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Update: You can watch the live stream (assuming it works from the velodrome) on the Velominati channel at USTREAM. When you log in, you’ll first see my little test video of my puppy eating grass. Please disregard me yelling at it. That never happened.I have always considered myself to have a good imagination, something I attribute half to my...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @Bianchi Denti And celebrating L’heure du Frank…obviously. »

  2. @G’phant @piwakawaka Brett, Rigid and I are having beer from 3pm at Goldings Bar in Leeds St. Come on down if you can and celebrate Eddy’s b’day. »

  3. Tell Frank he is losing viewers to US Open golf. And that Brett looks better on a bike. And that G’rilla has more style. »

I find it interesting to observe the chasm between parties engaged in a conversation, particularly in response to questions being asked. I’m thinking, at present, of the question, “How many bikes do you have?” My feelings in response are nothing short of complex and maybe a bit confused; reservation that I feel I should have a mo...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @G’rilla Low keyboard for road articles, higher for CX race reports? »

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery all...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. I’ve never noticed before, but a lot of riders’ surnames start with “K”. Seems like a good enough reason… It will be interesting to see if Tanel Kangert has “recovered” from a “surprisingly good” Giro. VSP PICKS: 1. Kreuziger 2. Kelderman 3. Kangert … »

The Bike. It is the central tool in pursuit of our craft. A Velominatus meticulously maintains their bicycles and adorns them with the essential, yet minimal, accoutrement. The Rules specify the principles of good taste in configuration and setup of our machines, but within those principles lies almost infinite room for personal taste.It seems in s...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @piwakawaka Mercy! @Rigid – you seen this??? »

We are the Keepers of the Cog. In so being, we also maintain the sacred text wherein lie the simple truths of cycling etiquette known as The Rules. It is in our trust to maintain and endorse this list.See also The Prophet’s Prayer. Continue reading...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. Re Rule #22 @Gianni – your namesake is too cool! I will forever refer to a cap as a biretta. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6IjFa_aszjQ thanks to www.cycleboredom.com Apologies if already posted elsewhere, but I think it’s t… »

Addiction is typically defined as a bad thing. Addiction to drugs, to alcohol, sex or even work is usually portrayed as a condition to be battled, to overcome. The same sources may recommend a strict regime of regular exercise and healthy living as the perfect antidote to the bad addictions that befall an overwhelming majority of the general popul...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @xyxax “I’ve heard a lot of stories and the only ones that get tiresome are those that are dishonest.” +1 »

  2. @Brett Excellent article, my friend. The quality articles published by @Brett and @Kah this month makes me proud to be part of the Welliminati. And yes, I am also obsessed with cycling. »

  3. @Jamie No. They can just succeed differently. »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @piwakawaka Fuglsang, who’ll be lucky to finish at all, let alone in the top 10! 20-30 million Euros per year, I think. »

  2. @paolo Woh! You just blew my mind! »

  3. @DocBrian Yeah, I hate self-opinionated people. Especially those who get offended when others dare to have a differing opinion. I mean, what’s up with that? Why would you only tell living people to stay away from us? Got something against corpses? Whe… »

  4. @DocBrian Too true. In fact, with indexing at the derailleur instead of at the shifter, Di2 would probably perform better in mashing snow out of the way than cable shifting. So it must have been really bad! »

Jump to: Scoring Guidelines • Schedule • ResultsThe Velominati Super Prestige is a season-long competition wherein readers will be submitting their predictions for the top five finishers of each qualifying race.  In order to qualify, the reader must enter their submission as a comment to the post pertaining to the race in question by 5am on th...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @Deakus I would have picked Emma Johnasson. Can I have some points? »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @DocBrian Not so much a Luddite, as just wanting a decent return on investment. Once most of the bugs have been ironed out, and the price represents value for money, I’ll happily go electronic. But I’ve alwasy considered that early adoption is for peop… »

  2. @Deakus Interesting discussion in the latest Tech 5 podcasts over at www.velocast.cc. SRAM went from being the dominant groupset in the Protour to having just 2 teams in 2013, and a major factor seems to be that they didn’t offer electronic shifting. I… »

While all evidence points to the contrary, the 20th century’s greatest twatwaffle LE Gunderson may have got something at least half right after all. Of course it’s about the bike, otherwise we’d be runners. But there are other factors that contribute to what makes us Cyclists which can often be overlooked completely. Not the cloth...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @Bianchi Denti Ah, “espresso”machine. »

  2. @piwakawaka Did you have anything to do with the Rule #56 sign on the sespresso machine in iRide? »

Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @Bianchi Denti So, Menchov just retired… »

  2. @Deakus Agreed. A lifetime ban instead of a 2 year highly paid training break like Valverde, Basso, Pellizotti, di Luca, etc, have taken recently should be a deterrent. But that puts pressure on testing bodies to make sure their processes are water-tigh… »

  3. @piwakawaka Yes. BMC also has a former GT winner in their ranks. But it’s all speculation and innuendo until we see a UCI press release. »

  4. @frank While I’m flattered that you think I’m cute, that’s not the issue here (save it for KT 2014). I agree that we don’t and probably never will know for sure. But the Colombian ascendency has followed the bio passport implementation and a general re… »

  5. @Nate I also think this is the case. They had the natural talent back in the 80s (didn’t we all?!), but for some reason they didn’t jump on the bandwagon and ended up racing 90kg sprinters up mountains at 30km/hr for 50th place. Now doping is reducing,… »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Bianchi Denti's posts:

  1. @Nate Not yet, but none of this is good news for Froome. I’m already looking forward to inter-Sky fighting in France. It’s not like Froome won’t get a job somewhere else if Sky fire him! »