Monthly Archives: May 2010

Cadel’s Rainbow Shoes Auction For Cerebral Palsy

If you were following Cadel’s Rainbow jersey auction you’ll have noticed that it raised $6300 in an exciting overtime bidding war.  To put this into something tangible, this will buy 4 walking frames for kids affected with cerebral palsy.  An …

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SKCC Albert Park GP

Photos by James Broadway. Love your work James! This past weekend St. Kilda Cycling Club (SKCC) hosted the first annual Albert Park Grand Prix Criterium.   As usual, SKCC did an outstanding job with creating an excellent event as well …

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The Savage Monte Zoncolan

The crowds looked nuts on Monte Zoncolan in yesterday’s stage. The only two Giro stages ever held up Monte Zoncolan (which includes a 22% max gradient) was won by Gilberto Simoni in 2002 & 2007.  Simoni’s average speed for the …

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Giro d’Italia Stage 14: The Plot Begins To Thicken

We’re into the third week of the Giro and we can always count on the mountains to turn the race on it’s head.   Here’s a picture of the shakeup in the GC after Stage 14:

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Giro d’Italia Stage 13

Take your pick Richie! I have a race of my own today so I’ll keep it short and sweet with just a few photos.  Have a great weekend!

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Landis Goes Postal

Everyone obviously wants to talk about the drama that’s unfolding with Floyd Landis so it’s best to post this separately to keep the discussion on topic and so that it doesn’t overshadow Richie Porte’s day in the sun.

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Richie Pretty In Pink

There are too many positive things happening at the moment with Australian cycling to give much attention to Floyd Landis’ allegations.   Misery loves company and it looks like Landis has hit rock bottom.   It’s a disaster for cycling and …

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Giro d’Italia – Stage 11

“A miserable day on the bike is better than a great day in the office“.  I’m not so sure the guys racing the Giro would necessarily agree…especially when their office has been cold, wet and miserable for days on end.   …

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Tour Of California vs Giro Coverage

The online coverage we’re getting of the Tour of California is sensational.   Every single piece of information that I want about the race is perfectly placed on the screen.  The timezone couldn’t be more perfect for us here in …

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Giro d’Italia – Stage 10

The sun finally showed up in Italy and the sprinters came out to shine.

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