Monthly Archives: June 2011

So who does BMC Soigneur Sven Schoutteten know?

Posted on 30 June 2011 by Alex Murray

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Tour de France infographic

Posted on 28 June 2011 by Alex Murray

  Nearly there! Thanks to Greg Jensen for sending me this. Yes, it’s an ad for USDish, a satellite dish installer/retailer, but it’s a cracking visualisation. But better still are these mugs from the magnificent London hostelry that is Look … Continue reading →

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The only critical mass that matters

Posted on 21 June 2011 by Alex Murray

It’s Team Green Britain Bike Week, another of those pointless ghettoising weeks that litter the calendar, like National Doughnut Week. One week of the year when a PR company tries to place cycling stories so that everyone can forget about them … Continue reading →

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David Millar, Racing Through the Dark interview and review

Posted on 15 June 2011 by Alex Murray

I spoke to David Millar while he was doing his press tour of the UK. Unfortunately my interview didn’t run as planned but, in keeping with my policy of publishing where I can, I’ve decided to put the interview out … Continue reading →

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Gerard Vroomen hits the mark with Contador and Schleck, but misses Riis

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Alex Murray

Since getting shuffled out as CEO of Cervelo, Gerard Vroomen seems to have become a lot more outspoken about the top tier of cycle sport. This section in an interview with Cyclingnews, about the tipping point in the relationship between … Continue reading →

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