Tag: Taylor Phinney
Posted on 21/09/2011
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This afternoon HTC’s Tony Martin capped a stellar season by winning the rainbow jersey in the individual time-trial event. Twice runner-up to 4-time winner Fabian Cancellara, Tony was gunning for Spartacus’s crown and, indeed, was many people’s favourite to de-throne him. This was based largely on the success… Continue Reading “The King is dead, long live the King”
Posted on 29/08/2011
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Today’s individual time trial takes place in Salamanca, the capital of the Spanish province of the same name in the region of Castilla-Leon, located 118 kilometres east of the Portuguese border and 204 kilometres to the north west of Madrid. This is a beautiful historic… Continue Reading “Viva La Vuelta IV”
Posted on 14/08/2011
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My beloved returned on Friday evening feeling a bit fatigued from an exhausting schedule of meetings. Yesterday, given he hadn’t ridden for a week, we had a pleasurable 65km meander around the area. Week ends I’m happy to follow his lead as I’ve plenty of opportunity… Continue Reading “Trifling pleasures”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, Food and Wine, MotoGPTags: BMC, Cofidis, Czech MotoGP, Dani Pedrosa, David Millar, David Moncoutie, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Eneco Tour, Garmin-Cervelo, Levi Leipheimer, Marc Marquez, Nico Terol, Philippe Gilbert, Radioshack, Sky, Taylor Phinney, Thibaut Pinot, Tour de l'Ain, Tour of Utah, Vacansoleil-DCM, Vuelta a Espana 2011, Wout Poels
Posted on 09/08/2011
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Monday’s generally a rest day and one where I apply myself to administrative matters for both the club and our company. However, having missed my Sunday ride, thanks to the subsequently cancelled La Ronde, I felt the road was calling me. According to the weather forecast,… Continue Reading “More young guns”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Andrei Greipel, BMC, David Millar, Denis Galimzyanov, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Eneco Tour, Garmin-Cervelo, HTC-High Road, Katusha, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Philippe Gilbert, Taylor Phinney, Team Sky, Tony Martin, Tyler Farrar, Vuelta a Espana
Posted on 28/04/2011
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We’ve profited from the fine weather these past few days to log plenty of kilometers on the bike. The weather forecast keeps indicating adverse weather but it’s generally been holding off during the day. The combination of rain and warm sunshine has ensured that the… Continue Reading “Full of promise”
Category: Cycling, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Alexander Efimkin, Alexandre Vinokourov, Andrea Guardini, Astana, BMC, Cadel Evans, Cameron Wurf, Colnago CSF-Inox, Damiano Cunego, Euskatel Euskadi, Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli, Garmin-Cervelo, Giro d'Italia, Jonathan Castelviejo, Katusha, Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, Manuel Belletti, Matteo Rabottini, Max Iglinsky, Pavel Brutt, Presidential Tour of Turkey, Saxobank-Sungard, Taylor Phinney, Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis, Thomas Peterson, Tour of Qatar, Tour of Romandie, Tyler Farrar, Valentin Iglinsky
Posted on 05/10/2010
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I know, I know, my second day in Sydney and I’m still reminiscing about Melbourne, or more specifically, Geelong. In Melbourne airport I met some of the Lithuanian squad on their way back to Marseille. Obviously, they had more modest ambitions than some teams… Continue Reading “Memories of Melbourne II”
Category: CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Alex Dowsett, Arnaud Demare, Cadel Evans, David Millar, Emma Johansson, Emma Pooley, Jeannie Longo, Laurent Jalabert, Luis Leon Sanchez, Marianne Vos, Matti Breschel, Pat McQuaid, Philippe Gilbert, Romain Feillu, Samu Sanchez, Stuttgart 2007, Taylor Phinney, Thor Hushovd, Tony Martin, UCI, World Championships Melbourne 2010
Posted on 01/10/2010
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Yesterday, I decided to explore Geelong on foot. I had been tasked by one of my club mates to obtain a signed photo of Cav. I don’t collect cycling memorabilia; any autographs or stuff I collect tends to be by chance and I always… Continue Reading “Postcards from Melbourne V”
Category: CyclingTags: Alex Dowsett, Andrei Krasilnika, Ben King (American), Ben King (Aussie), Guillaume Boivin, John Degenkolb, King Lok Cheung, Mark Cavendish, Michael Matthews, Moreno Moser, Taylor Phinney, Tour de l'Avenir, Trek-Livestrong, World Championships Melbourne 2010
Posted on 29/09/2010
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It’s still far colder than I anticipated for this time of year and I’m regretting not bringing my down vest but the forecast is for warmer weather at the week end. As well as checking out the course in Geelong, we’ve been exploring the… Continue Reading “Postcards from Melbourne III”
Category: CyclingTags: Alex Dowsett, Emma Pooley, Frayre Moctezuma Eder, Jeannie Longo, Jose Ivan Guttierez, Judith Arndt, Lars Boom, Linda Villumse, Luke Durbridge, Marcel Kittel, Taylor Phinney, Thor Hushovd, World Championships Melbourne 2010
Posted on 28/03/2010
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Just look who turned up to take part in Sunday’s Gentleman and show us all exactly how it’s done. Afterwards, she kindly handed out the cups to the winners, signed autographs and posed for endless photographs. Despite the urging of my clubmates, I wisely… Continue Reading “Moral victory”
Category: Cycle Club Events, CyclingTags: Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, ASO, Astana, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bernard Eisel, Cameron Meyer, Cervelo, Cofidis, Criterium International, David Millar, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, Fabian Cancellara, Garmin-Transitions, Gent Wevelgem, HTC-Columbia, Jeannie Longo, Jens Voigt, Joaquin Rodriguez, Katusha, Lance, Mark Cavendish, Paris-Roubaix, Pierrick Fedrigo, Radioshack, Rein Taaramae, Russell Downing, Saxo Bank, Sir Chris Hoy, Sky, Taylor Phinney, Tom Boonen, Tour of Flanders, Tour of France, Vistoria Pendleton, Volta a Catalunya, World Track Championships, Xavier Tondo
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