Sprinting For Signs

There's been lots of talk on Twitter this evening about whether Alberto Contadore should have attacked, wow he's goes me opening a can of worms.

First off anyone who follows my tweets or ramblings on here

Stage 7

I almost had to pinch myself to believe that it's only Stage 7 on Saturday, it's seems like the race has been going for a week now. Most of the major contenders have managed to be where they wanted to be come the first Alpine stage. There are of course some exceptions as Garmin lost it's GC rider in Vandevelde and Saxo lost the valuable help of Frank Schleck to aid his brother Andy.

This is one of the greatest cycling movies ever made. I'm not sure there are many that convey the beauty & sometimes the horror of cycling. Sit back and enjoy.

I've actually had the chance to ride on one of these, and it is impressive. Why? Well the biggest reason would be the real road feel to the whole system, it's so much closer to a set of rollers. The only negative is the noise, as the fan is VERY loud. But if you hate trainers this could be the one for you, as I don't like them but would happily spend some time on this. Price is still TBC but expect it to be around £400, which might be a factor in stopping world wide domination.

Will from Garmin explains the changes on the bikes used for the Stage.

Coming into this stage I was left wondering whether the race would be neutralised again after yesterdays crash fest. It's easy to shout & belittle the riders from behind our computer screens, we are not there. As much as I have a strong anti drugs stance I also don't think that safety should be thrown out of the window. This may sound like a really bizarre comment from someone who likes watching the pavé races.

I'm not 100% convinced that the Stage was that dangerous, not everyone crashed but those who did suffered some terrible injuries.

Looks pretty cool, but from those who have been sounds very similar to how Time bikes are bu

I set out for my ride this morning, and frankly I had too much on my mind and my heart wasn't in it. But I thought I'd get out for an hour to grab some head space. Here are some photo's I took along the way.