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General Cycling Info

Mark Renshaw to Contest Clarence St Cup

Posted on November 9, 2012 by norbs

Big news for Sydney-siders. Mark Renshaw will be at the Dunc Gray velodrome on November 24th to race in the Clarence St Cup. This from the media release. Rabobank sprinter Mark Renshaw is a confirmed starter for the 31st Clarence … Continue reading →

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Ryder Hesjedal – Haleakala Record

Posted on November 7, 2012 by norbs

I put a Tweet up early tonight about a dream I had last night about climbing the mega beast of a climb, Haleakala, in Hawaii. In the dream I punctured 1km from the top. I was about 4h 30m in … Continue reading →

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Cycling Meets Animated GIFs

Posted on November 7, 2012 by norbs

Thanks to my good mate Duke, I have been trawling through these animated GIFs at I have got a giggle out of quite a few of them. If you are a racer, you will like it even more. Racing in … Continue reading →

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Friday Videos

Posted on November 2, 2012 by norbs

A few videos today. Firstly, hurricane Sandy on bikes. Downtown NYC during the storm. For those that think PEDs are the biggest issue in cycling, think again. The peloton could be made up of robots! And lastly, check out the … Continue reading →

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Tour de Kids Plus Charity Bike Ride – The End

Posted on October 29, 2012 by norbs

Sorry it has taken me so long to get this post out. Some shenanigans with some bloke called Armstrong and his drug taking has kept me busy. Wrapping up a ride like this is difficult. So many highlights. So many … Continue reading →

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Knock Over the BMC 79 Mile Challenge and See the Shoalhaven

Posted on October 17, 2012 by norbs

Strava have just announced another challenge to take place in November. The BMC 79 Mile Challenge. This from the Strava web site. This September, BMC Pro Team rider Philippe Gilbert won the 79th running of the UCI World Road Cycling … Continue reading →

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Claim the Lane

Posted on October 15, 2012 by norbs

This is how you do it.    

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Armstrong Confesses!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by norbs

How good would it be if it were the case. Might even stop the flame war between the believers and those that think he is a filthy lying cheat. Today, jaded from the last few days avalanche of information, I … Continue reading →

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Tour de Kids Plus Charity Ride – Day 6

Posted on October 12, 2012 by norbs

Day 6 – Would you like grit with that? This morning I woke up and saw how dark it was and thought, “you beauty, a few more hours sleep”. And then the alarm went off. Weird. I dragged myself out … Continue reading →

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Tour de Kids Plus Charity Bike Ride – Day 5

Posted on October 10, 2012 by norbs

Day 5 – Dangerous Dave. Is He Doping? The snap my back made just after I woke up and had my pre get-out-of-bed-stretch, was a huge relief. The same sort of relief as answering a private number and finding out … Continue reading →

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