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Velominati Super Prestige: Gent Wevelgem 2017

Well shit. Our new book, The Hardmen, which is due to go to print any day now, has us so…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Milano Sanremo 2017

Well, that didn't go as expected. It was over a month ago the last time I wrote an article and…

9 years ago

Youth

I've never been afraid of imitating my heroes, they always seemed like the best examples available and as a student of…

9 years ago

Dead Tired

Before I make this about me, as I always do, I want to give credit to Roberto Ballini, who is…

9 years ago

Support Your Local Framebuilder

I won't hold liking cats against you, but if you don't like dogs, you're dead to me. Some things aren't…

9 years ago

Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Another year come and gone, another pile of New Year's resolutions out the door, done and dusted. It's a good thing…

9 years ago

On Rule #3: Role Modelling

What we do in life echoes in eternity. - Maximus, Gladiator We all make mistakes. We can only hope that…

9 years ago

Inanimate Objects

I have a love-hate relationship with inanimate objects. I appreciate them for their utility, but I genuinely have no patience…

9 years ago

Patience

It's been about a month since I've last been on the bike; I can't recall the last time I went…

9 years ago

Look Pro: Rollin’ Dirty

When it comes to training, no one loves riding outside and loathes riding inside more than I do. On the…

9 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Full Gas

We are just about done with our next book, The Hardmen. At its core is the question: how hard is…

9 years ago

Shifting Sands

One of my favorite stories in Cycling is of the 1989 World Championships. It was a very lumpy parcours, with…

9 years ago

Winter

As Cyclists, we are uniquely subjected to the changing of seasons. The green canopy of forest that we ride through…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Men’s World Championship Road Race 2016

Three riders stand out in this photo: Sagan, Van Avarcan't*, and Deggencobble in the drops, crushing it up the stupid-steep cobbled…

10 years ago

The Tangled Past

For more than three decades, I've been obsessed with Cycling. Not just the business of being in love with riding…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Tours 2016

One doesn't appreciate how many touring companies there are in Paris until you do a search for "Paris-Tours". Refine the search…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro di Lombardia 2016

I turned forty last week. Nothing feels different except all my strength has gone, my memory sucks, and everything hurts…

10 years ago

FFS Fridays: Sideburn Doping

They say hindsight is twenty-twenty; it is only with the knowledge gained through experience that we are able to reframe…

10 years ago

Training for ‘Cross

I recently upgraded my phone, tablet, laptop, and TV to their most modern respective operating systems. These devices are now…

10 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Joyride

There are very few experiences as incredible as riding a bike; the wind in your face, the sensation of generating speed…

10 years ago