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The Union Cycliste Irationale

by frank / Oct 18 2007 / 0 posts

This will be a very short follow-up on yesterday’s post regarding the suspension of UCI ProTour leader, Danilo Di Luca. Cycling’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, has decided to disqualify Danilo Di Luca from the UCI ProTour due to his suspension. That means that the rider will loose the ProTour which he was leading an...

A Step Too Far

by frank / Oct 17 2007 / 0 posts

The Italian cycling federation is so eager to appear “tough on doping” that they are now suspending riders for the following offense: Maybe looking like they might have talked to a doctor who might have had something to do with doping at some point. But no one is sure yet. And might never be. We’re Italians. Some chick will likely...

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Book Reviews: Racing Through the Dark, The Secret Race

by Gianni / Sep 28 2012 / 604 posts

I must admit to not having read most of the cycling memoirs in the Works. I may eventually but the l…

The Seduction of Symbols

by frank / Dec 7 2011 / 480 posts

There was a time when bicycles were lovingly handmade by artisans who themselves loved the sport m…

The Rule #5 Talk

by frank / May 16 2012 / 477 posts

Have a look around to see who you find occupying your immediate vicinity. Presently, I am surrounded…

Cobbles, Bergs, Beer, and Legends. Putting the V Back in Vlaanderen.

by frank / Mar 25 2012 / 434 posts

It has been a busy couple of weeks in the Velominati Boardroom as we’ve been scrambling to fin…

Indoors at the V and Dime

by Jeff in PetroMetro / Aug 2 2011 / 359 posts

If we liked breathing stale, recycled air, we’d all take up a sport like wrestling or indoor f…

On Rule #9: Love the Work

by frank / Oct 31 2011 / 338 posts

Fitness. The rhythm, the feeling of precision in our movement, the sensations of The Ride. The temp…

Evanescent riders of the 90s: Pascal Lino

by brett / Sep 10 2010 / 3 posts

Festina. The name alone instantly conjurs up the spectre of doping, and in particular the 1998 Tour…

Anatomy of a Photo: Evanescent Riders of the 90s

by frank / Dec 2 2010 / 23 posts

I can’t decide if Tony Rominger was an Evanescent Rider or not. After all, his wins range from…

Bikeography

by Gianni / Oct 20 2009 / 19 posts

I’ve reflected on my bike stable, where it started and where it is now.Peugeot PX10-LE. 1977. A c…

Anatomy of a Photo: Huevo with Sour Cream

by brett / Oct 14 2010 / 98 posts

Photographs trigger memories and emotions within the human psyche that last a very long time, and re…

Anatomy of a Photo: Agony

by frank / Jan 31 2011 / 88 posts

Sitting at the top of Haleakala, I thought of this photo with the staunch realization that there are…

The Rhythm of the Stones

by frank / Sep 14 2010 / 31 posts

This picture makes me think, “There’s a right way to ride the cobbles, and a wrong way.&…

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