Youth
I’ve never been afraid of imitating my heroes, they always seemed like the best examples available and as a student of life (as every child is)…
Velominati Super Prestige
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I won’t hold liking cats against you, but if you don’t like dogs, you’re dead to me. Some things aren’t left to opinions, like whether…
Look Pro: Rollin’ Dirty
When it comes to training, no one loves riding outside and loathes riding inside more than I do. On the other hand, riding outside is…
Shifting Sands
One of my favorite stories in Cycling is of the 1989 World Championships. It was a very lumpy parcours, with a particularly tough climb near…
The Tangled Past
For more than three decades, I’ve been obsessed with Cycling. Not just the business of being in love with riding and training, but with following Professional…
La Vie Velominatus: The Joyride
There are very few experiences as incredible as riding a bike; the wind in your face, the sensation of generating speed under your own power, the…
Ebb and Flow
As Tyler Farrar rode by in the other direction, we gave each other a subtle wave; not the wave between friends, but between brothers of the road. On…
On Rule #42: Running is Balls, Even for the Maillot Jaune
Alright people, we heard you. Chris Froome ran. But he was going to lose the Tour de France. I’ve got news for you: Cyclocrossers run,…
The Quitter
The truth is that I’d been thinking about quitting for the best part of forty-five minutes. Round and round I went on that track, every…
On Rule #93: The Throw Down
The human mind is designed to forget how much things suck. That is a fact. If women had the capacity to retain meaningful data on how horrible…
Anatomy of a Photo: The Joy of the Ride
Being the youngest in my family meant I spent a few long years staring at my older siblings’ bikes, wishing for the opportunity to grow up…
Cut Like a Buffalo
Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule suggests that mastering a skill comes down to an incredible amount of practice; however talented you might be, it is…
You Can’t and You Don’t and You Won’t Stop
Failure and success are destinations not often visible to the traveller. This is why it is nice to focus instead on the beauty of the…
Test Drive Dummies
Everyone knows it’s a great idea to change out pieces of equipment the day before a group ride, especially an honorary Ronde van Vlaanderen Cogal…
On Motors and Bikes: The Next Ride
Every time I go riding, I know I subject myself to masses of cars and motorcycles, each of which has the potential to momentarily occupy…
Drive Side/Non-Drive Side
I have a hard time with labels, which is why I am terrible at remembering people’s names. I remember the person and the conversation, but…
Dream Job
I love working on my bikes. I feel closer to them, like a samurai sharpening their blade or a soldier cleaning their pistol; this simple…
Motorhead
Motherfucker. I honestly don’t like swearing in an Article, much less using such a word to open an article, but seriously. Motherfucker. A motor discovered in an…
On Rule #74: Going Unplugged
I think the most exciting Christmas present I ever received as a child was an Avocet 30 in what must have been 1989. Being in…
The Graceful Touch of La Volupté
I get to certain parts of my training when I begin to crave his blows, especially in winter. Winter is the time of year when…