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  • November 1, 2010
    Images courtesy of pelotonImages.com except where noted On Saturday evening was the annual Noosa Grand Prix. The massive 7500 competitor triathlon was the main drawcard for Noosa this weekend, but the criterium featuring some of the best Aussie PROs was...
  • January 8, 2010
    I raced the National Criterium Championships last night.  It was a nice change from the Bay Crits as there was lots of room to move through the relatively small field of about 50.  No ProTour or Pro Continental riders were...
  • October 28, 2009
    photo by Veeral Patel Crowie has some invaluable tips stored away from his lifelong experience as a pro cyclist.  Most pro’s don’t know how to break down these skills and techniques to teach them properly to cyclists like you and...
  • October 6, 2009
    Spring is now in full swing here in Australia and the first of the crits signify the start of it.  Crit season also means getting accustomed to some high paced, tight cornering again. Good cornering technique can save a LOT...
  • August 19, 2009
    Aussie Ben Kirstin comes first at the US Crit Championships.  Photo courtesy of Velonews – Casey B. Gibson I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m not a good sprinter.  It’s one skill that I’ve always wanted more...
  • April 7, 2009
    It seems that lately I’ve been writing about everything else under the sun except for the cycling tips that I’ve mandated to myself.   What I find funny is that I’ll spend hours writing some posts and doing checks in research...
  • January 6, 2009
    The beloved hot dog criterium.  Who loves these?  Only the spectators and the masochistic cyclist – that’s who.  Bloody hell…  The hot dog circuit is great for spectators because the racers are seen speeding down one lane of a boulevard...
  • January 3, 2009
    The Bay Crit series is set up for spectators – not for the racers.  Along with this comes lots of hot dog circuits and tight corners around round-abouts.  You need to slow down from 55km/hr to 15km/hr coming into these...