Dope testers 2 - Dopers 0.
Bosisio and Comardo first two cyclists to get caught. The only answr to not getting caught is not to do it in the first place - idiots!
Ban the teams too I say particularly when in Bosisio was a team mate of one D DiLuca...
In other news apparently male cyclists are popular with the nations women - http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/british-women-prefer-men-who-cycle-23514
Great to be back on two wheels, and am loving that sound my new wheels make - absolute silence, just a gentle whirr of the pedals...
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Repairs all done
So a week off the bike - allowing the crack in the head time to repair itself - it has pretty much healed, just a trademark scar to tell the grabndchildren about one day? Meanhile a cunningly timed pit stop was taking place in the background!
My set of wheels bought on ebay - just a pair of Bontrager Alloys (standard on a Trek 1.2) complete with brand new SRAM cassette, have been fitted to the bike, plus new chain and also a replacement rear gear cable.
Therefore bike and rider back to somewhere approaching their best, it all bodes well for an assault on mileage this next week, commencing with a club run tomorrow night with NABC - bring it on!
Currently sat here watching British Ironman on Channel 4 - always looks good and the mind often wanders about doing that inaugural triathlon, but still not sure about my swimming capabilities - particularly in open water - maybe you can do a relay team of three? - Just need to find a swimmer and a runner then!
Cycling season definately on a wind down. Franco Belge on at present and Farrar and Boonen finally get wins. All the big boys are pulling the curtains down on their seasons and pretty much only Paris-Tours yet to come. Roll on the transfer season and changes to team rosters. Where will Wiggo and Contador be in 2010, will Team Sky clinch either signature? Who else is joining Radioshack? Any other big surprises? Let's hope not but there are bound to be some close season doping scandals too.
Will be checking in next week hopefully with a decent amount of milege to report.
Laters
My set of wheels bought on ebay - just a pair of Bontrager Alloys (standard on a Trek 1.2) complete with brand new SRAM cassette, have been fitted to the bike, plus new chain and also a replacement rear gear cable.
Therefore bike and rider back to somewhere approaching their best, it all bodes well for an assault on mileage this next week, commencing with a club run tomorrow night with NABC - bring it on!
Currently sat here watching British Ironman on Channel 4 - always looks good and the mind often wanders about doing that inaugural triathlon, but still not sure about my swimming capabilities - particularly in open water - maybe you can do a relay team of three? - Just need to find a swimmer and a runner then!
Cycling season definately on a wind down. Franco Belge on at present and Farrar and Boonen finally get wins. All the big boys are pulling the curtains down on their seasons and pretty much only Paris-Tours yet to come. Roll on the transfer season and changes to team rosters. Where will Wiggo and Contador be in 2010, will Team Sky clinch either signature? Who else is joining Radioshack? Any other big surprises? Let's hope not but there are bound to be some close season doping scandals too.
Will be checking in next week hopefully with a decent amount of milege to report.
Laters
Sunday, 27 September 2009
World Championships - don't believe the hype
As the title says, don't get carried away on the media's pre competition hype. Sadly the Brits were woefully short of the mark and lo and behold Cadel Evans wins the men's title - not the nearly man after all then?
Still can't get my head around the world champion being decided upon one race but there that is how it is - although 19 laps of a 13.8km circuit must mess with your head somewhat.
In other domestic news - i managed to crack my head open on my own car boot, making rather a mess of my head (although the boot still works!) and have been advised to stay off the bike for a few days - also i need a repair done as i am currently locked in bottom gear on the cassette which is ok on the flat but a bit of a killer going uphill. Never mind at least my new wheels will arrive this week - all exciting stuff.
Still can't get my head around the world champion being decided upon one race but there that is how it is - although 19 laps of a 13.8km circuit must mess with your head somewhat.
In other domestic news - i managed to crack my head open on my own car boot, making rather a mess of my head (although the boot still works!) and have been advised to stay off the bike for a few days - also i need a repair done as i am currently locked in bottom gear on the cassette which is ok on the flat but a bit of a killer going uphill. Never mind at least my new wheels will arrive this week - all exciting stuff.
Saturday, 26 September 2009
I'm Spartacus
Spartacus - no not that 3 hour epic film from in the Ben Hur genre, but the pseudonym of Fabien Cancellara.
Of course i am reflecting on the TT World championships where he blitzed the opposition - caught up Wiggo by 2 mins and generally showed the rest of the world that you don't mess with the best. - all in all an awesome performance.
Word on the street is that he has his eyes set on the road race title too - so watch out world (the race is coming up later this weekend).
Commiserations to Wiggo though as a mechanical problem put paid to his chances of a possible 3rd - just where was that team car? Interesting post race interview too as he rumour mill continues to grind its conspiracy theories on his next years ride.
Keep an eye on the brit women too Emma Pooley and Nicole Cooke could feature in the womens race.
Of course i am reflecting on the TT World championships where he blitzed the opposition - caught up Wiggo by 2 mins and generally showed the rest of the world that you don't mess with the best. - all in all an awesome performance.
Word on the street is that he has his eyes set on the road race title too - so watch out world (the race is coming up later this weekend).
Commiserations to Wiggo though as a mechanical problem put paid to his chances of a possible 3rd - just where was that team car? Interesting post race interview too as he rumour mill continues to grind its conspiracy theories on his next years ride.
Keep an eye on the brit women too Emma Pooley and Nicole Cooke could feature in the womens race.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
A Good Week
Have had a good if not great week this wek - realy enjoying the cycling and even feel like my body is finally reacting positively to the exercise too!
Completed 143 miles on the bike this week and will definately break through the 4000 for the year next week!
Went out for my first club ride with NABC last night - just a trundle around the roads north of Norwich but good to ride in a group.
Enjoy speed? - Is that not the reason we all ride? - check this link out - http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2009/results.htm
In other news Well done to Edvald Boasson Hagen for his Victory in the ToB - looking good for Team Sky next year, plus belated congratulations to DZ for the Tour of Missouri win and then there is the Vuelta - can't say i am happy that Valverde won but credit where its due - Evans gets a podium place too!
Looking forward to the Worlds - Britain has a strong male and female team - Come on!
Completed 143 miles on the bike this week and will definately break through the 4000 for the year next week!
Went out for my first club ride with NABC last night - just a trundle around the roads north of Norwich but good to ride in a group.
Enjoy speed? - Is that not the reason we all ride? - check this link out - http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2009/results.htm
In other news Well done to Edvald Boasson Hagen for his Victory in the ToB - looking good for Team Sky next year, plus belated congratulations to DZ for the Tour of Missouri win and then there is the Vuelta - can't say i am happy that Valverde won but credit where its due - Evans gets a podium place too!
Looking forward to the Worlds - Britain has a strong male and female team - Come on!
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Forget Fantasy Football
Trek Bikes, have set up the facility on their website to design your own custom built Madone 5 or 6 Series bike - so much fun (the one pictured above would cost in the region of $8,000 but virtual bikes = virtual dollars so push your respective boat out and Go for it!)
If you really like the design you can print it off, e-mail it to friends or even place an order, the only down side appears that you have to occupy yourself for 30 days whilst it is built though - gonna be a long month...!
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Don't mess...
Cyclists - and i count myself proud to be amongst their number, are a good bunch of people and fiercely protective of their own. - Never more typified than this weekend following TV chef James Martin derogatory comments about cyclists in his sunday column in a story about test driving a sports car.
Robbie McEwen and Brad Wiggins amongst many other not quite so famous cyclists leapt a one to the internet to twitter scorn upon aforementioned chef as well as sabotage his Wikipedia page and seemingly crash his website aong with setting up a i hate James Martin Facebook page.
"Herbal Tea drinking, Harriet Harmon voting..bunch of City-boy ponces in fluorescent Spider-Man outfits..." - I think not Mr Martin!
Robbie McEwen and Brad Wiggins amongst many other not quite so famous cyclists leapt a one to the internet to twitter scorn upon aforementioned chef as well as sabotage his Wikipedia page and seemingly crash his website aong with setting up a i hate James Martin Facebook page.
"Herbal Tea drinking, Harriet Harmon voting..bunch of City-boy ponces in fluorescent Spider-Man outfits..." - I think not Mr Martin!
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Cycling Cycling everywhere
There is literally loads of Pro events on at the moment...
The Vuelta, with Valverde, Gesink and Evans holding the top 3 - embarassingly it is looking good for Valverde at present.
Tour of Missouri with DZ (of nuts fame) in the lead, Cav got another stage before pulling out with a lung infection. then of course the Tour of Britain pedalled off yesterday - Garmin boys look good, Wiggo leads out his team mate Chris Sutton for the win. - strangely you have to really delve deep into the recesses of teletext to get race reports - thank goodness for the internet - eurosport, bike radar etc.
As for me, 127 miles completed this week, looking forward to another good week ahead.
The Vuelta, with Valverde, Gesink and Evans holding the top 3 - embarassingly it is looking good for Valverde at present.
Tour of Missouri with DZ (of nuts fame) in the lead, Cav got another stage before pulling out with a lung infection. then of course the Tour of Britain pedalled off yesterday - Garmin boys look good, Wiggo leads out his team mate Chris Sutton for the win. - strangely you have to really delve deep into the recesses of teletext to get race reports - thank goodness for the internet - eurosport, bike radar etc.
As for me, 127 miles completed this week, looking forward to another good week ahead.
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Cycling Speak
Ok i know that every activity has its own in-jargon, and cycling is no exception - for instance peleton, half wheeling, through and off and many many more.
But today i have sen the best one yet - recall one Mr Asterloza... (yep him who failed a drug test earlier in the year) well his B test has confirmed his disgrace but the team statement reads:
"Euskaltel-Euskadi communicates that Mikel Astarloza has received today the result of testing on the B sample from the anti-doping control carried out on June 26th 2009, and the result is non-negative,"
Non-negative - WTF? is that like Non-Winner, Non-genuine or maybe Non-user of Brain?
whatever next...
But today i have sen the best one yet - recall one Mr Asterloza... (yep him who failed a drug test earlier in the year) well his B test has confirmed his disgrace but the team statement reads:
"Euskaltel-Euskadi communicates that Mikel Astarloza has received today the result of testing on the B sample from the anti-doping control carried out on June 26th 2009, and the result is non-negative,"
Non-negative - WTF? is that like Non-Winner, Non-genuine or maybe Non-user of Brain?
whatever next...
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
September - New Term, new impetus
Hoorah, back to school and all that, and i finally get some half decent mileage in.
153 miles completed this week so a vast improvement on any other single week of the summer, and me thinks that training starts here for the LOWLE side to side escapade next Easter.
Even managed to clinch the deal with my way better half getting a bike too - a bit too upright and suspension loaded for me but nevertheless a bike it is!
Shock news from the world of cycling - Evans leads another Grand Tour albeit for only a short time at the Vuelta, Valverde now wears the Golden Fleece - please don't let him win it.
Congrats to Cav for a sterling win in Missouri, plus Wiggo creams the opposition at the British TT champs.
And finally Tour of Britain kicks off this weekend - fantastic!!!
153 miles completed this week so a vast improvement on any other single week of the summer, and me thinks that training starts here for the LOWLE side to side escapade next Easter.
Even managed to clinch the deal with my way better half getting a bike too - a bit too upright and suspension loaded for me but nevertheless a bike it is!
Shock news from the world of cycling - Evans leads another Grand Tour albeit for only a short time at the Vuelta, Valverde now wears the Golden Fleece - please don't let him win it.
Congrats to Cav for a sterling win in Missouri, plus Wiggo creams the opposition at the British TT champs.
And finally Tour of Britain kicks off this weekend - fantastic!!!
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