Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

RIP: Jim Oberstar

This week we mourn the loss of a true Velominatus, Jim Oberstar. The vast majority of you will have never…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallone Feminine 2014

Wednesday sees the return of the women to the VSP. More notably, we see the return of Marianne Vos to…

10 years ago

Le Graveur: The Margins

I just got turned back from a ride. 5k from the house I realized my bits were getting too cold…

10 years ago

Every Day is Leg Day

The proclamation is heard in the office, on social media, at the bar with friends; "It's leg day." When someone…

10 years ago

The Selection Equation

In order to win one must first make it into the selection. The selection, as it were, can take many…

11 years ago

2012 Anti-V Moment of the Year: Bullies are really just pussies

As referenced in the 2012 V-Moment of the year article and ensuing discussion, it was a most Vawesome year for…

11 years ago

Confessions of a Keeper: Descension

The only thing worse than being two months from peaking and too fat to climb is being two months past…

11 years ago

In Memoriam: The Proper Head Badge

The days of the proper head badge, I'm afraid, are numbered. It seems it used to be that any road…

11 years ago

The Lexicon: A Retraction

The recent headlines being made in the cycling world have honestly not garnered a whole lot of attention at V-HQ,…

12 years ago

Le Graveur: Pain-o-nomics 101

I've taken exactly one economics course in my life. If the fog of time isn't too thick, I recall two…

12 years ago

Rule 43: Don’t be a Jackass

Not being a jackass seems simple enough in spirit but can be difficult to operationalize. Waving to another cyclist because…

12 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Things That Are Hard To Come By

Museeuw rockin' the bands riding with Cipo decked out in yellow as he twists one up. There are only two…

12 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 3: Awesome, Kinda Weird, Awesome Again, and Solemn

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: La Fleche Wallonne 2012

I just had to use this pic of Tom Simpson in 1965 wearing the Peugeot kit as the title pic…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Gent-Wevelgem 2012

Gent conjures up images of the quintessential Flemish city. Age-old medieval architecture rising from the river's edge is classically Belgian.…

12 years ago

Keepers Tour Update: Contact Point Supplier: fi’zi:k

It's crazy to me how fast two months from peaking goes by. At Christmas time I remember thinking how distant…

12 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Take a Look While You Still Can

FDJ guy: Is that the new fizik Kurve in Bull? Fast Phil: Oui. FDJ guy: Mind if I have a…

12 years ago

2012 Velominati Super Prestige: New Riders, New Races, New Rules

Focus groups are forced marches out of the safety of our locked and darkened offices to delve into group work…

12 years ago

Reverence: TRP R960

By now you've probably figured out that our Reverence series is not about reviewing gear in the classic review sense.…

12 years ago

Reverence: Velox Fond de Jante Rim Tape

The very first time I ever pulled a tire and tube off of a rim it made an impression on…

12 years ago