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Cyclists on Twitter

Posted on April 4, 2012 by norbs

A couple of weeks ago I was talking about trying to get a list of cyclists on Twitter. Well, the hard work has been done. Cyclists on Twitter – Twitter-Athletes.com.

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UCI Track World Championships Start Today

Posted on April 4, 2012 by norbs

The UCI Track World Championships start today at Hisense Arena in Melbourne. If you have never seen track cycling, I can highly recommend it. If you are unsure about all the different disciplines, check out this overview at cyclingnews.com. SBS … Continue reading →

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Holy Ronde Van Vlaaaanderen, Batman!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by norbs

Ted King from Team LiquiGas-Cannondale has uploaded his Tour of Flanders ride data to Strava. Makes me want to have a lie down just looking at it. Strava Ride | Holy Ronde Van Vlaaaanderen, Batman!. Check out his web site, … Continue reading →

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Flanders and that Finishing Straight.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by norbs

I am glad it wasn’t just me. Gerard Vroomen has similar thoughts to mine in his latest blog post. Would it be possible to find a more depressing finishing straight? Seeing them ride that last kilometer there was only one … Continue reading →

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Two Things We Missed from The Ronde This Year.

Posted on April 2, 2012 by norbs

The murderess Muur and Fabian Cancellara at near the end.

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Gerro's SRM Data and Video of Milan Sanremo

Posted on March 31, 2012 by norbs

Mr Ring from inrng.com sent this out this morning on Twitter. If you saw Simon Gerrans win Milan-Sanremo and wowed at his power data, now you can do both at the same time suffervision.appspot.com/embed.html?vid… — the Inner Ring (@inrng) March … Continue reading →

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Friday Video

Posted on March 30, 2012 by norbs

In homage to this weekends Tour of Flanders, just one of the mad climbs they will be doing, Koppenberg. It sees 22%. Seeing pros off the bikes running is bloody terrific. The Flemish commentators make it even more special. The … Continue reading →

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Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) – Video, Audio, Live Tickers

Posted on March 30, 2012 by norbs

This Sunday night we get the next big race of the season, the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Official site here http://www.rvv.be/en), otherwise known as the Tour of Flanders. Some times know to an old cycling buddy I used to work with … Continue reading →

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UCI Approved Tattoo

Posted on March 29, 2012 by norbs

Just back from getting my first tattoo, just in case I ever want to race on the world tour. Now I just have to get the razor out, work on my Flemish and develop some skills on a bicycle!

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Pros on Strava

Posted on March 29, 2012 by norbs

A couple of weeks back I posted an article about Taylor Phinney posting his Milan San Remo data on Strava. It got me wondering, how many pros actually post on Strava? I sent an email off to Strava support asking … Continue reading →

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