Albertina

joined Jun 20, 2008
last login May 25, 2013
posts 132
comments 45201

London girl. Cyclocross and novice road racer. Singer. Flute player. Pelota writer. Good at the Stern Librarian Glare. Loves Basques.

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A Fan Of...

cycling Intxausti, Boonen, Moser, Txurruka, Anton, Izagirre x2, Stybar, Viviani, Kittel
soccer Athletic Bilbao
general Borussia Dortmund
general Couldn't care
general Biathlon France!

Recent Activity

	I'm going out for a ride. Laterz! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 20 LIVE on May 25 2013, 6:19a
	Mwahaha Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 4 LIVE on May 25 2013, 6:18a
	Winnar! Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 4 LIVE on May 25 2013, 5:46a - 1 reply
	It's apparently going to be 19C, though I'll believe that when I see it! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 20 LIVE on May 25 2013, 5:27a
	It's on a circuit but a bigger circuit. 50km. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 20 LIVE on May 25 2013, 5:22a - 1 reply
	No, a gentle hour or two, racing tomorrow and I need fresh legs! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 20 LIVE on May 25 2013, 5:16a - 1 reply
	Morning. It's a bit early. I have only just got up. Yaaawn. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 20 LIVE on May 25 2013, 5:11a - 1 reply
	There must be something wrong with your eyes! Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 10:40a - 1 reply
	It is not. No. No no no. Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 10:01a - 2 replies
	I painted it orange. Sorry. Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 9:58a - 2 replies
	Me too! Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 9:45a
	Also, he can't say 'will stay' yet as his contract is up for renewal and he can't definitely say until there's an offer Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 9:10a - 1 reply
	It was only a little addendum to a CN piece about his stage win Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 9:09a - 1 reply
	Apparently there are other teams interested too...please stay where you are Benat!! Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 9:02a - 1 reply
	GS and I would for once join forces and wage serious war Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 8:41a
	Yes, I heard that too Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 8:27a - 2 replies
	Boom 5th Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 8:24a - 1 reply
	I also thought this! Was he ill for a bit, or did I imagine that? Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 7:43a - 1 reply
	Goodness! Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 7:40a
	He's got a knee booboo! Aww lovely Stybs...hugging instincts kicking in Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 7:40a - 1 reply
	I left Boom out of it this year on the grounds that he's a proper roadie now ;) Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 7:38a
	I don't really know too much about any of them against the clock! Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 7:00a - 1 reply
	Yes, because I don't always get up at the same time Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 6:59a - 2 replies
	I've been overdosing on caffeine. Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 6:55a - 1 reply
	Hello (again) Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 3 TT LIVE on May 24 2013, 6:54a - 3 replies
	+1 Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 6:43a
	Ha. Vini Fantini told Di Luca to make his own way home. No lift for him! Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 6:26a - 1 reply
	That guy is excellent value Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 5:55a
	Am I alone in my first reaction being to laugh very loudly? Commented on CONFIRMED: Danilo Di Luca is a moron on May 24 2013, 5:19a - 3 replies
	Bah! He could at least have hung in there for a handful of VDS points! Does he not know how important this is?! Commented on UPDATE : Giro Stage 19 CANCELLED. on May 24 2013, 5:16a - 1 reply
	Ha ha ha Commented on UPDATE : Giro Stage 19 CANCELLED. on May 24 2013, 5:15a
	No, made up a lot in the 2nd half Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 11:14a
	Yeah, there's something not right with his TTing atm. Odd. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 11:08a
	Don't know, I'm omn an NHS computer today which blocks all video :( Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 11:07a - 1 reply
	Benat in 1.51 down. He stays 9th. Suppose that's something... Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 11:05a - 2 replies
	He WAS riding with a raging fever in the last week of the Giro last year. Many riders get sick but there's a difference between a cold and that. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:51a
	Yeah, plenty of GT riders have only really found their legs when older than Benat. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:47a - 1 reply
	Odd Giro for him thus far, really strong in the road stages, really not good in the TTs.... Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:45a
	Shit, Benat's not doing very well...either 45 or 55 down depending on who you believe... Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:42a - 1 reply
	Now where's my boy? Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:30a
	+1 Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:21a
	Briljant! Aupa Samu! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:14a
	AUPA TXIKI! GOOOO! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:12a
	It doesn't look like a normal TT frame Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 10:02a - 2 replies
	Yes, I think it's a bit silly Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:51a
	I'm going to get a cup of tea. Anyone want a snack? Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:51a - 1 reply
	I know ;) Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:45a
	You have a point Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:44a
	Humph. I'm now in a strop. Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 2 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:43a
	Or maybe just be Benat in the first place Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:40a - 1 reply
	I'm the same size as Rujano but I climb like a sprinter Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:38a
	If pelota doesn't work what makes you think that cricket would? Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:37a - 1 reply
	He's not even my friend, he found me on some pelota related group! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:33a - 1 reply
	C'mon Niki Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 2 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:32a
	Good boy Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:32a
	Needless to say he will not be getting it! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:31a - 3 replies
	Ha Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:31a
	The power thing is what I need... :-\| Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:30a - 2 replies
	Basque FB guy now wants my number. Ha. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:27a - 2 replies
	He looks way too happy for someone about to do any TT, let alone an uphill one Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:26a
	Cataldo caught his 2 minute man? Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:15a - 4 replies
	That was rather impressive Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 9:02a
	+1 Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:59a
	Guy with two prosthetic legs on Ventoux... Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:57a - 1 reply
	Oh, now we have blue sky! Crazy country. Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 2 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:57a
	Oh heavens, looks like I have a Basque stalker. Some rotund dude on FB has sent me a message telling me I'm beautiful. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:49a - 2 replies
	Road bike for him then Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:45a
	It's raining in London too. I did not bring the appropriate coat. Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 2 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:44a - 1 reply
	Oh gosh, that involves technology! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:31a
	No. Eyes. We need eyes. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:24a - 1 reply
	It's kinda half way between ay-oo and oo. A very quick flick of an A on the front of EU. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:23a - 1 reply
	He's usually at his best in tough TTs, like the ones Pais Vasco tends to throw up, and the Vuelta one last year Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:22a
	A win is a win Commented on Tour of Belgium Stage 2 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:11a
	No comment Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:11a
	Hmm. There is that possibility, but I'd rather not see a meltdown! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:10a
	Don't. I thought he'd do ok in the last TT and it was painful. Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:09a - 1 reply
	Did you notice that he's the only stage winner not to have a national flag with him on the podium? Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:09a - 1 reply
	An Euskie leads the TT! ;) Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:08a - 1 reply
	I don't want Benat to drop from 9th to 20th or something horrid Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:07a - 2 replies
	Yo. I'm really rather nervous about this! Commented on Giro d'Italia Stage 18 LIVE on May 23 2013, 8:01a - 1 reply

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