Monthly Archives: July 2009
Mark Cavendish winning Stage 21
Here’s a short Youtube clip from yesterday’s stage 21 finish in Paris on Les Champs Elysees. We were in the press area up near the 100 metre board and I’ve never been so excited to be at a bike race. … Continue reading
Posted in Tour de France, Video
Tagged "Les Champs Elysees", "Stage 21", George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Paris, sprint, Tour de France 2009, video, youtube
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Trek Madone by Damien Hirst: bicycle as art
The bicycle is a piece of modern art. As a piece of design it’s unrivalled in the 20th Century for its purity of form. Lance Armstrong has been riding a who bunch of beautifully decalled bikes through his comeback season. … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes, Tour de France
Tagged "Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin", Damien Hirst, Lance Armstrong, Madone, Paris, Stages, Trek
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Stage 15 – Contador goes fast up hills
Statement of the obvious: shit happens fast in a bike race. You can keep up when all you’re doing is watching and shouting at the telly, it’s entirely different when you’re trying to form coherent, publishable sentences for live text … Continue reading