Author Archives: Alex Murray
Wee Bert Contador’s big wheels
He’s known round our house as “Wee Bert Contador” on account of someone once describing him as “that wee lad who rides with Armstrong” last year. 2010 is going to be a bugger of a year for him if you … Continue reading
Posted in Components, Professional, Video
Tagged "Zipp 1080", Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Astana, Specialized, Tour de France, youtube
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If Team Sky is about inspiring participation, why no women?
Dave Brailsford in a BBC interview says that the Team Sky project is all about inspiring participation. But I keep on coming back to the same question I asked back at the Worlds in September: where are the women? It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Road Racing, Women
Tagged Emma Pooley, inspiration, Lizzie Armitstead, Nicole Cooke, participation, Team Sky
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Predictions for professional cycling in 2010: the good news
Like ying and yang, for every list of bad news, there is good. So here’s my predictions for good things that might happen this year. (I’ve updated this to correct a couple of errors and add a couple of links … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Professional, Road Racing
Tagged "Fumy Beppu", BMC, Cadel Evans, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Emma Pooley, Eritrea, Nicole Cooke, predictions, Team Radioshack, Team Sky
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