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Cogals
Velominati Cogal: Welli-Roubaix 2011
It’s a call to arms. No, it’s a call to legs, hearts and minds. Just as the Illuminati would stage their fabled, and somewhat feared…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Spectating 101
You think the riders in the Tour of Wellington are doing it tough? Spare a thought for us, the poor spectators, forced to sit in…
Buninyong Nights: The Ballad of Jacky Bobby
Close the polls. Shut the books. No need to tally the votes. It’s only three weeks into the new year, but folks, we may have…
Anatomy of a photo: The Merckx of the Mud
What can you say about this man that doesn’t include the words ‘tough as frikkin nails badass mofo’?
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Folklore
V Ride of the Year: Strada Bianca
We are not hard. We may espouse the values of the mythical hardman, but we are merely pretenders to the throne of the Kings of…
Technology Simplified: The V-Meter.
Training Properly clearly isn’t everyone’s bag, baby. Heart rate, power, cadence; it’s all bollocks if you are being told to hold back, or are put…
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General
Il Progetto e Finito
While I've been riding Il Progetto Originale for a month or so now, the finishing touches were still being waited on, either being sought out…
Reverence: Lezyne Rule 31 Sack
Rule 31 was conceived out of necessity, aesthetics and plain good taste. Seeing an oversized saddle bag hanging limply by velcro under a Flite, Arione or…
Anatomy of a Photo: Huevo with Sour Cream
Photographs trigger memories and emotions within the human psyche that last a very long time, and remind us of where we were, what we were…
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General
Six Days Of The Worlds – Burying The Curse
It's a widely held belief in the pro road racing ranks that winning the World Championships can have an adverse affect on the rider's following…
Six Days Of The Worlds – Defining Moments: Oscar Freire 1999
Verona, Italy, 1999. You’re 259 kms into the World Championship Road Race, and you find yourself in a select group of nine riders. You look…
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General
Six Days Of… The Worlds
We love our niche categories here at Velominati. Titles such as Reverence, Evanescent Riders, Defining Moments and Anatomy Of A Photo give us the impetus…
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Il Progetto, Phase 1
Like a kid at Christmas, that’s how I felt today. There was the opening of some cool presents, one old, some new, all awesome. The…
Il Progetto, The Project
I’ve spent a lot of time of late looking at ‘vintage’ road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when thinking about what my ‘dream…
Anatomy of a Photo: Pascal Lino 1990
As Frank mentioned in his response to the Evanescent Riders piece on Pascal Lino, there is a modicum of research that accompanies the relics of…
Evanescent riders of the 90s: Pascal Lino
Festina. The name alone instantly conjurs up the spectre of doping, and in particular the 1998 Tour de France, when soigneur Willy Voet was caught…
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General
Velominati Interview: Garmin’s Kris ‘Grom’ Withington
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…
Reverence: Ritchey WCS 4 Axis stems
Maybe it’s my mountain bike background. It could be the brand’s long association with Thomas Frischknecht, one of my all-time favourite riders. It’s more likely…
Anatomy of a Photo: Hunchbacks of the 81 Tour
My friend and trainee Velominata Rachel has a keen cycling eye and an inquisitive mind. While perusing the book Tour de France/Tour de Force she…
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General
Chain-Gangstaz
As an ex-muso and DJ, I thought my days of rockin' out, layin' down some beats and droppin' tracks were well behind me. Then, last…