Style and Fashion
The difference between Style and Fashion is that Fashion changes, but style is something that persists through the ages. You can’t buy it, and you…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Guest Article- Evanescent Riders: Nick Nuyens
Winning the Ronde, even once, should get a person some long term credits, at least free drinks in every Belgian bar. Yeah, you won Flanders,…
La Vie Velominatus: Gun Envy
Three things define a Cyclist: their ability to crush fools, their ability to Look Fantastic, and the Magnificence of their Guns. If you are lacking in one,…
The Hero and the Villain
I’m not saying I’m Batman; if I was Batman it would be a foolish thing to admit to and if I wasn’t Batman it would be a foolish…
Something Beautiful
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…
Evanescent Riders of the 90s: Laurent Dufaux
The Skype conversation went like this: Brett: “Remember Laurent Dufaux?” Frank: “How can I forget? Twat.” Brett: “What was that fucker on? Always hanging on…
Phobias
I’m not too proud to admit to having multiple phobias against various things. That’s phobia multiplicity. Having a phobia against something is very simliar to…
Riding Ugly: Fernando Escartin
Sometimes, getting the job done means doing it by any means necessary. Football coaches, who have just seen their team scrape out a win by…
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2012 Anti-V Moment of the Year: Bullies are really just pussies
As referenced in the 2012 V-Moment of the year article and ensuing discussion, it was a most Vawesome year for cycling. It’s been hypothesized here…
Guest Article: Evanescent Riders of the 1890s: The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps
Joshua – of Beer in the Bidon fame – returns from the depths of doing something scholarly in Montana. I hadn’t realized that Montana even…
Strack to Lead New V-Studies Initiative at McMaster University
La Vie Velominatus is set to become the subject of intense scholarly analysis next week, as Frank Strack will receive an honorary PhV from McMaster…
Evanescent Riders: L.E. ‘Juan’ Gunderson
The name Laurence Ernest Gunderson is not one that the general public know too well, at least before the events of the past week. The…
Evanescent Riders Of The 90s: Bjarne Riis
I know what you’re thinking. How can one label Bjarne Riis an Evanescent Rider? He was a champion, he won the Tour, and went on…
Evanescent Riders of the 90s: Ãlvaro Mejia
As Le Tour approaches rapidly, memories of Tours past come to the fore, and riders who may have gone unnoticed for the remainder of the…
Anatomy of a Photo: Evanescent Riders of the 90s
I can’t decide if Tony Rominger was an Evanescent Rider or not. After all, his wins range from 1988 all the way to 1996, which…
Six Days Of The Worlds – Evanescent Riders of the 90s: Oscar Camenzind
The Swiss surely are making a name for themselves in the Worlds, especially these days with Spartacus taking his fourth TT title. Of course we’re…
Evanescent riders of the 90s: Pascal Lino
Festina. The name alone instantly conjurs up the spectre of doping, and in particular the 1998 Tour de France, when soigneur Willy Voet was caught…
Doping: The Acceptability of a Method
Performance-enhancing methods. This is a term we hear so often in cycling; it refers to the practice of using products or processes that elevate your…
Evanescent riders of the 90s: Franco Vona
One of the most enduring images in my mind of the Tour in the early 90s is of the monumental Stage 13 of the 1992…
Evanescent riders of the 90s: Piotr Ugrumov
To describe Piotr Ugrumov's professional career as fleeting may be a tad on the unfair side. While he enjoyed a good deal of success in…