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    Geelong World Champs Video Preview

    Thanks for posting guys!
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    Altitude Tent

    Does anyone have any experience with using an hypoxic tent? I have access to one to borrow and am looking for tips on what to watch out for, potential dangers, if it's a good idea, etc. thanks
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    What Would You Change?

    If you could name a few things that you know now that you wish you knew when you first started out as a cyclist, what would they be? I've started my list at Cycling Tips
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    Victory Salute Like A Pro

    I'll let all of you add the captions to this one
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    Cycling Video's

    Australia Criterium Here's one of a small local Australian Criterium I recorded on a helmet cam http://www.vimeo.com/3773685
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    bike race spotted on google maps

    No kidding. I got it from reading http://www.chicagobikeracing.com/. Great blog btw. "Speaking of the ICA, Steve Hansen (North Branch) made a fun discovery when zooming in on Elk Grove Village in Google Maps. Anyone have an idea which field it is? " Credit goes to a Steve Hansen for...
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    How much do pro cyclists get paid?

    I've written a post about this here if you're interested: http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2009/02/pro-team-structure-what-does-it-all-mean/ ProTour (Formerly Division I trade team) Minimum Salary: $47,000 ($38,000 for neo-pros). That’s not a lot of money for a pro athlete! Pro...
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    Ever ridden with a Pro?

    Thanks lookkg386. I'm SKCC, not CCCC. I'll be racing at glenvale tomorrow though. they put on great races.
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    How To Spray Champagne Like a PRO

    A bit of background on this one: - Tymmsy (mid 30's, real day job, sensational rider) racing a pro crit series in Australia with 4 other ProTour Riders (Hunt, Gerrans, Wilson, Cooke). - Team O2 gets best team award - Tymmsy has never stood on a podium with 4 other TdF champions nor has...
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    Ever ridden with a Pro?

    ride with the pros I've had the pleasure of riding and racing with a lot of pros. In Australia during the summer when all the pros are back from Europe, there's regularly 5-10 pro tour riders in our group rides. Most of them are professional in every respect (Simon Gerrans, Matt Lloyd...
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    What is your favourite suplement?

    Magnesium! Magnesium! I swear by it. I no longer cramp and I swear my legs feel fresher on rides after I've taken it for a few weeks. http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/magnesium-for-cycling-part-2/ Anyone else have experience with magnesium?
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    Cycling Etiquette

    The Victory Salute To add to the Euro rules... The Victory Salute: http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2009/02/how-to-victory-salute-like-a-pro/ There's a thousand more that were missed!
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    What other exercises do you do to supplement cycling?

    Joe Friel states some good research done here: http://www2.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2007/02/plyometrics-research.html Wade cyclingTips
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    Victory Salute Like A Pro

    Anyone have anything to add to this list? http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2009/02/how-to-victory-salute-like-a-pro/
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    What other exercises do you do to supplement cycling?

    Pilates Try giving pilates a try. It does wonders for your core strength. A typical class has a good amount of stretching in it as well. Like any of these class based exercises, it's only as good as the instructor running it. Plyometrics is also good. Here's a good post on it
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