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  Spare a thought for the poor coach…

  So you’re riding on the local chain gang, it’s hard, you’re suffering, and then some old grey-haired guy starts bellowing at you about how to do your pull ...

  On May 16, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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  Analysis: Giro d’Italia Stage 10 climbing performance

  At the beginning of the Giro it seemed as though Stage 10 would be the first day where a clear road order would emerge. The climb of Montasio ...

  On May 16, 2013 / By Scott Richards
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  The Secret Pro stirs the pot – but is it all a hoax?

  So, who is it? Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, Damiano Cunego, Ivan Basso, Danilo Di Luca, Denis Menchov, Michele Scarponi, Ryder Hesjedal, Alejandro Valverde, Vincenzo ...

  On May 9, 2013 / By Saddleblaze
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  What to expect from the Giro favourites: predicting climbing performances

  On the eve of what is arguably the strongest field in recent Giro history, I apply the pVAM method to see what science can tell us about the ...

  On May 3, 2013 / By Scott Richards
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  Brown coal in the corner

  We’ve just passed the second climb in the local lap. About 30 riders; that’s what is left of the buch. At top speed we ride towards the village ...

  On May 1, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  Musings from a one-time “proper” cyclist

  Is being a cyclist an excuse to forget your manners? Some people reading this may well say, “That’s not me.” If so, that’s a great thing, you’ve passed. You ...

  On April 27, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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  Majestic Martin paves the way for Pat attack

  There was growing talk amongst the cycling community that Pat McQuaid would cap a wonderful weekend for the Irish by resigning as UCI President on Monday. The Irish ...

  On April 22, 2013 / By Saddleblaze
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  Sick

  There are days I wish I wasn’t a cyclist. Days when my boyfriend calls me in a small voice to tell me he’s got the flu. Fever, dizzy, ...

  On April 20, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  Cyclocross is the ugly duckling of the cycling world yet infinitely better

  My 89 year old gran calls it ‘psycho cross’. Both because that was what she first thought I called it when I told her what it was I ...

  On April 19, 2013 / By AmyDombroski
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  The bike messenger

  I spent a couple of days in Limburg, the south of the Netherlands, to train. The arrows for the Amstel Gold Race tourist ride were already out there, ...

  On April 17, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries