Pleasantries over, on to the resolutions then....
I will be fitter this year and will be cycling in excess of 5000 miles.
I will endeavour to get out with the club most weeks.
I will organise a long distance ride and complete it this year
Weight will be maintained sub 11.5 stone on average!
Ref the new cycling season, as per last post, can't wait till it all kicks off (quite literally) in the TDU.
Team Sky to make a massive impact and challenge for / scoop up early season victories all over the place.
The Shack to muscle in on the act too.
Still think that Bertie (even without a team to speak of) and Mr A Schleck will be tough to beat in the Tour, but my heart will forever go for Lance (could we see the old postal blue train / disco boys reincarnate in July?) and don't forget Wiggo either and his awesome support cast too.
Cav to continue where he left off, but also develop the cycling brain and get the green jersey in the tour this year.
Off the road will be interesting watching the seperate games of chess played out by Johan and Dave (Brailsford), on that note is Swifty going to Sky yet - do we know? Is Cav gonna jump ship to Sky ready for 2011?
Time to sit back and watch the action unfold, now where did i put Wiggo's autobiography...?
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Monday, 28 December 2009
Happy christmas!
Hey!
yeah yeah i know, a few days too late but its a bit sad striking up your laptop on the day innit?
So roll call of pressies was great:
Looking forward to the new cycling season, will be making predictions just after new year, along with mileage targets etc but can't wait to see Team Sky and the Shack in the peleton, plus hoping Cav continues to obliterate all in his path and goes green this year?
Still a week of hol to go, so maybe another posting or two may surface, but for now wherever you are - A hapy christmas, and if its late i hope it was a good one, if like me you are still off work - eek it out as long as poss!!!!
yeah yeah i know, a few days too late but its a bit sad striking up your laptop on the day innit?
So roll call of pressies was great:
- A couple of Twin Six T-Shirts probably the coolest bike related T-shirts in the known universe.
- A couple of CD's - Kings of Leon and Ian Brown
- A few books - Chris Evans and Wiggo Auto Biogs, Ben Elton newbie plus LEJOG Guide to name a few
- Wii Fit Plus Game - watch this space for new fitness regime coming your way
- Others included - New Wallet, socks and sweets.
Looking forward to the new cycling season, will be making predictions just after new year, along with mileage targets etc but can't wait to see Team Sky and the Shack in the peleton, plus hoping Cav continues to obliterate all in his path and goes green this year?
Still a week of hol to go, so maybe another posting or two may surface, but for now wherever you are - A hapy christmas, and if its late i hope it was a good one, if like me you are still off work - eek it out as long as poss!!!!
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Team Sky / The Shack
Wiggo to Sky then (At last)? http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10122009/58/team-sky-expected-confirm-wiggins.html
Not sure about Swifty though (Katusha got a bit grumpy when Sky announced him on the TDU roster when he is still under (their) contract!
Not sure about Swifty though (Katusha got a bit grumpy when Sky announced him on the TDU roster when he is still under (their) contract!
The Shack have a prototype shirt out - a bit Silence-Lotto isn't it?
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
End of season round-up
Bertie tops the UCI Rankings.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19102009/58/spanish-dominate-cycling-rankings.html
Wiggo wins Down Under
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/58th-jayco-herald-sun-tour-2-1
Cracknell + Hot Chillee guys break 35hours for E2E
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cracknells-team-ride-end-to-end-in-under-35-hours-23644
Also i managed to take a low speed dive off my bike last night, after running into the verge and entering one of those drainage soakaways - road rash to hip and look what bike radar have published:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/fitness/article/health-how-to-deal-with-road-rash-23619
Perfect timing!!!!
The answer to the important question is that bike still functions fine and no clothing was damaged in the making of this fall....
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19102009/58/spanish-dominate-cycling-rankings.html
Wiggo wins Down Under
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/58th-jayco-herald-sun-tour-2-1
Cracknell + Hot Chillee guys break 35hours for E2E
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cracknells-team-ride-end-to-end-in-under-35-hours-23644
Also i managed to take a low speed dive off my bike last night, after running into the verge and entering one of those drainage soakaways - road rash to hip and look what bike radar have published:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/fitness/article/health-how-to-deal-with-road-rash-23619
Perfect timing!!!!
The answer to the important question is that bike still functions fine and no clothing was damaged in the making of this fall....
Saturday, 17 October 2009
News round-up
So Team Radioshack have a Pro Tour Licence - excellent! Team Sky, still to announce another 6 riders - rumour mill still revolving on that one!
Gilbert tops off his season with back to back wins in Paris Tours & Gran Piemonte.
Only 259 days till the start of the TDF in Rotterdam - what am i going to do till then? Loving the look of the route - cycling brains needed for first week in the cobbles and definite legs / engines for the end in the pyrenees, although why is there another valley finish allowing all the gains to be chased down? No Alpe d'Huez but Col Du Tourmalet twice, plus a summit finish can't be bad.
Only 3 days cycling this week so vastly reduced mileage - starting to get dark as well, so rain and sludge soon to follow. Have purchased and fitted some Crud Road Racer mudguards, to alleviate some of the road spray etc from the forthcoming inclement weather, plus gained (not sure if that's the right word) a slow puncture mid week which was a definitive pain in the proverbial.
note that NABC saturday rides starting from thepub on the corner now fit with my days off so will be venturing out on some of those pre christmas, plus a couple of Audax rides look interesting too so who knows. Norwich 100 date has been published - June 6th so diary has been highlighted / ringed in red etc.
A potential 6 days cycling lined up for the week ahead so should / could achieve some decent mileage again for this next week - its all good.
Gilbert tops off his season with back to back wins in Paris Tours & Gran Piemonte.
Only 259 days till the start of the TDF in Rotterdam - what am i going to do till then? Loving the look of the route - cycling brains needed for first week in the cobbles and definite legs / engines for the end in the pyrenees, although why is there another valley finish allowing all the gains to be chased down? No Alpe d'Huez but Col Du Tourmalet twice, plus a summit finish can't be bad.
Only 3 days cycling this week so vastly reduced mileage - starting to get dark as well, so rain and sludge soon to follow. Have purchased and fitted some Crud Road Racer mudguards, to alleviate some of the road spray etc from the forthcoming inclement weather, plus gained (not sure if that's the right word) a slow puncture mid week which was a definitive pain in the proverbial.
note that NABC saturday rides starting from thepub on the corner now fit with my days off so will be venturing out on some of those pre christmas, plus a couple of Audax rides look interesting too so who knows. Norwich 100 date has been published - June 6th so diary has been highlighted / ringed in red etc.
A potential 6 days cycling lined up for the week ahead so should / could achieve some decent mileage again for this next week - its all good.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Tour de France 2010 Route Announced
Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres.
These stages have the following profiles:
1 prologue, 9 flat stages, 6 mountain stages and 3 summit finishes, 4 medium mountain stage, 4 individual time-trial stage (59 km).
Distinctive aspects of the race - le Tourmalet climbed twice, a hint of the Classics and cobblestones, 2 rest days, 23 level 1, level 2 and highest level mountain passes.
Can't wait!
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Dope Testers start reaping the harvest in the off season
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...
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...
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.
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