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PEZ Talk: American Six Day Talent, Jackie Simes
PezCycling News &bull Yesterday
Message by Edmond Hood When I was a boy, back in the early 70's there were names which caught the eye on the six day circuit, in among the famous 'handles' like Sigi Renz, Albert Fritz and Rene Pijnen these… Full Story »
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PEZ Bookshelf: Mountain High
PezCycling News &bull Feb 3, 2012
Message by Leslie Reissner What cyclist is not fascinated by mountains? For those of us who don't climb well due to (lack of) training, body type, lack of technical skill or, well, laziness, the ability to climb is one of… Full Story »
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PEZ On The Scene: A Day With Garmin-Barracuda!
PezCycling News &bull Jan 30, 2012
Message by Alastair Hamilton Training camp time of year is probably the busiest time of year (for me) around this area. Astana, RadioShack, BMC, Quick-Step, Euskaltel-Euskadi, GreenEdge, Cofidis, Vacansoleil and many other smaller teams converge in this part of the… Full Story »
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2012 Cyclocross Worlds: The PEZ Take
PezCycling News &bull Jan 27, 2012
More... Its that time - the Tour Down Under has been and gone, San Luis is nearly finished, were running out of six days (which means I get my life back!) and the Belgian cross supporters are making sure that their scarves, coats and hats are looking pristine for Sunday. It's Cross Worlds time! The TV pundits are thinking about their sage one liners, the breweries are on overtime, and the question that really matters is; can Sven do it? Here at PEZ were very lucky to have had a man on the ground throughout most of this years cross… Full Story »
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PEZ Insight: A Closer Look At GreenEDGE
PezCycling News &bull Jan 25, 2012
More... Insight: Upstart GreenEdge Cycling made its presence felt in the professional peloton this past weekend at the Tour Down Under. Although he never won a stage, Simon Gerrans delivered the overall victory to the rookie outfit on home soil. The victory gave GreenEdge the first World Tour win of the season and ensured that the hype surrounding the newest darlings of the peloton would continue. Contributed by Dylan Todd Next to the merger of Team Radioshack with Leopard-Trek and the worst kept secret of where newly crowned World Champion Mark Cavendish would ride in 2012, news of Australias second… Full Story »
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PEZ Talk: Champion System Manager Ed Beamon
PezCycling News &bull Jan 24, 2012
Message by Edmond Hood Ed Beamon has been running professional cycling teams since 1993; his 20th year in the management sees him accepting perhaps his biggest challenge yet; to build the Far East, and Asia's first Pro Continental team -… Full Story »
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PEZ Reviews: CAPO Dorato Kit
PezCycling News &bull Jan 23, 2012
Message by NONE The guys at Capo Cycling continue to present some of the best looking in-line kits around, and the Dorato steps up quality and design at mid-range prices. Here's a look at the Dorato thermal jacket, short sleeved… Full Story »
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Roadside PEZ: Omega Pharma-QuickStep Launch
PezCycling News &bull Jan 18, 2012
Message by Dr. Stephen Cheung, Ph.D. January might be the busiest time for a big cycling team. With pro cycling beginning in mid-January with the Tour Down Under, the craziness of the cycling season is already winding up. At the… Full Story »
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TDU'12 St.1: Greipel Clears Petacchi In Clare
PezCycling News &bull Jan 17, 2012
Message by NONE Roadside PEZ: It's Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. Yesterday was the rest day, so the riders can have a chance to recover from the one hour race on Sunday. It was another hot one yesterday… Full Story »
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Toolbox: Recovery and Fatigue
PezCycling News &bull Jan 17, 2012
More... Train. Recover. Repeat. This is the accepted model for success. While many athletes have a firm grasp on what training is, recovery is less well understood, and certainly less well applied. This is perhaps more true in the amateur population, where limited training time begets high intensity efforts and a mindset of always being behind in one's preparation. Perhaps a better model is Train Specifically, Recover Maximally, Repeat When Prepared! By Matt McNamara… Full Story »
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PEZ Tests: TravelTrac Fluid Plus Trainer
PezCycling News &bull Jan 16, 2012
Message by Richard Pestes The TravelTrac Fluid Plus Trainer offers affordable convenience - a compact, lightweight trainer with adjustable resistance, that takes a few seconds to set up, and stores easily in a bunch of places. Full Story »
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Santos Tour Down Under '12: Pre-Race Roadside
PezCycling News &bull Jan 14, 2012
Message by NONE The winter's first snow fell at PEZ HQ last night, but it's sunny, warm, and summertime in Australia - as the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under is set to roll. PEZ is on scene and primed to… Full Story »
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PEZ Talk: Belgian/Aussie Dirk Van Hove
PezCycling News &bull Jan 14, 2012
More... Hes more Australian than most folks from Down Under - despite the fact that hes from Gent in the heart of Flanders - hes currently writing a history of Australian cycling; hes the Drapac teams European Co-ordinator; hes a photographer at the Gent Six day and hes PEZs biggest asset and chauffeur at Het Nieuwsblad hes Dirk Van Hove. And hes also the man who keeps the stats on the Aussie Cup but more of that in a moment. We spoke to him recently about all things Aussie bike racing. PEZ: Dirk, whats with the Aussie fixation? Dirk Van… Full Story »
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PEZ In The Trenches: The Rotterdam Six Finale
PezCycling News &bull Jan 13, 2012
Message by Edmond Hood The Six Day circus has moved on from Rotterdam to Bremen, but before we turn our eyes to Germany, there's a classic six that needs to play out its final two acts in the Netherlands. With… Full Story »
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PEZ In The Trenches: The Rotterdam Six
PezCycling News &bull Jan 10, 2012
Message by Edmond Hood PEZ didn't make day one, but it ended with Franco (Marvellous) Marvulli in the lead, partnered by big strong Dutch GreenEdge recruit, Jens Mouris. Franco is in the PEZ cabin along with Jesper Morkov and a… Full Story »
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PEZ Talk: NetApp Director, Jens Heppner
PezCycling News &bull Jan 9, 2012
Message by Edmond Hood As German Pro Continental squad NetApp pitch for a wildcard place in the Giro, it's perhaps good karma for them that 2012 is the tenth anniversary of their DS Jens Heppner wearing the maglia rosa for… Full Story »
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Best of PEZ: Photog's View Of The Battenkill
PezCycling News &bull Jan 8, 2012
More... Best of PEZ: This years Tour of the Battenkill is in the books. I once again made the 8 hour trek north to shoot what is arguably Americas most unique one day road race. After all, I had had a blast the previous year, shooting the race from the back of a motorcycle, in the cold, and the rain. Now that may not sound like a good reason to return for most ordinary folks, but thats the stuff us cycling photographers live for. Capturing the human element stretched well beyond the limits of physical capacity. Of course the race… Full Story »
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Best of PEZ: American Classic 38 Carbon Tubulars
PezCycling News &bull Jan 7, 2012
More... Over the past few years, we've seen plenty of tweaks to the wheel line up at American Classic. A few new rim materials, a new hoop shape or a hub geometry tweak would be added to an already tried and true "classic" design. All of that happened at one time with this latest review subject... All New... Most wheel companies either make a new hub or make a new rim profile... That makes it easy for simple minded folks like me to find a starting place. Not so this time though, so I guess we'll start in the middle… Full Story »
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PEZ Talk: Chipotle Director Chann McRae
PezCycling News &bull Jan 6, 2012
More... Chann McRae is still only 40 years-old, he runs Garmins feeder,' the Chipotle Development Team, but he ended his career whilst wearing the jersey of US elite champion as a member of one of the strongest teams in the world why? We thought wed ask the man originally from Albany Georgia but now with a Texan accent - that very question. McRaes break out result came in 1990 with third place in the hotly contested French stage race the Ruban Granitier now the Tour of Brittany. In 1992 he beat a certain Mr. Armstrong to the US amateur title… Full Story »
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Best of PEZ: All Hail The Zoncolan
PezCycling News &bull Jan 6, 2012
More... Best of PEZ: A controversial day at the Giro with the late change of route upsetting more than just the local organisers, who had worked hard to ensure the Crostis climb was ready. There was heat, there was hail and there was polemica. All in all it was another great day at the Giro d'Italia. From Austria to Italy the long was around was the order of today's 14th stage. The elimination of the Crostis meant a very tough 172km instead of the super tough 210km which was originally on the cards, but whichever way you cut it there… Full Story »
