We’ve seen pimped-out boat transfers, Aussie road rage, the perennial idiot dog (owner), riders suffering through crash related pain (chapeau G and Ted), GC contenders smashing each other… and GC contenders crumbling. If you think about it, apart from the craziness of Corsica, these things happen almost every year. But by the time we...
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Tags: cavendish, contador, france, Froome, griepel, kittel, Paris, Pro Cycling, schleck, team sky, Tour de France, yellow
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Today sees the start of the Pro season proper down in South Australia, at the Santos Tour Down Under (if you don’t count the Tour de Luis… and who is!?). Although the ‘People’s Choice Classic’ criterium has already been run the road stages start today and incorporate 6 stages which definitely suit the type of sprinter...
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Tags: andre, Australia, boasson hagen, gerrans, greenedge, greipel, kittle, orica, Pro Cycling, santos, Sky, team sky, tour down under, unisa
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If you’ve read my ramblings for any length of time you’ll know I like a damn good flogging on the turbo trainer from time to time and 2013 is set to be no different. This month we see the creation of the newest early season tour – the Tour of Sufferlandria Straight from...
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Tags: armstrong, Australia, bike, Cycling Related Blogs, doping, durbridge, greenedge, Livestrong, luke, oprah, qatar, rollers, sufferfest, sufferlandria, team sky, tour down under, tour of, tour of qatar, Training, turbo
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Last night saw Bradley Wiggins crowned ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012’ despite an extended field of competitors. Great Britain has experienced a stellar year of sport which included the London 2012 Olympic Games and of course, a historic win by Wiggins and Team Sky at Le Tour de France. The annual event...
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Tags: 2012, awards, bbc, bradley, British, cate middleton, cavendish, chris hoy, Cycling Related Blogs, duchess of cambridge, Froome, giro, great britain, Hero, italia, italy, jessica ennis, kate middleton, london, mo farah, olympics, personality, rory mcilroy, royal family, sports, Team GB, team sky, Tour de France, uk, united kingdom, united states, us, victoria pendleton, wiggins
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There comes a time in every cyclists’ season when the gluttony of an extra spoon of sugar in the coffee or a cheeky pain au chocolat or three over the winter catches up with them and something snaps. When that happens and the balance of treacle sponge versus training regime swings towards the more...
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Tags: armstrong, bradley, cavendish, doping, jens, Livestrong, mark, pain, roller, rollers, scarponi, suffer, sufferfest, team sky, Tour de France, Training, turbo, voekler, voigt, wiggins, wretched
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As many of you will remember I spent a week in July at Le Tour with @SteamyWynndows & @AndyMWild and as a result of that trip, ended up the proud owner of a limited edition Team Sky jersey signed by the riders. Since returning from the Tour I’ve been determined to make that Sky...
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Tags: bradley wiggins, Cycling Related Blogs, mark cavendish, Motivation, phillippe gilbert, rollers, sufferfest, team sky, thor hushovd, Training, turbo, world champion
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