Tag: world cup
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Painting By Numbers
Click or not: Painting By Numbers16 ounces. Or 473 mls. That’s your regular latte in the US of A. You can forget ordering a piccolo in the MidWest. Points. Placings. Grid positions. It’s a numbers game and this close to the mega business end of racing you can overlook the bigger picture stuff if you get too bogged down in… …
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For The Love Of Cross
Click or not: For The Love Of CrossThe love of ‘cross is something only a few truly embrace. Just as some folk are ‘dog people’ and others allergic, ‘cross either embraces or repels. Either way, it’s an itch that will not easily go away once it’s under the skin. I mean, who doesn’t love sliding around in mud? …
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The Gif(t) Of Boredom
Click or not: The Gif(t) Of BoredomWell, the GIF of Cycle Boredom actually. That purveyor of cycling creates mini-series-style GIFs of road and ‘cross races that are strangely compelling and hugely entertaining, breaking down a race into microcosms to tell the tale of the battle and how it was won and lost. Their latest features the latest instalment of the Mathieu and Wout… …
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Working Dogs
Click or not: Working DogsThe life of a pro bicycle racer is one of discipline, repetition, even monotony. Rewards for some can be few and far between. The life of a working sled dog is much the same, even though they might not choose the life like the bicycle racer does. Sam Smith juxtaposed the work of the most famous… …
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Age Is Just A Number: Baxter Maiwald Breaks Out
Click or not: Age Is Just A Number: Baxter Maiwald Breaks OutBaxter Maiwald is a 17 year old Melbourne-based downhill rider following the UCI World Cup series, having only taken up riding a mere three years ago after seeing some DH videos on YouTube. Although he had been riding BMX and motocross since a very young age, mountain biking was a whole new challenge and he has grabbed his chances with… …
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Get Tipping And Win A Shimano Saint Groupset
Click or not: Get Tipping And Win A Shimano Saint GroupsetThink you know your racing? Not into fantasy football leagues, and wish there was something for bike nuts where you can put your knowledge to the test, and win cool stuff? This could be just what you’ve been waiting for… With the UCI MTB World Cup in full swing and the first two rounds of racing behind… …