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CYCLING FROM MY LOUNGE ROOM

Below are some of my written pieces that cover cycling events.

2005

The Plan Mayo

Down The Orange Line From Italy

Vuelta al Pais Vasco - Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia

Euskaltel Presentation

Spanish Cyclo-cross Championships - CN, Spain, January 8-9, 2005

2004

Vuelta a España

Vuelta a Burgos

Classica San Sebastian

Tour de France 2004

A victory of another kind - It felt like we were the leaders of the race.

Get set for the Orange Tide - Down, but not out, and readying themselves for the Grand Orange fiesta

Orbea's Orange Road to Paris Newsletters

Number 1 1st July 2004 - Objective: the Podium.

Number 2 7th July 2004 - Tactics, the best, the worst and the plan.

Number 3 8th July 2004 - Heads Up - A fine Chrono performance raises the Orange Moral.

On the road to Liège: Euskaltel-Euskadi sets sail for the Tour

Roberto Heras Interview

84th Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC June 14-20, 2004
Preview - A tough week in store in the 84th Volta
Stage One Baleares take opening team test
Stage Two It could only be Perdi
Stage Three For Perdi is there any road to Perdition?
Stage Four On the road to Arcalís, Perdi Karpets the field
Stage Five Hondo wins after Galvez moved to the bottom of the list
Stage Six Van Heeswijk gets a win from Davo - Perdi one step closer to victory
Stage Seven Perdi completes at Catalunya

17th Emakumeen Bira - 2.9.1 June 10-13, 2004
Stage 2 Somarriba delights
Stage 3a Arriba Somarriba!
Stage 3b Arriba Somarriba Arriba!
Stage 4 Polikeviciute wins last stage but it's Somarriba's party

Emakumen Saria - 1.9.2 Durango, June 8, 2004
Somarriba - The Dominatrix in Durango

Mayo's TT rig

Euskal Bizikleta (2.1) June 2-6 2004
Preview   Basquing in the Mountains
Stage One   First blood to Perdiguero
Stage Two   Perdi Doubles Up
Stage Three Liberty Trifecta
Stage Four a Konyshev wins first real bunch sprint
Stage Four b Vicioso and Heras increase stranglehold on GC
Stage Five Laiseka comes good as Heras takes GC

55th GP Llodio (1.3) May 30 2004
Etxebarria remains at Liberty and keeps the dogs at bay

Vuelta a Asturias Mayo 2004
Stage One Sanchez on form
Stage Two Opportunistic win for Herrero
Stage Three Liberty on top
Stage Four Cardenas into the lead
Stage Five Mayo erases deficit to win Asturias

Sudida del Naranco Mayo 2004
Mayo makes amends

Clasica de Alcondendas Mayo 2004
Stage One - Mayo Stomps
Stages Two and Three - Mayo all the way

Vuelta a la Pais Vasco April 2004 - 2004 Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia
Preview
Stage One
Stage Two

Cycling News Iberian Pensinsula Road Season Preview

La Marea Naranja - The Orange Tide also available here on Buber's Basque Page - originally written for Bicycling Australia Tour de France issue July 2004

"UnTipo Muy Majo" An ongoing conversation with Unai Extebarria, February 28, 2004

A little more Clockwork Orange   Euskaltel Euskadi Team Profile, February 26 2004

Agur Zarrabeitia: Goodbye Zarra from the gruppetto and the fans

2003

Vuelta a España September 2003

Igor Gonzalez Galdeano Vuelta Diary

Tour de France July 2003

News July 23rd - More money for Euskaltel-Euskadi
The Mountains are Alive with the Sound of Orange - A look at the Euskaltel-Euskadi team
News July 15th -Mayomania gives way to Beloki's pain
An Interview with Iban Mayo - Leading the orange charge
An Interview with Joseba Beloki - what lies beneath
Igor Gonzalez Galdeano - Tour de France diary

2002

Vuelta a España September 2002

The Great Orange Hope of the Basque Country- An interview with Euskaltel's Iban Mayo
An interview with Jose Miguel Echavarri, General manager of iBanesto.com

Vuelta a Burgos 2002

August 12 2002 Vuelta Burgos Stage 1 Phonak Grabs(ch) the lead
August 13 2002 Vuelta Burgos Stage 2 Gutierrez gets the stage - Bartoli, Frattini and Zarrabeitia make the most of a messy finale.
August 14 2002 Vuelta Burgos Stage 3 Zarra takes the lead as ONCE prove who are the best in TTT - ONCE/USPS showdown looms (again) tomorrow.
August 15 2002 Vuelta Burgos Stage 4 CSC's ex MTBer Rasmussen is first to find the Black Lagoon - Banesto reminds the punters just who it is that owns this Spanish season.
August 16 2002 Vuelta Burgos Stage 5 Relax sets up sprint for Fernandez - Banesto comes up with another tour winner.

Tour de France 2002

July 3 2002 Euskaltel Euskadi's Tour de France Debutant - Samuel Sanchez (English and Castellano)
July 5 2002 An interview with Julian Gorospe Euskaltel-Euskadi's directeur sportif (English and Castellano)
July 9 2002 An Interview with David Etxebarria - Euskaltel's Hard Man Part One (English and Castellano)
July 10 2002 An Interview with David Etxebarria - Euskaltel's Hard Man Part Two (English and Castellano)
July 9 2002 An Interview with Igor Gonzalez - Beloki is the natural leader of ONCE (English and Castellano)

Volta a Catalunya 2002

June 17 2002 Volta a Catalunya Stage 1 Round One to the Blue Corner, Boonen in leader's jersey.
June 18 2002 Volta a Catalunya Stage 2 Hondo motors home ahead of Freire- Marichal the hero, Hincapie displays podium etiquette
June 19 2002 Volta a Catalunya Stage 3 Aitor Garmendia soars in the cronoescalda - Heras moves up to the lead and maybe tomorrow never comes
June 20 2002 Volta a Catalunya Stage 4 Garrido strikes up a victory
June 21 2002 Volta a Catalunya Stage 5 Relax the Master is Maestre
June 22 2002 Volta a Catalunya Stage 6 Mapei's Iron Horse robs the race from the challengers

Euskal Bizikleta 2002

June 5 2002 Euskal Bizikleta Stage 1 Brave win for Horillo after mountains splinter field
June 6 2002 Euskal Bizikleta Stage 2 Zarra Gets the Jertsei Urdina!
June 7 2002 Euskal Bizikleta Stage 3 Status quo as Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero wins stage 3
June 8 2002 Euskal Bizikleta Stage 4a Abadino's two tough tipos take a flyer
June 8 2002 Euskal Bizikleta Stage 4b Zarra takes the key
June 9 2002 Euskal Bizikleta Stage 5 Zorionak El Generoso - Beloki hits the mountains with gusto and Mikel "El Generoso" Zarrabeitia takes the jertsei urdina home.

Vuelta a Asturias 2002

May 15 2002 Vuelta a Asturias Stage 1 First Victory to Arrieta - Banesto's season domination continues
May 16 2002 Vuelta a Asturias Stage 2 Zintchenko shatters the breakaway and descends to stage victory
May 17 2002 Vuelta a Asturias Stage 3 The Zebra's do it for Perdiguero- Sevilla New Race Leader
May 18 2002 Vuelta a Asturias Stage 4 Piepoli takes it high - can iBanesto make it five in a row?
May 19 2002 Vuelta a Asturias Stage 5 For iBanesto.com five out of five ain't bad

Vuelta a Aragon 2002

April 17 2002 Vuelta a Aragon Stage One Piepoli maintains iBanesto domination
April 18 2002 Vuelta a Aragon Stage Two Zabel gets it after bunch regroups
April 19 2002 Vuelta a Aragon Stage Three Caucchioli pulls off a 168 km breakaway
April 20 2002 Vuelta a Aragon Stage Four Castresana too cute but Bramati too strong.
April 21 2002 Vuelta a Aragon Stage Five Piepoli victory heralds Banesto renaissance

Vuelta a la Pais Vasco 2002 - 2002 Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia

April 10 2002 Pais Vasco Stage Three Aitor Osa takes over
April 11 2002 Pais Vasco Stage Four Osa strengthens his lead and Pellizotti takes the stage
April 12 2002 Pais Vasco Stage Five a Osa increases lead, Etxebarria jumps to second, battle royale for third
April 12 2002 Pais Vasco Stage Five b Double the Orange - Etxebarria takes his second stage in a day

Vuelta a Valencia 2002

February 27 2002 Valencia Stage 2 - Vuelta from my lounge room
February 28 2002 Valencia Stage 3 - Vuelta from my lounge room
March 1 2002 Valencia Stage 4 - Zülle! Zülle! Zülle! and Toni won't Relax
March 2 2002 Valencia Stage Five

1999

Vuelta a Espana 1999

Angliru - an epic stage of road racing

A Tour of Tasmania, January 27-31, 1999 ( scroll down the news page for 28 March 1999 )