image courtesy Anton Vos By Miffy Galloway (Twitter ? @MiffyG) The Giro Donne week coincides with the hottest week in Italy – fact. I glanced over at Rochelle’s SRM and it read: 35deg at 11:00am.? I was sweating buckets just being alive. We successfully navigated our way to the start of stage 1, a good…
Month: June 2012
Miffy Galloway’s Giro Donne Diary – Stage 2
By Miffy Galloway (Twitter ? @MiffyG) Giro Diaries Stage 2: TT in Rome An unusually early wake up for a tour saw us leave our accommodation at 6:30am, destination Rome. Waking up to the sound of an alarm is a somewhat strange feeling for me. Back home I’m up with the sun, or the people…
Tour de France – Fabian Cancellara Sets Blistering Time To Win Prologue
Radioshack-Nissan-Trek rider [W:Fabian Cancellara] has blown the doors off a horror season for both himself & the team by ripping up the cobbled Liege streets to take the first yellow jersey of the 2012 [W:Tour de France] with a time of 7′ 13″, 7 seconds ahead of pre-Tour favourite [W:Bradley Wiggins]. Wiggins has taken a…
PureBlack Racing Rider Michael Torckler Injured In Hit & Run
PureBlack Racing cyclist Michael Torckler is in hospital after a collision with a car in what is reported to be a hit and run accident during a training ride in California this morning. PureBlack Racing Business Director, Greg Cross, said Michael has improved since being admitted to hospital in critical condition and is now listed…
Tour de France – 999 Fans On The Jerseys Of Lotto Belisol Riders
In order to reinforce the link between the Belgian cycling fans and the Lotto Belisol team, the national lottery and Belisol have given 999 people (111 per cyclist) the chance of having their names printed on both sides of the jerseys of the cyclists selected for the Tour. The 999 names will also appear on…
Theo Bos Signs With Rabobank For Two More Years
The [W:Rabobank Cycling Team] keeps investing in the sprint train. That is where [W:Theo Bos]? contract extension also fits in. In the year and a half Theo has been riding with the Rabobank team, the former world champion on track is well on his way to developing into a road sprinter. This is not only…
Tour de France – BMC Racing Team launches Mobile App
Just in time for the [W:Tour de France], the [W:BMC Racing Team] has unveiled its 2012 mobile app for Android and Apple iPhones. All the latest news and race results are available at the touch of a button on a mobile device, as well as race action photos, rider bios, information on the BMC Racing…
Miffy Galloway’s Giro Donne Diary – Giro Preview
By Miffy Galloway (Twitter ? @MiffyG) Driving through the chaotic city center in Napoli, I am definitely feeling Worlds away from the calm and peaceful surroundings of my home in Bellano. I boarded the train at just after 6am this morning and have successfully made the pilgrimage along with some of the best female cyclists…
Neil van der Ploeg – FKG Tour of Toowoomba Wrap
By Neil van der Ploeg (Twitter @neilvdp) I?m a little scared of this one. The last few race reports have been reporting on some relatively small weekends compared to what?s just happened but have turned into some absolute monsters. A few team mates have already admitted they no longer read my ramblings. But more importantly,…
Welcome To The Lounge Room Ride
Hello and welcome to the 2012 edition of The Lounge Room Ride! “What’s The Lounge Room Ride??” I hear you ask… Well for some crazy reason, Cycling Cafe’s journo-supreme Simon Cadzow, and I have decided that we will ride every single stage of the 2012 Tour de France on our stationary trainers! This ride started…