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Alberto Contador – "What’s a guy to do?"

by Whit
October 30, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments
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Yesterday it was announced by a representative from the Kazak Cycling Federation that Alberto Contador will indeed be honoring the final year of his contract and riding for Team Astana in 2010.I’m sorry, Mr. Proskurin, but I’m not buying it. Can you blame me?It’s not as if we’ve been receiving accurate information regarding the situation at Astana. Since spring we’ve been inundated with nothing but conflicting reports, inaccurate sound bites, and contradictory quotes from individuals supposed to be working for the same team (Red Kite Prayer’s discourse on the matter shines more light on this). Riders are transferring, then they’re not....Continue Reading

New Embrocation Column – "Franco-Belge" (Part 3)

by Whit
October 29, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments
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Part 3 of “Franco-Belge” just went live over at Embrocation Cycling Journal. Go give it a read, and feel free to come back and leave comments. ...Continue Reading

Wednesday Cross Report and Power Rankings

by Whit
October 28, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments
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Here’s the latest column and power rankings from Pavé’s own cross-correspondent, Erik Mitchell. Be sure to check-out Erik’s new site, The Run-Up, for all things ‘cross!Last week I made a bold statement saying that Niels Albert will dominate any race he enters. As many suspected, I was wrong. However, I did predict that Sven Nys would get out of his early season funk and remind us all why he’s the greatest cross racer of all time. His victory at the Nacht van Woerden was predictable against a smaller, lackluster, field. However, the way he won Koppenberg Cross was remarkable. Albert...Continue Reading

Monday Musette

by Whit
October 26, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments
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Hope you had an enjoyable weekend! Here’s what’s on our minds:1. I’m not sure how we let this one slip through the cracks, but what are your thoughts on Ghent-Wevelgem being moved to the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders? I plan to share my thoughts in a future post, but for now I’m curious what you have to say.2. The 2010 Giro route was announced by RCS on Friday and it looks to be quite exciting. The Gavia, Zoncolan, Plan de Corones and Mortirolo are just a few of the legendary climbs the race will visit. Interestingly, the Giro’s organizers...Continue Reading

Ride Report – Univest Grand Prix Cyclosportif

by Whit
October 23, 2009 Uncategorized No Comments
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Good thing I left my Mussolini jersey at home.As we enter the first weekend of the “off-season”, I’d like to make a recommendation: ride your bike! Granted, I’m sure many of you were already planning too—in fact, you probably never stopped. But if you’re like me, lately you might have been spending more time watching people riding their bikes than you have spent riding your own.For fans of the sport at the professional level, riding bridges the gap between observation and participation. Sure, we can’t all go out this weekend and ride the Muur de Geraardsbergen, but we might have a hill...Continue Reading

Wednesday Cross Report and Power Rankings

by Whit
October 21, 2009 Races No Comments
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Here’s the latest installment of Erik’s Wednesday Cross Column—complete with his own North American and International Power Rankings. If you like what you read, head over to Erik’s blog for more insight and analysis. And please feel free to share your comments below—he reads them!After six weeks of cross racing, two things are certain. First, Niels Albert will dominate any race he enters and is on the verge of becoming the next Sven Nys. Secondly, if you ride for Cyclocrossworld.com, individually you will win a race this year and your team will win at least one every weekend.Since my last post,...Continue Reading

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