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Your 2010 VDS Race Calendar
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Doing the Notice and Comment thing here. I like what the Editors and I have drawn up here, but am willing to be persuaded otherwise. The principles that apply to race selection are as follows:
It has to have a strong field. And by this I mean in 2010, though past editions are...
RTBF Sat to close
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RTBF Sat to close
Anyone in Europe who has been watching Belgian races on RTBF Sat in recent years will have to find a new source of pictures, as RTBF have announced that they will be closing their unencrypted channel RTBF Sat on 1st January 2010 and replacing it with something...
The Same, Only Different
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Speaking of new kits, the Omega Pharma-Lotto outfit are joining the White Brigades for 2010. If you can't beat Quick Step [Or Katusha, or Saxo Bank, or...] then...? Whatever. I also think it's noteworthy as to who models the new kit. This is Philippe Gilbert's team, lock...
Fashion Alert! New Kit for Cervélo TestTeam
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Black is the new black! Cervélo TestTeam has a new kit for the coming year. It will be black. With black. Gerard Vroomen explained that the black kits make the team easy to spot in the bunch. Unlike the hordes of blue kitted teams which all look the same. Bah! Cervélo...
allen lim to radio shack
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allen lim to radio shack
nyvelocity have confirmed that allen lim has left garmin for radio shack...dear oh dear.
according to rumours, there's $500,000 good reasons why he jumped ship. dear oh dear oh dear.
i wonder when he and lance will sit down to talk about watt...
Rider Quote of the Year: Nominations, Please!
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Who said what? Search through the news sites, your sig lines, stacks of cycling magazines, etc. for the funniest, wisest, most shocking, or otherwise memorable statements made by a pro cyclist in the past year. As with previous polls, nominations will be open all week, and...
Exploring the Women's Peloton - Team MTN
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A year or so back some people were bemoaning the absence of African cyclists in the peloton. OK Barloworld was sponsored by a company with South African roots, but they were registered in Great Britain and based in Italy, if you’d talked about the Cape, half their squad would...
Dashing Through The Snow...... UTCX Day 11
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Snow! Not much snow, just enough to make things interesting as Utah put the wrap on its 2009 Cyclocross Season. Saturday's race featured another scenic locale, the Fort Buevnaventura State Park in Ogden Utah. The race offered up double points for placings...
Adiós Periero?
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Oscar Pereiro confided to the press this week that his contract dispute with Astana may mean the end of his cycling career. The dispute arose when the team tried to change the terms of his contract, a change which meant lowering the Spanish Tour winner's salary by a third...
Do Team Sky really deserve a Tour place?
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In this year’s Tour de France twenty teams took part. Seventeen of those teams were part of the Pro Tour. There were in fact eighteen Pro Tour teams this year, but the Tour organisers decided not to include the Fuji-Servetto team, this in no small part due to the doping scandal...
Ben Hermans' Bump in the Road
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Belgian protege Ben Hermans got detoured from his trip to the U.S. for his first Team Shack training camp. A slip in the kitchen resulted in two broken toes, slammed against a cupboard, and now the 23-year-old climber/classics hope will have to stay home for 2-3 weeks...
Skyter Withdraws Sponsorship from Womens Team
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According to Rad-net.de, Skyter has withdrawn its sponsorship support from the Equipe Nürnberger, whose roster includes Nicole Cooke, Tixi Worrack, and Amber Neben. The website received an advance copy of a press release, which will become public on Saturday. The withdrawal...
VDS 2010: An Expanded Race Calendar?
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Just a quick update on your favorite subject. Next week we will roll out some of the VDS materials. I am not sure we will finalize the rider rankings, though that's in process. But we do plan to roll out the race list. Some conceptual items you should know about:
It'...
Interview with Schlecks
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Interview with Schlecks
As promised - first part of an interview we did recently with Frank and Andy Schleck...
Keisse to Quick Step?
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Keisse to Quick Step?
I have no idea what sort of rider he is on the road. Anyone care to enlighten me?
Het Zilvermeer--LIVE NOW
4 days ago by
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I know this is a charity event, not a real race, but holy crap:
The full line-up includes Mario Aerts, Jan Bakelants, Alessandro Ballan (Ita), Carlos Barredo (Spa), Kris Boeckmans, Tom Boonen, David Boucher (Fra), Arnaud Coyot (Fra), Wilfried Cretskens, Steven de Jongh (Ned),...
Gert Steegmans over/under: 10 Wins???
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In CN today we see Johan Bruyneel predicting that his new sprinter, one Gert Steegmans, will produce 10 victories this year. So let's keep this short and sweet, while waiting for Flanders: you think Gert has a chance in hell to get 10 wins for RadioShack...
The King of Style speaks!
4 days ago by
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The King of Style speaks!
Fun stuff--and royal approval on the wearing of pro kit.
De Ronde van Vlaanderen: No More Eikenmolen?
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We are still at least a month away from the official announcement of the 2010 Tour of Flanders route, but word is leaking out of Belgium that the Eikenmolen -- a decisive climb since its introduction two years ago -- may be removed from this year's finale. Two years in a row...
The Adventures of Barbie Barbie...and Friends!
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Amstel Curaçao. Everybody talks about the beaches, the beer, and the nail-biting excitement of the race itself. But did it ever occur to anyone to discuss the very real dangers of the Caribbean? In an effort to increase the safety of our beloved pro peloton, we offer the...
The Wednesday Session
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Wednesday Session. Now, with pictures! We have reached the deep abyss of winter, when the news slows to a trickle. It’s remarkably difficult to be funny when there’s nothing much going on.
But fear not, my friends, for it is now...
UCI Professional Continental Teams for 2010
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UCI Professional Continental Teams for 2010
Acqua & Sapone (ITA)
Andalucia Cajasur (ESP)
Bbox Bouygues Telecom (FRA)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Carmiooro - NGC (GBR)
CCC Polsat Polkowice (POL)
Ceramica Flaminia (IRL)
Cervélo Test Team (SUI)
Cofidis (FRA)
Colnago...
Was Contador up to Verbier so unbelievable?
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The 15th stage of the 2009 Tour de France will be remembered as the day where Alberto Contador finally took the yellow jersey and with it, control of the race. He danced away from his rivals on the summit finish up to Verbier and having previously been within a couple of seconds...
Trainer Time: Teleport Yourself to Italy
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Training videos come in a lot of shapes and sizes. There are videos of coaches barking at you from their indoor studio. There are videos of coaches outside on the bike, explaining how to do a climbing interval. There are country vistas inviting you to pretend you are someplace...
West Flanders Angling to Host Worlds
6 days ago by
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Closest thing to news in Sporza today... After losing out to neighboring Limburg province (Netherlands) on the 2012 festivities, organizers in West Flanders are gearing up for another run at either the 2013 or 2014 UCI World Road Cycling Championships. Apparently their last...
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