Tag: Road Racing
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Stages Of Pain And Euphoria: Tour de Gravel
Click or not: Stages Of Pain And Euphoria: Tour de GravelGravel riding is not exactly a new thing, but its increasing popularity is spawning a whole new form of riding and with it a slew of new events. In fact, gravel riding is probably the oldest discipline of bicycle riding, or transport as it was called a hundred years ago. Before tarmac there was dirt,… …
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Style Icons: Urs Freuler
Click or not: Style Icons: Urs FreulerConsecutive winner of the Swiss Sports Personality of the year (1982-83), track legend, Tour and Giro stage winner, Urs Freuler, much like his 80s contemporary Tom Selleck, wore his moustache with style. You have to admit, horizontal jersey stripes and a upper lip growth compliment each other nicely. …
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Home From Home: Hof ter Kammen
Click or not: Home From Home: Hof ter Kammen“Ah, but that’s another story. Can I tell him that one?” he asks his wife, “No, no, maybe not that one.” Discretion being the operative word, Christian and Hilde respect the privacy of the guests at their Oudenaarde-based Hof ter Kammen B&B, although just looking around at some of the gifted memorabilia gives a couple… …
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Boneshaker Animates The Tour
Click or not: Boneshaker Animates The TourIt’s that time of the year again for the most predictably boring Grand Tour, the one that gets the most attention, is always surrounded by scandal, and like a car crash we just can’t look away. It’s also the time where we find ourselves trying to explain to non-cycling friends how it all works, and… …
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All Roads Lead To Innsbruck
Click or not: All Roads Lead To InnsbruckClimbs steeper than the Muur and Koppenberg, repeated en masse, makes Innsbruck’s claim to be the toughest Worlds Road Race for years a legitimate one. Like a Spring Classic in the alps, it promises to be a proper war of attrition played out on scenic roads in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. If Sagan… …
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Insider Rides: Buck’s Hinault Custom
Click or not: Insider Rides: Buck’s Hinault CustomIt’s always strange meeting people that you’ve previously only known by the wonders of the internet. I’d talked to American ex-pat Buck Rogers on a popular forum many times over the years, and his enthusiasm for all things steel, Euro, and unique leapt off the page in a cacophony of “fuck yeah!”s and “right on”s. When… …
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Style Icons: Phil Anderson
Click or not: Style Icons: Phil AndersonNot only was Phil Anderson a multiple Tour and Giro stage winner and Classics monster, he was without question an unassuming style icon. That majestic mane and the Oakley eyeshades will forever be a signature of classic 80s fashion. ‘Skippy’ wasn’t afraid to throw as many tones of fluoro as existed back in the age… …
