Monthly Archives: September 2011

Tour Of Britain: Stage 4 Big Cheese is Norwegian, not Welsh!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Tour Of Britain: Stage 4, Route Maps & Results | Cyclingnews.com. What with all the recent excitement surrounding me in Montreal I had completely forgotten about the Tour of Britain that got underway this past weekend.  The Manx Missile won … Continue reading →

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Tardy Tuesday…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

…how do ya follow a post like James’?! Sunday was awsome! Check out DiLuca’s eye’s in James’ picture file link – that’s why they call him The Killer. Monday morning madness didn’t happen but I bring you this… This is … Continue reading →

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The day the pros came to town

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

This is the second year that Québec City and Montreal have hosted the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec, two UCI WorldTour sanctioned events that draw some of the sports biggest names.  The events were extremely popular last year with riders, … Continue reading →

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Home town racing.

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

I arrived earlier than Jame’s and Paul so I mooched down to the start line and waited around for the riders to turn up…       Service moto’s were about..     Mr Olympic ….nice guys signing and doing … Continue reading →

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Gilbert takes over UCI WorldTour rankings in Québec

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Gilbert takes over UCI WorldTour rankings in Québec. What a season Gilbert has had.  All he had to do was finish in the top six to overtake Cadel Evans in the UCI WorldTour rankings, a goal that once achieved would … Continue reading →

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Almost flying

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Some mornings you just have it, and this morning was one of them.  Flying I was.  You coulda put some wings on me and I would have taken off.  I was lining up to set a record breaking average speed, … Continue reading →

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ProTour coming to Montreal

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Less than a week to go before the Grand Prix Cycliste ProTour event comes steaming into Montreal, and you can be sure that Paul, Andy and I are going to be there with the camera to document it all.  The … Continue reading →

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Monday morning madness

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Okay so I’m early, it’s monday in Europe. A Youtube quote… “i told a girlfriend about how much i liked paul simon and simon and garfunkel. she said whos that? over the next few minutes we proceeded to break up.” … Continue reading →

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Imperial Century

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

No matter what scale you prefer to go by, (I grew up with imperial in the UK and have since completely migrated to metric), today, Charlie Bucket Cycles completed a century.  There is, without doubt, a sense of achievement that … Continue reading →

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BMC in Provence

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

So my Dad emails me the other day with some pictures from a little lunch they had at a place called Le Coquillade, their “new favourite restaurant”.  I can see why.  A quick look at their web site and I … Continue reading →

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