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Friday Video

When ever you see Red Bull signage at an event, you can be pretty sure that it is going to be something full on. This video is just that. Colombian downhill mountain biker Marcelo Gutierrez is well known in the … Continue reading

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129 Days to Go.

Like all the other challenges I have done, time is marching on a little to quickly for my liking. The Tour de Kids Plus bike ride is only 129 days off. Training is coming along nicely at the moment. I … Continue reading

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This is Why Everyone Should Watch the Giro d'Italia

Grab some spag-bol and garlic bread, this is spectacular! They raced up there last night, and is one of the reasons the real cycling fans are all struggling at work today. I cant believe Puccio was chatting to the camera … Continue reading

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This Mornings Commute

4C it got down to on the way in to work this morning. Brrrrr. Images taken from video from the GoPro on my helmet. Handlebar and seat mount is coming soon.

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Cycling and Anagrams.

There has been some discussion on Twitter about giving Peter Sagan a Euro cool nickname. I have drawn a blank, so I thought I would use an old favourite of mine and drop Peter Sagan into an anagram generator. Well … Continue reading

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Time Bonuses in Cycling

Are you a fan of time bonuses in big races like this years Giro d’Italia?    

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The Glitterati Will Love This

To all those people who poo pooed the orange bar tape, I give you the next installment in the tarting up of the machine. My god, it is going to look magnificent. 🙂

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How Close are the Schlecks?

Fränk Schleck on Eurosport: “I miss Andy. We are better together. Every day we skype in the morning and night.” #giroupdate — José Been (@TourDeJose) May 13, 2012 That close apparently.

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Non Pro Cycling Goes All Mainstream!

As of this afternoon, you can enjoy your serve of Non Pro Cycling on Facebook. I am not a Facebook user, but I have had a few people ask about updates via Facebook, so I have set it up. As … Continue reading

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London 2012: Cycling is free. Someone forgot to tell the Olympic organisers

This, if it is correct, is a bloody joke. London 2012: Cycling is free. Someone forgot to tell the Olympic organisers | Peter Walker | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk. Talk about a money grab. Lets hope this isn’t the … Continue reading

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