The Sticky Bidon – March 16, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, March 16, 2011

• Mario Cipollini’s Milan-San Remo Form Guide
• Cancellara's team denies using new technology
• Geox met jonge ploeg naar La Primavera (Geox to take young team to La Primavera)
• LA GAZZETTA DELLA BICI: Philippe Gilbert in training for the Tour of Flanders
• New Faces at Spring Races

Radio Silence Part One: Tacticians

With the UCI standing by the radio ban in races ranked 1.HC/2.HC or below, and various members of the the professional peloton using in-race protests, the traditional cycling media, or Twitter to express either their disdain or support for the ban, the 2011 season is shaping up to be an interesting one.

Plenty of pundits, twitterati, bloggers, journalists, and riders have expressed their opinions about race radios. More interesting to us here at Pavé is the question, Who might excel under radio-free racing? Certainly, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne offered a glimpse of what racing sans radio might have to offer fans. If radio-free racing...Continue Reading

The Sticky Bidon – February 28, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 28, 2011

• Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Man of the week Sagan — a Merckx in the making?
• Neo-pro Matteo Pelucchi takes Geox-TMC's first 2011 win at Clasica de Almeria
• Vinokourov wil Gilbert als opvolger bij Astana – Wielrennen – HLN (Vinokourov wants Gilbert to succeed him at Astana)
• El recorrido de la Vuelta al País Vasco, anunciado: Perfiles, Rutómetros y Montaña (31 altos) (The route of the Tour of Basque Country, announced: Profiles, road book and Mountain (31 high))
• Rabo’s beter zonder oortjes (Rabo’s better without headsets)

The Sticky Bidon – February 24, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 24, 2011

• SA's Roberts joins strong pro team Saxobank-Sungard | Adelaide Now
• 'Gilbert leeft in de schaduw van Boonen' (“Gilbert lives in the shadow of Boonen”)
• Andrew Talansky Diary: The first pro race
• FOTO: Gepensionneerde Zabel loodst HTC-Highroad over Vlaamse kasseien (Retired Zabel guides HTC-Highroad over Flemish cobbles)

The Sticky Bidon – Dec 20, 2010

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, December 20, 2010

• Lance Armstrong accuser Floyd Landis wore wire for HGH probe of cycling owner Michael Ball
• Se mató el ciclista Armando Borrajo (The cyclist was killed Armando Borrajo)
• Jonathan Page ruptured ankle tendon
• UCI refuses Pegasus Sports license
• Contador denies any connection to trainer with possible links to doping scandal
• Gilbert voted Belgian male athlete of the year
• Quick Step sign Steegmans, unveil 2011 kit
• Portugal stage winner Ortega tests positive for EPO
• Tour de France 2013 likely to start in Corsica
• Pro Cycling’s All-Time Ugliest Jerseys

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