A lot has been made lately of the fact that riders today are lacking a little bit of the V.…
Before my dad bought his C-Record Merckx in the late 80's, the family stable consisted of mostly Shimano bits, with…
La Fléche would perhaps be my least favorite classic, were it not for Gent-Wevelgem's ill-timed bike-throw in their race for…
The power of hair is not to be underestimated. Especially when it comes to having it carefully disheveled, with little bits poking…
Holland. Not known as a hilly country, this. I have relatives who live "at elevation" near the Kinderdijk, where I…
I suppose it's just a sign of how rich our sport is and how enthusiastic we are about it that…
Here stands a man. A quiet man. A hard working man. A Belgian man. A man from a life of grit,…
It wasn't created from nothing by the concentrated will of an obsessive Velominatus, nor by the grace of Merckx out…
There is something about Northern Europe in general and Flanders in particular that exudes The V; you feel it in the air the moment…
Rain. Cobbles. Bergs. Professional cyclists reduced to mortals who clammer up steep, slick cobbled grades on shoes not made for…
Perusing the Velominati Archives of Cycling Photos Liberated from the Interwebs (VACPLI), I stumbled across this little gem. I'm sure…
The second annual Velominati Super Prestige kicks off with La Primavera, Milano-San Remo on March 19. The first Monument of…
Daylight Savings always represents a turning point for my cycling season. In Fall, it represents leaving my season's goals behind…
Software. It makes us 50% more efficient, creates 75% more work, and causes nearly 100% of the stress in my…
I'm not particularly fond of this photo, but it certainly tells you a thing or two about Le Blaireau. A man…
Update: On Monday, July 18th, this product has been demoted from Reverence status due to imprecise machining of the 3mm…
Whenever I send out an Out of Office reminder at work, I take special care to indicate where I'll be,…
Shifting is perhaps the most pure expression of our art as Velominati. It is the conduit through which we control…
I didn't think this article would ever need to become reality. I thought we could safely file this one in…
There's an air of Shakespearean tragedy to the death of Marco Pantani on Saint Valentine's Day in 2004. Once the…