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La Fleche Wallonne 2021

April 19, 2021

Wednesday sees the 85h Edition of La Flèche Wallonne. Encompassing a number of hills through the Ardennes the route covers 192 kilometres with the finish at the Mur de Huy,…

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New Book Publications via James Spackman

April 14, 2021

Many thanks to James (aka BlackpoolTower) for the following. End to End by Paul Jones was published last week and has been attracting excellent reviews. Its topic is the history…

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#steelisreal

April 14, 2021

Rolling on the new Pirelli P ZERO Race clinchers (with Tubolito inner tubes) on my Hollands.

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Amstel Gold 2021

April 14, 2021

Photo by Teocalli The usual route across Limburg country (and hills) has been replaced by laps of a circuit in the countryside of Valkenburg but the Amstel Gold Race still has…

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Stelbel Part 12

April 5, 2021

Crikey, I had to hunt way back through old Posts to find my original Post to find out what update number came next. As they say, good things are worth…

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First outdoor ride in 2021

April 5, 2021

Not a bad day for a first outdoor ride in 2021 .

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Another OTRL Triple this week

March 29, 2021

The Spring events come along thick and fast. This week we have: 31/03/2021 Dwars door Vlaanderen – A travers la Flandre ME 04/04/2021 Ronde van Vlaanderen – Tour des Flandres…

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A busy week for the OTRL

March 22, 2021

I scheduled a busy week for the OTRL this week so I decided to simplify it a bit to just the 3 events below. 26/03/2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic BELGIUM…

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Milan San Remo and Trofeo Alfredo Binda

March 15, 2021

This weekend we have both a Mens and Femmes event. Saturday sees the 112th edition of Milan-San Remo. As usual La Primavera the first Monument of the season is the…

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A Winter Wonderland by Wiscot

March 4, 2021

For many, a fat bike might seem like an indulgence in a cyclist’s stable of bikes. Some see them as a kid’s bike for adults that is not serious. A…

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