Tag Archives: Sylvain Chavanel

The Sticky Bidon – April 4, 2011

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, April 4, 2011 Paris-Roubaix: Chavanel co-leader with Boonen Fabian Cancellara on riding the Pavé: 'I was born for this' The RvV Wrap-Up : Red Kite Prayer “Remember that one time Fabian Cancellara almost kneed me in the head?” Seen any cool links we missed? Share ’em in the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Wrapping-up the Ronde

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

  Two Monuments down and two to go so far this spring—can it get any more exciting? Here’s what we saw during yesterday’s Tour of Flanders: 1. With his fantastic win yesterday, Saxo Bank-Sunguard’s Nick Nuyens joined the upper echelon of contemporary Belgian classics stars, adding the Ronde to a resume that already includes the … Continue reading →

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Radio Silence Part 2: The French, and a Belgian

Posted on March 15, 2011 by and

Last week, we started to take a look at riders who might perform well under the UCI’s radio ban in races ranked 1.HC/2.HC or below. We started with three tacticians who have built reputations for racing intelligently – Phillipe Gilbert, Andreas Klier, and Fabian Cancellara. However, we don’t think that the radio ban will only … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – February 9, 2011

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 9, 2011 Opinion: Riccò The Perfect Pariah The Inner Ring – New Gears (and location!) Interviews : 3 questions à Xavier Tondo, Jérôme Pineau et Sylvain Chavanel Amgen Tour Of California Announces Routes For Opening Stages 2011 Tour of Qatar, stage 3: a Graham Watson gallery Seen … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Quick Step

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport.  Yesterday we covered teams at 15 and 16. #14 – Quick Step I hate to say it, but Quick Step’s not even the best team in Belgium anymore.  Thanks to Philippe Gilbert, Jurgen Van den Broeck, and … Continue reading →

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #16

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

#16 – Team Quick Step (Preview Ranking: #12) What We Said: It’s not good when your top Grand Tour rider’s name is Kevin Seeldraeyers.  No offense to the guy, but one top-15 finish in a Grand Tour is hardly anything to write home about—especially when you’re from Belgium, a country not known (at least lately) … Continue reading →

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