Team Zappi’s Club Night
Over the last couple of months there has been a lot of great ideas from you all on what we can do to improve cycling in Oxford.
One of the suggestions has been to run a weekly club night where people can get together on an informal basis to talk about cycling and have a cup of tea/hot chocolate, or even a slice of pizza/panini.
With this in mind I have great pleasure in announcing that Team Zappi’s club night will be run held fortnightly (Tuesday night) from 6 till 9 at the cafe, starting Tuesday the 2nd of February.
At our first get together, we will be running through the upcoming races and organising travel arrangements for the first event at Hog Hill on the 6th for Feb.
So see you at Zappi’s cafe’.
Ciao
Btw Is most like to be ….
Spot the difference….BIANCHI BIKES, COPPI, GIMONDI…RICCO’?
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Three photos same bike the great “Bianchi”, so much history from Faust Coppi to Felice Gimondi.
When I turn pro in 1981 the “Bianchi” team was the best team, they had champions as Silvano Contini, Tommy Prim…and when today I saw the photo with Riccardo Ricco’ I felt something was wrong…
I know Felice Gimondi I lived (and payed rent) in one of his houses during my two season at Metauro Mobili- Pinarello 1983-4 and He is the class and serious athlete in one great rider winning Tour and Giro, with only one problem…racing at the same time with Eddy Merckx.
So why now that is one of the managers at “Bianchi” have to pose with the greatest “CHEAT” of modern days? why toghether? Sorry but riders who rides Bianchi they are a different level.
XMAS/TEAM PRESENTATION PARTY
CHRISTMAS MENU 2009
£30.00 per person.
Glass of Champagne
STARTER TO SHARE
Orange, chicory, feta, toasted walnuts
Pumpkin ravioli, sage and pumpkin seed butter
Poached eggs, braised shallots, pancetta, Burgundy sauce
MAIN COURSE
Braised venison haunch, wild mushroom, pappardelle marjoram, broccoli
Chargrilled bream, gremolata, rissole potatoes
Two onion tart, lemon Swiss chard
All served with braised red cabbage, buttered kale, roasted roots
PUDDING
Italian Classic Panettone
with Italian limoncello
COFFEE
Complimentary glass of house red or house white (offered by team Zappi’s president Mr Mike Carver)
A discretionary 10% service charge will be added for tables of 5 or more adults. Prices include VAT.
Please be aware that our kitchen contains nuts and we cannot guarantee that traces of nuts will not be found within our products.
Ashmolean Dining Room, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH. Telephone 01865 553 823 www.ashmoleandiningroom.com
Every purchase from the Ashmolean Dining Room supports the Museum.
Printed on 100% recycled paper
CAVENDISH main competitor “ALE JET” getting ready for season 2010
Petacchi train
Honda engine
New team, Lampre, and new helpers for Alessandro Petacchi. The team was happy with the hiring manager Saronni the German Honda will be the last man on the train that will launch towards new triumphs Alessandro
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Alessandro Petacchi and Danilo Hondo, a photo archive MILAN, November 10, 2009 – Alessandro Petacchi has found the last car of his train: Danilo Hondo. The German, born in Cottbus one day after Ale-Jet (ie, January 4, 1974) comes from three seasons to love. Idle for a doping ban in 2007 (granted in tranches), and returned to racing in 2008. But with the Diquigiovanni Gianni Savio, last year he has collected just one win in the Tour of Langkawi. In the season just concluded, in which he ran with the PSK Whirlpool Author has put together three victories in minor races.
should experience – Already in late 2008, when he signed with LPR Bordonali, Petacchi said the hiring of Hondo, but the manager Brescia grossed a curt no. This year, shortly after signing with the Lampre Saronno, Petacchi has occurred in the same dilemma: “Who is pulling me to fly?”. With Lorenzetto and Furlan, the sprinters already employed team blufucsia, beyond the statements of the facade there is no feeling. Petacchi young people do not trust either because they have no experience, either because it fears which place personal ambitions. He could only look around and search through those good speed, but not more successful. Runners and solid experience. And frankly, the market did not offer much. Course, it remains to ask why Petacchi has failed for years to keep runners close as Trenti Tosatto, Sacchi, Velo and Ongarato. Faithful men, who were prepared to do anything for him.
guarantees – Since September Ale-Jet had asked Hondo, but the team manager Lombard at first had not given consent the assignment. The OK came only after the words of assurance that Alexander has spent even before the family Galbusera. In the train, before there will Hondo Mauro Da Dalto (Treviso a solid 28 years with already 4 seasons as a gregarious shoulder) and Lorenzo Bernucci. And ‘he who should lead the operations and bring the quartet out of the fray. The goal is to launch to the sound of Petacchi wins the hunt towards the blue shirt first, then rainbow. Frankly a very difficult task. The experience certainly is not lacking in this group (average age 33 years), we need to see if the athletic ability will be sufficient to combat the explosion and the freshness of the people of Columbia and Garmin.
MEMBERSHIP FORM…
http://issuu.com/flaviozappi/docs/team_zappi_s_club_membership_2010the_one
TEAM ZAPPI’S CLUB MEMBERSHIP PRESENTATION AND FORM…
Just click on the open pubblication…
Great article on the Oxford Journal 1st October 2009
Copy and paste on a new tab then go to page 8 on the online edition:
http://theenvironment.vfolio.co.uk/trimedia/24/
Ciao
What best bike to buy?
End of the cycling season and is now the time to start planning for next season, training planning, training camps, performance goals and equipment.
Which bike?
At the shop?
Internet?
Ex team?
Any of this option as long is your correct size.
The basic points are:
1)Frame material ( steel, aluminium, titanium, carbon or …bamboo)
Steel, titanium and …bamboo are soft to ride therefore more appropriate for older people or if you are planning to do long and easy rides to enjoy the panorama without worrying if your partner is stronger then you, and the choice of material is based on price (titanium),environmental (bamboo) or just nostalgia(steel).
If you want to do competition and in general a more aggressive approach to riding a bike aluminium and carbon is the answer. Stiffer and more responsive out the corners, and the price will raise from aluminium, aluminium with carbon forks or full carbon.
2)Group set (Campagnolo, Shimano, Sram, Fsa, etc)
Campagnolo if you are nostalgic and romantic, Shimano if you dont care, Sram if you want to save 27.86 grams and pay lots more for it, Fsa…the group set is not ready yet but some part are good. In general the level is very high and in any of this company you can choose sub level of quality according to the price.
If you buy at the shop
The advantages are that you see and touch the one you like choose colour and size, warranty, help on any problems but could be high in price.
If you buy on the internet
Price is one of the good reason, but also the opportunity to find a deal based on casual events, but you need to be an expert and you need a bit of luck
Ex team
Great opportunity of purchasing on a very low price a fantastic quality bike especially if is from a pro-team. Vital to know the team mechanic that will guarantee the bike, but general ly these bikes are regularly checked and parts very often changed to make sure riders are riding top level bikes at all times.
Sticky bottles
Have you heard about sticky bottles ?
Well during long stages at the Giro or even at one day events, basically any time were a domestique rider needs to go back to the car and get drinks for himself or for the team is always take advantage of using the bottle as a little pull from the car to save some energies or to get to the peloton quick and easy.
Next video you will have a perfect example, is Cesare Benedetti former leader of Giro Bio for under 27 this year during a stage of the Giro Val D’Aosta:
About
Hi!
My name is Flavio Zappi, an ex-professional cyclist from Italy, currently living and racing in the U.K with the Zappi’s Cafe’ Cycling team.
Why this blog? Well, different reasons..
I suppose the main purpose is to share with other sports lovers such as myself, my experiences (both past and present), my attempts at improving training approaches, and valuable conversations with professionals or just cycling lovers from the cycling world.
I hope you can find something of value in my blog, and any feedback will be really appreciated!
Thanks!
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