Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Seven days after winning his record-tying third Tour of Flanders title, Tom Boonen used Easter Sunday to firmly cement his place as arguably the greatest rider in cobblestone history. Without Fabian Cancellara in the field to steal some of the attention, Boonen placed his wheel on the line in Compiègne alongside the other 199 starters as the one rider everyone else would be watching. With a dozen cobblestone sections left, Boonen and Omega Pharma-Quick... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 21, 2011 · 1 Comment
Ding, dong, the streak is dead, and there’s a new king of the clock after today’s elite men’s time trial concluded at the UCI World Championships being held this year in Copenhagen, Denmark. For the past five years, no other athlete has dominated the world’s biggest time-trial settings than Fabian Cancellara. From Salzburg to Stuttgart, Mendrisio to Melbourne, with a stop in Beijing in between, he is effectively the five-time... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We’re into the rum rations now, and I’ve got this nagging feeling that I’m coming down with Stanley Cup fever. I’m fiending for yet another crack at the Bruins after Montreal played their cardiac role to perfection in getting all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Flyers. But there’s more to it than just the rivalry at stake.
Every year we get the joy of watching underdogs rise up and hold their own... Read More
Filed under Columns, Cycling, Featured, Formula 1, Hockey, More, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with Adrian Newey, Aldo Costa, Arenberg, Barcelona, bayern munich, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, cobblestones, Detroit Red Wings, Eddy Merckx, Fabian Cancellara, FC Barcelona, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Flanders, Flemish, Formula 1, Inter, inter milan, James Allison, Jenson Button, Johan Van Summeren, Jose Mourinho, Katusha, KERS, Leif Hoste, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian GP, Malaysian Grand Prix, Manchester United, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, nhl, Nick Heidfeld, Nick Nuyens, Nico Rosberg, Paris-Roubaix, Peter Van Petegem, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, playoffs, Quick Step, Raul, RB7, Real Madrid, Red Bull, Renault, Renault RS27 V8, Robert Kubica, Roger de Vlaeminck, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Ross Brawn, San Jose Sharks, Schalke, Sebastian Vettel, Stanley Cup, Stijn Devolder, Tim "Dr. Hook" McCracken, Tom Boonen, UEFA Champions League, Vacansoleil, Vancouver Canucks, velodrome, Vitaly Petrov, Washington Capitals
Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Boy, do I really need a new pair of glasses. Constructed as much out of electrical tape and Gorilla Glue as they are the original frames these days, my literal worldview just keeps getting more and more askew as they warp and wind around. Yet despite the fact that I seem to be harder on spectacles than Djokovic on his rackets, I keep on persevering. Perhaps that’s why I always see things a little differently… and that’s not necessarily... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on March 24, 2011 · 2 Comments
So I finally followed through on a promise I’ve been making for some time. After several years of watching my hair slowly grow out from buzzed beginnings, blossoming outward like one of those Chia Heads before flopping earthward in a mane around my shoulders and down my back, I’ve done something altruistic for a change. For years my wife has suggested, given my ability to grow one prodigious head of hair, that I should donate the tresses... Read More
Filed under Baseball, Columns, Cycling, Formula 1, More, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with adjustable rear wing, Adrian Newey, Adrian Sutil, Aldo Costa, Australian Grand Prix, Australian Open, Barcelona, Baseball, Bridgestone, Bundesliga, cancer, Chelsea, Cipressa, classics, Corso Raimondo, Cycling, doping, drug testing, Dubai, Emmanuel Garcia, EPL, F-duct, F1, Fabian Cancellara, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, FIA, Filippo Pozzato, Force India, Formula 1, Giro di Lombardia, Grand Slam, hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin, Indian Wells, inter milan, Jensen Button, La Liga, Lewis Hamilton, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Major League Baseball, Manchester United, Maranello, Mark Cavendish, Mark Webber, Matthew Goss, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Milano-Sanremo, mlb, monuments, Nico Rosberg, Novak Djokovic, Paris-Roubaix, PED, Philippe Gilbert, Pirelli, Poggio, Quick Step, radio, Rafael Nadal, RB7, Real Madrid, Red Bull, Renault, Robert Kubica, roger federer, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Ross Brawn, Sauber, Schalke, Sebastian Vettel, Serie A, Shakhtar Donetsk, Soccer, Stuart O'Grady, tennis, Tom Boonen, Tottenham Hotspur, UCI, UEFA Champions League, winning streak
