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Vuelta 2010: First Impressions
Wednesday, December 16, 2009  7:51:43 AM PT
  Spain is in the grip of a sudden cold spell with snow blocking roads making travel a little awkward, so it was good that Spain’s TV sports channel; Teledeporte showed the Vuelta a España 2010 presentation live. Our man in Spain didn’t have to leave his warm, comfortable settee to bring us the low-down on next year’s race.
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GentSix'09: All Good Things Come To An End
Friday, December 04, 2009  8:39:28 AM PT
  And here we are - the final night of racing in one of the finest racing venues on the planet. It might not be the prettiest, the cleanest, or possess even a comfortable temperature - when it comes to atmosphere and spectacular bike racing though, you just can't do better than the racing on Gent's track. It's the Alpe d'Huez of Six Days. Come join us one more time in Gent as Ed takes us trackside for the finale.
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GentSix'09: Setting The Stage For Drama
Tuesday, December 01, 2009  8:00:05 PM PT
  The Gent Six has come and gone, and it was a thriller. It might be done on the news and in the stands, but it ain't done here: Ed Hood takes us back into the fray, where the crowd deafens, the sweat pours, and legends are made. Let's head back on into the infamous Kuipke for some of the best racing of 2009.
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GentSix'09: The Beer Flows, The Riders Fly
Saturday, November 28, 2009  11:46:49 PM PT
  Michael throws Alex in, the change is good, he's flying - it's the 500 metre time trial; Iljo and Roger Kluge have posted 27.83, fastest of the night, will it stand ? Alex breaks the beam 27.3 - wow! Kris hands me Michael's Saxo Bank hat for the presentation; I trot round, as I pass the big score board, I glance up; "BEST TIME: Keisse and Kluge 27.83" it flashes - huh ?
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GentSix'09: The Party Starts
Thursday, November 26, 2009  9:47:19 AM PT
  It's 23:10 and most sensible folks are in bed, or at least thinking about it. But not here; the dernys drone, the PA is way into 'harmful' territory, the flow of pils shows no signs of easing off, the disco music pumps - Kim Wilde's 'Kids in America' as the tumble drier works over time to dry jerseys soaked with sweat in the humid air of the Kuipke velodrome - welcome to the 69th Gent Six Day.
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Six Days Belgium Style: Gent Six
Wednesday, November 25, 2009  11:12:49 PM PT
  "When you see the track, you think, no way, I can't ride that ! it's too small !" and that's from world madison champion, Michael Morkov. Ed Hood is once again in the trenches doing the dirty work. Before he got started with his job, he took look at the Gent Six and what we can expect over the next 1,2,3,4,5,6 nights of full-on racing.
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Off-Season PEZ: Racing With The Stars In Curacao
Saturday, November 21, 2009  12:10:30 AM PT
  We've said it before; if the stars are out, Pez won't be far away. The recent Amstel exhibition race on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, was contested by the likes of Mark Cavendish and Thor Hushovd - with Alberto Contador running out as winner. American Patrick Lyons was on the scene, mingling and racing with the stars. Here's what he had to say...
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PEZ Gets Muddy: USGP Weekend In New Jersey
Tuesday, November 17, 2009  11:07:33 AM PT
  Here at PEZ, we adore the mud-filled fun of the cyclocross season, but it's an all too rare event to be able to cover the racing like we do during the road season. This past weekend, ace photographer, Darrell Parks, made the trip up to New Jersey to shoot Rounds 5 and 6 of the USGP Cyclocross Series. Read on!
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Giro 2010 Up Close: The Hellacious Final Week
Friday, November 06, 2009  8:34:07 AM PT
  The first fourteen stages of the 2010 Giro d'Italia are going to be the standard, delicious Giro fare. The final final seven days are going to be the stuff of exquisite cuisine, of the likes we'll be making mention of for years to come. PEZ takes a closer look at the decisive final week centered around the northern reaches of Italy.
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Grenoble'09: Marvellous Marvulli Tallies #5!
Thursday, November 05, 2009  11:51:37 AM PT
  Four nights down, two to go. The racing was hot in Grenoble, the sideshows, arguably, just as hot. Edmond Hood was on the scene, working hard, making money, and making sure we get the best view possible at one of the six day season's most unique events. Read on!
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California 2010: PEZ Takes A Closer Look
Wednesday, November 04, 2009  9:00:45 AM PT
  Let’s say you run a nice little bike race in that draws world champions and millions of fans. Conventional wisdom says, “don’t change a thing.” But Andrew Messick, president of AEG Sports, doesn’t approach the Amgen Tour of California from a conventional point of view – and that’s worked just fine so far.
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Grenoble'09: The Circus Parties On
Monday, November 02, 2009  11:11:49 PM PT
  Four nights down, two to go. What does that mean? An update from Ed of course! Ed is hard at work keeping his boys happy and fast in Grenoble, and they're doing their part by going fast. Let's go inside the Stade for a peek at the sights, sounds, scenes, and well, the folies, of the French Six Day. Read on!
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Grenoble'09: Six Day Circus French-Style
Saturday, October 31, 2009  11:25:33 AM PT
  The first two nights of racing have come and gone in Grenoble. PEZ's Ed Hood is on the scene working hard, but never far away from his camera or pen and paper. Ed takes us inside the twilight world of the Six Day. Read on!
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Giro 2010 Up Close: Weeks 1 & 2 Preview!
Thursday, October 29, 2009  11:37:27 AM PT
  While the Tour is so much about the racing, the Giro offers bike fans three weeks of racing, but also so much more. Sure, the first two weeks of the 2010 Giro d’Italia may seem uneventful on paper, designed to funnel a bunch of GC hopefuls into the final week all within shouting distance of the Maglia Rosa, but there’s always lots to look forward to come May.
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TDF 2010: Week #3 Up Close
Tuesday, October 27, 2009  11:50:13 AM PT
  After two weeks of bike racing in France next July, the GC should still be up in the air, but a little trip to the Pyrenees should settle any and all GC issues. Ask any experienced Grand Tour rider and they’ll tell you that the race is won in the last week – and the closing week of the 2010 Tour is not for the faint hearted!
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Giro'10: Corsa Rosa Announced!
Sunday, October 25, 2009  9:03:44 PM PT
  The Grand Tour organizers are wasting no time this year in getting everyone riled up about 2010. The Tour released their route last week, so you can bet the Giro wasn't going to be far behind: Saturday, actually. PEZ was on hand, as always, to get a look at the stars, their footwear, the festivities, and of course the route for the 2010 Giro!
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TDF 2010: Week #2 Up Close
Friday, October 23, 2009  12:12:36 AM PT
  It's Friday, and we're back to the business of sifting through the possibilities of the 2010 Tour de France. For this final day of the work week, we're taking a closer look at Week #2, which means taking a closer look at the Alps: a vastly toned down version of the Alps, but the Alps nonetheless. Read on!
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TDF 2010: Week #1 Up Close
Tuesday, October 20, 2009  8:43:41 AM PT
  Now that the first rush of Tour de France route presentation hysteria has passed, let's take a slightly calmer, more methodical look at what we'll find over three big weeks of racing in France next July. This will be a three-part series with one week going to each of the next three days. We'll get it started with the traditionally wild and crazy Week 1.
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Mr. Hood's Musings: Looking Back At Lombardia
Sunday, October 18, 2009  11:36:14 PM PT
  It all happens so fast, on the day; autostrada, sign-on, satnavs, pictures, maps, notes, ferries, more pictures, TV, BlackBerry, wi-fi, editing, captioning, SEND - when did we last eat? But the morning after, there's time to reflect, think about the fact that you were part of history for the day.
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Lombardia’09: Hot, Hot, Hot Streak Goes On!
Saturday, October 17, 2009  10:20:05 AM PT
  No point beating about the bush. How can there be suspense when Philippe Gilbert is in this sort of form? It was another tactical masterstroke from the Belgian, taking advantage of strong team work from Cadel Evans to snare his second Classic in just six days!!
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Lombardia'09: Can Cunego Make It Four?
Friday, October 16, 2009  12:29:13 AM PT
  Now that we've got all the pesky background information taken care of, we can get straight to the meat: predictions. There's nothing more fun ahead of a bike race than putting your weatherman hat on and seeing what you come up with when it's all over. We have a pedigreed favorite on top, but a veritable army looking to usurp the King of Lombardia.
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Lombardia'09: The PEZ Preview
Thursday, October 15, 2009  2:02:16 PM PT
  This is it, folks. The long, long road bike racing season will draw to an end this Saturday along the lakefront of Lago di Como. The Race Of The Falling Leaves rightly holds a place among the Monuments. Let's take a closer look at the race, its history, its route, and what it might take to steal glory in Como Saturday afternoon.
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Paris-Tours'09: Gilbert Does It Again!
Sunday, October 11, 2009  10:37:51 AM PT
  Philippe Gilbert (Lotto) took his second consecutive Paris-Tours victory on Sunday afternoon with a superbly executed sprint victory over Tom Boonen (QuickStep) and Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil). The result may indicate a blanket finish, but in fact the three fast men had slipped the peloton in the closing ten kilometres over the undulations that punctuate the race’s finale.
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Paris-Tours'09: The Eternal Question Begs Asking
Friday, October 09, 2009  10:09:53 AM PT
  A sprint or a break? A break or a sprint? Every year, we ask the same question, and every year we're left scratching our heads. A race like Paris-Tours looks oh so simple for the sprinters, yet, as has been proven countless times, it absolutely isn't. As the 2009 season winds down, we get one last time to see the fast men do battle with the aggressors on one of the sport's legendary finishes: the Avenue de Grammont.
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Worlds'09: One Last Lap With PEZ!
Tuesday, October 06, 2009  9:11:50 AM PT
  Roadside PEZ: It's been a week since Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Men's Pro Road World Championships, and while he's been basking in the glory, your part time PEZ correspondents have had a few days back in the real world at our day jobs. So, before we move on to Lombardia, let's take one final look back at the people and places that made Mendrisio 2009 such a great championships.
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Best Of PEZ '09: Hello Stranger!
Friday, February 05, 2010  11:30:32 AM PT
  Roadside St. 14 When you start each new Giro you understand you’re a year older. You feel a stranger to the village approach and for a moment ...
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PEZ Review: CycleFilm's Come Ride With Me
Friday, February 05, 2010  9:57:41 AM PT
  Professional cycling has, over the years, attracted only a few documentary film makers. A few, such as Jorgen Leth’s “A Sunday in Hell,” have even ...
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PEZ Report: The BMC Camp!
Wednesday, February 03, 2010  1:43:25 AM PT
  I’m just digging out from a few days at the BMC training camp, and while I won’t be reporting on doing Jaeger-bombs and Redbulls with Cadel & George, ...
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PEZ-Tech: American Classic's Aero 420 3
  American Classic spent the last couple of years reworking their line up and the 420 Aeros are the latest to leave the bench. Take a look at the new ...
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Best Of PEZ '09: Serotta’s Meivici Custom Carbon
  A couple years in the making, Pez head up to see arguably the top custom builder on the planet. We hit Serotta's NY shop, take a peek at their ...
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PEZ Holiday Wish List #4
  You’ve still got today and all of tomorrow to ‘git ‘er done! Your holiday shopping that is… and armed with the complete set of 4 gift guides ...
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PEZ Holiday Wish List #3
  If the stocking's not full - somebody's not doing their job. Good thing we're here to help with a big ol' bag full of the kind of stuff we'd love to ...
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PEZ-Tech: Kurt Kinetic Power Computer
  Winter riding is almost upon us - except for you lucky Aussies - and that means less riding outdoors. But with an indoor trainer and a Netflix ...
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Toolbox: Crank Down the Pain
  Many ergogenic aids, both legal and illegal, have been touted as the magic bullet that will improve cycling performance. What about something that ...
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ErgVideo: Spring Training in Mallorca, Pt.II
  In our last article on filming the “Spring Training In ...
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Toolbox: Announce Your Destiny!
  Having goals is one of the important first steps in achieving your dreams. They can be small goals or they can be big goals, but without them you’ll ...
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Toolbox: Higher Power?
  Is cycling your religion, or at least one of them? If so, you’re not alone. Many people define themselves as “spiritual,” even if they don’t practice ...
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PEZ-Clusive: Saul Raisin, Still Raisin Hope
  Coming on four years ago, Saul Raisin was one of THE big things in US pro cycling. Top 40 in a hard Tour de Suisse and mountain king at the Tour de ...
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PEZ Talk: Garmin-Transitions' Steven Cozza
  The last time we spoke to Garmin's Steve Cozza was after the 2008 Paris - Tours; where he produced another solid performance from a consistent and ...
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PEZ Talk: Cervelo's Dan Lloyd, Ready For 2010
  Just about to start his second season with Cervélo - thanks to strong Classic rides and his first Grand Tour finish, in the Giro - Englishman, Dan ...
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Berlin Six Wrap: Danes Time It To Perfection
Friday, February 05, 2010  10:43:21 AM PT
  As the final Madison got underway the arena was packed to the rafters, all the talk of Six Days in crisis forgotten for now. The finale was ...
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PEZ Previews: The Berlin Six Day
Thursday, January 28, 2010  5:20:47 PM PT
  Six Day racing comes to Berlin for the 99th time on Thursday, 28th January, 2010 with the great tradition of winter track racing in Germany in a ...
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TDU'10 St.6: Sutton The Day, Greipel The Tour
Friday, January 22, 2010  12:10:11 PM PT
  One more day, one more sprint! Sky had the goods to finish the week Down Under the same way they started: 1-2. The rest of the favorites were hot on ...
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