Tag: Road
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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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Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor Speedmaster
Click or not: Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor SpeedmasterI’m an impatient type of guy, mostly. I’ll lie in bed thinking about something that I need to do tomorrow, but jump up and do it right now. If it can be done inside, of course, I mean I’m not heading out to change the oil in the car or anything. So waiting for a new… …
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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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Riding Is The Answer
Click or not: Riding Is The AnswerIt doesn’t really matter what the question is, does it? Personally, there’ve been many queries that the bicycle, and the motion of the body it takes to move it, has provided the solution to. What are yours? …
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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… …
