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Monday Musette – Cross, Cobbles, & Coaching

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. This weekend’s World Cyclocross Championships have come and gone, and while I’ll leave the bulk of the commentary to Mattio, I do have two comments. First of all, winless this weekend, Belgium has been shut out at Worlds for the second-consecutive year.  Pre-race favorite Niels Albert was nowhere to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Preview – Calabria and Marseille

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

The European road season begins this weekend with the traditional season openers in Italy and France: the 2.1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria and the 1.1 Grand Prix la Marseillaise. A race traditionally known to favor Italian teams, Calabria began earlier today with Lampre’s Daniele Pietropoli taking the stage win over Fabio Taborre (Acqua … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Cross Worlds, Euro Openers, "Therapy", and Belgian Bikes

Posted on February 2, 2010 by

What a weekend!  Cross Worlds, European season openers, and–as always–some other interesting bits to discuss: 1. The obvious weekend story was the East-West showdown at Cyclocross Worlds in Tabor, Czech Republic.  Yes, the Wall has fallen, but a quick rundown of the results indicates a beating reminiscent of Rocky IV (the beginning of the movie—before … Continue reading →

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