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The Crank

The week the Crank looks at Macca, Olympic selection, the Brownlees and weather.

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Triathlon Nationals?

This past Summer of cycling in Australia has provided two valuable lessons in staging great events - timing is everything when looking to attract a crowd; and multi day race 'festivals' are successful regardless of where you stage them.

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The Crank's fearless predictions for 2012

The Crank is set for a February return but until then it has come up with some fearless predictions for 2012. These might not come true but it would be fun if they did.

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Ironman athletes are not freaks!

How many times have you heard Ironman athletes referred to as freaks? Watching one of last season's races, this assertion was made repeatedly by a mainstream TV guy involved in the event. The fact is, IM athletes are anything but...

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The great divide

It seems ex-cricketing great Shane Warne has stirred up a small hornets nest on the weekend with his comments about cyclists.

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