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Rope access NDT tech offshore North Sea for about half the year. Other half I ride my bike, go up in the mountains climbing and such like. Living in Darkest Perthshire now, grew up in Ontario, where good things grow. Je vis dans l'espoir constant.

Guest Article: What The Bike Means to Me

by strathlubnaig / Dec 14 2012 / 51 posts

It is less than a week from the longest night of the year for us lucky cyclists in the Northern hemisphere. Articles about lighting systems and losing form are what we cough up. @Strathlubnaig has even shorter days than most of us, works at sea, gets out on the bike and writes about it. Rule #9 or not, when is it ever a bad idea to ride a bike? V...

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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…

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…

Guest Article: Bikes Smell Awesome Too.

by snoov / Sep 7 2012 / 61 posts

@snoov moves the topic away from Lance, doping, EPMS, and Berty’s Spanish adventures. Our brai…

Inside the Tour: Battle for the Biggest Baby Award

by frank / Jul 20 2009 / 3 posts

This Tour seems to have been dominated more by gossip than by racing, contributed to in no small par…

Anatomy of a Photo: Awkward Adolescence

by frank / Oct 12 2011 / 71 posts

Evolution is a slow, gradual process, punctuated by sudden change. For the first 80 years of our s…

VSP: La Flèche Wallone 2013

by frank / Apr 15 2013 / 238 posts

We came tantalizingly close to adding a foray up the Mur de Huy during our excursion to Liege-Bastog…

VSP: Le Tour de France, Stage 14

by frank / Jul 15 2011 / 152 posts

Plateau de Beille has a reputation. It’s long. It’s hard. It’s steep. It’s h…

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Cogal	Date/Time
Cannibal Connecticut Cogal-2013 Simon’s Marketplace, Chester ct	May 19, 2013
2nd Annual Ontario Cogal-2013 Café Domestique, Dundas ON	May 26, 2013
Scottish Cogal 2013 Magdalen Yard Road Car Park, Dundee	June 08, 2013

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