Recent content by FrankvdV

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    Great "unknown" climbs

    When I saw this thread I remembered a climb I did two years ago. I went near the Cevennes in France. A friend told me about a very steep climb the Mont Bouquet starting from Brouzet Les Ales. The climb is 4.6 km long and you climb 437 meters. The climb starts with 13/14% and has multiple steep...
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    Numb hands on road bike

    A bikefitter from Belgium has wrote a good article on his website about shoulder pain. Good position of your shoulders and neck can also reduce problems like numb hands. Doing a bikefit can help you with a lot of problems. But recently I read a article in a bike magazine where they did 10...
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    What's up with Campy?

    It's just my opinion....... Nothing more than that.
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    When did you start following the Giro?

    Started watching in 2009 before that I only followed the TDF which has more media coverage in the Netherlands. To bad the camera's in Italy aren't that fantastic and they have lot's of interference. They should pay a visit to Belgium because the Belgians had fantastic images in the classics...
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    What's up with Campy?

    Maybe shimano made a deal with pinarello and colnago. In some industries it works like that. Pay and your products appear in the ad. For me there will be no shimano on an Italalian bike. It's just wrong :)
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    La Flèche Wallone (WT) / Wednesday 18-04-2012

    Probably one of the hardest races to predict this year. It is cold and windy (5 bft or more), not the best weather for the spanish riders. I think Gilbert or Vanendert have a big change to win today's race.