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Amstel Gold, Recapping the Recaps

Posted on April 18, 2012 by norbs

Here we go with a recap of the recaps floating around the interwebs. Cyclingnews.com has their report here. Enrico Gasparotto (Astana Pro Team) won a thrilling Amstel Gold Race, timing his sprint to perfection atop the Cauberg, to win ahead … Continue reading →

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Coming up on Wednesday – La Fleche Wallone

Posted on April 16, 2012 by norbs

This Wednesday night in Australia the La Fleche Wallone is on. The first of 2 Belgian Ardennes Classics, you can find a heap of previous race highlights over at cyclingtorrents.nl. As usual, as soon as cyclingfans.com and steephill.tv have their … Continue reading →

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Paris Roubaix Behind the Scenes

Posted on April 16, 2012 by norbs

A couple of videos from the 2012 Paris Roubaix. One from the winning team, Omega Pharma Quickstep, and one from GreenEDGE who had a less than perfect day.

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Not What You Expect…

Posted on April 15, 2012 by norbs

…. from a rider who is in the race you are watching. RT @nyvelocity: Amstel is the Bermuda Triangle of bike racing routes, there’s some riders from Team Panasonic still on the course somewhere — Cadel Evans (@CadelOfficial) April 15, … Continue reading →

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2012 Amstel Gold Race Live Video, Route, Teams, Results, Photos, TV

Posted on April 15, 2012 by norbs

Take your time and just check out that podium celebration. See it? Yes, I am talking about the beer! Mr Ring says it best in his excellent race preview when he says… Giant crowds, 25 different climbs and a brewery … Continue reading →

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Cycling Podcasts – What You Should Be Listening To.

Posted on April 14, 2012 by norbs

I am a bit of a fan of cycling Podcasts. Since I have gotten back into cycling, I have listened to quite a few. Some great, others, well, not the best. I started out listening to Flammecast (itunes link), but … Continue reading →

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Friday Video

Posted on April 13, 2012 by norbs

A very powerful and well made short film made for a competition leading up to the Olympic Games in London. From the YouTube description… BOY,’ written by British Airways Great Britons winner Prasanna Puwanarajah is a moving short film starring … Continue reading →

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State of the Roadworks.

Posted on April 13, 2012 by norbs

Well, the Culburra Road road works are still going along. Nothing has happened in a week, apart from some nasty corrugations starting to appear. This is what I have to ride over on the commute in to and home from … Continue reading →

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Coming Up This Weekend – Amstel Gold Race

Posted on April 12, 2012 by norbs

In a new feature of the blog, I am going to try and give people a heads up on the races coming up and give some links to have a look at some videos from previous years. First up is … Continue reading →

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Merino Base Layer gets the Thumbs Up.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by norbs

Wore my new merino base layer from Torpedo 7 this morning. It wasn’t freezing, only got down to 8C, but it was nice to feel toasty warm around the torso and arms.

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