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16/02/2018

Cycle specific coaching in Birmingham, one to one sessions for all athletes
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Bike specific training gym, using Wattbikes, North Birmingham, contact [email protected]

03/11/2017

Someone is desperate to get at our new wattbike atom!

05/09/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/wattbike-release-the-atom-a-big-step-forward/

On first view the Atom is a very different machine to the previous Wattbike. It certainly delivers an impressive new range of features. After listening carefully to customer feedback Wattbike have developed a machine that is quieter, more controllable (resistance/power) and lighter. So, what are the...

03/09/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/lopez-rides-away-but-froome-defends-well-at-the-vuelta/

Stage15: Alcala la Real to Alto Hoya de la Mora 129.4km Miguel Angel Lopez rode very impressively today to take stage 15 of the Vuelta. He left a tired Alberto Contador on the final climb to ride away and gain time on all of the favourites, he is now the best performing Astana rider. Chris Froome ag...

02/09/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/impressive-solo-effort-from-rafal-majka-provides-win-for-bora-at-the-vuelta/

Stage 14: 175km Ecija - Sierra de La Pandera The final climb of this stage would have been on many contenders minds due to the stinging gradients (15-20%). If Team Sky thought the day would pan out like previous days, they were mistaken, many teams tried to lift the pace earlier in the stage and ree...

30/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/the-rain-falls-in-spain-but-lopez-shines-for-astana-at-the-vuelta/

VUELTA 2017 ROUTE STAGE 11: LORCA - CALAR ALTO - 187.5 kilometres The rain was falling in Spain today and with two climbs towards the end a tough day was ahead for all concerned. Bahrain Merida were interested in pushing the pace at the base of the final climb. The peloton at this point had been thi...

29/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/trentin-takes-another-stage-and-green-jersey-at-the-vuelta/

VUELTA 2017 ROUTE STAGE 10: CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ - ALHAMA DE MURCÍA 164.8km Today’s stage profile was benign enough until the last 40 kilometres. Two climbs are swiftly followed by a 21-kilometre descent on narrow roads. A large break formed earlier and then was whittled down on the first climb (Alto...

25/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/mohoric-and-uae-triumphant-at-todays-vuelta/

Stage 7 Lliria- Cuenca. Ciudad Patrimonio de la Humanidad (207km) A big breakaway today and no surprise Thomas de Gendt was there! He attacked the break at 22km to go in a bid to break up the large group. With an 8’45” advantage the break started to attack each other, firm in the knowledge that th...

24/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/thomas-marczynski-and-lotto-soudal-take-stage-6-of-the-vuelta/

Stage 6 204.4 kilometre Vila-real to Sagunt Thomas Marczynski took the biggest win of his career today at the Vuelta for Lotto-Soudal. Marczynski outsprinted Pawel Poljanski and Enric Mas in a time of 4h 47’02”. Chris Froome extended his lead by a second while Tejay van Garderen crashed twice in the...

23/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/lutsenko-and-astana-take-stage-5-of-the-vuelta/

Stage 5 today and a hilly one! From Benicassim-Alcossebre 175.7km. A breakaway day for the majority of the stage, coming towards the final climb the last 2 members of the break had an advantage of 7:18, meaning some of the breakaway members were looking at a possibility of going into the red jersey....

22/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/matteo-trentin-and-quickstep-victorious-again-at-the-vuelta/

Quickstep take another stage at the Vuelta as Matteo Trentin sprints to victory on Stage 4 from Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Tarragona (Spain), the stage was 198km. The last 4km were very scrappy with a headwind making it difficult for teams to control. All credit though to Quickstep who bossed t...

21/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/bahrain-merida-take-the-win-on-stage-3-of-the-vuelta/

Bahrain-Merida take the win on stage 3 of the Vuelta. The Vuelta delivered everything expected today. The route profile of the 158.5-kilometre stage from Prades in France to Andorra la Vella, suggested that this would be a great racing stage and that’s exactly how it played out. Team Sky drove the p...

21/08/2017

Got to love the Vuelta!
http://www.fedaia-cc.com/go-to-love-the-vuelta/

You’ve got to love the Vuelta for throwing caution to the wind with their route planning. We have the treat of a mountain stage on the third day, no week long flat stages for this race! The race favourites may have to show themselves today as the stage passes through Andorra. Will Chris Froome face…

20/08/2017

http://www.fedaia-cc.com/quickstep-take-stage-2-and-red-jersey-at-the-vuelta/

Stage 2 Nimes-Gruissan 203.4 km Yves Lampert takes stage 2 of the Vuelta after an impressive team display in the crosswinds. Today’s tactics were determined by the predominant crosswinds throughout the day. Many teams were nervous of any attacks and remained positioned towards the front of the pelot...

28/05/2017

Stage 21: 1987: Como - Pila, 248 km won by Robert Millar he became the second Brit to win a Giro stage after Vin Denson won stage 9 in 1966.

Millar got the green King of the Mountains jersey after stage two, and did not let it go for the rest of the race.

As well as being the first British rider to win one of the Giro's secondary classifications, Millar’s second place overall remains the best British GC result at the Giro d’Italia.

27/05/2017

Stage 20: 1973: Auronzo di Cadore to Trieste 197km won by Marino Basso.

Basso was considered one of the best sprinters of his generation fighting for wins alongside Patrick Sercu, Guido Reybroeck and Roger de Vlaeminck, and fellow Italian Dino Zandegù.

Basso won a total of 15 stages at the Giro d'Italia. He was Giro d'Italia's points classification winner in 1971.

26/05/2017

Stage19: 1986: Cremona - Pejo Terme at 211km won by Johan van der Velde.

van der Velde won a total of 3 giro stages during his career and the points jersey at the Giro in 1985, 1987 and 1988.

25/05/2017

Stage18: 2009: Sulmona - Benevento, 182 km won by the late Michele Scarponi.

Scarponi was nicknamed L'Aquila di Filottrano (The Eagle of Filottrano), he was a superb climber - he won two stages at the 2009 Giro and would go on to finish 31st in the final general classification.

24/05/2017

Stage 17: 1970: Lido di Jesolo to Arta Terme 165km won by Franco Bitossi.

Bitossi would go on to claim the points classification at the 1970 Giro. Bitossi was the Italian national Champion in 1970 to crown a great year.

23/05/2017

Stage 16: 1990: Dobbiaco - Passo Pordoi 171 km won by Charly Mottet.

Mottet would go on to finish 2nd in the 1990 Giro. Mottet could time trial, winning the Grand Prix des Nations three times; he could climb, winning Romandie, the Tour de Haut Var and the Dauphine; and he rode track, winning the six days of Grenoble (twice).

22/05/2017

Rest Day: A day to try and recover, maybe time for a quick prayer for help in the last week!

21/05/2017

Stage 15: 1976: Varazze - Ozegna, 216 km won by Rik van Linden.

van Linden had an amazing sprint. He won the 1975 Tour de France points classification as well as stages in all three Grand Tours.

In all, he won 111 professional races. His victories are notable because this was the era of Eddie Merckx, Patrick Sercu, Franco Bitossi and Roger de Vlaeminck.

20/05/2017

Stage 14: 1960: Seregno - Lecco 68 km individual time trial won by Jacques Anquetil.

Anquetil rode a masterful race in 1960. He stayed close to the other contenders until the time trial, where he crushed the competition beating Ercole Baldini by 1min 27sec.

19/05/2017

Stage13: 1989: Padua to Auronzo di Cadore 207km won by Luis"Lucho"Herrera, known as "El jardinerito" ("the little gardener").

He was the first amateur cyclist to win a stage in the history of the Tour de France and the second rider in history to win the "King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first was Federico Bahamontes of Spain.

18/05/2017

Stage 12: 1982: Won by Bernard Hinault, nicknamed 'le Blaireau' (The Badger). One of cycling's greats - Hinault won the Giro d'Italia three times, the Tour de France five times and the Vuelta a España twice.

He is one of only six cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and one of two cyclists to have won each more than once, the other being Alberto Contador.

17/05/2017

Stage 11: 1983: Bibbiena - Marina di Pietrasanta, 202 km won by Lucien Van Impe.

Van Impe won two Mountains Jerseys in the Giro d’Italia, in 1982 and 1983.

Van Impe was a talented climber who competed against Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault at the height of the careers.

16/05/2017

Stage10: 1989: 37km time trial won by L**h Piasecki.

Piasecki was amateur world champion in 1985. He won 3 stages at the 1989 Giro.

He was the first Polish cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, in 1987, he remains the only Polish rider to do so.

15/05/2017

Rest Day: 1967

Eddy Merckx gets a much needed massage on his first Grand tour, the Giro d'Italia in 1967.

He won the twelfth and fourteenth stages en route to finishing ninth in the GC.

15/05/2017

Stage 9: 2011: Messina - Mt. Etna, 169 km was won by Alberto Contador.

Contador is one of six riders to have won all three Grand Tours.