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  • Style Icons: Phil Anderson

    Style Icons: Phil Anderson

    Not 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… …

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  • 23 Days In July

    23 Days In July

    It’s been a week of discovery and rediscovery for Skippy Week as we’ve looked back at the career of Phil Anderson. We’d been well aware of his feats at Le Tour, where he became the first non-European to ever wear the yellow jersey, and his power and poise in the one-day classics. We learned he… …

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  • Skippy’s Motorola Days

    Skippy’s Motorola Days

    With his career heading towards its twilight, our favourite Aussie powerhouse looks for a new challenge and heads to the fledgling American Motorola team where his focus turns away from GC aspirations at the Tour and more towards the Spring Classics, where he was always a major stud with some big wins in the one-dayers… …

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  • Skippy’s Cunning Stunt

    Skippy’s Cunning Stunt

    Phil Anderson Week continues with a clip selected by the man himself. When pushed for a suggestion on what to post from our guest of honour’s storied career, the answer came “the cunningness of the 84 GP Zurich”. With a split-second decision as the wide Swiss road divides in two, Le Skip drills it down… …

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  • Skippy On The Kirk Magnesium

    Skippy On The Kirk Magnesium

    I once owned one of the notorious Merida magnesium road bike frames, which I attained despite the bad press and word of mouth that warned of a harsh ride and inevitable cracking. It actually rode quite nicely, and then cracked. It was pretty much the last time magnesium was seen in mass use for bicycle… …

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  • Skippy Feels Like A Tooheys. Or Two.

    Skippy Feels Like A Tooheys. Or Two.

    The 70s and 80s were a great time to be an Aussie bloke. There was no PC crowd gone mad, you could drink and smoke whenever and wherever the hell you wanted, and the telly told you which brands were the most macho. Morphing from a 70s kid to an 80s teen, I knew exactly… …

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