Tag Archives: Team Sky

Presenting Radish Hack Nissen Hut and other follies

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Alex

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 →

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The absurd and depressing end of High Road Sports

Posted on 5 August 2011 by Alex

(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 →

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Etape du Tour survival: Preparing your head

Posted on 6 July 2010 by Alex

Nothing to do with your choice of mandatory helmet (Giro Prolight is my current choice) but with the art of mentally preparing yourself for the event. It’s as important as your physical fitness to get your positive, winning attitude right … Continue reading →

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Etape du Tour survival: Food and drink

Posted on 30 June 2010 by Alex

I’m no nutritionist but one thing I know is that lots of people get it wrong. And it’s just as easy to eat and drink too much as it is to take on too little. Cyclefit have a great guide … Continue reading →

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Etape du Tour survival: Your bike

Posted on 12 June 2010 by Alex

So it’s about six weeks away now and most people have done a handful of long tough sportives to get in shape. I’ve been battering out the bike time with a mix of riding in the Surrey Hills (usually a … Continue reading →

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Brad Wiggins wears Maglia Rosa the right way

Posted on 10 May 2010 by Alex

I believe that the great jerseys of cycling look best with black shorts. It’s good to see that Bradley Wiggins agrees, judging by his decision to wear the Maglia Rosa on stage two with black shorts. That’s a great image … Continue reading →

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Cycling in dark ages when it comes to public relations

Posted on 4 February 2010 by Alex

A quick mid-weeker to pick up on one of those quotes that guaranteed to infuriate me. I was reading Richard Moore’s latest piece on Team Sky in The Guardian Bradley Wiggins dismisses claim that pro cycling hates Team Sky. It … Continue reading →

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If Team Sky is about inspiring participation, why no women?

Posted on 4 January 2010 by Alex

Dave Brailsford in a BBC interview says that the Team Sky project is all about inspiring participation. But I keep on coming back to the same question I asked back at the Worlds in September: where are the women? It’s … Continue reading →

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Predictions for professional cycling in 2010: the good news

Posted on 3 January 2010 by Alex

Like ying and yang, for every list of bad news, there is good. So here’s my predictions for good things that might happen this year. (I’ve updated this to correct a couple of errors and add a couple of links … Continue reading →

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Does sexism in cycling still exist?

Posted on 29 September 2009 by Alex

Last week, during the World Championships, Sky News ran the news package below, about the Call For Sexual Equality In Sport, based on the news that the UCI is to insist on parity between men’s and women’s events at London … Continue reading →

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