Lights On Legs

Cycling is made up of hundreds of minute details, forming a larger entity which is generally simplified and viewed as the intrinsically simple…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Women’s Olympic Road Race 2016

In contrast to the Men's race in 2012, the Women's event was epic; torrential rains, an elite breakaway, a nail-biting…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Men’s Olympic Road Race 2016

The Men's Olympic Road Race, a race traditionally won by the biggest jerk in the bunch, usually after one of the…

9 years ago

Matching the drapes to the rug

As a longtime titanium bike owner, I've always been jealous of a beautiful painted frame but Ti and carbon frames…

9 years ago

Hello Operator

Marco Pantani had Armstrong on the ropes. It was the Col de Joux Plane in the 2000 Tour de France and…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Clásica San Sebastián 2016

The VSP generator is still warm and sticky from all the ales we had to pour into it to keep…

9 years ago

Guest Article: An Open Letter

Dear readers, let us take a break from the almighty Tour for a few minutes. I am the least qualified…

9 years ago

Tough Boys

Forget the skinny climbers for a moment. Let's talk about these two on Stage 16 and appreciate just why they…

9 years ago

On Rule #42: Running is Balls, Even for the Maillot Jaune

[rule number =42/] Alright people, we heard you. Chris Froome ran. But he was going to lose the Tour de…

9 years ago

Of Mother or Limb: First Week Wrap-Up

As I sit here watching the Tour de France while resting comfortably in my armchair, I find myself ruminating on the risks of…

9 years ago

Spiderman and His Climbing Monkey

How can anyone be such a great cyclist and look so ungainly on a bike? Does this not violate a…

9 years ago

The Quitter

The truth is that I'd been thinking about quitting for the best part of forty-five minutes. Round and round I…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de France 2016

A lot has happened in the last ten years of le Tour, and a lot of it stemmed from the…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile 2016

That is quite a name. And it is quite a race, no rest days, ten days of racing in Italy.…

9 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Winter Sweat Box Ride

I spent the entire winter doing morning Spanish Interval Sessions, wherein one dons all their winter riding kit (including wooly hat) before…

9 years ago

On Rule #28: The Case for Black Socks

[rule number=28/] Science has proven that people who wear crazy socks are smarter than those boring snooze factories who wear…

9 years ago

Festum Prophetae: Waiting for the Hour

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson The one thing everyone should always…

9 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: The Battle Of The 13th Bunker

Sylvester wasn't happy with his second shot at the 13th. "I say, I've blimmin well hooked that one tewwibly to…

10 years ago

The Works: It’s All About The Bike, Sean Yates

It's been awhile since a book has been reviewed on Velominati. Who has time to read books? I needed some…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de Suisse 2016

We are opening the rolling metal door to the VSP generator and warming it up for this weekend's start of…

10 years ago