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Monikers of the Giants

by frank / Sep 7 2010 / 32 posts

It only takes the most cursory glance through the Lexicon to realize that we have a special love for nicknames here at Velominati. I’m not sure what it is that compels us to call things by some made-up name instead of the actual ones; it almost seems like we’re bragging that we kn… Continue reading

Beer in the Bidon: Field Test Update

by Joshua / Sep 5 2010 / 33 posts

Initially, “Beer in the Bidon” was to be a single, definitive posting, an authoritative ranking of the single best variety of the single best and most important cycling performance beverage yet devised by the hand of man: beer. “Beer?” you ask. That’s right, beer (and say hello to y… Continue reading

Study of a Toolbag: The Assos Guy

by frank / Sep 4 2010 / 32 posts

Until I started wearing the sacred threads of the V-Kit, I believed firmly that Assos produced the finest clothes in cycling. Their winter clothes are toasty-warm and lack the bulk of most winter garb, while no epidermal cell has ever been lost to chaffing while wearing a pair of FI.13 bibs.… Continue reading

The Meaning of the Word Respect: The Beartooth Challenge

by Joshua / Sep 3 2010 / 12 posts

This past weekend I learned a number of lessons here in my new home state of Montana. Or perhaps relearned these lessons—lessons of my own mortality; of my fragility; of my limitations. Full of hubris and vigor I entered the 2010 Beartooth Challenge, an 8.2 mile uphill run over 2,500 vertic… Continue reading

Velominati Interview: Garmin’s Kris ‘Grom’ Withington

by Brett / Sep 2 2010 / 11 posts

With La Vuelta in full swing and the Worlds only weeks away, there are more than a few riders who will be feeling the effects of a long, hard season. Months of training, travelling and racing take a physical and mental toll that we, as mere mortals, can only begin to imagine. But without th… Continue reading

Evanescent riders of the 90s: Franco Vona

by Brett / Aug 7 2010 / 20 posts

One of the most enduring images in my mind of the Tour in the early 90s is of the monumental Stage 13 of the 1992 edition. Riders covered 255km over some of the most brutal and iconic mountain passes the race had ever witnessed, finishing at the Italian ski resort of Sestriere. The tifosi wer… Continue reading

A Day to Remember

by frank / Jul 22 2009 / 1 post

Today was perhaps one of the best days of bike racing of the season – brought on by my trusty favorite pair, the Schleck Brothers. As promised by the organizers, the last week of the race is shaping up to be a nail-biter, despite two incredibly boring weeks of racing.… Continue reading

Tour de Blast – 2010

by The Keepers / Jun 27 2010 / 38 posts

It never fails; the forecast five days out looks good and as the date gets closer the forecast gets less good looking. But since it didn’t actually say “near freezing cold continuous rain” we were not to be dissuaded. We wouldn’t have been anyway but might have brought more clot… Continue reading

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro d’Italia

by frank / May 5 2010 / 212 posts

The inaugural Velominati Super Prestige continues the with Giro d’Italia, on Saturday May 8 in Amsterdam. This will be the first Grand Tour of the series, and while we have a set of rules established for the competition, we’ll be modifying them as we go if we notice any problems w… Continue reading

Rock Hoppin’

by jim / Aug 24 2009 / 2 posts

In keeping with the retro thread from Frank and his MB-Zip, here is the bike I spent my weekend on:… Continue reading

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