2010 Tour de France – Stage 11 – Mark Renshaw Head-Butt Video

by Whit

Versus just sent me some video of today’s sprint with permission to share it with you.  Enjoy!

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Monday Musette – Wednesday Edition

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I guess I’m still a bit jet-lagged from my trip out west. Here’s the week’s Musette:1. The Giro has blown wide open—sort of. Monte Zoncolan and the Plan de Corones have started the reshuffling of the general classification, but there’s still some ground to be made up if the men favored to win the race are to assume their places at the top of the classification. Caisse d’Epargne’s David Arroyo has proven to be a stubborn maglia rosa, fighting valiantly to maintain his lead. Don’t forget: Arroyo finished 10th-overall last year, and only needs to react to maintain his placing....Continue Reading

Monday Musette – Pavé Awards (2010 Classics)

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Several hours in the air this weekend offered me a perfect opportunity to reflect on this year’s classics. Here’s a run-down of this spring’s Pavé Awards, with videos to tell the stories my words could not.  Enjoy! Rider of the Spring:How could we not give the Rider of the Spring award to Fabian Cancellara? Spartacus put on a display seldom seen, beating the best of the best to become only the second rider to win the E3 Prijs, the Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix in succession. What impressed me the most was the variety of Cancellara’s race-winning moves: a savvy...Continue Reading

New Column – Ask Ritte!

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Ritte Van Vlaanderen was born in Ninove, Belgium on November 5th, 1974, 1-day before Frank Vandenbroucke, a man whose shadow Ritte was never able to escape. Born Ritte Vanderslagmolenbeekegem, Van Vlaanderen changed his name when he moved to Southern California in 1999 after Vandenbroucke’s win in Liege-Bastogne-Liege. As the general manger of the Ritte Van Vlaanderen racing team, he seeks to bring the traditional style and milieu of his homeland to the “Hollywood Homeboys” (his term, not ours) of Southern California. In effort to expand his influence, Ritte graciously agreed to become the centerpiece of a new column at Pavé—Ask Ritte—where...Continue Reading

Cancellara RVV Bike Change Video

by Whit

This didn’t work the first time I tried to post it, so I did a video screen capture and tried my best to get a good copy of the footage–so excuse the first few moments.As for the action itself, well–it speaks for itself.  Enjoy!Free online screen recorderOne note: if you are the original owner of this footage and would not like it shared, please contact me and I’ll be happy to take it down and/or credit you for filming it. ...Continue Reading