Category Archives: Opinion
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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August is cycling’s dead month
After the highs of the Tour De France comes August’s procession of minor races and exhibition criteriums. It’s like a mid-season break before the Vuelta, Worlds and Lombardy. So that made it the perfect excuse for a holiday. Two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Opinion, Professional
Tagged "Herne Hill", Alberto Contador, Bradley Wiggins, cyclocross, gelato, Italy, Rollapaluzza
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