Posted on 15/03/2017
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We drove along the Autostrade dei Fiori enjoying the sunshine and glorious sea views until we turned off at Genoa and headed for Tuscany and Siena. It’s a six-hour drive from home and we stopped just the once to refuel the car and my… Continue Reading “(Finally) Postcard from Siena and Strade Bianche”
Category: Cycling, Food and Wine, SportTags: Bike Racing, Elisa Longo Borghini, Fabian Cancellara, Gran Fondo, Greg Van Avermaet, Ivan Basso, Michal Kwiatkowski, Paolo Bettini, Siena, Strade Bianche, Tim Wellens, Tuscany
Posted on 21/10/2011
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Sometimes weeks just don’t pan out the way you’d hoped or planned. This has been one such week. Obligations have circumvented my desire to dip into my recent delivery of books and watch the live presentations of next year’s Giro and Tour routes. Instead, I have… Continue Reading “Tour style stakes”
Category: Cycling, FavouritesTags: Alberto Contador, Bernard Hinault, Cadel Evans, Mario Cipollini, Mark Cavendish, Paolo Bettini, Philippe Gilbert, Presentation Giro d'Italia 2012, Presentation Tour de France 2012, Samu Sanchez, Thor Hushovd, Yannick Noah
Posted on 19/09/2011
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As the World Road Race Championships kick off today in Copenhagen, I find myself in the unusual position of still being at home. Pressure of work and flight schedules mean that I’ll be watching only the Road Races and not the Individual Time Trials. Of… Continue Reading “Countdown to Copenhagen”
Posted on 04/11/2010
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A headline in last week end’s Nice Matin caught my eye “je ne suis pas prete pour le cyclotourisme”. This was said by Jeannie Longo in a recent, frank interview on the occasion of her 52nd birthday. I, for one, am delighted. It’s bad enough having to compete with the… Continue Reading “Omnipresent”
Category: FavouritesTags: Alberto Contador, David Moncoutie, Fabian Cancellara, Jeannie Longo, Mark Cavendish, Paolo Bettini, Sylvain Chavanel, Thomas Voekler, Tom Boonen, Velo d'Or, Vicenzo Nibali
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 28/09/2010
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Today my beloved had a business meeting in Geelong (fortuitous or what!) which gave me an opportunity to check out the course. The ride from Melbourne to Geelong was open and very windy although the forecast for later in the week is for less… Continue Reading “Postcards from Melbourne II”
Category: Cycling, FavouritesTags: Alexandr Kolobnev, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Fabian Cancellara, Frank Schleck, Jeannie Longo, Lars Boom, Mark Cavendish, Oscar Freire, Paolo Bettini, Philippe Gilbert, Pippo Pozzato, Ritchie Porte, Sun Herald Classic, Tony Martin, World Championships Melbourne 2010