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Jim Burns set to replace Pat McQuaid as UCI President

With the current UCI presidency in disarray a coup is in progress: an unknown by the name of Jim Burns has thrown his hat in the ring to ...
On May 18, 2013 / By DavidMcleanCycl
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Spare a thought for the poor coach…

So you’re riding on the local chain gang, it’s hard, you’re suffering, and then some old grey-haired guy starts bellowing at you about how to do your pull ...
On May 16, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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Analysis: Giro d’Italia Stage 10 climbing performance

At the beginning of the Giro it seemed as though Stage 10 would be the first day where a clear road order would emerge. The climb of Montasio ...
On May 16, 2013 / By Scott Richards
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The Secret Pro stirs the pot – but is it all a hoax?

So, who is it? Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, Damiano Cunego, Ivan Basso, Danilo Di Luca, Denis Menchov, Michele Scarponi, Ryder Hesjedal, Alejandro Valverde, Vincenzo ...
On May 9, 2013 / By Saddleblaze
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What to expect from the Giro favourites: predicting climbing performances

On the eve of what is arguably the strongest field in recent Giro history, I apply the pVAM method to see what science can tell us about the ...
On May 3, 2013 / By Scott Richards
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Musings from a one-time “proper” cyclist

Is being a cyclist an excuse to forget your manners? Some people reading this may well say, “That’s not me.” If so, that’s a great thing, you’ve passed. You ...
On April 27, 2013 / By DanEllmore
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Majestic Martin paves the way for Pat attack

There was growing talk amongst the cycling community that Pat McQuaid would cap a wonderful weekend for the Irish by resigning as UCI President on Monday. The Irish ...
On April 22, 2013 / By Saddleblaze
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Remembering Roubaix: Ten things that made the North so Hellish

After such a brutal and eventful race there’s no way you can pick out just the one talking point. So, in his weekly column for Cyclismas, Saddleblaze has ...
On April 8, 2013 / By Saddleblaze
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From Lance to Landis to Walsh

This piece originally appeared on irishpeloton.com on 3 April 2013 Earlier this year I had an online conversation with an editor of a popular cycling news website. The ...
On April 4, 2013 / By Cillian Kelly
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Salacious Sagan feeling the pinch after monumental gaffe

With a string of second places this season, Slovak sensation Peter Sagan is certainly getting a bum deal in the current spring classics campaign. Renowned for his wacky ...
On April 1, 2013 / By Saddleblaze

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