The First Step
I’ve spent my adult life believing that Mario Cippolini was the first rider to soil the Rainbow Jersey with matching bibshorts. Granted, Super Mario could pull off…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Anatomy of a Photo: Michelin Man
I’m trying my best to stay thin this winter, but I’m nowhere near where I was when it was warm and the days were long. I…
Guest Article: Awesome Dutch Guys: Bert Oosterbosch
Ever heard of Bert Oosterbosch? No, neither had I until I came across this excellent (and comprehensive) account from @ErikdR. A story of triumph and tragedy…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Mad Jacques, Pioneer Of Neutral Service
Whenever you see one of those yellow cars or motorcycles laden with spare wheels and manned by efficiently deliberate young professionals with no allegiance or favour…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Where Do We Go From Here?
A great unknown awaits the young men, bound by a common entity of steel, flesh and passion rolled together. Do they contemplate the future, or are…
Anatomy of a Photo(s)
Watching the Jensie set a “new” record was somehow not-that-interesting and riveting at the same time. One guy going around the track for an hour;…
Guest Article: Reflections on Parenthood
If @steampunk can’t take much credit here I guess we can’t take any. We can take pleasure is seeing someone’s kid hauling ass on a…
Anatomy of a Photo: Bringing Back The Hour
Brad Wiggins is sitting at home, watching his team implode at a Tour de France he was not invited to. What’s on his mind? An…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Point And Shoot
“You ruined a heap of photos!” Not the words you want to hear when the photos in question are ones you didn’t shoot, but were…
Anatomy of a Photo: The Look 2003
If Lance won seven Tours then maybe Tyler Hamilton did win a Monument after all, or not. Finally Hamilton had a chance to measure up…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Screen-grab From A Golden Age
Even though in today’s mountain bike world the bikes are better, the clothing more appropriate, and there are more trails to ride, there’s no denying…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Life Is Beautiful
Guido went to extraordinary lengths to shield young Joshua from the horrors of the war. On the way to the camp, a bicycle race passed…
Anatomy of a Photo: Maximum Awesome
Freddy effortlessly demonstrates Rules #80 and #82, the Three-Point System, and the Goldilocks Principle while his mechanic calmly swaps a mortal’s wheel for one that…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Ferdi Brings The Truth
They don’t call it the race of truth for nothing, and Ferdi ain’t no liar. There’s no hiding when your specialist chrono machine is also…
Anatomy of a Photo: Rules Pioneer
As surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, if you ride a bicycle you can bet your ass against…
Anatomy of a Photo: After the Finish on Ventoux
This has to be one of the best photos of the 2013 Tour: Nairo Quintana at the finish on the Ventoux. Nairo gives very little…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Front Row Seat At The Gun Show
André had spent the last ten years working underground, yet he had only just turned 24. His face, skin hardened and cracked from a cocktail…
Anatomy of a Photo: Rule #47
André Leducq was a complete French Badass, with a capital B. He was third, below Merckx and Hinault for Tour de France stage wins. Nicolas…
Anatomy Of A Photo: The Gents Of Wevelgem
If you ever doubted for a minute that the hardmen of yore drafted the blueprint for The Rules, you need only look at these fine examples…
Anatomy of a Photo: Campagnolo Candy Van
Every night I pray to Merckx that in the morning when I wake up I’ll have a Campagnolo Free Candy Van with a Super Dome.…