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crankpunk on THAT stage on PEZ

wow. and er, wow. read all about my take on Stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France by clicking the image below.

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Cancellara, Specialized and Menchov: The Tour de Devious

a version of this article originally appeared on The Roar   Intrigue and drama are never far from any Tour de France, but this one has been a doozy from Stage 1. It started with the controversial...

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Why the 2014 Tour de France has been so far, so good

this article originally appeared on The Roar   We are only 11 stages into the 2014 Tour de France and yet we have already been gifted a race for the ages. It’s had thrills, spills, bellyaches and...

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crankpunk is on holiday

yes,  a real holiday, racing the Craft TransAlp. 7 days of hell. 586km and 19,200m of climbing. 5th day in and i am a mess of cuts, bruises, and a taint that ’tain’t no more. hot damn, these hills are...

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last crankpunk lowdown on Le Tour on PEZ

another year, another Tour, thank the cycling gods this one was better than the last. read my take on Le Tour de Change here on PezCycling News, just click on the image below.

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UCI & ASO need to ban Riis and Vino (& the rest) from Le Tour

this article originally appeared on The Roar   Eurosport’s coverage of the 2014 Tour de France had a section at the end of each stage that was entitled ‘LeMond on Tour’. This featured the...

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The Vuelta 2014 promises fireworks

Some folk in the cycling world feel that 2014 has been a less-than-stellar vintage in regards to Grand Tours. The Giro d’Italia saw the first Grand Tour win for Colombian Nairo Quintana, though the way...

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Crank Punk Coaching Systems: Donald MacDonald hits the podium!

great ride last weekend by CPCS rider Donald MacDonald from Singapore (by way of Scotland) and his Direct Asia teammate Pierre-Alain Scherwey. the pair were riding in the Singapore Cycling Federation...

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imitation, they say…

is nothing short of laziness. or, wait some folk say… is the sincerest form of flattery. or something like that. well, check this out – CRANKPUMP! it’ll be a huge success. cos everyone has shimano...

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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke & The Art of Cynicism

“Being cynical is the only thing that is still fun about cycling,” wrote Willard Ford, and I love that line so much that I might put it on a t-shirt. But here’s an interesting thought – which came...

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Horner, Chris Lewis and why Lampre should never have signed the Vuelta winner...

this article originally appeared on The Roar in February, but in light of Horner being pulled from the Vuelta by Lampre (for reasons explained by Gregor Brown here), I think it’s timely to re-post....

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a View on the Vuelta

this article originally appeared on The Roar _________________________________ It’s a common sight in pro cycling these days – seeing a team attempting to boss a stage by sending their men to the front...

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crankpunk racing – The Salzkammergut Trophy

The Salzkammergut Trophy MTB Race, Austria, July 2014 The Salzkammergut Trophy is Austria’s most famous MTB race, and its largest, this year attracting 4,256 participants. This is a huge race – I took...

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cranpunking at the Genco Mongolia Bike Challenge ’14

hot diggety. back in the most amazing place i’ve ever had the privilege to go to. Mongolia. this place gets inside you. it’s the world before we came along and f*&%ed it all up. no fences, no...

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2014 TAIWAN KOM CHALLENGE Official Press Release

As the Foreign Press & Media Representative of the 2014 Taiwan KOM Challenge, it’s my pleasure to announce that the registration for the even is officially open as of Monday, September the 15th....

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should Contador be racing? can Froome get more robotic? do you even care? the...

a rather long and amazing race in Mongolia kept me away from the computer for about 2 weeks (lordy lordy hallelujah) and as a result depraved PezCycling News of my lowdowns on the Vuelta. but fear not,...

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CrankPunking at the 2014 Craft Trans Alp MTB race [or] Gettin’ An...

“These Euros, they smell fear,” he said, whispering under his breath lest anyone hear. “I gotta be honest,” I replied, leaning forward, “the descents on that single track ridiculousness scare the...

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The Mongolia Bike Challenge 2014 on VeloNews

Cheers to VeloNews.com and Neal Rogers for allowing me to get a report on the 2014 Genco Mongolia Bike Challenge up there. Click the image below to access the article, thanks!  

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BLKTEC Cycles – the hottest new wheels and components

BLKTEC components and wheelsets really do rock, and you don’t just have to take my (sponsored) word for it. here is a report on the BLKTEC offerings that were on display at EuroBike on Bike.Rumor.com –...

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Tsunami Flip by Szymon Godziek – to believe is to see

this. is. amazing. click the image below to go check it out.

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