Posted on 08/08/2011
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While the Tour is over and many of it’s protagonists take part in a seemingly endless round of criteriums, the racing rolls on. This week I’ve been watching the Tour of Poland generally an opportunity for the young guns to shine, and shine they have. While… Continue Reading “Panacea for post-Tour blues”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Dan Martin, Daniele Bennati, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Garmin-Cervelo, Joaquim Rodriguez, Katusha, Leopard Trek, Liquigas-Cannondale, Marcel Kittel, OGCN, OL, Peter Sagan, Samu Sanchez, Simon Gerrans, Skil Shimano, Team Sky, Tour of Denmark, Tour of Poland, Vuelta a Burgos, Vuelta a Espana 2011
Posted on 02/05/2011
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My coach has a company which promotes the health benefits of participating in sport. You can either join for a year or buy tickets to participate in events. The first go is free. This Saturday he was encouraging people to either start cycling or get back… Continue Reading “My sporting week end”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, Football, MotoGPTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, Andrea Dovizioso, Andrea Iannone, Andrey Zeits, Astana, Ben Swift, BMC, Cadel Evans, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, David Zabriskie, Fabian Wegmann, Garmin-Cervelo, Hector Faubel, HTC-High Road, John Degenkolb, Johnny Hoogerland, Jorge Lorenzo, Julian Simon, Katusha, Leopard Trek, Marc Marquez, Marco Simoncelli, Michael Matthews, Nicolas Terol, Oscar Freire, Pavel Brutt, Presidential Tour of Turkey, Rabobank, Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt, Sandro Cortese, Stefan Bradl, Team Sky, Tony Martin, Tour of Romandie, Vacansoleil-DCM, Valentin Iglinsky, Valentino Rossi, Yuki Takahashi
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 11/04/2011
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I’m writing this on the train trip back from a marvellous week end in Roubaix with truly magnificent weather for the spectators of 109 th running of Paris-Roubaix, one of the oldest events on the cycling calendar. But allow me to rewind. We arrived… Continue Reading “Unknown soldiers”
Category: CyclingTags: Alessandro Ballan, Baden Cooke, BMC, Fabian Cancellara, Garmin-Cervelo, Johan Vansummeren, Jurgen Roelands, Lars Bak, Leopard Trek, Manuel Quinziato, Martin Tjallingii, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Paris-Roubaix, Quickstep, Rabobank, Saxobank-Sungard, Stuart O'Grady, Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen
Posted on 04/04/2011
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My beloved left for yesterday’s pointage in the early morning fog. I rolled over for another hour’s sleep. Eschewing the ride up Ste Agnes to see one of my favourite one day races, the Tour of Flanders, where Belgian television coverage was starting at midday.… Continue Reading “Gripping stuff”
Category: CyclingTags: Alessandro Ballan, Bjarne Riis, Bjorn Leukemans, BMC, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Fabian Cancellara, FDJ, Filippo Pozzato, Frederic Guesdon, Garmin-Cervelo, George Hincapie, Geraint Thomas, Greg Van Avermaert, Joaquin Rodriguez, Juan Antonio Flecha, Katusha, Lars Boom, Leopard Trek, Nick Nuyens, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Paris-Roubaix, Philippe Gilbert, Quickstep, Sammy Sanchez, Saxobank-Sungard, Sebastien Langeveld, Staff Schierlinckx, Sylvain Chavanel, Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen, Tour of Flanders 2011, Vacansoleil-DCM, Veranda Willems, Vuelta Ciclista al Pays Vasco, Wilfred Peeters
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 26/03/2011
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Be afraid, be very afraid. If anything, Spartacus (Leopard Trek) is in even better form than last year. How is this possible? I don’t know, he just is. He was 2nd last week end in Milan-San Remo. Today, after a couple of punctures and a… Continue Reading “Stunning victory”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Bram Tankink, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, Fabian Cancellara, Gent Wevelgem, Jurgen Roelands, Katusha, Leopard Trek, Milan-San Remo, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Rabobank, Stuart O'Grady, Tour of Flanders, Vladimir Goussev
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