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While there may be other reasons, it is pretty clear to everyone that Sky has more resources and the money to pay a squad whose talent goes far deeper than Garmin. The first budget figures I found in google were for 2011 - that year Sky spent 11 million euros to Garmin's 6.5. Guys that are...

Shipping to Australia from their site seems to be the same as to America. Postage is $35 for the first rim and $25 more for every one after that... $140 worth of rims becomes $200. That's a little steep. That being said, I found them listed on an Australian website - $110 per rim before you...

Cheers for the input - now I just have to work out how feasible it is to the get the H Plus Son's in Australia - I know I can get the Velocity rims without a problem, so they can be the backup plan if it turns out to be too difficult.

So, I'm looking to put together a new wheelset for my wife - I'm building her up a new light tourer/day tripper/commuter. At this point the only things decided are that the wheels are 700c, a Shutter Precision PV8 (28 holes) on the front, something dependable like a Deore LX hub on the back...

http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/09/the-gruen-planet-on-lance-armstrong/ Non-geo resitricted version.

Everyone should ignore everything written in this thread, except for this. It is really quite simple and I am astounded by the lengths some have gone to over (or maybe under) think this issue, only to confuse themselves entirely.

Garmin are a racing team. They are in the sport to win races. Their don't just hand out contracts to people who share the same perspective as them when it comes to doping - they select people who share that perspective AND give them the chance to win as many races as possible. A 38 year old...

No he hasn't. He was sanctioned on the basis of his blood containing CB. The first part of this section confirms my answer above. Contaminated suplements is simply a hypothesis put forward for how the CB could have reached his bloodsteam and the relative likelihood of this being the case...

In its current form, yes. It is a tour of Adelaide and the surrounding hills only. It would be a lot better if some different regions were covered. A week long tour which covered parts of the south eastern states, something like a "Sydney to Hobart" bike race, would be great. It gives scope for...

In Australia we just did our census, and for the first time they made a big push for people to complete the form online. The next day the Bureau of Statistics said that more than 2,000,000 households (roughly 30% of the population) used the online form, but that 670,000 had completed all of...

For touring and commuting bicycles, you can't go past Cheeky Transport in Newtown: http://www.cheekytransport.com.au/. They also have a very good team of mechanics for any type of bike and an in-house frame builder. You should also check out http://www.sydneycyclist.com/ Very popular forum...

Teams are all looking pretty similar so far, here is mine which continues that trend: Vincenzo NIBALI [24] Bradley WIGGINS [16] Igor ANTON [20] Rein TAARAMÄE [8] Daniele BENNATI [12] Greg VAN AVERMAET [4] Daniel MARTIN [6] Marcel KITTEL [2] Peter SAGAN [8]

Cadel has been outspoken on political causes before, yes, but on issues like the freedom of Tibet. I don't see him supporting the quasi-fascist, racist Lega Nord any time soon.

Same goes for my team (a bit). I ended up coming 67th overall (3rd in the forum league), got as high as 3rd overall up to the Pyrenees. Rider / Cost Team TOTAL Andy SCHLECK [24] LEO 1521 Cadel EVANS [20] BMC 2199 Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK [16] OLO 211 Jérôme COPPEL [8] SAU 127...

Evans is going for the win in the stage AND the Tour!