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Quick-Step Announces Teams for Belgian Openers

Here’s a press release we received from Team Quick-Step with rosters for this weekend’s Belgian semi-classics. Come back soon for our Special Belgian Weekend Preview. Yesterday, riders from the Quick-Step Cycling Team performed reconnaissance on the route for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the opening race on the Belgian cycling calendar. The team riders pedaled for … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – February 23, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 23, 2011 Skil-Shimano hopes that it will be considered for place in Tour and Vuelta Katusha verkent als eerste de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: 'Het wordt een slijtageslag' (Katusha first explores the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: “It is a war of attrition”) FOTO: Ploegen trotseren de kou bij parcoursverkenning … Continue reading

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Heinrich Haussler – Garmin-Cervélo Makes a Good Call

Fans and pundits alike were perplexed to see Garmin-Cervélo’s Heinrich Haussler listed as a non-starter for Saturday’s fifth stage of the Tour of Oman. A double stage-winner in Qatar, Haussler would have been a candidate for the win in the final stage, and given his injury-riddled 2010 season, some (including myself) wondered if his knee … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – February 22, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 22, 2011 Rabobank Announces Short List For Omloop Het Nieuwsblad And Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Paris-Nice 2011 : La liste des participants provisoire Sportwereld – Landbouwkrediet ook in 2012 in het peloton Travels of John – an Interview with Joe Parkin Uitreiking GvA-trofee – Seen any cool links we missed? … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Moncoutié, Oman, Algarve, Etc…

Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. Lesson #378: Never discount (as I did Friday) David Moncoutié on Mont Faron in the Tour Mediterranéan.  Luckily for me, The Inner Ring had my back, correctly adding the Frenchman to the list of favorites to take the final stage and the overall. As for the rest, Daniel Martin … Continue reading

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