December 2010
24 posts
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 24th
Dec 24th
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Dec 22nd
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“…by the time he was 28, Eddy Merckx had already won four Tours de France,...”
– Red Kite Prayer stating the palmarès of the “Outlier of Outliers” in an interesting article on Phillipe Gilbert’s chances at a Grand Tour victory.
Dec 20th
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Rogue Racing’s Michael “@bikezen” Seiler puts a cap on 2010… teammates, friends, family and Brian Segal’s pain faces…
Dec 20th
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Dec 14th
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US Cyclocross Masters 35-39 First Lap Josh Whitmore (Team Globalbike) gets wrapped up in a start-line crash, flats, staggers to the pits and battles back in the muck. You, meanwhile, get to sit on your couch/desk/whatever and enjoy it.
Dec 13th
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2010 USA Cyclocross Nationals Juniors 17-18 Highlights! Congrats to Louisville’s Andrew Dillman (formerly of Red Zone), who takes 3rd place! Red Zone’s Luke Haley comes in 11th.
Dec 12th
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“I read an interview with Umberto Veronesi, a scientist, a reputed oncologist and...”
– Mario Cipollini from the Cycling News article “Cipollini decries modern cycling’s lack of machismo”
Dec 10th
8 Things That Make The PROs Different →
Dec 10th
things to say in a cyclocross bike race →
Dec 9th
USA Cycling Clarifies UCI Cyclocross Mandates →
Dec 8th
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Muddy Hell - 2010 Halloween ‘Cross Race At first, I wasn’t sure what to make of this hot mess of style… lots of flat-bar cross bikes, headlamps… is this some sort of MTB jam? What was that? A downhill helmet?! Good lord! Why even video such a thing… BUT THEN: BMX-style jump after a flyover PLUS someone on the podium… dressed as THE STIG. Muddy Hell, you won me...
Dec 8th
USA Cycling Clarifies UCI Cyclocross Mandates →
Dec 8th
Off Season →
Dec 7th
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2010 OVCX Final Results →
Dec 7th
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“19 cross races in 13 weeks, ending in back to back wins… it’s a good...”
– Ray Smith of Humana/Cycler’s Cafe Ray holeshot his way through the OVCX Cat 3’s this season - landing in 2nd overall and capping his season with back-to-back wins. Not bad for your first Category 3 season. One last time: WOO RAYRAY FIVE-OH-TWO BABY!
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 4th
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“Around Day 2 of a typical weeklong race, his speech goes staccato. By Day 3, he...”
– Jure Robic, 24-hour cycling record holder and 5-time winner of the Ride Across America (RAAM), was struck and killed by a car in his native Slovenia on September 24, 2010. Obituary at The Telegraph That Which Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stranger - NYT, 2006 Radiolab episode with Robic -...
Dec 2nd