August 25th, 2007
SSWC Preparations
We hear that wheelbarrow and mattock injuries north of the border are on the increase as SSWC preparations come to a head.
It’s gonna be good.
race Archives
August 19th, 2007
I Want To Be A World Champion Mountain Bike Racer
So says a kid on 2001: A Clockwork Orange by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine.
Not a World Champion track cyclist. Not a world champion roadie. A world champion mountain biker.
In amongst all the fuss over the selection of the British Team for the Fort William World Championships the British Cycling apologists have made plenty […]
August 15th, 2007
Let Me Count The Ways I Hurt Thee
Hurty Bike
Well, you can’t go 24 hour racing on a singlespeed after a six week layoff and expect it not to hurt can you?
I’ve traditionally treated SITS as a less serious race than other 24 hour races on the calendar - even running suspension and gears. I think that part of this comes from the […]
August 14th, 2007
Night Lap
Dusk*
I’m not normally one for technology but the iPod/last.fm combination acts as some kind of external memory, aiding recall.
Artist
Track
Date/Time
Where
The Charlatans
One to Another
11 Aug 200721:57
Start the lap. Can’t sit down yet ‘cos my arse feels like I’ve spent a week in jail with Mr Big
Depeche Mode
Halo
11 Aug 200722:02
Round the field.
Curve
Doppelgänger
11 Aug 200722:06
Twisty wooded singletrack
Depeche Mode
I Feel […]
August 13th, 2007
Sleepless In The Saddle
Teasing The Puncture Prone*
Was hard. Was good. No, make that fantastic.
I’ll say more later.
The Litter Louts should read this in the meantime.
* Gears courtesy Mark.
July 26th, 2007
F-F-F-F-Fashion
Man In Black
This from Tom Boonen made me laugh…
Boonen further claimed that Vinokourov was indeed one of the so-called ‘Men in Black’ - a term used to describe professional riders training in plain colours to avoid detection. “I saw him myself, wearing black,” said Boonen.
[Cycling News, 26 July 2007]
I’m not sure the “Men […]
July 25th, 2007
Can’t Keep Up
Wow.
It’s hard to keep up with who’s still left on the Tour right now…
First this…
Rasmussen pulled out of Tour
[http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/news/?id=/news/2007/jul07/jul26news]
Then this…
Leader Rasmussen pulled from Tour
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6916698.stm]
Say what you like, but this years Tour is anything but dull.
July 25th, 2007
The UCI Needs to Get It’s Act Together Too
While targetting the “Men in Black” Anne Gripper, director of the UCI’s anti-doping program made a statement that appeared to respect the process for dope-testing.
“we have to respect the process, the analysis of the B samples, before we can make any announcements.”
UCI goes after the “Men In Black” [cyclingnews.com, 21 June 2007]
Sadly, that all goes […]
July 24th, 2007
Disappointed But Not Surprised
My wife and I (grammer) had been commenting on how this tour resembled those of the 80s and early 90s than any after, say, 1995. A proper duel between climbers and not something that is going to be decided entirely by time trials.
Lots of riders just didn’t seem to be doing as well as they […]
July 18th, 2007
Go Cheeky Peeps
Three Peaks Entries have been confirmed.
Good luck to all those who got their entry in on time.
I see that 360 got a head start on the young ‘uns the owd giffer.
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