Tag Archives: Giro d’Italia

Favorites

Posted on 14 May 2010 by

I’m adding a Favorites category here at the Sandbox. Periodically, I will add writing here that’s been posted elsewhere. A few old stories will also join the Favorites category. These are just stories that I liked. Maybe because I really … Continue reading →

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Friday Afternoon Ramble

Posted on 5 June 2009 by

So much fun, this Giro Centenario, it’s hard to let it go. I always enjoy the merry month of May and the romp around Italy. I did miss the high mountains, though, in this Giro. Where was my Gavia and … Continue reading →

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Giro d’Italia Stage Previews

Posted on 8 May 2009 by

I bet you thought I’d forgotten all about you. Abandoned my faithful blog people, never to return. Fear not! I have simply been off writing more stuff about cycling. More is better. I have stage previews posted for the first … Continue reading →

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Counting Down to Giro

Posted on 1 May 2009 by

I’m currently up to my eyebrows in Giro stage previews. The first nine stages should pop up over at steephill.tv soon. Hopefully, the next twelve will come out of my brain soon, too. Ah, yes, this is why we have … Continue reading →

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Liquigas Doimo Giro Team

Posted on 27 April 2009 by

Liquigas has taken on a new co-sponsor beginning at this year’s Giro. Doimo is one of the leading furniture manufacturers in Italy. So far, the sponsorship agreement covers the Giro d’Italia, but it may extend into a more permanent relationship. … Continue reading →

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Giro del Trentino: Climbing to the Snow

Posted on 23 April 2009 by

Today’s stage finished on the Alpe di Pampeago, scene of Marco Pantani’s famous win in the 1999 Giro. Random factoid: Gilberto Simoni finished second that day. Today, it snowed at the summit. Ivan Basso gave notice that he is ready … Continue reading →

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Bennati says Adio to Giro

Posted on 23 April 2009 by

Gazzetta reports this morning that Liquigas sprinter Daniele Bennati is unlikely to make the start at the Centenary Giro d’Italia. “I can’t rule it out 100 percent,” said Bennati. “But be present in this condition will not well serve either … Continue reading →

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False Alarm: UCI Backpedals on Passport Story

Posted on 21 April 2009 by

A story in the British newspaper The Guardian reported today that the UCI would announce the names of the first riders who would be sanctioned under the bio-passport program. The Guardian confirmed that the announcement would come on 9 May, … Continue reading →

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Animal Kingdom

Posted on 11 May 2008 by

Friday evening as we pedalled our way through Hope Ranch, we saw a family of skunks crossing the road. They stopped, looked both ways, and crossed in a tidy single-file line, just like a childrens’ book. My precious meter pinged … Continue reading →

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