Posted on 17/12/2010
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We’ve reached the time of year when it’s difficult to fill newspaper and cycling magazine columns without taking a retrospective look at the season. This seemed like a suitable discussion topic for my English class on Wednesday evening. We were surprisingly of similar minds:- Rider… Continue Reading “2010 Highlights”
Category: Cycling, FavouritesTags: Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Amstel Gold, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bobbie Traksel, Cadel Evans, Cervelo, Europcar, Fabian Cancellara, Floyd Landis, Footon-Servetto, Franco Pellizotti, Giro d'Ialia, HTC-Columbia, Lance Armstrong, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Liquigas, Parix-Roubaix, Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, Ritchie Porte, SaxoBank, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France, Tour of Flanders, Tour of Lombardy, UCI, Vicenzo Nibali, Vuelta a Espana
Posted on 04/08/2010
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Yesterday’s big news in the cycling world was the much heralded signing of Contador for two years to the Sungard-Saxo Bank team by Bjarne Riis. Rumours had circulated well before the Tour that the brothers Schleck were leaving to set up their own Luxembourg based team. Riis must have felt… Continue Reading “Jilted”
Category: FavouritesTags: Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andy Schleck, Astana, Bjarne Riis, Fabian Cancellara, Frank Schleck, Giro, Liquigas, Robert Kiserlovski, Saxo Bank, Specialized, Sungard, Tour de France, Vuelta
Posted on 31/05/2010
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The day of the event was warm and sunny: just what we’d ordered. For once there were no professional riders at the start , as the event clashed with their professional commitments. No matter, a good time was still had by all thanks to the… Continue Reading “Une Edition Record”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Caisse d'Epargne, David Arroyo, Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso, Kivilev, Liquigas, Maglia Rosa, Matt Lloyd, Michele Scarponi, Ritchie Porte, Robert Kiserlovski, 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 26/01/2010
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It rained yesterday: statement of fact, not a complaint. This allowed me to catch up with my admin and check out what had been happening in the cycling world while I’d been sequestered in Birmingham. Andre Greipel, in imperious form, had won the Tour Down Under. The… Continue Reading “Manx missile or toothless terror”
Category: CyclingTags: Alan Davies, Amael Moinard, Andrei Greipel, Anthony Charteau, Astana, HTC-Columbia, La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Liquigas, Mark Cavendish, Quick Step, Ruta del Sol, Tom Boonen, Tour Down Under, Tour of San Luis, Vicenzo Nibali
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