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Wee Bert Contador’s big wheels

Posted on 7 January 2010 by Alex Murray

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 →

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Col du Tourmalet celebrates its centenary

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Alex Murray

So on Sunday 18 July 2010 9,500 riders will head off from Pau in search of the summit of the Col du Tourmalet, the summit on which the centenary visit to the Pyrenees will focus. I’ve gone two years without … Continue reading →

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Stage 15 – Contador goes fast up hills

Posted on 20 July 2009 by Alex Murray

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 →

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