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Anatomy of a Photo: Col de la Croix de Fer

by frank / May 22 2011 / 25 posts

Today’s stage of the Giro finished on a steep dirt road. But when we talk about dirt roads – even the ones in of the Strade Bianchi - we are still generally talking about well-maintained roads. Leafing through CycleSport this morning after the stage, I noticed this shot of the Croix de Fer.Before jumping instinctively to your inevitab...

Anatomy of a Photo: Cannibals Eat Badgers, Too

by frank / May 18 2011 / 27 posts

I’m not quire sure which climb this is, but I’m certain the race is Liège-Bastogne-Liège and I’m guessing the climb La Redoute. On the surface, we have the end of a bygone era; when the big names contested not only the cobblestones of Roubaix and Flanders, but also the Côtes of Wallonia.The looks on these rider’s faces s...

Guest Article: Anatomy of A Photo-Perseverance

by Jeff in Big D / May 3 2011 / 81 posts

Jeff in PetroMetro submitted this piece to us quite some time back, and we decided to hold off on publishing it until we got a little closer to the Giro, due to the story’s relation to the Giro. We knew it wouldn’t be the first time someone has written about it, but that’s never stopped us before so why should it now? As it turns...

Anatomy of a Photo: Fausto Coppi

by frank / Apr 26 2011 / 109 posts

A lot has been made lately of the fact that riders today are lacking a little bit of The V. It’s not so much a criticism of how they conduct themselves during a race (although that has also been called into question lately), but in their general demeanor towards their life as a cyclist.It doesn’t surprise me much; historically, riders...

Anatomy of a Photo: The Bowels of Spectating

by frank / Mar 24 2011 / 59 posts

Perusing the Velominati Archives of Cycling Photos Liberated from the Interwebs (VACPLI), I stumbled across this little gem. I’m sure they are lovely people on the inside, but this photo showcases one of the most unflattering examples of spectators we find along the roadside of the Great Races. I’m not sure how you can be at the Queen S...

Anatomy of a photo: Gun Check, Gent-Wevelgem 1965

by Marko / Mar 20 2011 / 53 posts

The above photo was liberated from a Dutch website which appears to be dedicated solely to a book about Dutch and Belgian riders both old and new. I can’t read a lick of Dutch, in fact, I’m not even 100-% sure it’s a Dutch site (based on the “.nl” though I’m pretty sure). The website is rad though and the boo...

Anatomy of a Photo: Badgers Are As Badgers Do

by frank / Mar 7 2011 / 82 posts

I’m not particularly fond of this photo, but it certainly tells you a thing or two about Le Blaireau. A man more comfortable speaking with his appendages than with words, he was patron of the last peloton that truly represented the working class sport that cycling originally was; one where riders escaped a tough life of manual labor and me...

Anatomy of a Photo: Phil Anderson

by Marko / Feb 27 2011 / 96 posts

In honor of the first Australian to win KBK it seems appropriate to give a Chapeau to our mates down under. Congrats to perhaps the greatest up and coming cycling nation on earth and to Chris Sutton for a show of strength in what was a free-for-all to the finish in Kuurne today.Lest our mates get too cocky though, have a look at the egregious att...

Anatomy of a Photo: The Four Pillars of Awesome

by frank / Feb 23 2011 / 21 posts

Whenever I send out an Out of Office reminder at work, I take special care to indicate where I’ll be, which is always Awesomeville. It amazes me how few questions this raises, but I chalk it up to it being a foregone conclusion. Imagine my surprise, then, when upon my return from Maui someone asked me where, precisely, Awesomeville was...

Anatomy of a Photo: Lemon Leather

by frank / Feb 12 2011 / 63 posts

All I can do is quote @michael:$27,250 for this POS. Don’t know if it’s worth an article or just a post, but for that price, I’d like my really cheap saddle set back properly. Continue reading...

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