Tag: Michele Scarponi
Posted on 23/05/2011
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It’s perhaps only fitting that on the Giro’s rest day I quickly reflect on the 3 day festival of pain and suffering the riders have just endured. Frankly, it was pretty exhausting just watching, let alone riding: long days in the saddle, lots and lots of tough… Continue Reading “Garibaldi’s Giro VII”
Category: CyclingTags: Acqua & Sapone, Ag2R - La Mondiale, Alberto Contador, Androni Giocattoli, Astana, Euskatel Euskadi, Giro d'Italia 2011, Igor Anton, John Gadret, Johnny Hoogerland, Jose Rujano, Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, Michele Scarponi, Mikel Nieve, Robert Kiserlovski, Saxobank-Sungard, Stefano Garzelli, Vacansoleil-DCM, Vicenzo Nibali
Posted on 15/05/2011
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I seem to have spent the week end unsuccessfully dodging cloud bursts. Having decided to skip yesterday’s La Vencoise we enjoyed a lengthy ride along the coast, arriving home just after the rain started. Meanwhile, the 400 riders who started La Vencoise enjoyed mixed fortunes. If… Continue Reading “Super Sunday”
Category: Cycle Club Events, Cycling, Football, MotoGPTags: Alberto Contador, Andrea Iannone, Androni Giocattoli, Arsenal, AVFC, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, Darren Bent, Efren Vazquez, Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli, Jorge Lorenzo, Jose Rujano, Lampre-NGC, Liquigas-Cannondale, Marc Marquez, Marco Simoncelli, Maverick Vinales, Michele Scarponi, Nancy, Nicolas Terol, OGCN, Oscar Gatto, Randy de Puniet, Saxobank-Sungard, Stefan Bradl, Valentino Rossi, Vicenzo Nibali, Yuki Takahashi
Posted on 09/05/2011
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Five, four, three, two, one and they’re away. It’s Omega Pharma-Lotto who kick off this year’s Giro. The team descends the starting ramp, rides out the gate of the Castello della Venaria Reale, 9km north of Turin, and speeds away in line along a road thronged with enthusiastic… Continue Reading “Garibaldi’s Giro IV”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Astana, Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov, Euskatel Euskadi, Geox-TMC, Giro d'Italia 2011, HTC-High Road, Igor Anton, Joaquim Rodriguez, Katusha, Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, Marco Pinotti, Mark Cavendish, Michele Scarponi, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Radioshack, Vicenzo Nibali
Posted on 04/05/2011
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Here’s the route Next up it’s the Giro which starts on Saturday. Last year’s version was an absorbing contest played out in dreadful climatic conditions. This year, Italy’s grand tour, with its 40 major climbs and 8 summit finishes, will celebrate the 150 years… Continue Reading “Garibaldi’s Giro I”
Posted on 22/04/2011
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Worth the pain! I’m back from a 4-day trip to Varese and a 4-day enforced internet silence. Yes, we took my beloved’s laptop. Yes, we had WiFi on tap. My beloved forgot to take his charger. Yes, we bought a spare charger in MediaMarkt. No,… Continue Reading “Phil’s the man”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Adriano Malori, Alberto Contador, Andreas Kloeden, Fabio Duarte, Giro del Trentino, Joaquim Rodriguez, La Fleche Wallone, Michele Scarponi, Philippe Gilbert, Sammy Sanchez, Tiago Machado, Varese 2008
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 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 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 22/05/2010
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Today, I set off down the Var valley towards Castagniers for my Power Tap test. I was looking forward to seeing what, if any, progress I’d made since my first test. My coach promises a 5% improvement. Now, if I were an elite athlete, 5%… Continue Reading “Normal service resumed”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, Asolo, Cadel Evans, David Arroyo, Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso, Michele Scarponi, Monte Grappa, Monte Zoncolan, Ritchie Porte, Vicenzo Nibali, Xavier Tondo
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
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