Tag: Ritchie Porte
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 30/09/2010
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Before the start of the Men’s Time Trial this afternoon, we took the opportunity to ride the entire 15.9km Geelong Road Race circuit. I still suspect that while the peloton will be nervous on the fast, flat, potentially windy, 85km ride from Melbourne, the… Continue Reading “Postcards from Melbourne IV”
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
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
Posted on 10/05/2010
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Sunny again on the coast this morning while the hills behind were once more shrouded in cloud. It didn’t rain, and I managed to fit in my 4 hour training ride. I’m back in my bib shorts but am still wearing my long-sleeved cycling… Continue Reading “Oops-a-daisy”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alexandre Vinokourov, Cadel Evans, Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso, Michele Scarponi, Ritchie Porte, Stefano Garzelli, Tour de France, Vicenzo Nibale, Wouter Weylandt