Willj
- joined Jan 15, 2009
- last login May 22, 2013
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I enjoy cycling in the Swiss, French (and occasionally Italian) Alps
A Fan Of...
- ncaab Syracuse Orange
The Legend(s) of Passo di Gavia
35High in the Italian Alps, if you are very quiet, you might just hear the whispering of two lovers whose spirits live on in the waters of Lago Bianco (White Lake) and Lago Nero (Black Lake). A...
Jens Almost Visits the Giro
Above: Jens disguised as the Belgian National Champion. I last saw Jens hitch-hiking holding a "Geneva Airport" sign. Hopefully he makes his flight back to the land of Eurovision. Originally,...
Giro: Mont Cenis - From Elephants to Emperors (to Evans)?
30Weather permitting, this Sunday, stage 15 will be the first of three gigantic alpine Giro stages (with stages 19 & 20). Many of the featured climbs in the Giro owe much of their celebrity to...
2013 Giro d'Italia - Mountains Preview
66Ciao! This weekend the 96th Giro d'Italia begins. And if you like mountains, you'll love the course. Seven mountain top finishes, including an uphill Time Trial. Nice. The Queen stage? Without...
Cycle the Alps Traffic-Free: Here’s How (2013 Edition)
Many of the most famous climbs in the alps have days where they are closed to motor traffic, reserved just for us cyclists. Nice.
Romandie Preview - The Queen Stage in Detail
29It's only Thursday but I know you need help with your weekend plans. Don't miss the massive Saturday alpine "queen stage" of the Tour de Romandie. With only a flat Time Trial to follow, the race...
2013 Tour de Romandie Preview
63Finish your Belgian beer and open the chocolates. The Classics season is over and we're off to Switzerland. The six day Tour de Romandie starts tomorrow (Tuesday). The route in a nutshell: An...
Tour de Suisse Route Announced
4Last week the official Tour de Suisse route was announced - the week long Tour starts June 8th. Does it suck, like last year? Well, it doesn't leave me dancing on the ceiling. But it has a...
Tour de Romandie Route Unveiled - Thumbs Up
9Today, the route was unveiled for the six-day Tour de Romandie to be held April 23-28, 2013. We'll do a more detailed preview as the race approaches, but all you really need to know now is that it...
Book Review: Over the Alps on a Bicycle (1898!)
"TO THE ALPINE CLUB, To whom I should like to point out that there is another and more delightful method of climbing." Book Dedication, Elizabeth Robins Pennel, 1898. A couple of weeks ago,...
A Professional Road Cycling Calendar 2013
All photos by Ashley or Jered Gruber. Used with Permission. A few weeks ago, when discussing my 2013 Alps calendar, I hinted in the comments the possibility of a far more professional...
2013 Alpine Cycling Calendars
April 2013: Above Col du Tourmalet heading to Pic du Midi Looking for a 2013 calendar that features some of the most famous cycling climbs in France, Italy, and Switzerland? Here are two to...
2013 Tour de France - A Quick Mountains Preview
72Please use the comments to give your opinions on any aspect of the 2013 route. And don't forget to vote in the poll for the Queen stage. Below I am going to quickly glance at the 6 mountain...
2013 Giro d'Italia - Let's Rank The Mountains
88This afternoon the 2013 Giro d'Italia route was unveiled. And if you like mountains, you'll like the course. Seven mountain top finishes, including an uphill Time Trial. Nice. Let's take a...
Congratulations Chamois Full of Bliss
September 25th Geneva: Team Lady Moos would like to congratulate Chamois Full of Bliss for defeating us in the 2012 FSA DS Women's Fantasy Cycling League. As agreed, we fulfill our loser...
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Beer. After a depressing year struggling with injury ... it was a good summer. (keep an eye out...
12Beer. After a depressing year struggling with injury ... it was a good summer. (keep an eye out for Jens)
Tour de l'Ain Starts Tomorrow
A quick reminder that the 5 Day Tour de l'Ain starts tomorrow. The Tour de l'Ain began as an amateur race in 1989. First opened to pros in 1993, it is now a UCI class 2.1 race. David Moncoutié...
Tour de France Stage 14 LIVE Thread 2
713Limoux - Foix 191 km A little Pyrenéean appetizer. PdC Fiendishly clever pick:Sylvain Chavanel Official site , Startlist , Stageinfo , Profile , Classifications Live video : 14:00 CEST (08:00 US...
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Jens Conquers Glandon and Croix de Fer
I was the domestique today, as Jens flew up his second hors categorie climb in two days. (and yes, we laughed a lot today): A brief special "Jens" edition Moo Production after the jump
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Moo Productions: Le Grand Colombier Video Preview
46Moo Productions: Le Grand Colombier Video Preview
2012 Tour de France "Mountains Preview"
2012 Tour de France "Mountains Preview"
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Cycle the Alps Traffic-Free: Here's How
Cycle the Alps Traffic-Free: Here's How
Tour de Suisse Queen Stage Preview / Trip Report
Wake up! Stages 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Tour de Sagan Suisse are over. It's all downhill uphill from here. A hilly TT, a mountain top finish up Arosa, and then a juicy Queen stage to finish the...
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Rant: 2012 Tour de Suisse Route Sucks
I have kindly edited the Tour de Suisse stage map to helpfully show the organizers where to find the Alps. The Swiss Alps. I've also decided to delete my original soft-soap "sell-out-to-the-man"...
Critérium du Dauphiné: Here Come the Mountains
Here come the mountains. The Dauphiné General Classification is wide open and the stages are about go up. Stage five will visit the Jura mountains as the redoutable Grand Colombier auditions...
