Most of Us Dream of Such Anonymity

Cyclingnews reports from yesterday's Fléche Wallone:

Spain's Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) was one of the favourites for Flèche Wallonne but finished a somewhat anonymous eighth, 11 seconds behind Cadel Evans (BMC).

Sometimes Your Doctors and Coaches Really Do Know What's Best For You

Mark Cavendish talking to the The Sunday Times about his recent setbacks:

He revealed that his well publicized dental problems had come after he defied medical orders and returned to training too soon.

“I’m looking forward to it, but I’m also scared shitless.”

Brutal honesty from David Millar about next weekend’s Paris Roubaix.
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I want some

Both the gigabit speeds and the beer.

“Alberto ‘shoots his pistol’ as many as 200 or 300 times a day,”

Velonews.com has the best April Fool’s story I’ve ride yet.

Bike Thieves Try and Make Off With 15 Bikes

Cyclingews.com reports that thieves in Austria tried to make off with some of the Amore e Vita-Conad team equipment.

"The day began terribly when we discovered that 15 race bikes had been stolen along with 28 pairs of Spinergy wheels," Team Manager Cristian Fanini revealed on the team's website.

You mean people still ride Spinergy wheels???

Sprinting, Leadouts and Longevity

"You just have to look at it that every time you crash, you’re going to get up and walk away from it OK."

Velonews has a great interview with Julian Dean from the Garmin-Transitions team. Any up and coming rider who fancies themselves a sprinter or ever wants to give someone a leadout should read this.

Guy Kawasaki Needs an iPad for Riding His Bike

Guy Kawasaki was Apple's software evangelist for 4 years and has been "living off this reputation for twenty-three years." Apparently he also likes to pedal his bike:

I will probably get an iPad when it's available. I will use it when I'm on my stationary bike because a MacBook is too big and an iPhone is too small for that circumstance. There's a market for Apple: people on stationary bikes.

(via The Setup)

What Would You Do if Fabian Cancallara told you to "stay in his wheel"?

Win, of course.

”We knew we had the strength to do it and eventually it was a question of how to put in the crucial attack,” Breschel said. “Fabian approached me and said that he would help me today and he asked me to stay in his wheel. Then he put up an incredible pace in the front of the group. As he let go of the front, I launched a counter-attack and the gap was created immediately.”

Velonews.com

High Fructose Corn Syrup is the Devil

Princeton researchers find that High Fructose Corn Syrup leads to weight gain even at the same caloric intake. http://tinyurl.com/ylbh27g (via daringfireball.net)

“In the 40 years since the introduction of high-fructose corn syrup as a cost-effective sweetener in the American diet, rates of obesity in the U.S. have skyrocketed”

Anyone who wants to lose weight just needs to cut out high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils. It’s about half of the crap you’ll find in a U.S. grocery store and anything that’s pre-made and pre-packaged. Most other countries don’t even allow food companies to use these products.