Recent content by SteveMedcroft

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    God dam pop up ads

    If you can send me a screen grab... Hi all: I've been asking around our ad operations department and we don't have any client booking for any pop ups ads. It could be that you have a mallware or adware infection but... we use a couple of different ad networks in different regions of the...
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    Exciting cycling vid suggestions

    Prettiest finish in bike racing I still love the back and forth in this stage finish - Stage 8 or the 2010 Tour fo California. http://youtu.be/7_CeRgN2K1o
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    7 rule changes to make the 2012 TdF more rider friendly

    Actually, I think this qualifies me as knowing less than most people since I got that wrong ;) Vacansoleil-DCM. This is why I'm not a journalist.
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    7 rule changes to make the 2012 TdF more rider friendly

    Memo To: Christophe Prudhomme of Amoury Sports Organization. From: Chuck Chicken. Subject: Request for rule changes to make things easier for the riders. After watching the 2011 Tour de France (very exciting by the way) I was struck by rider comments about the conditions they were subjected...
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    Orbea Competition

    Hi Chappy: I know it's frustrating for a contest to run that doesn't include all geographic areas but this one is an initiative of Orbea's US distributor and even though we are a global website, we do our best to help the cycling industry in all parts of the world meet their marketing...
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    Orbea Competition

    Hi Sublimit. I apologize that you're seeing the ads in the UK. You're right in that we should be sensitive when we run a contest that is restricted to one geographic area not to overly promote it to another. In the case of a news story about a contest, we have no ability to limit that story to...
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    Sedona/Flagstaff area riding

    Buy this book I live in Arizona and when I was young, lived in Flagstaff. This book is the absolute resources for trail riding in the area. Total insider's knowledge and a book that's been revised repeatedly over at least 20 years. I highly recommend you buy it ahead of your trip...
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    Cadel's Wheels

    Stage: Prize Question Answer (hint was provided with each question leading to an online source used as the official answer of record) Prologue: EC90 TT George Hincapie is starting his 15th Tour de France in 2010. Who has the most Tour starts in history? Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) with 16 Stage 1...
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    Who won Cadel Evans' wheels? - Easton Comp

    Prologue - Andre Lui, Canada Stage 1 - Michael Pepe, USA Stage 2 - Michael Rudolph, USA Stage 3 - Kirk Whitmer, USA Stage 4 - Kerry Lau, Singapore Stage 5 - Mark Allebach, USA Stage 6 - Roy Nicholl, USA Stage 7 - Graham Poll Knopp, USA Stage 8 - Ruta Skujina, France Stage 9 - Jessica...
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    Cadel's Wheels

    List of winners Prologue - Andre Lui, Canada Stage 1 - Michael Pepe, USA Stage 2 - Michael Rudolph, USA Stage 3 - Kirk Whitmer, USA Stage 4 - Kerry Lau, Singapore Stage 5 - Mark Allebach, USA Stage 6 - Roy Nicholl, USA Stage 7 - Graham Poll Knopp, USA Stage 8 - Ruta Skujina, France...
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    Anyone had odd encounters whilst riding?

    My run ins always seem to be with animals. I've had to bunny-hop rattlesnakes on mountain bike rides in Arizona, have run across Javalina, Gila Monsters, Desert Tortoises, Coyote's. The most unusual was when I was spinning along a bike path (W & OD trail in Northern Virginia) on the way to work...
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    CN Podcasts!

    Podcasts are all listed here Dan's on holiday. Here's the latest podcast (and an archive of them all). http://video.cyclingnews.com/podcasts/tdf/ The best way to stay current is to subscribe via iTunes if you have it - the new ones automatically post.
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    Doping in MTB

    Podcasts are all listed here Dan's on holiday. Here's the latest podcast (and an archive of them all). http://video.cyclingnews.com/podcasts/tdf/ The best way to stay current is to subscribe via iTunes if you have it - the new ones automatically post.
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    Crit Crash Video - First person POV

    Been there done that (unfortunately). If that was you with the headcam, I hope you made it out with nothing more than some great footage.
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    UCI 2.1 Race Calendar

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/calendar/ should have what you need.