Proper tough guys
Posted June 7th, 2007
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Quote of the day
Posted May 30th, 2007
Via Cyclingnews, Indurain on Riis.
I don’t want to detract from what Riis did, but my impression is that he did not overwhelm me, that it was me who lost the Tour. I did all I could to be in front and at the end I did not reach this goal. Riis and many others were […]
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Questions for Canberra CC?
Posted May 5th, 2007
Via the RiotACT. Questions for the Canberra Cycling Club coming from the racing accident in the Canberra Tour
A reader has sent in the above image of the Canberra Cycling Club photo page (full size and many more images are also available) from the weekend race which lead to the horrible accident on the Cotter Road.
The […]
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Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
Posted April 16th, 2007
What else is there to say. Yes, I shed a tear. Today there will be beer drunk in his honour. This is the greatest ever Australian win. Damn you SBS for not showing this.
Cyclingnews.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, parisroubaix, stuartogrady, kicksarse, aussiebattler
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Race handicapping Frank Conceicao style
Posted April 13th, 2007
Give a man a gun and a badge and he thinks he’s the law. Via Cyclingnews. Hilarious.
Handicapper: “You can only race tonight if you ride A grade!”
B Grade Rider 1: “Gee Frank, that’s a bit tough, I haven’t won a B grade race all season?”
Handicapper: “Doesn’t matter, if you don’t like it, you […]
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Answering your questions
Posted March 24th, 2007
This in the Cyclingnews letters page.
Has anyone noticed Tyler’s dismal performance in the Tireno Adriatico? He is at least 40+ minutes down in the GC, almost last in the peloton. Anyone hear what is wrong? Or, is he just so badly out of shape after a two year layoff? Or, is it something else?
Phil Costic
Sunday, […]
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Heffron hilarity: “You cannot race here again”
Posted March 21st, 2007
Two well known Sydney eastern suburbs racing identities discuss things rationally at Heffron Park. Who’s cranky and who’s wanky?
Link. The post race action was from March 6.
Cyclingnews race report. The short version? Frank Conceicao explaining the finer points of racing and handicapping to everyone. Funny how the handicapper’s team seems to do so well […]
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Der Jan
Posted February 27th, 2007
So Jan Ullrich retires and moves on to a new phase in life.
On balance an amazing career, too bad about the ending. Like all riders of his generation he was doomed to compete during the Lance Armstrong era and as a result his career is filled with a long list of could have beens […]
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Your question answered
Posted February 15th, 2007
“Phil, why, even after being censured by the IOC over the matter of comments made about Lance Armstrong and doping does Dick Pound continue to speak out so stridently against the great man?”
“I’m glad you asked faithful reader.”
“While Armstrong and others may see it a serious rebuke, This is nothing more that a pro-forma bureaucratic […]
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Landis wins some time
Posted February 9th, 2007
Floyd Landis has bought himself a bit of time by making a bargain with French anti-doping authorities not to race in this years TdF under any circumstances.
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has said he will not take part in this year’s race, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Thursday.
AFLD said they had postponed […]
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