a summer sans cycling

i should change the name of this tumblr, as now i have a bike again. i mainly blog about cycling and living in budapest, hungary.

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This jersey... what a beauty.

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This made me genuinely laugh out loud. (Source)

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The weekly spin: Two paths diverged in a WorldTour wood

In 2019, Education First-Drapac will be sending riders to race gravel events, while Quick-Step won’t return to Paris-Tours because of its use of farm tracks. At first glance, it looks as though one WorldTour team is following trends in the sport, and the other is resisting them.

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I love everything about this photoset: Dave Jordan Cycling Race, via Phil Penman

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Eight years covering Team Sky, part one

In the autumn of 2009, planning for Team Sky was at an advanced stage, recruitment was almost done and the big launch at Millbank Tower in London was only a couple of months away. Excited by his new team, Dave Brailsford had done a lot of media and one line stuck out to me. He spoke of Team Sky ha

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Ewan MacKenna: So how is it then that you explain a freak like Chris Froome? - Independent.ie

George Bennett had been part of one of the most incredible stages of them all, and he didn't even know it. That's because, last Friday, despite coming 12th on the day in a Giro d'Italia

Great article about the troubles many of us have with Froome’s sudden transformation.

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Soigneur - Le Signorine Della Corsa

Three decades on, Marco Groppo has long since made peace with regrets that lurk behind one of the oddest palmarès in recent cycling history. Groppo can claim the unusual distinction of having finished his first major tour, the 1982 Giro, in ninth place overall and in the best young rider’s jersey — and of never …

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The Pursuit of Speed in Professional Cycling

2017 cycling year in review. Lots of good stuff happened this year, lots of annyoing/weird/boring stuff as well (most of the time courtesy of the UCI...). Bring on 2018!

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"You must be some kind of nerd to visit out website". We sincerely hope not, as PCS is the single most useful cycling database on the worldwide web

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Yellow bikes and custom kit: How brands gamble on their riders’ success | CyclingTips

Ever watched a Grand Tour and wondered how those yellow, green, polka-dot or white bikes seem to appear overnight, as if by magic? Or how, just days after

I love these kind of behind-the-scenes stories

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The Natural: Mathieu Van der Poel is the most talented bike racer on the planet | CyclingTips

Could Mathieu Van der Poel be the greatest talent cycling has ever seen?

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Q&A: Parsing truth from fiction in Svein Tuft’s legendary 'hobo' adventures | VeloNews.com

We caught up with the Canadian to discuss some of his legendary adventures in the woods of Canada.

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Rapha documentary about cycling in Colombia, worth checking out, featuring Colombian cycling legends such as Lucho Herrera.

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The Journey to the Other Side - Indian Pacific Wheel Race 2017 documentary. Beautifully capturing this amazing, tragic race. 

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Vuelta a España iconic stages: Vandenbroucke and the '99 race | Cyclingnews.com

When VDB was the king of the world

“Fifteen years on, what El País called a "demonstration" stands as a mawkish monument to VDB's tragically short career and life, and an era that professional cycling hasn't yet worked out how to remember or forget.”

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Tour prediction time!

Head says Froome, heart says Contador. The crazy part of my brain would love to see Chaves find his greatest climbing legs (unlikely after his knee troubles) and for Orica to go crazy with their tactics.

Would be great to see a competitive, close, non-Sky-dominated race with all the contenders staying upright and duking it out in the few mountain stages... and hopefully everywhere else. Also, a green argyle stagewin would be nice.

Some other predictions: Tony Martin to not take the first yellow jersey. Cav to take at least one stagewin to get closer to the all-time record. Greipel to end his streak of stage wins at Grand Tours. Sagan to win green (duh).