January 2008
Surviving Evolution

In recent years the media has been full of articles writing cycling's epitaph. But most of the “experts” overlook one major thing: Cycling is an unbelievably beautiful sport.

February 2008
Icons of Cycling - the Five Monuments

In a recent statement UCI's Pat McQuaid stated his confidence in the UCI's quest to globalise cycling and said that soon the ‘Tour of China' will become “more popular” than the Tour de France. With the Pro Tour collapsing and becoming all but an empty program, it is time for the UCI and others to restore some sanity to the forward looking plans to stabilise and grow our sport.

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March 2008
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

The more things change, the more they stay the same... Since 1896 the Paris-Roubaix has imposed immeasurable pain and agony on successive generations of racing cyclists.

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April 2008
"Ich Bin Mega Happy"

Fabian Cancellaradoes indeed have much to be ‘mega happy' about. In a year of endless negative headlines for cycling, Fabian stands out as a positive example of everything good that cycle sport can be.

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May 2008
A Vintage Spring

Some wines are ready to drink as soon as they are made. Others improve immeasurably over time. This spring cycle racing has proven to have much in common with wine. The selection of great races range from newcomers like the Tour of Qatar and the Tour Down Under to the beautifully aged, century old, ‘ Five Monuments '.

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June 2008
New Age Racing

With the Giro now behind us we are well into the high point of the season. Last m onth in our feature article “A Vintage Spring” we predicted that should the rest of the season continue as it began then we would be in for a ‘Grand Cru' season. The Giro certainly did more than its part in contributing to the crop of fine races.

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July 2008
First Impressions- Tour 08: By Graham R Jones and Barry Boyce

Intro 08 / Stage 1 / Stage 2 / Stage 3 / Stage 4 / Stage 5 / Stage 6 / Stage 7 / Stage 8 / Stage 9 / Stage 10 / Rest Day 1 / Stage 11 / Stage 12 / Stage 13 /

Stage 14 / Stage 15 / Rest Day 2 / Stage 16 / Stage 17 / Stage 18 / Stage 19 / Stage 20 / Stage 21 Final Impressions ... Tour Stage Recap

August 2008
Modern Olympics - The Golden Age
By Graham Jones

When Baron Pierre de Coubertin proposed reviving the concept of the ancient Greek Olympic Games at a congress in Paris in 1894, bicycle racing had firmly taken root across Europe. Coubertin's proposal became reality in 1896 when the first of the “modern” Olympic Games were hosted in Athens.

In all nine different sports disciplines participated in the 1896 games. As would be expected, track and field with 12 events represented the historical roots of the ancient Olympic Games with the Marathon being the high point of the entire proceedings. Cycling with six events truly represented the modern age combining athletic prowess with technological advance.

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September 2008
World Championship Road Race: By Barry Boyce and Graham Jones
Extra September Features: World Championship Road Race 1951
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx History of the World Road Cycling Championships
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The World's: Back to Back
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Rainbow Jersey FAQ's

October 2008
We'll Meet Again [CR Hall of Fame from May / June 2005]
By Graham R. Jones

This year the world remembers the 60th anniversary of the ending of World War II. In our two-part article we look at cycling during the dark days of both World War I and World War II. See both part 1 and part 2

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November 2008
A Blessing in Disguise
By Graham R. Jones

Ironically the 2007 Vinokourov and Team Astana affair at the Tour de France eventually forced Alberto Contador to display his talents elsewhere. As a result he joined a very short list of legendary champions and added another golden page to cycling history. From this point of view the 2007 Team Astana scandal turned out to be
a blessing in disguise.

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December 2008
Where are the "Campionissimo"?
By Graham R. Jones

A great person’s place in history is defined over time. Rarely is an exceptional individual truly recognised for their achievements in their own time. In fact death is the catalyst that promotes the process towards historical greatness.

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