Yesterday Carlos Sastre , the 33 year old Spaniard who stands at 1.70 m and weighs just 61 kg won his first Tour de France . He beat the ever present podium bridesmaid , Australian Cadel Evans by a slender margin of just 58 seconds after three weeks of racing . So what made the [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Sastre V Evans – the difference was more than 58 seconds !
Posted: July 28, 2008 in cadel evans, carlos sastre, silence lotto, team csc, tour de france, UncategorizedTags: cadel evans, carlos sastre, silence lotto, team csc, tour de france, you tube
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Behind the scenes – The stage race mechanic !
Posted: July 21, 2008 in cycling, cycling ireland, ireland, irish cycling, racing cyclist, worldwidecyclesTags: brian kenneally, circuit des mines, cycling mechanic, david o loughlin, mark scanlon, martin o loughlin, morgan fox, Paul Griffen, stephen gallagher, tour de france
Last week as I watched ‘the tour’ on Eurosport I found myself nodding in agreement at the television as Kelly described the job of a cycling mechanic as the toughest on the race . The riders have it tough for the duration of the stage , but as soon as they cross the line they [...]
Long before Lance Armstrong’s dominance when the likes of Greg Lemond and the 7-Eleven team came to the tour the TV coverage changed also as it was given the US primetime tv makeover . Here are a few good examples including Roches 1987 tour win . ( look out for a very young current Credit Agricole [...]
Life – one pedal stroke at a time !
Posted: July 5, 2008 in Father, johnny meehan, UncategorizedTags: Father, johnny meehan
For my first birthday , my Father got me a ride on pedal tractor . It was way too big and I couldn’t even reach the pedals , or so I’m told . I was only one after all so my memory of events is a bit sketchy to say the least . My mother [...]
