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December 8, 2010Mario Cipollini was the first to master the leadout train to win an enormous amount of sprint finishes. Giovanni Lombardi is often credited as being one of the best leadout men back in the day for sprinters such as Cipollini... -
November 8, 2010Image courtesy of Leigh Schilling One complaint I often hear about Masters racing is that it’s negative. In my limited experience with racing against the old codgers, I couldn’t agree more. In less than a month I’ll be racing at...
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August 2, 2010I learned the art of the counter-attack from my teammate Duncan Smith. He’s the master of reading the race and hitting the bunch at the right time. Photo by Leigh Schilling. Do you ever wonder how some guys have all...
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March 24, 2010Photo by Leigh Schilling Blocking is a race strategy you may have heard of before. It involves riders with the same interests moving up to the front of the main field while they have a teammate ahead in a break. ...
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March 22, 2010Photo by James Broadway I wish there were some secrets of climbing I could pass onto to you but it’s a discipline that only responds to hard work. To be a better climber you simply need to ride more hills...
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August 20, 2009Once thing I love about racing here in Australia is the history behind some of these events. Some of these races have been going on for a hundred years! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Melbourne to...
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August 19, 2009Aussie 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...
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August 10, 2009Photo: 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...
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July 30, 2009Being “in the chop” is an Aussie expression that you won’t read about in the UCI rulebook. It’s one of the many nuances of bike racing that only comes with experience. Sometimes when you’re in a race and find yourself...
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June 22, 2009You’ve probably been in a situation during a race where some sly bugger keeps stealing the wheel you were sitting comfortably behind. As this happens again and again the next thing you know you’re at the back of the bunch....
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