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Why the UCI needs to make more money
Cor, the Tour of Beijing has ruffled feathers among the noisy few. For all the cries of despair, you’d think the world of cycling was coming to an end. I’m going to cut straight in: the value to the sport of accessing markets where cycling is a ingrained activity is vital for its survival. A solvent, well-financed UCI is equally important to cycling’s future. And if you’re looking for a financial…
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Tag Archives: Paris
Tour de France 2011 stage 21 photos
Here’s the first few off the camera. Will upload and tag more later.
Posted in Tour de France
Tagged "Les Champs Elysees", "Stage 21", 2011, Cadel Evans, Maillot Jaune, Paris, Tour de France, Yellow Jersey
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Say adios to steak-frites Alberto Contador
(Photo by Sifu Renka on Flickr, used under Creative Commons licence) There are few culinary delights in this world which can match the pleasure of steak-frites done properly. It’s the great constant of French cuisine that you can order anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Doping, Professional
Tagged Alberto Contador, beef, Café Castiglione, Doping, Paris, steak-frites
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Urban Cyclocross: Montmartre, Paris 1943 style
So there we were trying to invent Urban cyclocross and it turns out it the French invented it way back in the 1940s. Competitive Cyclist’s What’s New column flagged these two up from INA, the French national archive. retrouver ce … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Urban Cyclocross, Video
Tagged "Raymond Louviot", "Urban Cyclocross", Competitive Cyclist, cyclocross, INA, Montmartre, Paris
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Mark Cavendish winning Stage 21
Here’s a short Youtube clip from yesterday’s stage 21 finish in Paris on Les Champs Elysees. We were in the press area up near the 100 metre board and I’ve never been so excited to be at a bike race. … Continue reading
Posted in Tour de France, Video
Tagged "Les Champs Elysees", "Stage 21", George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Paris, sprint, Tour de France 2009, video, youtube
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Trek Madone by Damien Hirst: bicycle as art
The bicycle is a piece of modern art. As a piece of design it’s unrivalled in the 20th Century for its purity of form. Lance Armstrong has been riding a who bunch of beautifully decalled bikes through his comeback season. … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes, Tour de France
Tagged "Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin", Damien Hirst, Lance Armstrong, Madone, Paris, Stages, Trek
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Towards redemption
If there is one way for the Tour to be in some way redeemed for its sins this year, then racing right to the final line in Paris is it. This is how the story should go: – The sprinter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Tour de France
Tagged Alberto Contador, Boogerd, Champs Elysee, Discovery, Merckx, Paris, Predictor-Lotto, Tour de France, Vasseur
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