The
Rules

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.

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The Velominati have put it in writing. Twice.

The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple The Hardmen: Legends and Lessons from the Cycling Gods

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Look Pro

Jul 20, 2015  •  3 min read

On Rule #81: Crash Test Dummies

We don’t like to talk about crashing. Talking about crashing before you crash feels a lot like tempting fate and talking about it after you crashed feels…

Cogal Report

May 15, 2016  •  11 min read

London-Chilterns Cogal Report

Attention all hands, we have a cogal report! Thanks to @ChrisO for pulling this all together. We have no photos of the pint drinking but…

Awesome French Guys

Nov 14, 2015  •  1 min read

La Solidarité

We will always have strength, we will always have Paris, and we will always have the Tour de France racing to the finish on the Champs Élysée in…

The Hardmen

Jan 20, 2016  •  2 min read

The Moser Position

For my money, the best slice of cycling video ever is Francesco Moser, appearing out of the dust, in the 1976 Paris-Roubaix. He blasts by…

La Vie Velominatus

Jun 9, 2015  •  3 min read

Shadow Boxing

In the 1989 Tour de France, Laurent Fignon was on the rivet. Close to collapse. But his Directeur Sportif noticed that Greg LeMond’s shoulders were rocking;…

Vocabulary

The Lexicon

The Velominati have their own set of nicknames and terms which have developed over time through posts and correspondence.

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