Robert Winder

Entries from October 2007

Should I put the wheels on my bike again?

October 5th, 2007 · 7 Comments

I’ve not ridden since Chico, is that bad?
Its getting to the point that Mex is bringing up the subject daily. Its like the time she asked me to repair the washer, I’m not going to be able to resist much longer before I give in.
Then this morning I was told that certain intimate pleasures […]

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Tags: Bike Racing

Time to get Juiced

October 4th, 2007 · No Comments

For a while now I’ve been following a set of new technologies that claim to make to life richer and give more choice, more to do with my day job than my passion. One of these has been Joost, I believe the correct pronunciation is “yost”, founded by the original guys from Skype. […]

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Tags: Bike Racing

Cycling superstar seeks new companion

October 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Lonely Hearts
Lonely 7-time winner of Tour de France seeks new companion. Must be blonde, blue eyes, 5ft7″ - 5ft10″. Please send photo, similar to…

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The cat and the bag

October 1st, 2007 · 4 Comments

The club vs team dispute continues on, with Mex making her decision - “Team it is”.
Bike racing so often idolises the masters of the solo moves, the big riders with legs and hearts that ache and pound, punishing everyone else around. So often these riders are more mythological than real. Everyone can have […]

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Teams win out

October 1st, 2007 · 5 Comments

Say what you will about their eligibility to race, but this weekend the Italian cycling teams - women and men - showed how to race as a team for once.
Sure there was individual brilliance on display, but to put all the critics to one side and win two world RR golds is very impressive. […]

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Tags: Bike Racing