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I’ve been following the bicycle related “pithy observations + badly drawn stick figures” comic strip of biseekell for awhile now and love them. They are wonderfully offbeat and quirky, but capture what being a cyclist is all about perfectly. Follow more biseekell here.

One word. Cobbles. If Stage 2 was chaos, Stage 3 was something special. This was serious bike racing, with some phenomenal efforts by the peloton. I felt drained at the end from just watching it. Sometimes you’re the hammer, sometimes the nail. Today I was the nail. I have 20 days now to be the [...]

Campag for Paul Smith by James Straffon - Coinciding with the 97th Tour de France’s snaking journey across French mountains and vineyards, Paul Smith has again opened up his ‘art wall’ to cycling-inspired art. (velorution) Petacchi wins in Brussels as bunch is left in tatters – Alessandro Petacchi won stage one of the Tour de [...]

Well, widish. I think it’s Contador’s to lose, but with seven sectors of cobblestone to negotiate (Cancellara is probably rubbing his hands together with glee), this year’s route may throw up a few surprises for the favourites, not too mention crashes! Here’s my prediction: Yellow Jersey 1) Alberto Contador 2) Ivan Basso (I’m supporting Basso [...]

So the Tour de France looms ever closer. Amongst the top guys, I’m not sure who to support at the moment. It used to be Lance, just because like everyone else at first I was inspired by his story and his (first) comeback. I still love how he rides and have the most complete and [...]