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Het Nieuwsblad �12: Young Gun Takes The Win!

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:48:59 PST

Message by Gordan Cameron
Race Report: This is it, boys and girls! We�ve seen riders baking in Australia, criss-crossing the desert in Qatar and Oman, and battling the hills in San Luis, Argentina. But, today, the north European season is GO! The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the real start, the first shudder of cobbles through the bones. Don�t you just love the Classics?

The Belgian Opener: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:45:21 PST

Message by Edmond Hood
Preview: The mighty PEZ-Crew has landed on the soils of Europe to start the 2012 campaign � opening this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Saturday and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday. Ed and Dave are by now well into the pils and frites, while Jered hopes his bike is freed from customs in time for his own race on Sunday. Here�s a look at the Cobbles openers �proper��

Travel: Bormio's Stelvio Bike Hotel

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:08:38 PST

Message by Richard Pestes
A hotel dedicated completely to cyclists? Not something we see in North America � but you can find them everywhere in Italy - and they�re a dream come true to us cyclists. The Hotel Funivia in Bormio is an ideal base for some fantastic rides steeped in Giro history.

EuroTrash Thursday!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:56:48 PST

Message by Alastair Hamilton
A little bit quieter on the race front, but don�t forget the Classics start this week-end with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Valverde has taken control of Andaluc�a and we catch up with the last cyclo-cross of the season. �Top Story� is about paying to watch cycling, not a nice thought, but it�s possible. And we finish with the Colnago Sweater Guy at the Tour of Flanders�were will he be this year? Coffee time for EuroTrash Thursday.

A Man For The Cobbles: Clinton Avery

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:37:45 PST

Message by NONE
�If you were Belgian, you would have already been in the Pro Tour for three years�� That was the harsh verdict the Lotto team laid down on New Zealand�s Clinton Avery, explaining why, despite his five years of European results, and a very successful stagiaire period with Radio Shack, he could not get a pro contract. The new Champion System Pro Cycling Team, which snatched him up for 2012, might have very well saved one of the great talents in the sport.

PEZ On The Scene: Rapha Condor-Sharp In Spain!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:17:37 PST

Message by Alastair Hamilton
It�s not all World Tour teams, Tour and Classic winners and International Professionals here at the PEZ Spanish HQ. The guys at Rapha Condor-Sharp might not be riding the Tour or the Giro this year, but the team is organized like they are and the riders attitude is just like any Continental Pro. A day with Rapha Condor-Sharp in Benidorm!

Maurizio Fondriest Gets PEZ'd

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:51:59 PST

Message by Matt Conn
Late last year, PEZ visited the home of Fondriest bicycles in the Veneto region of Italy, to talk bike manufacturing, team sponsorship and most importantly find out all about the racing career, of 1988 World Road Champion, Maurizio Fondriest.

Toolbox: Heart Rate Recovery Metrics

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:47:57 PST

Message by NONE
Training and performance are often referenced as points on a continuum. Each day you begin your training at a certain level of freshness and fitness intent on achieving the most bang for your training buck. But are you shooting fish in a barrel or shooting yourself in the foot?

PEZ Talk: American Trailblazer Bob Mionske

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:39:15 PST

Message by Edmond Hood
The Olympic road race, Seoul � the year is 1988 and it�s the first big East/West Olympic showdown since the Montreal Games 12 years before. East German Olaf Ludwig restored Eastern honour in Seoul, with West Germans Bernd Grone and Christian Henn taking the other two medals; legendary Soviet sprinter Djamolidine Abdoujaparov took fifth. But in fourth place was an ex-skier who�d only been riding a bike for four years, who says he couldn�t ride GC, couldn�t time trial and in his own words, was �built like a wrestler� � Bob Mionske.

EuroTrash Monday!

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:42:24 PST

Message by Alastair Hamilton
There was so much racing at the week-end that I�ve had to leave a couple bits out of EuroTrash Monday, but don�t worry we have the usual results and video�s for your information and enjoyment. �Top Story� is about drugs (again), this time footballers and confirmation of something we�ve suspected for a while. OK, lots to see and read, you�re going to need a large coffee today!