofidis, FDJ, Garmin-Cervelo, Geraint Thomas, Heinrich Haussler, HTC-High Road, Jean-Christophe Peraud, Liewe Westra, Paris-Nice 2011, Radioshack, Rein Taaramae, Remi Pauriol, Richie Porte, SaxoBank-Sungaard, Team Sky, Tony Martin, Vacansoleil-DCM
Posted on 07/03/2011
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While I spend a lot of time cycling on my own, I am equally at home riding with my clubmates. Even so there are certain wheels I would prefer not to follow as their owners either have a propensity to kiss the tarmac with alarming… Continue Reading “In the bag”
Category: Cycling, Food and WineTags: AG2R, Astana, Cofidis, Denis Galimzyanov, Frank Schleck, Geraint Thomas, Greg Henderson, Heinrich Haussler, Katusha, Matt Goss, Maxime Bouet, Movistar, Paris-Nice 2011, Thomas De Gendt, Tirreno Adriatico, Tony Gallopin, Vacansoleil
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