Tag: Frank Schleck
Posted on 07/08/2020
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Usually at this time of year we’re just heading back from the Basque Country having watched one of my favourite one-day bike races, the Clasica. We missed out last year while we were enjoying our #adventuredownunder so i was particularly looking forward to spending… Continue Reading “One from the vaults: Back from the Basque country”
Category: Cycling, Food and WineTags: BMC, Carlos Barredo, Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Frank Schleck, Gret Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert, Rabobank, Sammy Sanchez, Sylvain Chavanel
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 14/07/2011
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In preparation for next week’s hills, I’ve been doing endurance intervals. Basically, riding in a higher gear than I would normally to replicate effort on a steeper ascent. I don’t mind these exercises as my natural inclination is to churn a higher gear, and lower… Continue Reading “Endurance”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Arnold Jeannesson, Cadel Evans, Euskaltel-Euskadi, FDJ, Frank Schleck, Garmin-Cervelo, Geraint Thomas, Ivan Basso, Jeremy Roy, Johnny Hoogerland, Mark Cavendish, Sylvain Chavanel, Thomas Voeckler, Tom Danielson, Tour de France 2011
Posted on 01/07/2011
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As part of my preparations for The Tour, yesterday afternoon I watched the Tour de France team presentation held in the theatrical, Gallo-Roman, Parc du Puy-du-Fou. The spectacle was much enjoyed by the 6,000 capacity crowd. The riders were made to feel like gladiators when we… Continue Reading “Counting down the clock”
Category: Cycling, FavouritesTags: Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andy Schleck, Anthony Delaplace, Christophe Kern, Euskatel Euskadi, Fabian Cancellara, Frank Schleck, George Hincapie, Jens Voigt, Lance Armstrong, Lui Leon Sanchez, Matthew Goss, Philippe Gilbert, Radioshack, Robert Gesink, Sammy Sanchez, Sylvain Chavanel, Thomas De Gendt, Thor Hushovd, Tony Martin, Tour de France 2011, Vasil Kiryienka
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 25/04/2011
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As predicted, young Alan Gilbert made his second podium appearance yesterday afternoon in front of an adoring home crowd. Looking a bit blase, bored even, he tried to enliven proceedings by eating the RTBF microphone. Maybe he was feeling peckish, teething or just at that stage… Continue Reading “No response”
Posted on 17/04/2011
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Yesterday morning the sun was shining as we set off for a gentle ride prior to today’s l’Antiboise. We basically rode the last circuit of Saturday’s stage of Paris-Nice 2011. On our way back, my beloved tried to lure me up the steep ascent to Chateauneuf.… Continue Reading “Pretty much perfect week end”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, AVFC, Fabian Cancellara, Frank Schleck, Joaquim Rodriguez, Katusha, Leopard Trek, Monaco, OGCN, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Philippe Gilbert, Ritche Porte, Saxobank-Sungard, Simon Gerrans, Sky, Vuelta Ciclista Castille y Leon, West Ham
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 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
Posted on 21/01/2011
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre continues apace. The last two mornings we’ve been woken by the roar of saws. I think it’s fair to say that with the exception of our olive trees, which were pruned last year, everything on the Domaine is fair game. No bush or tree… Continue Reading “Wrong place, wrong time”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, FavouritesTags: Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andre Greipel, Andy Schleck, ASO, Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov, Frank Schleck, Giro, Ivan Basso, Mark Cavendish, Paris-Nice, Santos Tour Down Under, Tirreno Adriatico, Tour de France, UCI, Vuelta