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Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@motor city's posts:

  1. More boring dopers caught doping. I’m going to cheer myself up with this great photo of the Galibier stage from the always rad manual for speed http://www.manualforspeed.com/ »

  2. ha. from twitter:   UK Cycling Expert ‏@ukcyclingexpert3h They call the timed trial the ‘race against truth.’ So true! #giro #passion »

  3. Nibbles over 4 minutes clear on GC. He must be doping… »

  4. I’ve been really looking forward to todays stage since I first looked at the stages in detail. Hope it lives up to expectations. »

The Bike. It is the central tool in pursuit of our craft. A Velominatus meticulously maintains their bicycles and adorns them with the essential, yet minimal, accoutrement. The Rules specify the principles of good taste in configuration and setup of our machines, but within those principles lies almost infinite room for personal taste.It seems in s...

@motor city's posts:

  1. @DerHoggz I ride Conti GP4000S (23′s) and get on well with them.  I also have a pair of Conti Attack / Force that are really nice tyres but are too lightweight for the roads where I live. My rain / commuting bike has Schwalbe Durano that have been really… »

  2. @snoov @itburns  Cheers for your help. Will take another look at the bike tonight and your suggestions. The cage seems to move across ok and the position indicator moves all the way to the left on the shifter. It then just seems to be missing the third c… »

  3. I need some front mech help as my n2 is stuck in the small ring. Tension and alingment seem ok but the shifter will only click up 2 times not 3 so the chain dumps back down. Its humble tiagra thats covered around 6000km. Any ideas where to start? »

Bicycles and automobiles- can’t we all just get along? @Kah writes about this universal (do aliens have this issue also?) problem of us co-existing with humans in cars. We all drive cars too and have cursed the occasional cyclists for some good reason. Cars are our greatest threat. We can crawl away from our own bicycle crashes, thanks very m...

@motor city's posts:

  1. I’ve just picked up one of these Mavic H20 Sprint jackets that I’ll wear during my dark commutes over the winter. It’s a quality bit of kit, well fitted and not stupid expensive. The white / black contrast will make me as visible as I need to be. I’d say … »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@motor city's posts:

  1. 2 riders out for me and like others I have wrong Sky Colombian. »

  2. @Chris No that would be ‘watching badgers’. Number 9 in this great list: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22470691 »

Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and...

@motor city's posts:

  1. @Chris I can recommend @ukcyclingexpert on twitter. Its a spoof account but they come out wih some funny stuff. »

  2. Great great stage today. »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@motor city's posts:

  1. @mouse Thats the song I’ve got stuck in my head. Damn you cycle pun related earworm. »

Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and...

@motor city's posts:

  1. @huffalotpuffalot I watched the end of that stage yesterday and all the riders were totally fried. At the base of the climb it was 44 deg C (111F) and when they crawled over the finish line they were toppling off of their bikes unable to pedal any furth… »

  2. @snoov Yep, ToC on Eurosport now. Andy Schleck looked ok yesterday, best tune in quick before he drops out. »

  3. Wiggins will be fine. He’s spent the last 24 watching this to get his mojo back: »

  4.   VSP PICKS: 1. The Haymaker 2. The Cadelephant 3. The shark 4. The rabbit 5. Skiddy wiggs »

  5. @Pedale.Forchetta great photo. »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@motor city's posts:

  1. Wiggins looked generally uncomfy on his bike all week even before his crash. I can’t decide if I like Vaughters or not, but there may be some truth in his twitter speculation that Wiggns is suffering with the same bug that Cataldo had. »

  2. No rest day swaps for me. My VSP picks are rubbish but its been a great first week. »

  3. @snoov Mayo’s time was set during the ITT in the 94 Dauphine, it wasn’t a road stage. »

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@motor city's posts:

  1. @Spun Up I’ll add my thoughts in response to your original question; post ride instead of grabbing a massive plate full of food have a small portion of something. Your body will be telling you to eat more but give it 15/20 minutes before having another sm… »

We’re into day four of the Six Days of the Giro series, let’s talk trash. Yes the Tour de France started a few years before the Giro and has always been credited as The Tour to win. You win the Giro, you are a stud. Win the Tour and you are a stud for life. Why is that? Is the Tour longer, tougher, more murderous, more beautiful? In the 20...

@motor city's posts:

  1. always worth a watch of this… »

  2. @TBONE I think wiggins will struggle tomorrow, mentally more than physically. »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@motor city's posts:

  1. @Tobin I read that Chris Froome has beaten Iban Mayo’s (doped up) record of  55 mins up Mt Ventoux on his first training ride there. That should make for some good viewing in July. »