Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Other obligations in life have prevented me from keeping as close a watch in this year’s Vuelta a España as I have been able to in years past. The difficulty — especially for a guy who recently reacquired a cable hookup into the television so that it is useful for more than merely DVD reruns of The Simpsons – always seems to be in hunting down grainy video in Spanish or Russian or Italian and watching on the computer. The convenience... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on June 30, 2011 · 1 Comment
Cycling is unique in that the climax of its season comes not at the end of the season but dead center in the heart of the calendar. It isn’t the Tour Down Under in January or the Giro di Lombardia in October that the top riders of the road dream about. No, it is the sunflowers dotting French countryside in July that captivates the imagination, the high Alpine and Pyrenean passes that separate the contenders from the pretenders.
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on June 30, 2011 · 1 Comment
Cycling is unique in that the climax of its season comes not at the end of the season but dead center in the heart of the calendar. It isn’t the Tour Down Under in January or the Giro di Lombardia in October that the top riders of the road dream about. No, it is the sunflowers dotting French countryside in July that captivates the imagination, the high Alpine and Pyrenean passes that separate the contenders from the pretenders. Read More
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