A blog about bikes, bike racing and physiological research.
posted by gtveloce @ 3/26/2010 01:43:00 AM
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Despite being Australia’s first road world champion and competing in the jersey on home soil, Evans is under no illusions as to why all the chatter surrounds Lance Armstrong and not himself. “He’s won seven Tours, I’ve only lost five,” he joked.
posted by gtveloce @ 1/18/2010 04:32:00 AM
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"I've been going out to club races and I've been sitting behind the bunch - a few lengths off them - and sort of like motorpacing I put myself far enough off them that I have to make an effort to stay there," explained McEwen. "As people get dropped I go around them and back onto the bunch. I just keep going round them and across to the front group then just sit off them.
"It's quite intense like a motorpacing session, which has been good fun. At the same time I've been doing a little coaching... As the race goes along I hand out a few tips although it's pretty hard training; I've been riding around the threshold heart rate, around 170 or 175bpm. I also did a bit of training with the boys from the Fly V Australia squad on the Gold Coast and we got out into the hinterland and bashing each other up," he added.
posted by gtveloce @ 12/24/2009 03:04:00 AM
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This is a wet Coogee crit during the Bank Race. Judging by the mix of toe clips and Look pedals plus the 'leather hairnets' it's probably 1987 or so. Dean Woods was in the crowd but strangely enough he didn't recognise me (not that he should've!)
posted by gtveloce @ 10/23/2009 03:17:00 AM
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I just have to share this, it's too bizarre to hold inside. The long, thin cranks are interesting, the chainring is fascinating, but the bottom bracket is just... in the wrong spot! Not to mention the chain stays...
posted by gtveloce @ 8/24/2009 10:40:00 PM
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A blog about bikes, bike racing and physiological research.
Began the journey in Enmore, Sydney, Oz; drifted tectonically north after a bit to see trees and breathe air. Learnt about global warming in 1975, believed it by 1989. Warned my parents that Woy Woy would go under the waves, hasn't happened yet - but by gosh it will happen some day! Really old now, was young once. Read a few books, got too many ideas, a camera and a bike (or 10). Serial owner of Italian cars; made sense at the time. Intense. Distracted. Collected wife and kids along the way. Work in IT, because I can. Still ride and race bikes. Not overly optimistic. Live on a hill, waiting for tsunami.
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