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Velocast Does the Vuelta

Posted on August 6, 2012 by norbs

Terrific news from the Scotsmen at Velocast. They will be doing a Vuelta special the same as they did for the Tour de France this year. This is a paid subscription service, but even I, such a tight arse I … Continue reading →

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Why I Feel Sorry for Cav

Posted on July 29, 2012 by norbs

This may come as a shock to some people, but I genuinely feel for Mark Cavendish. He put aside aspirations of a Tour de France green jersey to help Sky team mate Brad Wiggins win the coveted maillot juane. Who … Continue reading →

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Olympics Road Race Course.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by norbs

Thanks to Nic O’Donnell for the heads up on Twitter. A good look at the Olympics Road Race course that will be used this weekend at the London Olympics. I have no idea what sort of coverage the free to … Continue reading →

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Stage 17, A Farce!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by norbs

Forgive me if I go all Bradley Wiggins in this post folks. I wont, but I would love to! I have had 10 hours to sleep on it. 10 hours to calm down. 10 hours to mull over last nights … Continue reading →

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Wiggins or Froome Stronger?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by norbs

I would love to see what people think. I expect Wiggins to come out and belt the lot of them in the ITT on Saturday, but you have to wonder if he would be able to negate the time Froome … Continue reading →

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Sagan, Sagan, Can You Sign My ……..

Posted on July 19, 2012 by norbs

….. oh, ok!

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Evans is a Champion, Unless You Read Twitter!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by norbs

During last nights Tour de France stage, I grew continually frustrated by the constant stream of crap posted on Twitter about Cadel Evans being less than perfect. Soft, slow, unwilling to attack and a wheel sucker were just some of … Continue reading →

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Big Pictures Tour de France – Part 2

Posted on July 18, 2012 by norbs

The stunning photos keep coming from The Big Picture Web site.

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Pat McQuaid, @UCI_Overlord and @inrng

Posted on July 12, 2012 by norbs

Theory time. It has occurred to me over the past few days that there might be a ripple in cycling’s matrix. Pat McQuaid continues to make wild and ludicrous statements regarding, well, everything. The flip side of this is @UCI_overlord … Continue reading →

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Big Names to Point Finger at Lance Armstrong!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by norbs

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf (via Cycling Central) has breaking news that… Five former team-mates of Lance Armstrong; Levi Leipheimer, Dave Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde, George Hincapie and Jonathan Vaughters, have made a deal with USADA to admit they doped in exchange … Continue reading →

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