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Some live cycling tonight, Stage 3 of the Revolution indoor series, live from London on Eurosport 19:00
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Might as well watch the cycling as there's nowt else on.
It doesn't look like there's a lot of 'stars' on show........ http://www.cyclingrevolution.com/new...to-london.html Of the people mentioned I've only heard of Thomas, Kennaugh and Blythe but hopefully there'll be a good smattering of the up and coming British riders |
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Of the people mentioned I've only heard of Thomas, Kennaugh and Blythe but hopefully there'll be a good smattering of the up and coming British riders |
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Commentators just said that One Pro Cycling have got a Pro Continental licence which means we might see them in a few of the races that Eurosport now cover.
This puts them on the same level as teams like Europcar, Caja Rural, Cofidis, Topsport Vlanderen, teams which often get invites to the world tour races They only started racing this year so it's quite a rapid promotion..........the team is co-owned by former England wicket-keeper Matt Prior, who says the teams ambition is to become a World Tour team within 5 years |
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Doesn't Tony Gibb sound just like Rob Hales........
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Bit of cycling on tomorrow, the final day of the Ghent Six-Day on Eurosport 2 at 13:00
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GB Team for World Cup 2 in New Zealand, see the return of Becky James after two years injury. We badly need a decent sprinter again. Most of the distance A-team have been rested. It will be a tough meet, antipodeans will be dying to do well.
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If it hasn't happened already, the prospect of BC bidding for the Road WCh looks all but certain after the Government announced their backing for such a bid.
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The long trailed Richard Moore article on the Froome data release in Esquire. A more technical review to follow next week http://chrisfroome.esquire.co.uk
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Second track World Cup of the season down in New Zealand at the moment.
UCI has its usual highlights reel / live coverage of the last day on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvQY8IRL1Mg Sunday 04:00 if you are keen enough to watch it live, but it'll be on delay afterwards of course. |
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Figured it wasn't being covered by BBC after they've had a couple of articles about it on their website focussing on Becky James return as she tries to get to Rio next year, but no mention of how to watch.
Fingers crossed she's somewhere back to her double world champion form a couple of years ago, and isn't too far behind Vogel and the other world leaders to make a serious challenge for the medals next year. |
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Figured it wasn't being covered by BBC after they've had a couple of articles about it on their website focussing on Becky James return as she tries to get to Rio next year, but no mention of how to watch.
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Skipped through the world cup highlights on that youtube link and was saddened by the lack of GB participation in so many of the finals. I know the 'a team' were rested but it doesn't help us gauge where they are in terms of competing with the best, many of whom were there.
Am I the only one worrying what genuine gold medal chances we'll have on the track in Rio? It's looking like it will be a proper battle for every one, even if GB turn up in top form and without any major injury worries. Certainly not going to be anywhere near the dominance they had in London, which while good for the sport it ain't good for our nerves! |
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The 2016 Tour de Yorkshire route has been unveiled.........still a 3 day race
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Amateur, junior ITT champ caught using EPO
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-n...its-using-epo/
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Not great news baring in mind British cycling and Team Sky are so anti doping..
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Much better news on the British front today - Emma Pooley wants to compete in next year's Olympic road cycling programme.
![]() Road race Her performances as a super-domestique were key to Cooke and Armitstead winning gold in 2008 / silver in 2012 respectively; she could provide the same level of assistance to Armitstead in Rio, or even challenge for a medal herself given how hilly the course is. Time trial She won silver in 2008 and can also win a medal in Rio - this is her main target (she specifically wants gold) and must be why she was in the Chrono des Nations a couple of months ago. She'll have to compete in the RR first, which happens 3 days beforehand. She'll continue with her career as a triathlete and isn't making a full return to road cycling outside of the Olympics. |
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Great news about Pooley.
Hope she makes the road race team as well as the time trial. Armitstead needs a stronger team than she's had in recent years if she's not to become isolated in the latter stages of the race. |
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Hope she makes the road race team as well as the time trial. Armitstead needs a stronger team than she's had in recent years if she's not to become isolated in the latter stages of the race.
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Haven't been talking about it so far, but the winter Cyclo-Cross season is well underway. All live with commentary on YouTube, highlights on Eurosport. Next race is on Sunday in Namur. Previous races on the archive, if you are at a loss over the holidays.
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Hope she makes the road race team as well as the time trial.
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I did think that Emma Pooley got done over by Lizzie Armistead at the Commonwealth Games, though. Pooley had made what was clearly a winning break with about 10k to go but Armistead counter-attacked her and brought up a South African on her wheel, which should have been a big no-no.
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What happened in the commonwealth road race does mirror to some degree what happened in the London Olympics road race, with Pooley attacking and Armitstead counter-attacking to break free. Though that time Armitstead was part of a small group doing the counter-attack so didn't want to be left behind by what turned out to be the decisive break.
It's one of the tactics you hear the commentators with some biking strategy knowledge talk about. The team leader sends a team mate up the road to use as a counter attack at the end of a race, so the team leader can sit in the wheels while the opposition tries to close down the team mate. |
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It's one of the tactics you hear the commentators with some biking strategy knowledge talk about. The team leader sends a team mate up the road to use as a counter attack at the end of a race, so the team leader can sit in the wheels while the opposition tries to close down the team mate.
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If anyone wants to see highlights of the race again, here it is. The fact that a rainbow appears during the attack (5:12 and 5:26 into the video) is rather uncanny...
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