nickc

Guess who this is a younger version of?

No problems - an Iphone is better anyway sent from my Iphone.

If you are worried about doping in sport you will have to stop watching: Soccer Baseball American Football amongst others as well. Even in Rugby it rears its ugly head unfortuantly.

Agree, started riding MTB in 97, 12 bikes later, last three Cannondales - cannot beat a Dale, Lefty is something else !!

MTB From Pillgrims up Robbers is a cool and hard ride, some nice views. Watch out coming back down, serious downhill and tight corners and because there is not a great deal of traffic some of the locals in their bakkies like cutting the hairpin bends.

Crispy - from which side will you be riding up Robbers Pass? On your MTB or a road bike? Not sure about the Hikers trail - through forestry areas and some don`t take kindly to MTB`s, some have seperate trails for bikes. What about trails from Castle Rock - Sabie?

I rode Shimano XT for years - no problem, it did not like very wet really bad muddy conditions though. Switched to Sram X9 for 4 years and now ride X0 and they are both brilliant - especially in *** conditions. Not sure if the two who posted negative comments on Sram are on some kind of pescription medication or something.

I thought he would have retired or taken on some sort of semi management role. Don`t get me wrong, I think Ivan is great, the problem is he is no longer Ivan the Terrible.

So even in cold weather there is no doubt which bike.

Victory celebrations from you know who !! http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/jun08/mtbworlds08/mtbworlds085/DSC0746.jpg

Unbelievable, where does he get these skills. Oh and he can sprint as well and climb

True - you never hear much about him and any potential issues.

http://crickethighlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cricketers/Hansie_Cronje-1.jpg One of the better sports captains we have had - yes he made a mistake, don`t we all.

Just how big is the 100th Tour de France, which kicks off Saturday, June 29 on the island of Corsica? Organizer ASO distributed these numbers on Monday. Participants 4,500 among organization, teams, media, partners, publicity caravan, service providers Riders 198 riders at the start (22 teams of 9 riders) 300 support personnel 17 members on the stewards’ committee Route in 2013 3,404 kilometers (21 stages) 36 stage towns 537 French municipalities crossed 37 French departments visited Organization 100 permanent staff of A.S.O. 280 temporary staff 1,450 beds reserved every day for the organizers and teams Medical Service 10 emergency doctors, 1 anaesthetics nurse 6 ambulances, 2 medical cars, 1 motorcycle, 1 X-ray truck Security 47 police motorcyclists 13 police officers (permanent police mission for the Tour) 23,000 officers from the various police divisions mobilized 1,000 General Council agents Media (2012 edition) 2,000 journalists, consultants, photographers 560 different media outlets covering the race 350 newspapers/magazines, press agencies, or websites 85 TV channels, of which 60 broadcast live 75 photo agencies 50 radio stations TV broadcasting Broadcasts to 190 countries Around 100 channels, 60 of them broadcasting live New national stations broadcasting live in 2013: Estonia (ETV), Israel (Sport5), Kazakhstan (KAZsport) New regional broadcaster (Middle East and North Africa): Aljazeera Sport (23 countries) 9 stages broadcast in full 86 hours of live footage (international signal) Over 5,000 hours of programs worldwide 3.5 billion viewers worldwide (2012) Internet (2012 edition) 11.5 million unique visitor hits (in July) 133 million pages viewed (in July) 4 languages: French, German, Spanish, English (the most visited version) 925,000 fans on Facebook 150,000 followers on Twitter 800,000 apps on the Tour de France downloaded Partners 44 partner brands including 4 new partners 4 Club Partners 9 Official Partners 6 Institutional and Environmental Partners 2 Media Partners 14 Official Suppliers 6 Technical Partners 7 Official Sponsors Publicity Caravan 180 vehicles 37 brands 600 people 14.5 million gifts handed out 12 kilometers of precession 35 minutes of show-time 54 people involved in supervision, including 13 police officers Spectators lining the route (2012 edition) 12 million spectators 68% men and 32% women 53% under 50 years of age, of which 12% were under 25 80% French spectators and 20% foreign spectators 38 different nationalities counted 6:50 of presence at the road-side (6 hours for flat stages, 8:50 for mountain stages) 92% of people come with family or friends (in groups of 4 to 5 people on average)

But the question remains - can he sprint like Sagan?

I like your thinking - although I would take a X91

Second medal for Marco in Euro champs !!

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2014 team replica SuperSix Evo

Hell, even if he does not win the Green Jersey, he has in my opinion just for that !! I would like to see more roadies park like that

Is there anyone well known from that era left who: Has not been bust. Has not been implicated. Has not confessed. Any names?

Congratulation to Cannondale Factory Racing's Marco Aurelio Fontana and Team Italy for the gold medal at European Mountainbike Championships in team relay in Bern/SUI last night. Well done champion!!!

Basso back in action after saddle sore Italian targets a place on the Vuelta podium Ivan Basso will race for the first time this weekend since the Tour de Romandie as he makes his comeback from a saddle sore problem that forced him to miss the Giro d'Italia. The Cannondale rider will be in action in the Italian national road race championships. He will not ride the Tour de France but has his sights on a podium spot in the Vuelta Espana and a place in the Italian Squadra for the world road race championships in Florence. Basso only has 22 days of racing in his legs and hasn't pinned on a number for 63 days. Due to his reported golf ball-sized saddle sore, he was unable to ride his bike for 35 days. "I've never had such a long break, even in the winter," he told Gazzetta dello Sport before Saturday's road race in the Val di Non, near Trento. "I was in great shape for the Giro but after starting again, the bike didn't even feel like it was mine. Now I've got 2,000km in my legs and I really want to keep working hard." "I won’t be riding for myself in the nationals but to help Moreno Moser and Damiano Caruso, who could go well if he's kept his form after the Giro. This is the start of my season with the Vuelta as my big goal. But I know I've got to take it step by step." The Vuelta and the worlds Basso is 36 in November and is aware that he faces an important moment in his career. But he is confident for the rest of the season. "There's no problem. I know what I did, how I train and what I can still do," he said. "I don’t know if I'll win the Vuelta but I'll go close. There are 13 uphill finishes, of which ten are real climbs… I think I'll be competitive. I think I can finish on the podium." Basso also intends to be part of the Italian national team in Florence to help former teammate and Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali. "I'd love to ride and be part of the team," he said. "All you have to do to get an azzurro jersey is ride consistently well. Bettini knows what I can do and give to the team. There's no need to say much else. I'm confident I'll have a great second part of the season."

Moreno Moser targets Italian title on home roads Moreno Moser is the favourite for the Elite men's Italian road race championship on Saturday which covers a tough 229km route on his home roads in the Val di Non, close to Trento. 22 year-old Moser, the nephew of seventies legend and hour record holder Francesco Moser, finished third in last year's title behind Franco Pellizotti and Danilo Di Luca and was second in the Trofeo Melinda, the race which hosts this year's title race. Despite struggling to repeat his success of the 2012 season, Moser won the Strade Bianche race in the spring and played a key role in much of Peter Sagan's success at the Cannondale team, including at the recent Tour de Suisse. Moser will team up with Sagan at the Tour de France for Cannondale and so has an excellent chance of riding his first Grand Boucle in the iconic Italian champion's tricolore jersey. The Cannondale team is expected to work to help Moser and has entered 12 riders for the road race. Ivan Basso is amongst them as he makes his return from the saddle sore that forced him to miss the Giro d'Italia.

Cannondale all black on black road bike concept crosses over to MTB. The new 2014 Scalpel 29 Carbon Black Inc http://reviews.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P6183659-1024x768.jpg