Episode 2: The Qatar is operational!

Posted on 30 January 2013 by Alex Murray
  • Farewell Sandro Carrea
  • Nicole Cooke retires
  • Wiggle Honda – new teams, great, but what about the infrastructure?
  • Tour of Qatar – Al-Jazeera runs women’s race live, so why is it so difficult for others?
  • Yet another chance to talk about Lance Armstrong
  • Parliamentary Inquiry – will it get Britain cycling or put it on the wrong path?

This week’s links of note

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536378/nicole-cooke-retires-from-professional-cycling.html
http://totalwomenscycling.com/news/wiggle-honda-cycling-team-launches-in-london-871/#slide-1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21159320
http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20130125/content.asp?section=first1_3
http://www.itv.com/news/2013-01-15/cyclist-mark-cavendishs-frustration-boils-over-after-repeated-lance-armstrong-questions/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21189201
https://twitter.com/Vaughters/status/294596446387310597
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/25/chris-froome-sky-tour-de-france
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13809/UCI-disbands-UCIIC-in-favour-of-Truth-and-Reconciliation-Process.aspx
https://twitter.com/carltonreid
https://twitter.com/allpartycycling
Twitter search for #getbritaincycling
http://wCTC report on first session of Parliamentary Inquiry into Cycling
Manc Bike Mummy on the effective ban of 97.8% of people from the road

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Episode 1: New year, new podcast

Posted on 11 January 2013 by Alex Murray

Welcome to the first episode of the Chasing Wheels cycling podcast. For your listening pleasure:

  • A change of kit for teams and riders, some more significant than others
  • More races fold, organisers follow the money to Arabia – The Tour of Qatar, more interesting than you think
  • Armstrong, in brief, very brief
  • Why I’m excited about MTN-Qhubeka and their Algerian hardman
  • Commuting, casual riding, whatever – are there more of them out there already?

Links of note

Joe Lindsey’s Boulder Report – Not a Comfy Sofa
The Inner Ring
Rapha Team Sky kit and Rapha & Raeburn collaboration (number 11 in the list)
Team MTN-Qhubeka

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Racing Through The Dark – David Millar interview

Posted on 10 January 2013 by Alex Murray

An interview with David Millar from June 2011 about his book, Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar which charts his career up to his return to the sport after his doping ban.

We discuss his own career, doping and what the future holds for cycling.

 

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