It's All About the Bike » Bernard Hinault http://itsallaboutthebike.com a blog about motorbikes, bicycles, and the folks who ride them. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Q&A with Joe Parkin, 6 Years In a Rain Cape http://itsallaboutthebike.com/qa-with-joe-parkin-6-years-in-a-rain-cape/ http://itsallaboutthebike.com/qa-with-joe-parkin-6-years-in-a-rain-cape/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:20 +0000 moto http://itsallaboutthebike.com/?p=208 Looks like my buddy Joe is up to a new project. If you haven’t read Dog In A Hat yet, get on it. Should be required reading for anyone who follows modern cycling. Visit Joe’s latest blog, 6 Years In a Rain Cape, and maybe ask him a question. His head is full of all kinds of knowledge type stuff. I had to post a comment and disagree about whether or not the Tour has been boring thus far. I want to see Lance and Contador fight it out. It hasn’t happened yet. Never mind the fact that their jobs are to win the race, not entertain us, but I miss the drama. Here’s a question for Joe: while riding the Tour, did Alexi Grewal really refer to Bernard Hinault in the French media as “The Gerbil?” Note to readers: back then Bernard Hinault was Michael Jordan to the French, and his nickname was the Badger. Waiting for your answer.

Gerbil - Spotted argente
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]]> http://itsallaboutthebike.com/qa-with-joe-parkin-6-years-in-a-rain-cape/feed/ 4 New Link to Blogroll: Service Course Blog http://itsallaboutthebike.com/new-link-to-blogroll-service-course-blog-by-dylan-casey/ http://itsallaboutthebike.com/new-link-to-blogroll-service-course-blog-by-dylan-casey/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:31:29 +0000 moto http://itsallaboutthebike.com/?p=193 Correction: I originally posted that Service Course was Dylan Casey’s blog, but it is not. He was only mentioned in the post. My apologies to the editor’s of Service Course, a great blog, so we are keeping our post here and links intact.

I picked this up via Twitter from Marty Jemison (@MartyJemison), who is over in Europe running his cycling tours. It must be absolutely electric to be in Europe right now, with all the buzz about the upcoming Tour. Despite the usual Juice News which we like to comment on, there seems to be a lot of speculation about a possible duel between Lance and Contador. Marty forwarded this link to a blog post on Service Course speculating that Contador had one foot out the door and was headed to Garmin. Interesting speculation on what it would do to the dynamic of Vaughters’ outfit. Read for your self and decide. What do you think? Will there be an Armstrong vs. Contador internal battle, like the LeMond vs. Hinault feud? It could be the most exciting thing that has happened in a long time.

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