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		<title>Ciclirati On The Move</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ciclirati is on the move! Please come check out our new website at http://www.ciclirati.com. We&#8217;re looking to expand and improve, looking to start doing more interviews with athletes your interested in, expert advice on training and nutrition with audio, video and other features. The new site has all the previous content moved over and look [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=207&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Semi-endless Winter and 6 weeks of Pre-race Panic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycling Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Minnesota, even in the southern-most tropical region of the state, the abundance of this winter’s snow harvest continues to pile up. The 3.5 feet sitting in my yard no longer represents a winter wonderland, but a multi-layered, crusted reminder of days, weeks and months of wind-whipped bitter cold. However, in the winter of my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=203&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prying Inside the Mind of Vaughters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pro Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Vande Velde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Zabriskie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garmin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until their breakthrough in the Vuelta last year, Garmin boss Jonathan Vaughters did a tremendous job of gaining favor, goodwill and those precious impressions in the media by telling a story after the race of “we were close, but we’re clean.”  For some unknown reason, the message of “hard-working” has always been mixed in.  I’m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=196&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Pure&#8217;s semi-religious (and not in a good way) zealotry</title>
		<link>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/bike-pures-semi-religious-and-not-in-a-good-way-zealotry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bike pure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dhea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplement contamination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zirbel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/?p=191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By nature, advocates – both individuals and organizations – have a belief they are undoubtedly sure is unquestionably true, morally justified and they are passionate in its defense.   Generally, that is a good thing.  The world needs advocates on many levels to stand up and make the world a better place.  However, advocacy does have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=191&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LeMond and Ricco &#8211; Lost In Translation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anti doping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[epo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greg lemond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[riccardo ricco]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/?p=183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cycling goes into a semi-lull this time of year.  Races have started, but not many truly pay much attention outside of the finish of the cyclocross season.  Transfers are over, teams have been announced, training camp previews have taken place.  However, the cycling industry does not disappoint in providing juicy tidbits and places to read [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=183&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BMC &#8211; the Most Likeable Team in the Peleton? 2010 Preview</title>
		<link>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/bmc-the-most-likeable-team-in-the-peleton-2010-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pro Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cadel Evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competitive cyclist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Hincapie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I can already see the cheesy promo montage in my head – Mark Knopfler subtly wails out “I want my Bee Em Ceeeeee….”, the guitar kicks in and images of Hincapie, Evans and Ballan stream by in rapid succession, intermixed with subliminal messages of Swiss precision bicycle manufacturing, displaying images of power, determination and victory.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=174&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for Postives in spite of the Positive</title>
		<link>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/looking-for-postives-in-spite-of-the-positive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pro Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dhea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jonathan vaughters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tom zirbel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judging from the number of emails and messages I’ve already received, most of you have read Tom Zirbel’s confirmation that his B sample came up positive.   Tom had foreshadowed this a couple weeks ago in a number of interviews, so this was not a surprise.  As has continued to be the case, Tom has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=169&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling Memories &#8211; Man v. Peaceful Creature Sprint, Enjoyment at Speed</title>
		<link>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/cycling-memories-man-v-peaceful-creature-sprint-enjoyment-at-speed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycling Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[blue mound state park]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As winter winds howl across the prairie again, creating a curtain of snow and a carpet of ice, I find myself thinking back to the sunny days of riding last summer.  While I repeatedly admit I’m not a big deal, where I differ from most of the cyclobloggers is my environment.  Where most have to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=163&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pro Cycling&#8217;s Other 2010 Battle &#8211; Trek vs. Specialized</title>
		<link>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/pro-cyclings-other-2010-battle-trek-vs-specialized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pro Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberto contador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many focus their pro cycling fanaticism on athlete vs. athlete, one of the more interesting spins to come out of the Lance v. Contador mental battles has been the escalation of the battle between bike industry icons Trek and Specialized. As with most things in cycling, change is a constant – riders change teams, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=155&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faulty Presumption and Cycling&#8217;s Cynical Climate.</title>
		<link>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/faulty-presumption-and-cyclings-cynical-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://ciclirati.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/faulty-presumption-and-cyclings-cynical-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmernst</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dhea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the record, I do not have any great personal connection with Tom Zirbel.  If he had an entourage and I was part of it, it would purely be for comedy relief purposes &#8211; the juxtaposition of me next to a guy who could rest his arm on top of my head.  From the e-mails [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ciclirati.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10437431&amp;post=146&amp;subd=ciclirati&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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