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  Racing elites

  LADIES, I checked the numbers and they say you should upgrade to Slightly More Awesome I’m a pretty mediocre bike racer, but this weekend, my name made cycling ...

  On November 5, 2013 / By Shane Ferro
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  It’s not my fault you’re not in the break

  Being back in the fold of being a ‘bike racer’ again this year and being the unanimously untalented rider that I am means I’ve dabbled across a number ...

  On October 8, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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  Dear Strava – It’s not you, it’s me

  Strava, I think we need to talk… I love the fact that you’re a ‘pro’ sport/health/exercise/cycling business, and I can see that you’re doing your best at encouraging ...

  On August 8, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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  A little thinking goes a long way…

  Something that simply amazes me at times with a lot of cyclists is the level of brain power applied relative to the amount of time spent riding their ...

  On July 3, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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  The mind and the bike

    Being an athlete carries many connotations. Depending on what sport you’re talking about, these preconceptions or myths can run the gamut from positive to derogatory, the most ...

  On June 20, 2013 / By Frances Morrison
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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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  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
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  Small stories from the Ronde

  Bed thieves There were only double beds left, explained the receptionist in our hotel in Gent to us and she added she felt really sorry for us. But ...

  On April 3, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries