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Cyclists and Teams History and Legends

Nicknames of Cyclists – R

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and made the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with R):

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Cyclists and Teams History and Legends

Nicknames of Cyclists – S

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with S):

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Cyclists and Teams History and Legends

Nicknames of Cyclists – T

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with T):

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Cyclists and Teams History and Legends

Nicknames of Cyclists – U

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with U):

By Surname: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

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History and Legends Classics Cyclists and Teams Giro d'Italia Races Tour de France UCI Worlds Vuelta a España

Nicknames of Cyclists – V

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with V):

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History and Legends

Nicknames of Cyclists – W

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with W):

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Training and Nutrition

How to prepare homemade isotonic sports drink

You can easily prepare your own isotonic drink at home. All you need is some green tea (or herbal tea, or fruit juice), some sugar, salt, and if your exercise will continue for more than two hours, maltodextrin. Here are two different homemade isotonic sports drink recipes.

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Cycling Climbs Races Vuelta a España

Mirador de Ézaro, the steepest climb in bicycle racing history

A hundred meters from the beach of Ézaro, where the Galician coast is at its best, there is an ominous sign with the red warning triangle: thirty percent (30%) warns the board, then you directly ride against uphill over a huge rock. Welcome to the Mirador de Ézaro, the steepest climb in bicycle racing history.

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Bicycles and Equipment

Cannondale SuperSix Evo Nano wins EuroBike 2012 Gold Award

After winning gold in 2011 with the SuperSix EVO Hi-MOD, the new EVO Black edition featuring the EVO Nano frame wins EuroBike 2012 Gold Award and brings gold to Cannondale for the second consecutive year.

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Races

Alex Zanardi will be on a hand bike in Paralympics 2012

Alex Zanardi (Alessandro Zanardi), the former F1 driver is a gold medal contender at the London Paralympics, eleven years after losing his legs. The 45-year-old Italian knows the track inside out from his days driving around it at 320kph (200mph).