Steinlager. How the mighty fell
What is wrong with 2016? A year where there has been a string of international breakdowns of thought patterns we consoled ourselves that in some way we were a little[…]
Tagged: cycling
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 16 September
Ah yes, Jose. Taking defeat in a way only Jose can. Elsewhere in European football, Legia Warsaw are back, and they want you to know it. It ended up in[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 19 August
The Rio Olympics, and the all-conquering Men’s’ Pair. When you’ve gone eight years unbeaten you’re probably allowed to treat yourself to a Maccas or two. Mahe Drysdale and Damir Martin[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 16 August
By Keith Miller It’s amazing how many emotions you can experience in 12 hours’ worth of sport. After the extreme disappointment of watching the Men’s Black Sticks lose to Germany[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 8 August
By Keith Miller Unfortunately, due to a few technical difficulties (in other words a cocktail party that turned into a surprise wedding with an open bar on Saturday night), the[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher):- Preview Summary
By Keith Miller So, we are less than three weeks until the world comes together as one under the Olympic banner (unless of course you happen to be Russian, in[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 7 July
So farewell then Iceland. You were so good not even an obtrusive bit of SpiderCam could spoil your emotional farewell. And then, back in Reykjavik, they decked out your bus[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 23 June. Non Euro edition.
There will be a specific Euro edition tomorrow. Oakland Golf Course at the start of the US Open. And in the start of many rain themed pictures this week here[…]
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Part 3: Drugs and the humble realities of professional road racing
By Bryan Perkins What we have to acknowledge is that WHEN the peloton was rife with drug use (there is still debate if it is – check the link at[…]
Part 2 : As rational as the Sky is Blue
By Bryan Perkins The Tour has come to an end – Froome predictably the winner. Although Quintana tried valiantly up the last Alpine climb up l’Alpe d’Huez to claw back[…]
