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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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The Sticky Bidon – Dec 28, 2010

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, December 28, 2010 Ghent laboratory supports Costa brothers’ claims Fabian Wegmann unfazed by brutal winter conditions, excited about new team Fabian Cancellara tested around 55 times in 2010 Gino Bartali hid Jewish family in Florence home to protect them from Holocaust The Pegasus Paddock Traksel considering … Continue reading

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #3

#3 – Team HTC-Columbia (Preview Ranking: #3) What We Said: HTC suffered several key losses after a fantastic 2009 season. Marcus Burghardt, George Hincapie, Edvald Boassen Hagen, Thomas Lokvist, and Kim Kirchen all left for other teams—taking the bulk of HTC’s wins from 2008 and 2009 with them. But all is not lost, as two … Continue reading

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Letters from Abroad: Valentin Scherz

For the past two seasons, Valentin Scherz, a 20-year-old elite cyclocross racer from Switzerland, has come to the US to compete in races as part of the Philadelphia Cyclocross School program. This season he was captain of their 2010 Cyfac-Champion Systems p/b Revolution Wheelworks Team.  In 2010, Scherz successfully defended his Mid Atlantic Cyclocross Series … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – Dec 24, 2010

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, December 24, 2010 Matti Breschel’s recovery going well, Spring Classics and World Championships are on his mind Season ender: The best (and worst) of U.S. bike racing in 2010 Wiggins to begin 2011 season in Qatar, Boasson Hagen in Oman Martin back on the bike after … Continue reading

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