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Allez Christel - Watch half an hour of Christel Ferrier Bruneau preparing for the cyclocross season. It's about far more than the bike.

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do little middle ages towns with stairs for roads really let cyclists train for cross in them? And is that Italy, Spain (as the music hints) france or what? I

"It is unfortunate that the Wall is not plugged in correctly."

by JFS_PGH on Nov 1, 2011 12:56 PM EDT reply actions  

It's hard to believe that you couldn't accidentally end up in someone else's house

how do you even find such paths in the first place. I suspect it is somewhere round the Aude area ‘cos I remember reading that she lives round that way. Although Spain isn’t that far away.

by Monty. on Nov 2, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Laurent (Petitesreines) is really a great video maker, and on Sunday he will be in Lucca for the European Cyclocross Championships. I’m looking forward to watching another nice video!

by Davide Ronconi on Nov 1, 2011 1:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Toscana Sprint have half hour video preview up

here.
The speaking voices are all in Italian and largely interviews with some of the organisers during a press conference held a couple of days ago, but rather than just film those heads talking, they show coverage from past races that have taken place in Lucca. The little drag race from about 5.50 on suggests that it may be a course for the hippos. Now where did I put that Flanders and Swann album?

by Monty. on Nov 3, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

And if you find cross just a distraction from proper cycling

then Pauline F-P has given Gwena an interesting looking quote. She will be putting aside her cross bike at the end of December and won’t be at the Worlds because “Je veux me reposer car en 2012 je vais avoir une grosse saison tant en VTT que sur la route” “I want to get some rest because in 2012 I will have a tough season both on the mountain bike and on the road.” She doesn’t say whether she’s signed up with a big road team, but …..

by Monty. on Nov 3, 2011 7:23 PM EDT reply actions  

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