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Sportsthoughts (113) – World Cup reflections, day 24
I’m writing this on an evening when we’ve had some amazing sport in the UK to take our gaze away from the World Cup. An awesome day of cycling in the second of two days of the Tour de France … Continue reading
Posted in Sportsthoughts
Tagged Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, football, France, Germany, Holland, Krul, neymar, Soccer, sports, World Cup, World Cup Brazil 2014
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Sportsthoughts (106) – World Cup reflections, day 4
So we are 4 days in and the football has been pretty good so far. Brazil overcame early nerves to beat Croatia 3-1, with strong performances from Oscar and Neymar. Sets them up to win the group. Will be Spain, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Cole, Brazil, Cadreva, Daniel Sturridge, Darmian, De Rossi, Diego Costa, England, football, Holland, Italy, James Milner, Manaus, Netherlands, Pirlo, Rooney, Roy Hodgson, Soccer, Spain, sports, World Cup 2014
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Cycling on a Dutch Boneshaker
The week before the Olympics, I and my family spent a week in Holland, at a camp called Duinrell in Wassenaar, which is situated between the capital Den Haag and the old university town, Leiden. It’s a mixture of tents … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Random stuff
Tagged cycling, cycling in Holland, Den Haag, Duinrell, Holland, Leiden, Netherlands, Scheveningen, Wassenaar, Wassenaarseslag
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