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Just talked to Hans this morning (here in Tokyo) and did a mini recap of the Omloop Het Volk / Het Nieuwsblad / Ghent-Ghent / whatever you want to call it. 

Direct download:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/2010_Het_Volk.mp3

Before the race, Boonen tipped Flecha for the win!  How did he know?  In the post race wrap-up Tyler Farrar and Scott Sunderland (Sky's DS) seemed quite fluent in Flemmish, while Flecha and Haussler did their interviews in English.  Flecha dedicated his win to Frank Vandenbrouke (RIP), which I'm sure was popular with the Belgian fans.

1. Tom Boonen's attack:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJ7IEwzmYk
2. Flecha's decisive move:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__aWPN8RHl0
3. Final kms, Haussler's chase:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiE2Ib_CPt0
4. Flecha's post race interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TmVBmAZWv0

Live video streaming for K-B-K

Got the streaming to work quite well with several different links to Belgian TV station Sporza ( via http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/644 and http://www.steephill.tv/semi-classics-live/ ) yesterday.  So those links should work again for K-B-K.

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#KuurneBrusselKuurne Bicicleteiros picks: (Hans) Óscar Freiere, (Rob) Tom Boonen, (Pete) Leif Hoste. Who do you pick?  Send us a tweet and/or follow us @bicicleteiros !

http://twitter.com/bicicleteiros 

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Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Juan Antonio Flecha, Tom Boonen, Heinrich Haussler, Tyler Farrar, Team Sky, Scott Sunderland, hiking, Appalachian Mountains, Winter Olympics, cross-country skiiing

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The above video was filmed above Loma Linda, California, at the end of last year.  The audio podcast was recorded on or around 23 January, and we talked about our Christmas and New Year's holidays.  Better late than never!

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, makikomo, etsy, California, LAX, ANA, Los Angeles, airport, airline, SFO, San Francisco, BART, Mission, Embarcadero, trolly, tram, public transportation, travel insurance

The above video is a fan video of the 2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (previously Het Volk, also known as the Gent-Gent), won by Thor Hushovd, and of the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, won by Tom Boonen.

Our audio was kinda crap for our planned main recording, with Hans' audio a bit delayed at first, then finally dropping out completely near the end.   Because of this, I've posted a recording of our chit-chat afterwards, when we were trying to sort out who was actually going to be riding the two weekend classics, as our main podcast.

For the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Hans picks Heinrich Haussler (8th in 2009 Omloop, 2nd Milano-San Remo) and Rob picks Edvald Boassen Hagen (1st at 2009 Gent-Wevelgem). For Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Hans picks Óscar Freiere (1st at 2008 Gent-Wevelgem) and Rob picks Tom Boonen (1st at 2009 K-B-K, 1st at 2009 Paris-Roubaix).

Listners' picks, (HBR - Team Aves) "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad:  Beppu dark horse, but with go with Leif Hoste! (2nd at 2003 K-B-K, 2nd at 2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen) haha. hope he doesn't work to hard for Gilbert!  Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne:  Bernhard Eisel*(2nd at 2009 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne)< Think he scored high last year in this race."

*(It appears that Bernhard Eisel is not on the starting list for K-B-K, so we'll let you flip-flop your picks, and we'll give it to you anyway if Leif Hoste wins the Omloop, 'cos we're cool like that.)

Bicicleteiros #70 a (only available here):  http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/bicicleteiros_70.mp3

Bicicleteiros #70 b (available below & on iTunes):  http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/bicicleteiros_70b.mp3

Omloop Het Volk history:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omloop_Het_Volk

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Official Site:  http://omloop.nieuwsblad.be/

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad start list:  http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-start-list

2009 Omloop video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzI1ofTKNvg

2008 Omloop video:  (still looking for a video)

2007 Omloop video (bad audio):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiq3g2xcqZ8

Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne history:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuurne%E2%80%93Brussels%E2%80%93Kuurne

K-B-K Official Site:  http://www.kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be/

K-B-K start list:  http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/kuurne-bruxelles-kuurne-start-list

2009 K-B-K video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKohzsv7x8A

2008 K-B-K video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFpx21efBcg

Tour of Oman - Stage 6 Final TT video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DowdynWKFio

Edvald Boasson Hagen fan photos:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/al-bulushi/

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Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob, Boss Hogg, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tour of Oman, Arabic, paparazzi, wielrennen, cyclisme, velo, radsport, ciclismo, bicicleta, cycling, podcast, bicycling, bicycle, Bruxelles, Brussels, Gent, Ghent, Cycle Jerks, Cyclocosm, Cosmo Catalano, Legends of Cycling, Graham Jones, Fredcast, How the race was won

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The second song to be uploaded to NFTOS this year is from Patrick's brother Will.  This track contains a sample from "The Legend of Old Greg," an episide of the Mighty Boosh (1/3 of which is shown above).  It is actually through this song that I found out about The Mighty Boosh in the first place, and not the other way around...  Believe it, or not!  Notice: Watching it may either enhance or ruin the track for you.  (Wink face)

I first heard it awhile back on his brother Patrick's music and spoken word show "A Harmless Podcast."  You might be familiar with Patrick's FM radio show Headstand, on Cambridge's 209radio, excerpts of which are available as a podcast at http://headstand.podomatic.com/.

Will made his first NFTOS appearance with his song "Smile Face," which was featured on Music From The Other Side #4.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Will Widdess, Patrick Widdess, Harmless Podcast, Headstand, music, song, download, .mp3, free, England, UK 

The above is a video by Trek-Livestrong rider Ben King (the American one, not the Aussie) from the Tours of Qatar & Oman.

Here we go again!  With all the latest gossip in pro cycling as well as special edition Winter Olympic coverage! Only God can judge us!  Well, okay, I suppose the relevant authorities can too, if they deem it necessary, and so can you, and I guess there's nothing we can do about that.

Tour Down Under video playlist (every stage):  http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1E49AD0975E67760

Tour of Qatar video playlist (every stage):  http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=15B670172CE9FF41

Tour of Oman video playlist (every stage):  http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BEDFD19BD7459239 

CyclingNews podcast #39:  http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/podcast-qatar-oman-and-tattoos

More links, info, and maybe an image too, coming soon!

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Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, blog, cycling, podcast, Pippo, Filippo Pozatto, Andy Schleck, Joe Papp, Roberto Heras, Floyd Landis, Jan Ullrich, Lance Armstrong, Alejandro Valverde, Volta ao Algarve, Tour of Oman, OzCycling, VeloNews, CyclingNews, tatoo, EPO, blood doping, testosterone, Winter Olympics, Vancouver, speed skating, cross-country skiiing, figure skating, pairs skating, snowboard, half pipe, Shaun White, synchronized swimming, Icecapades, Michelle Kwan, Eric Heiden, Beth Heiden, Finland, Finns, U.S. Postal Service, Discovery, Liberty Seguros, Würth, haystacks, vegeburgers

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Info and link coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Yebisu, audio, video, podcast, art, banana, eat, mug of the day, oni mask, yoruninoru, Thai chocolate, omiyage, souvenir, books, Harajuku, goth, Japan pod show, T-shirt of the day, French, français, nonsense, Les Haïkus, haiku, Japan, Japanese, snowboarder, Winter Olympics, Canada, Vancouver, uniform, Nintendo DS, kanji game, merci, domo, doumo, arigatou, ども, どうも, ありがとう

No, no one is getting married.  It was just one of two greeting cards I found while cleaning my 'studio' today. 

The following links were mentioned in the podcast...

Headstand radio:  http://headstand.209radio.co.uk

Headstand podcast:  http://headstand.podomatic.com/

Moving Tone link:  http://movingtone.com

Malty Media 23 Feb show:  http://maltymedia.co.nz/radioshow_23feb10

Dokodeshouka on WTF music:  http://wtfmusic.org

NFTOS on Posterous:  http://nftos.posterous.com

WWOOF Japan:  http://www.wwoofjapan.com/main/

Photo:  Ladybird by Patrick, using marcro (?).  Sorry, I'm a bit clueless regarding professional photography.  Maybe next time I'll remember to ask Patrick more about his latest photography endeavors, which you can see more of here:  http://patrickwiddess.co.uk/

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, A Harmless Poet, A Harmless Podcast, Headstand, 209radio.co.uk, FM radio, Cambridge, poet, poetry, photography, photographer, events, radio, England, UK, podomatic, posterous

February 3rd is known as Setsubun in Japan. To learn more about this ancient tradition, read all about it on this Wikipedia page and watch this dramatic video footage from Mantrousers in which he casts out an actual oni, or demon, from his apartment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igbI1swXp18

And if you need to catch up on Tokyo Panic Living videos, I've created a video playlist for your viewing pleasure on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=72B1C2B412F89316

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Japan, Japanese culture, festival, matsuri, holiday, observance, ceremony, ritual, rite, spring, demon, evil, mask, soybeans, podcast, bean throwing, Tokyo, 節分, 豆撒き, 大豆, 日本, 年男, 鬼, 文化, 東京

As it is still winter in Japan* and in the much of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as well (that is, if you believe the world is indeed round, of course).

In the spirit of winter, here is a crazy video I took out by the Tone (say 'Toh-neh') River in Chiba.  Are these fixies or just single-speeds with freewheels?  I wasn't paying close enough attention, but trying to get it on film rather.

Posted by Rob.

*P.S. "In Japan, we have four seasons." I am often informed.  "How many seasons do you have in your country?"

Tags: NFTOS, tires, towing, cycling, Tone River, Chiba, Japan, winter training, bike path, hiver, inverno, invierno, entrainment, treino, keirin, single-speed, fixie, bicicleta, radsport, bicyclette, le vélo, bicycle, cyclisme, ciclismo, 競輪, 自転車, 利根川, 千葉, 日本

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