Tag: Damiano Cunego
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 19/06/2011
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Starting point We had planned to spend the week end in Manosque and ride two of the sportifs in La Sisteronne but, sadly, the organisers (Stephen Roche and Lucien Aimar) didn’t receive prefectural permission, no idea why, so we cancelled the trip. At least they found this out 2… Continue Reading “Relaxing week end”
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 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 16/10/2010
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This morning M Le President, the Treasurer and I met with the club’s designated auditor. He’s a club member and is Treasurer of another club in the area. On behalf of the Town Hall, the supplier of most of our funds, he checks the… Continue Reading “Unbowed and unbeaten”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Caisse d'Epargne, Damiano Cunego, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Michele Scarponi, Pablo Lastras, Paolo Bettini, Paris Tours, Philippe Gilbert, Tour of Lombardy, Tour of Piedmont, Vicenzo Nibali
Posted on 21/07/2010
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We left home just after 09:00 on Monday morning in our Renault hire car and headed for Bagneres de Bigorre. Just past Carcassone, the car emitted a small cough and lost power. My beloved guided it onto the hard shoulder, we leapt out of the car… Continue Reading “Postcards from the Pyrenees”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Carlos Barredo, Chris Horner, Christophe Moreau, Col d'Aubisque, Col du Soulor, Col du Tourmalet, Damiano Cunego, Jurgen Van de Walle, Lance Armstrong, Pierrick Fedrigo, Rueben Plaza, Sandy Casar, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France
Posted on 23/05/2010
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My beloved returned yesterday evening from a hectic week in the UK. I let him sleep in this morning as there was no pointage, just a club ride to Aspremont. Instead, we decided to ride over to Menton and tackle the Col de la… Continue Reading “Lazy Sunday afternoons”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, Aspremont, Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, Col de la Madone, Damiano Cunego, David Arroyo, Eze, Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso, Menton, Michele Scarponi, Monte Zoncolan, Ritchie Porte, Vicenzo Nibali
Posted on 19/05/2010
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I got caught in the rain this morning as I went out for a quick training ride ahead of tomorrow’s marathon: 175km and 2,713m of climbing. I then rushed around, like the mad woman that I am, fulfilling my long list of must do chores… Continue Reading “Bouleversement”
Category: Cycle Club Events, Cycling, CyclingTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, Cadel Evans, Caisse d'Epargne, Damiano Cunego, Dario Cataldo, David Arroyo, Evgeni Petrov, Filippo Pozzato, Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso, Katusha, Liquigas, Marco Pinotti, Michele Scarponi, Oscar Perreiro, Quick Step, Ritchie Porte, Robert Kiserlovski, Saxo Bank, Stefano Garzelli, Vicenzo Nibali, Vladimir Karpets
Posted on 15/05/2010
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A bit of a hiatus this week due largely to pressure of work and not an extended absence, as planned, watching the Giro. And what a Giro it has been. Cloud bursts made the TTT trial somewhat of a lottery and those men in lime green seized the… Continue Reading “Slip, sliding away”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, VolunteerTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, Androni Giocattoli-Diquigiovanni, Astana, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, Cervelo Test Team, Cofidis, Col de Vence, Damiano Cunego, Danilo Hondo, Giro d'Italia, Jerome Pineau, Julien Fouchard, Kivilev, La Vencoise, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Liquigas, Maglia Rosa, Marina di Carra, Matt Lloyd, Montalcino, Novi Liguri, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Quick Step, Rubens Bertogliati, St Pons, Xavier Tondo, Yukira Arashiro
Posted on 17/10/2009
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From last week to this, we’ve gone from an Indian summer to autumn. Today I wore my long sleeved club jersey and gilet, teamed with ¾ bib shorts for what might well be my last assault this year on the Col de Vence. It… Continue Reading “Four in a row”
Category: Cycling, Favourites, FootballTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, AVFC, Beausoleil, Chelsea FC, Chrono des Nations, Col de Vence, Como, Damiano Cunego, Giro di Lombardia, La Turbie, Mauro Santambrogio, Mont des Mules, OGC Nice, Paris Tours, Philippe Gilbert, Sammy Sanchez, Tom Boonen
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