CycleGirl
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Expect the best, be prepared for the worst, FUCK what others think, & do your own thing!!!!
Favorites at the moment - Gilbert, Haussler, Jens!, Schlecks, EBH all SexyBankers!! New Team Sky is becoming a fav too..
And of course, Adam Hansen, Robbie. Stuey, Michael and all the Aussies...
My Astana Blog for TDU 2009-
http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/special_features/taraalmosthere.html
http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/special_features/taratrueimpact.html
http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/special_features/tarafeelingtherush.html
http://www.astana-yclingteam.com/special_features/morefromdownunder.html
http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/special_features/taraladyluck.html
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Gilbert, Jens, Fabian, Schleck Brothers, EBH, Benna, Pippo, Gilbert, Contador and they are just a few....
Sexybank, Team Sky
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Frank is going to be a Dad???
OK, just read this on the net..... If the story is true, it looks like Frank and his fiance Martine are expecting the patter of little schleck feet (supposedly, and has this translated properly)..... I have to say.. Congratulations, and i'm sure Frank will be an amazing dad and Andy a great uncle....
Ok.. Yes... Heart has been broken... but you know what.... plenty more fish in the sea.. damn.. you frank!!! What about paris..haha
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JENS! is returning..
Great to read Jens! is on the mend, and may be making his return at the Tour of Missouri.
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Official Tour de France Hottitude 2009
by CycleGirl on Jun 30, 2009 4:42 AM EDT
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With only 4 days until the Tour de France starts, I was thinking it was time for the PdC Official Hottitude Thread.
After seeing this Benna photo I thought it best to start the Hottitude Thread for 2009.
photo coutersy off Mark Adams.
Now ladies, and men if you please, go forth and enjoy adding to this thread now and throughout the entire TdF. I'm sure there will be many photos to choose from.
Viva Le Tour
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Tommeke to challenge TdF exclusion
by CycleGirl on May 16, 2009 10:34 PM EDT
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Interesting news coming out of Belgium :
The Tour de France doesn't want Tom Boonen, but the Quick Step rider is willing to go to court to force the race to accept him. The team, however, has said that it assumes Boonen would not start in the Tour.
Boonen recently tested positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition control.
"We will file a complaint before the court in Paris," Boonen's attorney, Luc Deleu told the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. He said that his client has not yet heard anything official from the Tour organizers.
"Cocaine use outside of competition is not doping, no matter how you look at it," Deleu said. "If he is excluded then Boonen would be denied his right to work, based on an arbitrary decision by the Tour organiser ASO."
Courtesy of Cyclingnews.com
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CONFIRMED REPORT - Boonen Positive For Out OF Comp - COCAINE!!
by CycleGirl on May 9, 2009 3:00 AM EDT
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OK - I'm treading lightly here but I have been given Uncofirmed confirmed reports that Tom Boonen has been caught positive in an out-of-competition test for cocaine again. It showed up in a UCI Blood test, apparently
Friends from Belgium are saying, he has been questioned at the police station and are awating more news as we speak....
The tests were taken around the time of Schildeprijs(is this spelt wrong???)
If these rumours are true, I am devastated and shocked that Tom would do this again....
What a waste of a very talented man...... Second positive even out of competition will still ruin his career i'm thinking...
I will update if more news comes along...
Understand mud sticks, and to be careful about rumours.... But have many friends messaging me this info from Belgium... I'm looking for news on the net now....
Sorry about timing.... I sure won't let it spoil the GIRO fun tonight...
AND I'd be happy to be proven that this information is wrong too.....
OK REPORTS ARE NOW FLOWING IN.... CONFIRMED POSITIVE TEST.....
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Cyclegirls Spring Classics #3 & Final
by CycleGirl on Apr 25, 2009 10:43 AM EDT
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I was going to do a seperate Scheldeprijs/Amstel Gold/Hotittude, but thought it best to combine all three. A lot of these photos would be used in my Hotittude as well.
Scheldeprijs was a great day, I was with a photographer friend and we went to start and finish, as well as about 5 other spots, amazing how you can see the race so often if you know where to go. Only bad point on this day, was actually watching the crash live and seeing the aftermath. I was in shock myself for a bit i think, seeing Greg Van Avermaet walk past all bloodied everything was not a nice sight, and the rest of the guys too.. I was only about 40meters from the crash, but never want to see something like that again live... OUCH.. Here are a few pics from that day.
Next race was Amstel Gold, This race was amazing to watch, and again I had a friend who knew where to go. So we were at the start and the finish.. My aim for this event was photo Thomas Dekker, but can you believe i did not see him at all until after the race and it was for about 5 seconds when he rode past, I nearly ran in front of him just to get that pic... I was thinking of crash tackling but then thought against that.. Another highlight was meeting the Official Schleck fan club, this was so much fun, and when they found out I was a schleck fan and had come from Australia, i was grabbed and taken down the line and introduced to Frank and Andy's dad... He was a very nice person, and i was glad to meet him..
so here are the Amstel pics -
Sadly Amstel Gold was my last day of my holiday, That night we were invited to the hotel for a drink, we realised that not only were Quickstep staying there, so was Lotto, Astana, and SexyBank.. Did get to speak to lotto team doctor and was glad to hear Matty was ok.. and sent my best wishes to him. But all good things must come to and end, and I flew home the next day. Must say I had an amazing trip, and have hundreds of more pics of the races, riders and countryside..
Here a few more of my Favourite pics from the trip -
I hope you enjoyed my posts, and next trip for me will be TDU and worlds 2010.. That is if I can stop myself from going to europe again soon.
Cheers.
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CycleGirls Spring Classics Thread #2
by CycleGirl on Apr 23, 2009 12:04 AM EDT
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Where to start, Well after G-W it was time to have a few days of watching everyone else ride around Belgium. This wasn't a bad thing as it gave me more time to taste the Belgium Beers. So here are a couple of things that happened prior to Paris-Roubaix.
A visit to Arenberg forest, and a few other cobbled sections, which I couldn't ride, but was happy once i saw the following teams that morning: Liquigas, Garmin, Katusha, Quickstep, Milram and Lampre...
a chat with Paris-Roubaix winner Servais Knaven, and I had a bad photographer who missed the all important photo shot, Servais giving me a Podium Kiss, can you believe the photographer didn't even tell me he missed the shot.. Could have had another Podium Kiss from him ...LoL
A little wave from the rest of Milram
Kemmelberg cobbles, even though they won't be riding this section
The morning was topped of with watching the whole Quickstep Team on a training ride, this was awesome...
Then that afternoon we visited the Paris-Roubaix Velodrome... This was so exciting and sad as well, especially watching the rest of the guys riding around the velodrome and I couldn't... Very annoyed... So a beer was had to get over that..
The next day was Paris-Roubaix, what an amazing day... I was lucky enough to see the race from about 5 different spots finishing in another VIP tent at the
Le Carrefour de l'Arbre, But I spent most of this time outside on the side of the road and enjoying the Party Atmosphere that is the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix...
Funny how after drinking Champagne and Beer that my Arm felt great that afternoon, it was the next day i regretted dancing so much..
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Another highlight was the visit to the Leifmans Brewery of Oudenaarde, Highlight was tasting the Cherry Beer and Golden Band Blond Beer straight from the Vats, oh and the free Beer before and after... Yummy
Oh and thought that you might like the name of these chocolates my friend Julie found, it made us giggle..
Ok, there was plenty more that happened during the cycling tour, but that will all have to wait... agreat time was had, and now it was time for my adventures on my own...
Next posts still to come -
#4 Cyclegirls Classics Hotittude
Hope you enjoy the read!!
VIDEOS DELETED - Due to the videos not working properly I have deleted and added a few more photos... If you like to see videos, PM me and you will have to add me on facebook. Sorry!!!
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CycleGirls Spring Classics Thread #1
by CycleGirl on Apr 22, 2009 9:13 AM EDT
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Hi to all at PdC, Well I finally made it home about 12 hours ago, and thought i better start my first fanpost of my time at the Classics. I was wondering where to start, what to say and what to tell. So many things happened on this trip it was truly amazing. So i'll try to start from the beginning and end my last post with Amstel Gold.
Arrival in Belgium,
Let's just say my welcoming committee in Belgium was truly the best start to the trip. Within 5 minutes of being at the hotel, after ordering my first Belgium Beer, Look who decided to join me: Ok, i'm looking pretty shabby, you would be too after 27hours of flying... But this made it all worth while.
I knew from this my holiday fun was just about to start.
Next was getting the bike ready and to go for a warm up ride with the group. Our two Ex Pro riding buddies were, Eric Van Lanker and Eric De Clerc. These guys were great fun, and looking forward to catching up with them again in the future.
So, 2nd day in Belgium and Tour of Flanders Cyclosportif, Holy crap, it was freezing and I now realised what the hell I had got myself into... I completed the 75km ride, and let me tell you "I hate Cobbles" I didn't know what to expect but shit, WoW, is all i can say. Apart from the cobbbles then came the hills, I remember being at the bottom of the Mur and went, Ha this thing has beat me already.. But i did make it up, but I was one of many who ended up walking up, let me tell you, not very safe in shoes and slippery cobbles.. I was amazed how some of the riders could do it with ease.. I will beat "The Mur" next time I get to Belgium.
The next day my first Spring Classics, Tour of Flanders. This day was amazing, the weather great, Champagne at 10 in the morning started the day, and Beer and celebrating Devolders win finished the day. Here are a few pics:
4th day of the cycling tour and an easy ride from Kortrijk to Gent along the river... Well so i thought, about 20km into the ride, turning around on some gravel, going no faster then 3km/h I reckon, I crashed..... Fell off bike, laughed, foot was all caught up, got up had a nice gravel rash on my leg, bit of blood all is good... Went to grab the bike, OUCH, felt like someone had stabbed me in the arm.. Anyway, got back on bike and finished the ride. When I arrived in Gent, I was in a lot of pain, ended up going to Doc,not Broken, but that was the end of my cycling tour for me.. I couldn't hold the bike up, brake and at times was lucky to move the Arm. It is better now, but will be seeing a doctor here in Australia tomorrow.
Also, had a great visit to the Flanders Museum and had the opportunity to meet Peter Van Petegem.
Next raceGent-Wevelgem. Woke up and thought can I go back to bed, the weather was crappy... ended up at the start of the race. Was lucky enough to chat to a few of my friends and other riders, and then we were off.. Saw the race in about 5 different places. Finished of in a VIP tent about 16km from the finish.. A few pics of the day:
We followed the race for about 20 minutes, this was awesome...
Next Couple of Posts
#2 The last couple of days with no riding & Paris- Roubaix.
#4 Maybe?? Cyclegirls Classics Hotittude (I'm thinking this may be next) I'm struggling not to put the pics up in these posts..
Update on my (as Chris mentioned) Doodsmak -
After being x-rayed again by my doctor here in australia, looks like I have a floating bone chip in my elbow, aparently that isn't a broken elbow, but close... and ligament damage, waiting to see if operation is needed, hopefully not!!!
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CycleGirl's Classics Diary
by CycleGirl on Mar 27, 2009 7:03 AM EDT
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Hi all,
Just thought I would start a dairy entry here of my upcoming trip to Belgium/The Netherlands. If you interested then I hope you enjoy, I'll try and update every couple of days whilst there.. That's if I'm not in some pub somewhere trying all the Beers or too drunk when back in the hotel at night.. You might get an x-rated version then, LoL.
To start i'll put a quick itinerary of what's happening -
1. Flanders Cyclosport - 75km, and my first hill i will be riding in Belgium is Koppenberge (welcome)..
2. Tour of Flanders
3. Two days of riding around Gent including the famous Kemmelberg, war graves etc
4. Gent-Wevelgem
5. Two days of more riding, including the Arenberg forest and a few cobbled roads..
6. Paris-Roubaix - and meeting up with Albertina in Gent
7. 5 days of seeing whatever I want in Belgium, thinking of a quick trip to Luxembourg (maybe lunch with Frank).
8. Drive to Maastricht, Holland - staying in Hotel
9. Amstel Gold - Can't wait for this day :-)
10. Time to go home, back to Australia and reality, and start planning for TDU and worlds next year.
Chat soon.
Hey all, first entry.. I'm leaving in 2 days... But shit... Why didn't anyone tell me cycling gear takes up half your suitcase.... so the last day or so, i've been struggling about what to take....more jersey's, bibs, knee high boots, that hot evening dress and jeans.... OMG it's not fair that airlines have weight limits..... O hh i'm going to have a wine and maybe that will help... Chat soon.
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