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Gruppo Frazionato #2
Nic O’Donnell at The Roadie has done a run down on the 5 things we learnt at the TDU . “As the dust settles on the first World Tour event of 2012, there were plenty of hints as to how … Continue reading
Posted in General Cycling Info
Tagged CyclingIP, George Hincapie, Guillaume Blanchet, Nic O'Donnell, Peloton, Tom Godwin, Velonation
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Non Pro Maths or N.P.C.C.I. Ver 3
Well, after the mathematics debacle that was N.P.C.C.I. Ver 2.1, I have fired uncle Bert and done the tweaking with out the help of an uber-brain. After some random scribbles, I think version 3 could be a keeper. It also … Continue reading
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Tagged Climbing Index, N.P.C.C.C., NPCCI Ver3
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Lewis Rattray, an Aussie at the Cyclo World Champs.
Cyclocross is just starting to take of in Australia, but in Europe, it is massive. I made mention of it on Monday after watching the Worlds via an internet feed. There was a lone Aussie amongst the riders competing. Lewis … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie CX rider, cyclocross, Lewis Rattray
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Non Pro Cycling Climbing Index (Ver 2.10)
Well, after much head scratching, blackboard time, navel contemplation, beers, long rides and oodles of discussion, the N.P.C.C.I. has been tweaked! Apparently too many beers and not enough thinking. I have mixed up 2 different formulas I had and buggered … Continue reading
Belgians slay the CX World Championship.
I watched the Cyclocross Worlds last night from Koksijde in Belgium. Cycling news has a great wrap up of all the races. I have to say, watching it via a web feed and having Twitter running alongside it makes it … Continue reading
Gruppo Frazionato #1
No, I didn’t pass out on the keyboard. The phrase gruppo frazionato was just one of the terrific pieces of information I found in Pez’s article on Italian for cyclist. Here is the full meaning according to that article… gruppo … Continue reading
Friday Video
Wish I was on a group ride with this guy next time I punctured!
N.P.C.C.I. What is it?
After my rather hilly climb last week, I was chatting to a mate who asked how that compares to what the pros did on say the TdF. I said I imagined the pros would do what I did yesterday for … Continue reading
Posted in General Cycling Info
Tagged climbing, Climbing Index, Hills, KOM, Mountains, NPCCI
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2012 Climbing Goal – January 103kms
Climbing, it is bloody hard work. About a week back I decided to tackle the January part of my climbing goal (which I still haven’t completely sorted out, but there is a blog post coming with more details) by taking … Continue reading
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Tagged Berry, Berry Mountain, Climbing Challenge, Kangaroo Valley, Woodhill Mountain
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Ye gods, get that man a drink!
Friday video, thanks to about a dozen people on Twitter and cycling fora.