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Grand Tour Time Trial Bikes(0)
With the prologue of the Tour taking London by storm, we thought it would be good to take a look at some of the hardware used. These shots came from the Giro.
Cannondale’s Synapse makes a successful debut at the Classics(0)
Cannondale’s Synapse was the frame of choice for many of the riders of Team Liquigas at last weekend’s Tour of Flanders, including Filippo Pozzato and eventual podium-finisher, Luca Paolini.
The frame offers a number of features which make it well suited for the cobbled classics, the most physically demanding races of the calendar, both for the riders and their equipment.
SRAM-the new kids on the block(0)
It’s been tried before – trying to grab a slice of that top-end equipment pie from those greedy Campagnolo and Shimano dudes who want to keep gobbling it all up between them.
In the 70′s a French union of Stronglight, Simplex and Mafac failed, despite Bernard Thevenet winning two Tours on the kit. Shimano’s Japanese rivals Sugino and Sun Tour tried to get in on the act and despite the neat Sun Tour groupset being ridden by Jan Raas-managed Dutch pro teams in the 80′s, it never made the breakthrough.
“Push Yourself Just A Little Bit More” by Johnny Green(0)
“Push Yourself Just A Little Bit More” by Johnny Green is an interesting read, mostly because it’s a book about the Tour de France, written by someone who isn’t a typical cycling journo.
“Man on the Run” by Manuela Ronchi(0)
“Man on the Run” by Manuela Ronchi is the story of the last few years of Marco Pantani’s life.
The title works on two levels: after being slung out of the Giro D’Italia race on the penultimate day on a charge of suspected EPO use, whilst leading by a long way, Marco was hounded by demons – insecurity, shame, confusion, betrayal, distrust – all the way through a terrible cocaine addiction to his demise of an overdose.
The Landis Affair – Just An Opinion(0)
With the crucial ‘B’ sample test result due on Saturday, VeloVeritas thought we would take a look at some of the key rant-points in ‘L’affaire Landis’. We know it isn’t Scottish, but it’s the biggest cycling story on the planet so here goes”¦.
“A Peiper’s Tale” by Allan Peiper(0)
This book, Allan Peiper’s story, is a little different from the usual sports biography: it’s clear that Allan is a sensitive, thoughtful, somewhat spiritual bloke, who spends a lot of time trying to get through life in the best way possible, whilst looking after others (he’s currently working as a Team Director for the Lotto – Davitamon Pro cycling team), and usually putting himself further down his priority list than most other folk would.
