Monthly Archives: March 2012

Cycling pros and Twitter

Posted on March 22, 2012 by norbs

One of the great things about following professional cycling is that so many of them have Twitter. It means they can engage with their fans. Watching the Dwars door Vlaanderen very early in the morning this morning, I was a … Continue reading →

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THE BEST Cycling Photo Ever!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by norbs

This just landed in my inbox, thanks Deano. There is more win in than photo than when Eddy Merckx and Lance Livestrong are in the same room. If anyone knows the source, I would love to ask them about the … Continue reading →

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The New Giant Commuter Bike….

Posted on March 21, 2012 by norbs

….handles like a…. Sorry folks, I had to use it on the blog somehow. 🙂

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Omega Pharma Lotto do a video.

Posted on March 19, 2012 by norbs

An interesting look at Omega Pharma Lotto and the goings on behind the scenes. Thanks to cycleboredom for the heads up.

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Milan San Remo. GreenEDGE Backstage Pass.

Posted on March 19, 2012 by norbs

Another terrific look at the behind the scenes at Milan San Remo. Watch Matt White squeal like a school girl at a Bieber concert. Neil Stevens goes off like a frog in a sock and there is even a French … Continue reading →

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3 Months Strava Premium for Free.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by norbs

Just go to your account and use this code. SubaruMJC2012 Thanks Strava for an excellent site.

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Milan San Remo NPCCI

Posted on March 18, 2012 by norbs

Taylor Phinney has uploaded his ride in the 2012 Milan San Remo to Strava. So I thought I would check out the NPCCI. Sweet bottom brackets, a NPCCI of 110 and and average speed of 40kph! And how about 110 … Continue reading →

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Simon Gerrans of GreenEDGE wins Milan San Remo!

Posted on March 18, 2012 by norbs

What an excellent result. Rank Name Nationality Team Result 1 Simon GERRANS AUS GEC 6:59:24 2 Fabian CANCELLARA SUI RNT +0 3 Vincenzo NIBALI ITA LIQ +0 4 Peter SAGAN SVK LIQ +0 5 John DEGENKOLB GER PRO +0 6 … Continue reading →

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Maintaining Speedplay Pedals.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by norbs

There is quite a lot of copy on the interwebs about the amount of effort it takes to maintain Speedplay pedals. Well given the fact that every trip to and from work this week has been over some pretty horrible … Continue reading →

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Milan San Remo – Not Long Now!

Posted on March 17, 2012 by norbs

Milan-San Remo starts in two hours, live video in 7 hours. Race info, startlist, previews, live video links: bit.ly/aZk7gh #msr — steve @ steephill tv (@steephill) March 17, 2012 Whoohooo. Who else is going to be streaming it?

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