Contador suspended, stripped of Tour title
I woke this morning to read the news headline “Contador suspended, stripped of Tour title“. While some may think it is a bad day for cycling I think it is a good result. Regardless of whether Alberto Contador knowingly took the drug or he accidentally ate meat that contained the banned drug Clenbuterol, he still [...]
Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France
Last night we saw Cadel Evans have the time trial of his life. He finished only 7 seconds behind the stage winner Tony Martin to finish in 55 minutes 40 seconds. This means he took the yellow jersey and will ride to Paris as the winner of the Tour de France. Australia’s first ever winner! [...]
Cadel Evans versus the clock
Cadel Evans managed to stay with the Schlek brothers and keep the time differences the same in last night’s stage. That is exactly what I was hoping for. I was a bit worried when he was having bike trouble and had to change bikes, but a great downhill run got him back into the leading [...]
Tour de France update
What an amazing night of racing at the Tour de France last night. Without doubt it was a crucial mountain stage with some huge efforts to possibly change the overall result. Andy Schlek was far and away the best rider of the day. It was old fashioned riding in the mold of Eddie Merckx and [...]
What sort of imaginary Tour rider would I be?
I was doing my gym work yesterday and my mind started to wander and I was daydreaming about riding in the Tour de France. As I pondered I wasn’t sure what sort of rider I would be. Would I be a GC contender, a mountain climber, a sprinter, a lead out man or a domestique/helper? [...]
My Tour de France highlights so far
The Tour de France (TDF) is by far one of my favourite sporting events of the year. This year I have especially enjoyed it as I was able to watch many of the lead up races on Eurosport. This helped me to see who was in form and find out more about the teams and riders. [...]
My top 7 fitness tips
Because I have been consistenly exercising for the last 26 years my friends always ask me about fitness tips. They want to know how I keep the fitness “bug”. Over the years I have shared my thoughts, written fitness programs for them and even provided motivation when they were lagging. So today in this post [...]
