Monthly Archives: August 2009
Politics of the Peloton – Reading The Race
Photo: Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com This past Saturday was my first race back after a few months off. Thankfully it wasn’t the fierce crosswinds and sheets of rain like Melbourne has been getting recently. It was sunny and a bit cold, but … Continue reading
New Noticeboard
Not that there’s any need for another noticeboard on the internet, but I’m throwing one more up there anyway to see where it takes us. I get a lot of people asking me to post miscellaneous stuff and promote events … Continue reading
What You Missed This Morning…In Scotland
This is the Crow Road which leads up and over the Campsie Fells just North of Glasgow. Not very exotic but it’s a great road and a challenging climb and normally busy with cyclists, bikers and hill walkers. On this … Continue reading
Susan Led The Charge
Fridays are usually reserved for lighthearted posts but some bad news arrived yesterday that puts cycling in the background of my thoughts. If you read this blog there’s a good chance that you were referred here from the Fatcyclist. Hundreds … Continue reading
Is Cyclingnews Dead?
Of course cyclingnews isn’t dead but I needed a catchy title. However, I hear one or two people mention every day that they hate the new format and have taken their business elsewhere. Yes, even though cyclingnews is a free … Continue reading
Is “Wanker” The Appropriate Aussie Term?
Very ironic that the silkscreen on his jersey is a picture of himself from the time he got busted for doping. Or perhaps he is intentionally rubbing his return in cycling’s face. Or maybe he really does believe he’s innocent.
Cold Water Recovery
This is a pretty common scene if you live here in Melbourne. A bunch of footie players huddling together the day after their game presumably forced by their old-school coaches to stand in freezing ocean water in the middle of … Continue reading
What You Missed This Morning…In Chicago
This is the view many cycling commuters get whilst heading South on their way to work in downtown Chicago. We are fortunate enough to have a bike crazy mayor and a wonderful 18 mile long lakeshore bike/jogging path that gives … Continue reading
What Should I Eat Before A Race?
Quite often I get the question “what should I eat before a race?” in my inbox. This used to be one of my biggest questions as well. This is a reminder of how confusing the topic of nutrition can be … Continue reading
Watch San Sebastian LIVE
Now that the TdF is over most of us won’t be lucky enough to get regular television coverage of San Sebastian. Us die hard cycling nuts gotta take what we can get and streaming video on the web is probably … Continue reading
