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		<title>Youth</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/youth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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) it seemed normal to me to copy every aspect of their lives that I had visibility into. I copied my dad&#8217;s handwriting as I was learning to write just as I...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Support Your Local Framebuilder</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/support-your-local-framebuilder/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 05:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I won&#8217;t hold liking cats against you, but if you don&#8217;t like dogs, you&#8217;re dead to me. Some things aren&#8217;t left to opinions, like whether Star Wars is good or not. You&#8217;re free to be an outlier &#8211; and I loves me some outliers and I loves me a rebel &#8211; but in some cases,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Look Pro: Rollin&#8217; Dirty</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/accessories-and-gear/look-pro-rollin-dirty/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2016 00:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Look Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riding Ugly]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 dangerous, especially with something like the Tour de Trump running the show. So I&#8217;ve been working on my road safety by not riding on the road and riding my rollers instead. The...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Shifting Sands</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/shifting-sands/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 03:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Look Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tradition]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 end of the circuit. Sean Kelly had a brilliant sprint but could get over the climbs handily enough that he fancied his chance to finally win the rainbow bands. With...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Tangled Past</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-tangled-past/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 05:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For more than three decades, I&#8217;ve been obsessed with Cycling. Not just the business of being in love with riding and training, but with following Professional Cycling as well. When I was young, I pored over the photos in Winning and other magazines that made their way into my possession; their spines were cracked to pieces...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Vie Velominatus: The Joyride</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/la-vie-velominatus-the-joyride/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 balance of forces that almost magically hold the bike suspended upright. It is the closest we humans will ever come to feeling the miracle of flight; it is the closest...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ebb and Flow</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/ebb-and-flow/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 05:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 another day, I might have turned around and chased him down, like the first time I&#8217;d seen him riding locally. Not so much to bother him or to ride with...]]></description>
		
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		<title>On Rule #42: Running is Balls, Even for the Maillot Jaune</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/on-rule-42-running-is-balls-even-for-the-maillot-jaune/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 01:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FFS Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rantings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[[rule number =42/] Alright people, we heard you. Chris Froome ran. But he was going to lose the Tour de France. I&#8217;ve got news for you: Cyclocrossers run, too. So do convicts, burglars, children, footballers, and triathletes. And anyone who has ever seen a Grizzly Bear up close. And all of them ran because they...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Quitter</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-quitter/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 02:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cogals]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The truth is that I&#8217;d been thinking about quitting for the best part of forty-five minutes. Round and round I went on that track, every lap hurting a little bit more than the previous; every lap taking a little bit longer to complete, every lap that voice inside my head getting a little bit louder....]]></description>
		
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		<title>On Rule #93: The Throw Down</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/on-rule-93-the-throw-down/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 07:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Look Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 things can be, there would be exactly zero families on the planet with more than one child. This has nothing to do with how wonderful children are; it has to do with...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anatomy of a Photo: The Joy of the Ride</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/anatomy-of-a-photo-the-joy-of-the-ride/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 06:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking The Rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being the youngest in my family meant I spent a few long years staring at my older siblings&#8217; bikes, wishing for the opportunity to grow up too fast and get to the prescribed age of being allowed to ride a bike. When the time finally came, my brother took me to the trail behind the house and...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cut Like a Buffalo</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/etiquette/on-rule-9-cut-like-a-buffalo/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Rules]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Gladwell&#8217;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 the cultivation of raw talent into skill that distinguishes between success and failure. To train is to practice, and every hour we spend devoted to our craft is one spent...]]></description>
		
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		<title>You Can&#8217;t and You Don&#8217;t and You Won&#8217;t Stop</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/the-hardmen/you-cant-and-you-dont-and-you-wont-stop/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 02:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Hardmen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 journey and try not to be become overly fixated on any particular outcome. It is with some regret that I admit I didn&#8217;t invent this idea; there might be a few religions...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Test Drive Dummies</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/accessories-and-gear/test-drive-dummies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking The Rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cogals]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows it&#8217;s a great idea to change out pieces of equipment the day before a group ride, especially an honorary Ronde van Vlaanderen Cogal involving steep, cobblestone climbs. There is obviously also no need to test-ride the equipment after making said change. I remark at this point that it is rather unexpected to find an 11 speed...]]></description>
		
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		<title>On Motors and Bikes: The Next Ride</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/on-motors-and-bikes-the-next-ride/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 the same space my bicycle and I are occupying, a physical impossibility that Nature will resolve via a messy process involving my death. I don&#8217;t know very much about the vehicles...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Drive Side/Non-Drive Side</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/drive-sidenon-drive-side/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking The Rules]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have a hard time with labels, which is why I am terrible at remembering people&#8217;s names. I remember the person and the conversation, but I rarely remember their name; the person had meaning, the label did not. I also can&#8217;t tell my left from my right which similarly feel like labels for &#8220;this way&#8221; or...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dream Job</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/etiquette/dream-job/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Awesome Dutch Guys]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 act of preparation prepares us for the suffering that is to come, with the notable distinction that a Cyclist chooses this suffering with no tangible consequence while the warrior faces probably...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Motorhead</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/motorhead/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Motherfucker. I honestly don&#8217;t like swearing in an Article, much less using such a word to open an article, but seriously. Motherfucker. A motor discovered in an U23 rider&#8217;s bike at the Cyclocross World Championships has to be the lowest of the low that anyone can go. I&#8217;m so pissed off, I&#8217;m rhyming. Which itself makes me...]]></description>
		
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		<title>On Rule #74: Going Unplugged</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/on-rule-74-going-unplugged/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 Minnesota and it being December, it meant my bike was going nowhere near the road any time soon, so I kept the silver dollar-sized computer in my pocket wherever I went,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Graceful Touch of La Volupté</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/folklore/the-graceful-touch-of-la-volupte/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Folklore]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 training is a time for reflection and spending hours on the bike. Thoughts of hill repeats and intervals don&#8217;t creep into even the dampest corners of my mind as I...]]></description>
		
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		<title>À Bloc</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/the-hardmen/a-bloc/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hardmen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The V surrounds us, it penetrates and binds us together. Through disciplined practice we are able to draw from it to push harder and go farther on the bike; what we do on the bike then informs how we face our lives. The masters, such as the Prophet Merckx and the Apostle de Vlaeminck, could channel...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Solidarité</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/la-solidarite/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 20:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We will always have strength, we will always have Paris, and we will always have the Tour de France racing to the finish on the Champs Élysée in July. Our thoughts are with the victims and people of Paris. Vive la France.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anticipation Shift</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/anticipation-shift/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn’t it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft… As for me, give me a fixed gear! &#8211; Henri Desgrange Whenever I encounter a challenging thought or idea, I recoil...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Progressively Retro</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/progressively-retro/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Innovation is a beast that lurches in leaps and bounds, fueled by its own momentum and restrained by its own progress. It lays dormant for ages before springing to life and briefly disrupting the world around it. And, just as suddenly as it appeared, it ambles back to its cave to slumber once again. Until 1984, eyewear...]]></description>
		
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		<title>V Point V Magnitude Awesome</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/v-point-v-magnitude-awesome/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 23:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking The Rules]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Irreverence]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[People, please grab hold of your butts: we are experiencing a V.V magnitude Awesome Quake, and it is sporting a totally rad lid. Further instructions will be provided. Have a pleasant day.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wet and Wild</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/wet-and-wild/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2015 22:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have been spoiled rotten this summer as I alluded to last week and was evidenced through the flatness of the tires on my Nine Bike. I rode more this summer than I have in recent memory and I rode in the rain exactly one time; @snowgeek wondered if it might rain and I scoffed at the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>In Memoriam: The Funny Bike</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/in-memoriam-the-funny-bike-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summer, it appears, has been snatched abruptly from Seattle&#8217;s grasp, like a squeak toy from a puppy&#8217;s mouth. A week ago, we were setting record temperatures which were sadly playing their role in producing the worst wildfire season the state has ever seen. On the plus side, I haven&#8217;t ridden my Nine Bike in so long both its...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Liberty of Suffering</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/mountain-biking/the-liberty-of-suffering/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 04:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclotourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The bicycle has always been a symbol of Freedom. Not just for us as children, extending the boundaries of our stomping grounds by an order of magnitude, but for humans from a societal standpoint. From the first days of its invention, we have sought out its limits, delighting in the process of finding the upper boundary...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The First Weak</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/the-first-weak/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 03:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three days in, and it&#8217;s already been a brutal opening week of the Tour. I&#8217;ve never heard of the Tour neutralizing part of the stage unless a Schleck was involved, but I was relieved to understand that the reason for the neutralization had more to do with how many doctors were available for the second...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Defining Moments: Dust Caps</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/defining-moments-dust-caps/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 03:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I genuinely miss the eighties. Funny Bikes, which I say without thinking this though. Then again, time trial bikes today are basically road bikes with a position for  tuned for &#8220;more speed&#8221;. In other words, switching to your TT bike today is like switching from your road bike to a slightly less comfortable road bike, with your...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Vie Velominatus: The Holy Land</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/etiquette/la-vie-velominatus-the-holy-land/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 03:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[No pavé is smooth, and to ride them well the rider must enter them à bloc and keep pushing until one of two things happen: the secteur ends or the lights go out. The thing about cobbles is that each stone beats back the wheels like a boxer punching a speed bag, robbing the unit of speed with every stone...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Curse of Hell</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/the-curse-of-hell/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keepers Tour]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Northern Europe is supposed to have crap weather in the Spring. By crap, of course, I mean wet. I call bullshit on that, because the last time I saw rain fall in Hell, it was 2002. In 2002, Outdoor Life Network aired an hour-long broadcast on the history of Paris-Roubaix before airing full live coverage of...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Torch Song</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-torch-song/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Awesome Belgian Guys]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Live music is better than recorded music. It&#8217;s a given. Having that connection, where you&#8217;re sharing the same space as the artist is a unique experience that can&#8217;t be replicated on a plastic disc. To receive the gift from the giver personally is a moment of intimacy not possible if it arrives in a package in the mail....]]></description>
		
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		<title>On Rule #12: The Luxury of Passion</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/on-rule-12-the-luxury-of-passion/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclotourism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rule #12 is a luxury of passion; the #1 for good weather and epic rides or races, the Nine Bike for bad weather, the Graveur (which is neither a cross bike nor a road bike), a &#8216;Cross bike, a mountain bike, a townie, a track bike, a time trial bike. Add in steel, carbon, titanium &#8211;...]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Soon Is Now?</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/how-soon-is-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Waiting has never been my strong point. I&#8217;m anxious, but don&#8217;t really suffer from anxiety. Good things come to those who wait isn&#8217;t at the top of my list of proverbs to live by. Do What Thou Wilt always has been, though; kind of a Just Do It for early 20th century Satanists, and me....]]></description>
		
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		<title>On the Road Again: Keepers Tour 2015</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/on-the-road-again-keepers-tour-2015/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We want to look like Pros, sure, but what we&#8217;re really after is feeling Pro. All the aesthetics are just a tool we use to fuel the fickle internal combustion engine of Morale. In the end, there is little that will make you feel Pro more than clattering along a stretch of cobbles in a small group;...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Hero and the Villain</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/the-hero-and-the-villain/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not saying I&#8217;m Batman; if I was Batman it would be a foolish thing to admit to and if I wasn&#8217;t Batman it would be a foolish thing to claim to be. What is true, however, is that Batman is pretty cool and it would probably be pretty cool to be a cool dude like Batman. It bears mentioning,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Find What You Love And Let It Kill You</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/find-what-you-love-and-let-it-kill-you/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My dear, Find what you love and let it kill you. Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness. Let it kill you and let it devour your remains. For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it&#8217;s much better...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Truth and Fiction</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/truth-and-fiction/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is nothing more disappointing than discovering the truth behind a myth or spotting the mortal behind a legend. This is why I make a point never to do any research or in any other way attempt to validate my assumptions when evaluating a situation; mystery that feels like a fact and sounds like a fact is better than an actual fact. Truth, like sex,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>(Re)Discovery</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/rediscovery/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keepers Tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=30487</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve lost a lot of things that were, at some point or another, dear to me. At times, I&#8217;ve even cast them away deliberately, either because of a nurtured indifference or an irrational or impulsive dislike. Regret is an easy emotion to find in reflection, it lays right at the surface and provides us with a quick...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Where Have You Been All My Life?</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/where-have-you-been-all-my-life/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 18:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bikes]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=31236</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Life is full of surprises. Some you don&#8217;t want, like a funnel web in a shoe, while others are completely unexpected but more than welcome, even if you are then left with figuring out the hows, whys and HOW?s of the serendipitous conundrum now presented to you. This is how I now feel, after fate...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Goalden Fleece</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-goalden-fleece/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keepers Tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=31168</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Happy living in our stressful lives is all about organization. For instance, I like to sort the tasks first by priority and then group tasks of equal priority into buckets of minor priorities. Software developers creatively call this approach to organization a &#8220;bucket sort&#8221;. This helps break down what appears to be an insurmountable mess of work...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Cleansing</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-cleanse/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=30817</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[After a night of sinning, the body must be cleansed. -The Prophet, Eddy Merckx After a week away in Atlanta for business, I feel thick and heavy. These trips away are killers; the shift in time zones means the already-too long work day is extended by a further three hours. I try my best to watch my...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Freedom</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/freedom/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from the V-Bunker]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=30710</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Choice, or the perception of it, is one of the most powerful forces on Earth. The great secret lies in the locus of control, which suggests that if given the perception of a choice we will be more willing to endure hardship or suffering. We&#8217;ll suffer even for the promise of a future intangible reward so long as we feel...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reassessment</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/mountain-biking/reassessment/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Biking]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=30020</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Maybe it&#8217;s the milestone of aging that I recently reached. It could be an awareness of the unique foibles of this sport/activity/pastime that I practice. Possibly, I just woke up one day and realised that this is a weird thing for a middle-aged man to be doing. The time for reassessment hit me, involuntarily and...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Curse of Four Millimeters</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/the-curse-of-four-millimeters/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tradition]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=29957</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how a guy who shows off the better part of a half meter of seat post comes to the conclusion that his saddle is too low, but that precise thought occupies an enormous amount of time. Ever closer looms the minimum insertion point on my seat pin, yet I am irrevocably bound to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fire and the Moth</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-fire-and-the-moth/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 22:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=29809</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In my journey through life, I&#8217;ve been struck by the near universal existence of the competitive spirit amongst people. Even people who claim not to be competitive in nature are seemingly competitive about how uncompetitive they are. I&#8217;m more uncompetitive than you. We find it everywhere, between old friends and perfect strangers alike; during official tournaments or...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anatomy Of A Photo: Point And Shoot</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/anatomy-of-a-photo-point-and-shoot/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2014 20:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Anatomy of a Photo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Awesome American Guys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Folklore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hardmen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tradition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unforgettable Rides]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=29935</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You ruined a heap of photos!&#8221; Not the words you want to hear when the photos in question are ones you didn&#8217;t shoot, but were in. &#8220;How?&#8221; &#8220;You&#8217;re too low, too compressed.&#8221; At least he didn&#8217;t say I was ugly. &#8220;And you&#8217;re ugly.&#8221; When you work with professional photographers, you pick up a few tricks...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Getting Dropped</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/getting-dropped/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 21:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riding Ugly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rides]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=29834</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I can can feel his cold breath on my back, like a shadow drifting through an alleyway. He&#8217;s not yet upon me, but the Man with the Hammer is lurking nearby. I&#8217;m not even sure he has the intention to strike; he&#8217;s just staying close, cruelly reminding me that my fate is in his hands....]]></description>
		
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		<title>Something Beautiful</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/something-beautiful/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 13:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evanescent Riders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tradition]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=28670</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Despite the proclivity towards being all-knowing that comes as a consequence of my being Dutch, the most beautiful things in life are discoveries that come as a result of not knowing. We are quick to answer but slow to think; the easy solution lies at our fingertips while the true mystery lurks just beyond, ready to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Rules Goes on the Road-NYC</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/the-rules-cat/the-rules-goes-on-the-road-nyc/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gianni]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 17:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cogal Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Look Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Works]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=29769</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Here are a few lessons learned while in New York City. I&#8217;m sure leaving a bar at one o&#8217;clock in the morning is not how the serious riders prepare for a ride with a 9 o&#8217;clock morning roll-out. I am sure. Conversational pace for a group ride means different things to different people. Eddy could...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Speed</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/speed/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Vie Velominatus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Look Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rides]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=29138</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t anywhere near old enough to hold a driver&#8217;s license but my dad had already bought me a motorcycle. It was a late seventies BMW R100 RS, dark blue. I loved that bike; I polished it fortnightly even though it never left the garage. I spent hours sitting on it, twisting the throttle and...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Raining in My Heart</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/raining-in-my-heart/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgian Affirmations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyclotourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Hardmen]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=28955</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Not one to subscribe to the slew of text speak or acronyms that permeate the modern vernacular (well, not too much, I guess YJA is one used fairly regularly), I am harbouring a severe case of FOMO right now. And the catalyst for this? The lack of a KT14. Shit, I did it again. WTF?...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Thin Black Line</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/reverence/the-thin-black-line/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Awesome Belgian Guys]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=28884</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Every time we get on our bikes, we are playing a game of Russian Roulette. We take care to maintain our machines, to make sure they are in perfect running order, we look after our bodies to maximise our performance, and we, hopefully, abide by the rules of the road to keep ourselves safe from...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Les Choix</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/les-choix/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Folklore]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=28626</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never been able to decide if choices are a gift or a curse; a lack of choices introduces simplicity but also with it the risk that the simple choices do not meet the demands of a complex world. An abundance of similar choices, on the other hand, often reduces the impact of getting things...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 2013 V-Moment of the Year</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-2013-v-moment-of-the-year/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 20:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[2013 was The Year of the Anti-V. In every other year, the Velominati Cogclave to decide the V and The Anit-V awards is full of curses and thrown pint glasses, usually in defense of each of our chosen V-Moments. 2013 saw the same scene, except this time it was for us having too many competing...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Legend of @Dan_R and Café Roubaix</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/the-legend-of-dan_r-and-cafe-roubaix/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Awesome Canadian Guys]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=28246</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Although he was already an active community member, I began my friendship with Dan Richter in early 2012 after he reached out to me regarding some wheels he wanted us to take along on Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012. At the time, he was an amateur wheel builder making some money on the side selling...]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Café To Roubaix</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/the-rules-cat/from-cafe-to-roubaix/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=28225</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Assuming you ride somewhere outside the borders of Antarctica, you have likely already heard about the injustice being imposed on our friend and fellow Velominatus, Dan Richter who goes around these parts as @Dan_R. I&#8217;ve been riding Dan&#8217;s wheels for a bit over a year, and they are the best I&#8217;ve ever had. After hearing...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Elements</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/the-elements/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Water is an asshole, at least when it comes to bicycles. So is wind, now that I think of it; I don&#8217;t love it, unless its at my back, but that rarely seems to happen even on out-and-back routes. Fire&#8217;s not winning any prizes either, unless you&#8217;re talking about the hunk-a-hunka burnin&#8217; V. Even le soleil...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Asthmatics</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/folklore/asthmatics/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having asthma is kind of like winning the lottery, except it happens to more people and instead of money you win a chronic difficulty in breathing. I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;m proud to be an asthmatic, but it&#8217;s not information I&#8217;m ashamed to share. In doing so, I often discover others who are similarly afflicted, and upon...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mustache Monster Mash</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/mustache-monster-mash/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My first bicycle opened a new world to me, one where range was measured by will and pedal revolutions, not steps; the only objective was seeing how far out I could push my range. First, to the border of our community, then to the nearest gas station, and on it went. It was a big...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Through the Eyes of a Canine</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/through-the-eyes-of-a-canine/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I envy my dog. There is nothing in her life that can not be immediately obtained that she bothers herself with; she is a perfect example of the happiness to be found through living in the moment, unclouded by dreams or goals. This is the embodiment of one aspect of what I seek from Cycling:...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Constant Companion</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/the-constant-companion/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 23:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Export]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=24720</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A friend recently asked my advice for how to prepare for the longest ride he&#8217;d ever done. My approach is somewhat unorthodox when it comes to this sort of thing; I like to train to ride a lot farther than the event itself, and whenever possible, throw in a handful of sessions with my old...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Motorcus and the Hour Record</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/motorcus-and-the-hour-record/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gianni]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is nothing going on right now, oh right, except the Tour of Poland. Can we talk? I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s just Frank and myself who are obsessed with the Hour Record. It is Hard Man cycling distilled into its purest form, the ultimate race of truth. During the first week of Tour de France madness...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Defining Moments: Resistance is V-tile</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/defining-moments-resistance-is-v-tile/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are many paths to learning lessons, many of which have their merits. Reading a book, for instance, is a popular way of learning something. Or having a teacher or mentor describe to you why things are the way they are or aren&#8217;t the way they aren&#8217;t. Then there is my favorite method, that of...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Elasticity of Time: The Hour</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/the-elasticity-of-time-the-hour/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Theory of Special Relativity states that time for a moving object passes more quickly than for a stationary object. Einstein, in deriving this theory, demonstrated great insight and creative power for which he is considered perhaps the greatest mind in human history. If he had owned a set of rollers, however, he&#8217;d be considered a...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Saved By The Bike</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/saved-by-the-bike/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Addiction is typically defined as a bad thing. Addiction to drugs, to alcohol, sex or even work is usually portrayed as a condition to be battled, to overcome. The same sources may recommend a strict regime of regular exercise and healthy living as the perfect antidote to the bad addictions that befall an overwhelming majority of...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Fleur de V</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/la-fleur-de-v/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have the kind of poor judgement that allows us to have a puppy. She&#8217;s half pit, half something, and half something else and boasts a lilliputian-sized head. As her Life Coach, I&#8217;ve instructed her to focus on growing her head because, as her Uncle Gianni says, no one gets anywhere in this world with a tiny head....]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Vie Velominatus: The Sound of Silence</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/la-vie-velominatus-the-sound-of-silence/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In most situations, silence is an ominous thing that signals impending doom. Having never been in any danger myself, I base this largely on my experience watching box-office movies. As a general rule, I use Hollywood as the principal source of information on all subjects as they relate to doom and politics, principally because I&#8217;m loath to do any...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dirty Romantics</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/dirty-romantics/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re into day three of the Six Days of the Giro series, and it&#8217;s time to hit the dirt. If ever a Keepers Tour goes to Italy, then we&#8217;re doing this climb. No doubt. Climbing on gravel up a real mountain, what&#8217;s not to love? In fact, you could probably do an entire Italian Gravé...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Defining Moments: Hood Position</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/etiquette/defining-moments-hood-position/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If I spent half a summer riding with one hand on the tops and one on the hoods, I spent the other half riding with each hand deliberately gripping the hoods differently. As any young Cyclist growing up in the United States in the late 80s, I had a major thing for Greg LeMond. I imagined Greg...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Vie Velominatus: A Rule #25 Reasoned Decision</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/la-vie-velominatus-a-rule-25-reasoned-decision/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was no clear indication that Rick&#8217;s car had actually come to a complete stop. It wasn&#8217;t that the car hadn&#8217;t stopped its forward trajectory &#8211; it had &#8211; it was just that the car hadn&#8217;t actually stopped moving. Long after the vehicle had come to rest in what could only be considered a legitimate...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anatomy of a Photo: Campagnolo Candy Van</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/anatomy-of-a-photo-campagnolo-candy-van/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every night I pray to Merckx that in the morning when I wake up I&#8217;ll have a Campagnolo Free Candy Van with a Super Dome. And every morning, its a fresh disappointment that it didn&#8217;t come true. This photo also serves as further evidence that Cool peaked some time around the summer of 1977.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Training: The Fourth Bridge</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/training-the-fourth-bridge/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before the New Year, it was my ride up Haleakala. At present, it&#8217;s Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2013. Before Haleakala, it was one of the various Cyclocross races and before that the Zoo Hill Time Trial. The targets change, but throughout my life as a Velominatus, there always seems to be a goal looming over...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Phoenix</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/the-pheonix/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a dyed-in-the-wool Northerner, my time living in the South was a mixed bag. Southerners think differently, speak differently, eat differently, and prioritize life differently than do Yankees. In many ways, I became a better person during my time in the South, learning to relax a little bit and stop chasing my tail over everything all...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Insight on Rule #34</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/insight-on-rule-34/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gianni]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rule #34-Mountain bike shoes have their place-on a mountain bike. During our very recent Cogal I gained some on-the-road insight on Rule #34. We were on a part of the route I have never ridden on a bike and had no memory of. The pavement was pavé, Maui-style. Somewhere deep down below the surface of the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Frank vs. The Volcano: Part Trois</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/frank-vs-the-volcano-part-trois/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At some point, I reckon the idea may dawn on me that I&#8217;m not a climber. Eighty kilos and standing something just shy of two meters, I&#8217;m not clear on why climbing is what speaks to me most about Cycling; I&#8217;m certainly not built like a grimpeur. But there is no question about it; I...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Solitude</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/solitude/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The task spreads out before me like molasses poured onto a tabletop, indulging in its viscous immensity. Its growing breadth makes it a kind of enigma, the sort distinguished by an elusive end and therefor an intangible beginning. It occurs to me, at this moment, that the difference between those who achieve and those who stagnate is not measured by...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Thin Boundary Between Casual and Deliberate</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/the-thin-boundary-between-casual-and-deliberate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cycling and crashing are the kinds of things that come together whenever you liberally combine Newtonian Physics, skill, and overconfidence. In other words, I&#8217;ve been falling off my bike for nearly as long as I&#8217;ve been climbing on it. One of the more memorable crashes of my youth involved the commute home from my high school...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Ruota</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technology/la-ruota/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Its hard to say precisely where the line lays, but I&#8217;m certain I&#8217;m well on the wrong side of it. I never notice lines as I pass over them but I can usually tell after I have because it feels suddenly liberating to leave reason, sensibility, and convention behind. I find them very restrictive &#8211;...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Defining Moments: My First Kit</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/defining-moments-my-first-kit/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As children, none of us were given an allowance. Instead, we were taught from a young age that if we wanted to buy something, we had to earn the money in order to do so. To facilitate the model, and possibly to avoid child-labor law infringement, we were paid to do chores around the house...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Velominati: Terrahist</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/velominati-terrahist/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 02:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PayPal has decided to classify Velominati as a &#8220;Terrorist Organization&#8221; because we accepted contributions last week from community members to support the fight against cancer &#8211; without being an accredited non-profit organization. So much for trying to do the &#8220;right thing&#8221;. While I&#8217;m sure they have their internal processes and reasons for this action given the current...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Vie Velominatus: Optimism</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/la-vie-velominatus-optimism/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=20329</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[If I were a pessimist, or a realist for that matter, I wonder if I might have started any of the various activities which have brought me the most pleasure and satisfaction. Though I have Cycling in my mind when I make that statement, this principle expands beyond the vast and il-defined borders of La...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Bicyclette, Part II: Scars</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/la-biciclette-part-ii-scars/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories and Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Folklore]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=20196</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[We meticulously care for our bicycle, stopping only just short of pampering it. Through ages spend coveting, building, and riding it, we become attached to it and its beautiful finishing details &#8211; the luster of the frame&#8217;s finish, the angle and sweep of the bars, the gleaming white tape, the tires, the wheels &#8211; all...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Into The Tunnel</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/technique/into-the-tunnel/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=20225</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[It requires a combination of factors to intersect. You need to have already spent loads of time on a bicycle. Enough so that you have an inherent sense of this odd thing with two wheels; you can make it go quickly or slowly, you can steer it around a corner with ease, you know how the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Peter Van Petegem: A Lesson in Rule #9</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/peter-van-petegem-a-lesson-in-rule-9/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gianni]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rule #9&#8211;Fair-weather riding is a luxury reserved for Sunday afternoons and wide boulevards. Those who ride in foul weather &#8211; be it cold, wet, or inordinately hot &#8211; are members of a special club of riders who, on the morning of a big ride, pull back the curtain to check the weather and, upon seeing...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Twistin Banged and Felled. And Got Back Up.</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/twistin-banged-and-felled-and-got-back-up/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Look Pro]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a byproduct of brakes being strictly for ornamental purposes, cyclists are often forced to find alternative means of stopping their bikes. As a matter of both convenience and effectiveness, the tarmac and other objects of greater mass than the sum of cyclist and bicycle are often employed for this purpose. Collectively, we refer to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>La Vie Velominatus: Addiction</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/la-vie-velominatus-addiction/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I feel it in my bones. I feel it in my breathing. I fixate on how much I feel it in my legs to the point where I find myself in a meeting, rubbing them to gauge how soft they&#8217;ve gotten. (Must learn to stop doing that in public as it can&#8217;t possibly improve my...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 3: Awesome, Kinda Weird, Awesome Again, and Solemn</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/tradition/keepers-tour-update-part-3-awesome-kinda-weird-awesome-again-and-solemn/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=15526</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became immediately obvious; how do you take the myriad impressions, experiences, and perspectives and put them down in a meaningful way &#8211; let alone in a way that can somehow be digested. Surely, to document even...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 2: The Lion Rides Today</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/general/keepers-tour-part-2-the-lion-rides-today/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=15479</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became immediately obvious; how do you take the myriad impressions, experiences, and perspectives and put them down in a meaningful way &#8211; let alone in a way that can somehow be digested. Surely, to document even...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part I: Roubaix &#038; RVV</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/cyclotourism/keepers-tour-2012-update-part-i-roubaix-rvv/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/?p=15369</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became immediately obvious; how do you take the myriad impressions, experiences, and perspectives and put them down in a meaningful way &#8211; let alone in a way that can somehow be digested. Surely, to document even...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guest Article: The Most Beautiful Race in the World</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/guest-article-the-most-beautiful-race-in-the-world/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[il ciclista medio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finally we can speak to this Paris-Roubaix mythology. The Keepers Tour group rode twenty-one sectors at something much slower than race speed. After the first sector we regrouped and we were all stunned by how bad it was. Twenty more sectors of that? That was horrendously tough. The first sectors are the easy ones. The...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 2011 Anti-V Moment of the Year: Paris Roubaix</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/the-2011-anit-v-moment-of-the-year-paris-roubaix/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=11722</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[While the The V Moment of the Year is the moment during the season when the sport demonstrated the most pure example of spirit of The V, the Anti-V Moment of the Year similarly acknowledges the moment in which all those things that make The V great were ignored. This is more than just cheating or climbing into the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 2011 V Moment of the Year: Paris Roubaix</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/the-2011-v-moment-of-the-year-paris-roubaix/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The V Moment of the Year isn&#8217;t an award so much as acknowledgment of the moment during the season when the sport demonstrated the most pure example of spirit of The V. This is more than pushing hard en route to glory; the V Moment is the one point in time at which, despite a...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guest Article: Me, My Bike, and Irene</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/guest-article/guest-article-me-my-bike-and-irene/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[King Clydesdale]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week Velominati is publishing a selection of guest contributions. It shouldn&#8217;t be fun but it is, until it&#8217;s not. I&#8217;m talking Rule #9 here and @King Clydesdale brings us a perfect example of why a Rule should be a Rule and why the proof is in the riding. Yours in Cycling, Gianni &#8212; Sometimes...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Darkness</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/darkness/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Seattle was dark for 15 hours 34 minutes and 37 seconds. Let us not count how much it was light&#8211; it is of no use to us. I rode to work in the black, and in the black I rode home. The darkness is good to me. It shields my filthy chain from those...]]></description>
		
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		<title>On Rule #5: Not Minding That It Hurts</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/defining-moments/la-vie-velominatus-not-minding-that-it-hurts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my favorite scene from Lawrence of Arabia, T.E. Lawrence, after lighting a colleague&#8217;s cigarette, allows the match to burn down to his fingertips before snuffing it out. Having witnessed the stunt, the dim-witted associate attempts it himself, only to blow out the match before it gets anywhere close to burning down. &#8220;That damn well hurts!&#8221;, he states,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Friday Night Lights</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/friday-night-lights/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Took my 2-yr-old son to the last of the Marymoor Velodrome summer series races tonight. He rode his tricycle up to watch from the top of high-bank turn and sat there, transfixed. It was a perfect late summer evening&#8211; dry and warm, with a lingering sunset. The Cat 1&#38;2 races were fast and precise, and...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Who&#8217;s your Poppy?</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/whos-your-poppy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;d think that with such an historical event taking place in France overnight that the Australian newspapers would be a sea of yellow and &#8216;we are the champions&#8217; headlines this morning. Yet what I saw staring back at me when I visited one of the most respected newspaper websites (ie not a Murdoch tome) was a...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Here Stands a Man: Johan Van Summeren</title>
		<link>https://www.velominati.com/racing/here-stands-a-man-johan-van-summeren/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frank]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defining Moments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here stands a man. A quiet man. A hard working man. A Belgian man. A man from a life of grit, cold, and rain. Here stands a man who has chosen a life of hard work and sacrifice; a hard life even within the context of Cycling. A man who spends long hours in the wind...]]></description>
		
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