Having survived another football off-season, Jamie Simmons recalls his search for something to replace the joy of football. Today he presents the A-E of his ‘couch-bound expedition to investigate the merits of other televised sports.”
Cycling in Sapporo, Japan
November 2, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yoshi Imagawa reveals a man of many talents and interests, with his experiences of cycling around Sapporo in Japan (summer months only).
Tour de Moggs
July 16, 2014 by 3 Comments
When the Tour de France rolls around Vin Maskell hops on his Dad’s bikes and pedals down memory lane.
Tour de France Stage 9 – Germany wins while Tony’s Gallopin into yellow
July 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dave Brown reviews Stage 9 of the Tour de France in the Vosges Mountains, and muses on the French Maginot Line and BT. He finds that neither has any defence.
Christmas Carnivals – Tassie Style
January 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
Cade Lucas takes a nostalgic trip back to the combined athletics and cycling carnivals that have long been a feature of the festive season in Northern Tasmania.
Cycling: All the big names out to kick start 2013 season
January 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
The international cycling year has kicked off with the Tour Down Under prologue race taking place last night in front of an estimated 108,000 people. Patrick GloverMy name is Patrick Glover. I have just finshed four years of Uni where I have obtained a degree in Communicaton and Meida Managment and a Graduate Diploma in [Read more]
We need to talk about PED
October 19, 2012 by 3 Comments
Sean Curtain asks what defines enhancement of performance and what gets ticked and what gets crossed.
Spread the blame for drug cheating
October 17, 2012 by 12 Comments
If Armstrong is guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs he should be stripped of his seven tour titles. It’s simple: taking PEDs is cheating.
Armstrong’s fall from grace
October 17, 2012 by 11 Comments
Cade Lucas looks at the complexities of the Lance Armstrong case.
The Middle Australia Report
August 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
Middle Australia (The Editor and The Chairman) have been writing their Friday afternoon sports report for years and distributing it to their band of keen email followers. They are confident that they are ready for footyalmanac.com.au to bring it to the world. Here is the first instalment with its comment on cycling and cricket.
Leaving it all on the track
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Leaving it all on the track Patrick O’Keeffe It is a Sunday afternoon in Melbourne. I am at the Hisense Arena, standing in the middle of a recently constructed cycling velodrome, watching competitors from numerous countries preparing for the 2012 Track Cycling World Championships. The championships will be commencing in Melbourne on Thursday [Read more]
Allez Oppy, le phénomène
March 19, 2012 by 3 Comments
The first week of April will see the World Track Cycling Championships commence at Hisense Arena in Melbourne. It may not get the coverage of yore – road cycling is riding the crest of a popular wave – but Australia once boasted a hero of the boards every bit as extraordinary as Cadel. By common consensus, in the [Read more]
Cadel Evans victory: best Australian sporting achievement ever?
July 25, 2011 by 44 Comments
I don’t particularly like comparisons – they’re a bit of fun, but they don’t mean much. In the realm of sporting achievements so many achievements have merit and I reckon it’s better to appreciate all of them for what the are. There are many ways to become the subject of a trivia question – you [Read more]
Thriving on pain
July 24, 2011 by 5 Comments
They. Are. Freaks! Most all of them! I only started watching because of sleep problems. In the midnight, in the bush. And then I was interested, and then I was hooked. The cyclists of the Tour de France rolled and whirled across and up my telly every night. They pushed through pain, they went past [Read more]
Cycling: A fan’s perspective on following the Tour Down Under
January 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
By Anne Federowytsch Adelaide’s East End is renowned for its fine dining, designer clothing stores and classy nightspots but Sunday 17 January saw the adjoining roads and parklands turned into an UCI Pro-Tour cycling track for the Tour Down Under Cancer Classic warm-up event. Professional cyclists from all corners of the globe had begun descending [Read more]
Cycling: How I got an insiders’ view of the Tour Down Under
January 26, 2010 by 2 Comments
By Anne Federowytsch The lift opened at level three and revealed the lively front desk of the South Australian Tourism Commission’s office. It was the first Monday of the New Year and my first shift as a volunteer for Australia’s biggest cycling event, the Tour Down Under. I arrived on the dot at 9am and [Read more]
Cycling: Tour offers one of the highlights of the year for an Adelaide sports fan
January 19, 2010 by 7 Comments
By Anne Federowytsch The middle of January is a time I look forward to every year. And no it’s not because of the chance to spend mornings sleeping in, afternoons lazing on the couch watching Ricky make a double ton, or warm evenings with my toes in the sand at Glenelg; it’s because of the [Read more]
Bikes, bats, lycra: a big weekend in Ballarat and Bunni
January 10, 2010 by 9 Comments
Local civic and political leaders rarely miss a chance to proclaim Melbourne the “sporting capital of the world”, or “the world’s most liveable city”, blah blah. Whilst I agree that our beloved state capital is a very nice place to live (for most) and a fine sporting town, would it be too cynical to suggest [Read more]
(Half-way) Around The Bay In A Day
With a “cuddly” physique, only two training rides, and the wrong kind of bike, Glen Potter was definitely battling the odds to ride 100km. Emergency Myki in hand, he discovers the joy of the peloton, the horror of Mount Martha and the true meaning of “headwind”. [A highly enjoyable tale, you’ll feel like you were there – Ed.]