Anatomy of a Photo: Sock & Shoe Game
I know as well as any of you that I’ve been checked out lately, kind of like Luke Skywalker hiding away on Ahch-To. But unlike…
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On Rule #49: Keep the Rubber Side Down
Gobbles already violated Rule #95 this year when he became the first rider to celebrate winning a Monument by lifting his bike over his head as if…
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 hard enough when it comes…
Anatomy of a Photo: Winter Sweat Box Ride
I spent the entire winter doing morning Spanish Interval Sessions, wherein one dons all their winter riding kit (including wooly hat) before climbing aboard the turbo in…
Anatomy Of A Photo: The Battle Of The 13th Bunker
Sylvester wasn’t happy with his second shot at the 13th. “I say, I’ve blimmin well hooked that one tewwibly to the left, old chap.” “Oh…
Anatomy of a Photo: Snowy Mountain Stages
Vittorio Adorni taught Merckx how to manage himself during a Grand Tour. I wasn’t a part of any of those conversations, but I’m betting there…
Anatomy of a Photo: The Eyes of March
Some riders lose before they even arrive at the start line, questioning their form or their health, or allowing themselves to be demoralized by the weather…
Anatomy of a Photo: Top Dog
I have it on excellent authority that life is good when you’re at the top. I myself am, of course, nowhere near the top but…
Guest Article: Anatomy of a Photo – The Look
This article could be just about the wearing-o-the cotton cap. That is the Pro look right there folks. It’s too bad this helmet craze has…
Anatomy Of A Screen Shot: The Ghost Of Fons Vanacker
Outside of East Flanders, little is known of Bart Vanacker’s elder half-brother Fons. Around the streets of Ronse, however, The Fons was a regular sight,…
Anatomy of a Photo: Elvis of the bike
How is it that the greatest cyclist would be so handsome? When the stars lined up with Mr Merckx, they all lined up. Cycling does…
Anatomy of a Photos: This Is How It’s Done
Before we move on to the last Monument of the season, let’s reflect on what happened in Richmond. My deeply held fears of the American…
AoP: Never Too Much Muur
You can never have too much Muur. It’s a proven scientific fact that too little Muur can be detrimental to a Cyclist’s state of mind,…
Anatomy Of A Photo: The Last Chance Saloon
Bicycle racing is a strange beast. Some races are over before they’re even a third completed, any mystery of a victor negated by methodical displays of team…
Anatomy of a Photo: Gatorade
If Gatorade had any marketing sense whatsoever, they would have plastered photos of this pair all over every billboard in Europe.
Look Pro: Baller
Whenever something tries to be something it isn’t, you wind up getting into trouble. Those Cutlass Cruisers in the 70’s and 80’s with vinyl wood…
Anatomy of a Photo: Bike Love
I got new wheels last week and got them mounted with tires by the weekend. Then @Haldy had to help me with a clearance problem on…
Look Pro: Stay Still
“It’s Francesco Moser, with his distinctive style, his still, aerodynamic position on the bicycle is an imposing sight of almost effortless rotary action.” Whoever the…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Looks Don’t Kill, Guns Do
Ya don’t fuck with a Planckaert. Do so at your own peril. And that’s any shorts length debate settled, too.
Catching The Big Fish
This post could also have been titled as an Anatomy of a Photo or Awesome Italian Guys-Guido Bontempi or The Hardmen. As an Anatomy of…