Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Sticky Bidon – Dec 31, 2010

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, December 31, 2010 Bruyneel’s appeal against date of his suspension rejected by CAS Thor Hushovd voted Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year Merckx not convinced by Contador’s defence Un-equal Opportunities The Pegasus Paddock Bannan’s departure from Cycling Australia fuels ProTeam project rumour Seen any cool links we … Continue reading

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International Cyclocross Report & Power Rankings: Week 14

The annual Christmas week festivities started of with a boom as the World Cup headed to Heusden-Zolder, Belgium for the sixth round of the series. Lars Boom rode away from Niels Albert late in the race to capture the victory in his only World Cup apperance this year. Albert dominated the bulk of the race, … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – Dec 30, 2010

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, December 30, 2010 Sven Nys’ mechanic in tears after Azencross final lap incident PARIS-NICE 2011: Un chrono à Aix-en-Provence (A time trial in Aix-en-Provence) RadioShack sending powerful squad to Ruta del Sol in February First Gear Tsjech TV: Zdenek Stybar. What’s the deal with this? Anyone … Continue reading

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #1

#1 – Team Saxo Bank (Preview Ranking: #1) What We Said: And last, but certainly not least, Saxo Bank earns the title as Pavé’s #1 Team for 2010. With several riders capable of winning multiple classics, stage races, and Grand Tours, there’s really no better choice. Skipping over Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico—races Saxo certainly has riders … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – Dec 29, 2010

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, December 29, 2010 recyclingnews.com? Stybar returns to ‘cross physically fresh, mentally tired Geox-TMC – Matxin: “Une lutte de pouvoir interne” (“An internal power struggle) The Pegasus Paddock Walker remains optimistic about Pegasus’ future Transfert: Un 6e coureur de Pegasus se recase (Transfer: A sixth Pegasus rider … Continue reading

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #2

#2 Liquigas – (Preview Ranking: #4) What We Said: Liquigas has perhaps the youngest and deepest grand tour squad in the sport, led by the Four Horsemen of the Green-pocalypse (yes, I made that up myself): Ivan Basso, Franco Pellizotti, Roman Kreuziger, and Vincenzo Nibali. In a way, Liquigas finds itself in a siutution akin … Continue reading

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