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2006 Feature Article Archive
       
   

January 2006
Transition 06
By Graham Jones

History, Legend, Progress- The King is dead, long live the King… With Armstrong gone, 2006 will truly be a year of transition.

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February 2006 Cover Story 1
Crucible of Liberty
By Graham Jones

Fielding a ProTour team is big business, but most of us have little idea of how many things take place long before a rider even pulls on a jersey. In this revealing and interesting interview, we talked to two men who brought Liberty Seguros into the world of pro cycling, and learn what cycling has done for their business.

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February 2006 Cover Story 2
Champions of Liberty
By Graham Jones

For three days in December the beautiful Roger Williams Park in Rhode Island , U.S.A. hosted the Liberty Mutual U.S. National Cyclo-cross Championships. Over 25 championships were contested ranging from 10-year old girls and boys to 60+ Masters.

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March 2006
The Compleat Cyclist
By Graham Jones

A Destination Cycling/CyclingRevealed cycling trip will be memorable in many ways. While you focus on seeing the racing, riding through spectacular countryside or simply just relaxing, the tour staff attends to every logistical detail. The staff includes professionals with extensive experience of race team support and holiday tours support. Most of the staff have either raced professionally, or worked as members of famous trade teams. Additionally, in each trip locale, you are offered connections to local experts in cuisine, art, history, nature, wine, and spas/wellness. From the moment you arrive until the day you return home, you will benefit from many years of specialized expertise in cycling vacations and regional cultures.

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April 2006
The Flanders Lion Tamer
By Graham Jones

I fondly remember Tom Simpson as an accomplished rider capable of winning at almost any form of racing. Classics, Tours , summer track, winter six-days. A consummate competitor, he rode to win but he also understood what being a professional meant. The crowds loved him and he responded with his effervescent character.

Read More> xxx Also see In Flanders Fields and Flahutes and the Lion of Flanders

 
       
 
 

May 2006
Back to the Future
By Graham Jones

The Innovator of Legends: One of the great epic stories in Grand Tour history does not relate to a racing cyclist.

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May 2006
French Connection: Giro 1960
By Graham Jones

The first Italian rider to win the Tour de France was in 1924. The first Frenchman to win the Giro d'Italia wasn't until 1960, but it wasn't easy. Read about the grand story here.

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June 2006
Marketing Assassins
By Graham Jones

Words, music, graphics and other elements are combined to penetrate our senses with the ultimate goal of developing ‘mind share' and ‘brand loyalty' which in turn translate into economic success.

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July 2006
Touriste Routiers in an Age of Color
By Graham R Jones

When we look at photographs of the early days of cycling the world looks like a dull place. Black and white prints mask an extremely colorful era not only in our sport but of a time when the world was emerging into the industrial age.

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August 2006
Great Escapes
By Graham R Jones

The Landis escape was steeped in TdF History. Join CR to examine the other Great Escapes.

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 .

 
       
 
 

September 2006
La Vuelta: A Colorful & Caliente History
By Graham R. Jones
The 3rd Grand Tour of the year is just days away, and although not considered as important as the Tour de France or Giro D'Italia , Le Vuelta a Espana has it's own challenged and colorful history. From its birth during Europe's troubled 1930's, it stayed alive and grew despite the uncertain political climate in Spain through the next several decades, surviving and earning it's rightful place as a Grand Tour. Here's a look at the La Vuelta from 1935 to today…

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October 2006
Get Cross! : Stu Thorne Interview: The Guru of Cyclo-cross in the USA

By Graham R Jones

Stu started racing cyclo-cross in 1988 and left active racing in 1998 when family and business demands made training very tough. Today Stu manages his own highly successful bike shop, Bay Road Bikes, in Hamilton , Massachusetts with cyclo-cross as his primary focus. The unique extent of Stu's inventory has made him the go-to guy for anything and everything cyclo-cross with national and international customers.

Part 1 >>> Part 2 >>> xx Additional Info: Historical CX Results >>> Discover the World of Cyclo-Cross >>> Muddy Marvelous! >>>

 
         
       
   

November 2006
Walter Godefroot - a Classic Flahute
By Graham R Jones

“Walter Godefroot is the only one of my adversaries who I never beat in a direct fight for victory”. These words spoken by none other than the great Eddy Merckx clearly illustrates where Godefroot belongs in the history of bike racing.

Part 1 >>> Part 2 >>> xx Also read: Belgian Cycles and Flahute and the Lion of Flanders

 
         
       
 
 

December 2006 CyclingRevealed's 2006 Year in Review

 
         
   


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