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General Cycling Info

Shizzle Cyclists Say…

Posted on February 3, 2012 by norbs

Well it has appeared on every other cycling website on the net, so why not here? What else do cyclists say?

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Red Bull Fox Hunt.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by norbs

How is this for a terrific idea. Grab 300+ Mountain bikers and send them off on a challenging course with a MTB champ, Gee Atherton, starting at the back of the field. A fantastic concept and it looks like great … Continue reading →

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Gruppo Frazionato #2

Posted on February 1, 2012 by norbs

Nic O’Donnell at The Roadie has done a run down on the 5 things we learnt at the TDU . “As the dust settles on the first World Tour event of 2012, there were plenty of hints as to how … Continue reading →

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Non Pro Maths or N.P.C.C.I. Ver 3

Posted on February 1, 2012 by norbs

Well, after the mathematics debacle that was N.P.C.C.I. Ver 2.1, I have fired uncle Bert and done the tweaking with out the help of an uber-brain. After some random scribbles, I think version 3 could be a keeper. It also … Continue reading →

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Lewis Rattray, an Aussie at the Cyclo World Champs.

Posted on February 1, 2012 by norbs

Cyclocross is just starting to take of in Australia, but in Europe, it is massive. I made mention of it on Monday after watching the Worlds via an internet feed. There was a lone Aussie amongst the riders competing. Lewis … Continue reading →

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Non Pro Cycling Climbing Index (Ver 2.10)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by norbs

Well, after much head scratching, blackboard time, navel contemplation, beers, long rides and oodles of discussion, the N.P.C.C.I. has been tweaked!  Apparently too many beers and not enough thinking. I have mixed up 2 different formulas I had and buggered … Continue reading →

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Belgians slay the CX World Championship.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by norbs

I watched the Cyclocross Worlds last night from Koksijde in Belgium. Cycling news has a great wrap up of all the races. I have to say, watching it via a web feed and having Twitter running alongside it makes it … Continue reading →

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Gruppo Frazionato #1

Posted on January 27, 2012 by norbs

No, I didn’t pass out on the keyboard. The phrase gruppo frazionato was just one of the terrific pieces of information I found in Pez’s article on Italian for cyclist. Here is the full meaning according to that article… gruppo … Continue reading →

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Friday Video

Posted on January 27, 2012 by norbs

Wish I was on a group ride with this guy next time I punctured!

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N.P.C.C.I. What is it?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by norbs

After my rather hilly climb last week, I was chatting to a mate who asked how that compares to what the pros did on say the TdF. I said I imagined the pros would do what I did yesterday for … Continue reading →

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