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Discuss – CavendishGate

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. Mark Cavendish finds himself enmeshed in scandal more often than other racers, it seems. He felt unfairly penalized when his teammate, Mark Renshaw, was ejected from the Tour de France last year for headbutting Garmin’s leadout man, Julian Dean. He … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Giro Rest Day Update

Posted on May 16, 2011 by and

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. Ah, the rest day – when we finally get caught up with the weekend’s racing, and begin our work day without keeping one eye on the Gazzetta stream. Let’s take a quick review of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday’s racing at … Continue reading →

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Giro: Midweek Check-in and Questions

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. While it’s been overshadowed by the death of Wouter Weylandt, the first several stages of the 2011 Giro have had plenty of excitement to offer. Stage 5, over the Strade Bianchi, was won by Peter Weening, who bridged to the … Continue reading →

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2011 Classics Awards, Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2011 by and

With the Giro d’Italia underway, our biggest party of the year, the Spring Classics, is over. We thought it would be fitting that in lieu of bestowing Rider of the Month (which we have probably already made quite clear) and Team of the Month, as we are accustomed to publishing, we could commemorate such a … Continue reading →

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Product of the Week: Classic Cycling Essentials

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, I received a package from Classic Cycling Essentials, a small handcrafter of embrocation and cyclists’ toiletry accessories. Brad Ford, the brains behind the business, is a supporter of Pavé, and generously sent us some of his product for us to play with. Plenty has been written about embrocation before – the … Continue reading →

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Gilbert Needs A Lieutenant

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

There is some reporting floating around that Phillipe Gilbert is interested in racing with Vacansoleil’s Bjorn Leukemans at whatever team he winds up when his contract with Omega Pharma-Lotto expires. Gilbert and Leukemans aren’t strangers to each other, clearly. They took first and second at the Brabantse Pijl this year, riding away from the field … Continue reading →

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