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I remember this layback seat posts.
So sick!!
Cycling news highlights- Vini Fantini Selle Italia sponsor apologises for trusting Di Luca 24 May 2013
- 'Not impossible' for Cadel Evans to win the Giro d'Italia 20 May 2013
- Emma Pooley wins stage and takes overall lead in Tour Languedoc Roussillon 20 May 2013
- BBC Sport - Sir Bradley Wiggins withdraws from Giro d'Italia due to illness 17 May 2013
- Wiggins' loss is Evans' gain as Giro hits Alps 17 May 2013
Category Archives: Professional
World Series Cycling a masterclass in how not to tell exciting stories
A while ago, I was trying to write something about the UCI, breakaway leagues/calendar reform and revenues. I became so bored researching it, I gave up. But seeing as the UCI seems determined to chase around after a billionaire’s loose … Continue reading
We need to talk about Frank
There’s been widespread questioning of Andy Schleck’s ability to be competitive at the Tour de France 2012 after a disastrous Dauphiné which saw him abandon, succumbing to the effects of a crash in the time trial. The Dauphin, dethroned at … Continue reading
Bad habits in the Benelux – the wayward learning of Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck has probably forgotten more about bike riding than most of us will ever learn. but the one thing he is yet to learn is perhaps the lesson he most needs: Success begets success. Image by Jean Pierre Belot … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Schleck, Professional
Tagged Andy Schleck, Bradley Wiggins, Cadel Evans, Col d'Izoard, Galibier, Laurent Fignon, racing, Raymond Poulidor, Tour de France, victory
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Presenting Radish Hack Nissen Hut and other follies
So there was Leopard Trek, a laughable example of what happens when you try to create brilliance by focus group. And there was Radioshack, a magnificent monument to the total indifference of Johan Bruyneel and his cohorts to any other … Continue reading
Analysis: How Great Britain won the world championship for Mark Cavendish
What more is there to add? There have been few more impressive displays of teamwork in the history of the Worlds. Lionel Birnie wrote about Project Rainbow, Rod Ellingworth’s plan, in 2008, when pretty much everyone in the world thought … Continue reading
Ways to celebrate the Leopard Trek-Radioshack Merger
I started with this on twitter last night, got a few retweets, so I thought I’d pull them all together into one blog post and add a few more. I’ll leave it up to devine which factual events I’m referring … Continue reading
The absurd and depressing end of High Road Sports
(Team HTC-Highroad have thrown in the towel on finding a new sponsor, picture by Natalie on Flickr) Well the hyenas will be cackling this morning, but no one with an interest in the long-term sustainability of cycling as an elite … Continue reading
So who does BMC Soigneur Sven Schoutteten know?
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Posted in Doping, Professional, Tour de France
Tagged BMC Racing, Doping, Tour de France
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Gerard Vroomen hits the mark with Contador and Schleck, but misses Riis
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
The Giro 2011: It’s all about Alberto Contador, except when it isn’t
Contador has been the dominant force in the race for the Maglia Rosa in the Giro d’Italia 2011, no doubt about it. But comparing it to all the other Grand Tours he has won reveals a more interesting story. Take … Continue reading
Posted in Alberto Contador, Doping, Giro D'Italia, Professional
Tagged 2011, Alberto Contador, Doping, Floyd Landis, Giro, Giro D'Italia, RFEC, Tour of Italy, UCI
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