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Le Métier. The seasons of a professional cyclist.
On a cold rainy winter day, while I was climbing a mountain in solitude, ideas were floating through my head as my heart rate increased with the effort. I thought…
Paris-Roubaix Pre-Ride Video
Three days prior to the start of Paris Roubaix the team drove to the Arenberg forest to ride the course. From Arenberg it is roughly 100 km to the finish.…
Training, The Photo Tour.
Here are some pictures from this weeks training leading up to Paris-Roubaix. I’ve also included a few pictures of Flecha’s Roubaix specific bike, notice the seatstays. [nggallery id=14]
Flanders, Paris-Roubaix
Here’s a gallery from the past few days. You will find a few pictures from before Flanders, and then the task of prepping tires for Roubaix. [nggallery id=13]
Cobbles
While training on the Tour of Flanders course last week I rode with a helmet camera and captured some of the cobbled sectors. The camera came loose a few times…
Back In Belgium
The Tour of Flanders course is extremely technical and for riders who don’t live near the course and know the roads well, a reconnaissance ride prior to the race is…
A Recent Photo Tour
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Cipressa Descent
My teammate Juan Antonio Flecha filmed the descent off the Cipressa with a helmet camera while we were out pre-riding the racecourse. The Cipressa and the Poggio are the two…
Classics
The Classics punish the riders, the bikes, the mechanics, team vehicles and soigneurs. The roads, the weather, and the intensity of the races drain teams. Each team prepares in its…
Het Volk
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Belgium
There is something in the air: The season of cycling. We tested the wheels, bikes and legs on the cobbles today. They’re ready. We’re ready. Juan Antonio Flecha’s juvenile demeanour…