Anatomy of a Photo: Chuck a Dead Animal Over Your Shoulder
Let me open this by stating that I firmly believe that Animals should be treated with dignity and respect, and should be given the right…
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Look Pro, Part II: Casually Deliberate
Looking Pro is a delicate art rife with paradox and enigma. Aesthetics in a sport as difficult as cycling is itself a contradiction; surely anything…
Gelukkig Sinterklaas
Today is a pretty important day in the Netherlands (and Belgium). It’s the day we pull rank on those who only celebrate Christmas. While the…
Anatomy of a Photo: Evanescent Riders of the 90s
I can’t decide if Tony Rominger was an Evanescent Rider or not. After all, his wins range from 1988 all the way to 1996, which…
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The Athlete’s Superstition
The mind’s influence over the athlete is considerable; particularly in a sport as difficult as cycling. A strong mind can push its body well past…
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General
Announcing New V-Features: The Works and The Bikes
We’ve been busy little bees over here at Velominati. While you may not have been seeing much “evidence” of actual “activity” on our end, we’ve…
Deference: Gianni’s Campagnolo Down Tube Shifter
It is dark now when I rise. It is dark when I return home from the office. Leaves crunch under the soles of my shoes…
Anatomy of a Photo: I Will Eat You Where You Stand.
If ever there was a photo that illustrated why anyone would be given the monicker, “The Canibal”, this is it. I devoted a full seventeen seconds…
Breaking the Rules: Graeme Obree
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Innovation is ugly, inelegant. By it’s very definition, it is carried out with almost a…
Velominati Interview: Garmin’s Toby Watson
One of the great pleasures that comes from not belonging to the Press or any other credible or otherwise trustworthy source of information is that…
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Transcending the Rules: Group Ride with T-Bone
The question has been raised a number of times and the answer has always been vague: do the pros set The Rules, do they Obey them,…
Look Pro, Part I: Three-Point System
Aesthetics have always played a major role in my quest to become a better athlete. On the surface, this may seem a ridiculously vain assertion,…
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Folklore
In Memoriam: Gleaming Metal Bits
I posted this picture as a joke in yesterday’s Anatomy of a Photo piece, but I find myself going back to it over and over, captivated by…
Anatomy of a Photo: Cycling-Specific Eyewear
Don’t be distracted by the sweatband or the lame Bolle sunglasses; this man is a stud. He came from a different time, a time when suffering…
Guest Article: Velominatus Budgetatus
The Velominati are proud to present the following guest article by our community member Cyclops. As if we needed more convincing, Cyclops has once again…
Ride Report: Bar-o-Phelia Operationalized
As described in Bar-o-Phelia, my bar obsession festered and grew over a period of a few years, and then was spurred into action by a…
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Folklore
Velominati Challenge: Name that Climb
As cyclists, our legs bristle with anticipation at the sight of a hairpin turn. Stitch a series of them together in close succession, and we…
Bar-O-Phelia
It starts with a casual observation. You hardly even noticed when it happened, but something shifted in your mind. A bit later the same observation…
Defining Moments: Sprinteur to Rouleur
As we grow older, humility takes it’s chilling hold. The little nagging questions like, “Will this next activity kill me?” start to weigh heavier on…
Tricky Dickie: Shopping in the Five and Dime
We recently trod into territory we simultaneously avoid and willingly dive headlong into: doping and the intrinsic hypocrisy therein. While on the subject I figured the timing could…