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		<title>The Spring Classics Are Upon Us &#8211; Mud Season!</title>
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Okay, so if you&#8217;re not a follower of bike racing, this post may not be for you.  But I&#8217;m writing it anyway.  Believe it or not, for some folks, the Spring Classics are a bit like March Madness.  On this side of the pond (not Payette Lake mind you), the Spring Classics [...]]]></description>
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<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://www.skelliewag.org/post_images/boy_leading_lions.jpg"><img class=" " title="Paris-Roubaix Mud" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2565425697_987709bfb3.jpg?v=0" alt="Paris-Roubaix Mud.  Photo by Vosti" width="350" height="263" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Paris-Roubaix Mud.  Photo by Vosti</p></div>
<p>Okay, so if you&#8217;re not a follower of bike racing, this post may not be for you.  But I&#8217;m writing it anyway.  Believe it or not, for some folks, the Spring Classics are a bit like March Madness.  On this side of the pond (not Payette Lake mind you), the Spring Classics may not be your cup of tea, but here&#8217;s a quick run-down of biggies from an American&#8217;s point of view anyway.</p>
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<p>March 21: <a title="Milan-Sanremo" href="http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/">Milano-Sanremo</a> &#8211; Won by Mark Cavendish (<a title="Bike McCall Videos" href="http://www.bikemccall.com/videos">watch video clip of the finish</a>)</p>
<p>April 5: <a title="Tour of Flanders" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronde_van_Vlaanderen">Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders</a> &#8211; Won by Stijn Devolder</p>
<p>April 12: <a title="Paris Roubaix Route" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Roubaix">Paris-Roubaix AKA &#8216;The Hell of the north&#8217;</a></p>
<p>April 19: <a title="Amstel Gold Race" href="http://www.amstelgoldrace.nl/index.php?pageId=1&amp;languageId=12">Amstel Gold Race</a></p>
<p>April 26: <a title="Liege-Bastogne-Liege" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liège-Bastogne-Liège">Liège-Bastogne-Liège</a></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2415396499_db4ff1ffb6.jpg?v=0"><img title="Paris-Roubaix Race 2008" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2415396499_db4ff1ffb6.jpg?v=0" alt="Paris-Roubaix Race 2008.  Photo by Jack999" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Paris-Roubaix Race 2008.  Photo by Jack999</p></div>
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