Paul Sherwen
Paul Sherwen is generally seen as Phil Liggett’s counter-point, dutifully keeping the iconic duo’s race commentary on course, helping to convey to the English-speaking world…
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Guest Article: Stephen Roche; A Study in The V
It is with an especially acute understanding of pushing oneself to ones limits, having just completed my second assault on Haleakala, with which I select…
The Death of the Grand Tour
Suspense. It defines the thrill of watching a bike race. Johan Van Summeren, his deflated rear tire clanging over the last secteurs of cobblestones in…
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General
Lo Sceriffo
In May, Velominati wake up too early, brew espresso and open laptop computers to watch small streaming videos of the Giro d’Italia. We notice how…
The Experienced Mr. Hincapie
Experience is something that we can only develop over time. We take it to imply there is some associated wisdom, garnered principally through those experiences that contributed that wisdom through…
Look Pro, Part V: The Power of Hair
The power of hair is not to be underestimated. Especially when it comes to having it carefully disheveled, with little bits poking out of the vents of…
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Cogals
Ever-Prescent V: Ronde van “V”laanderen
There is something about Northern Europe in general and Flanders in particular that exudes The V; you feel it in the air the moment you set foot into the…
Defining Moments: Daylight Savings Time
Daylight Savings always represents a turning point for my cycling season. In Fall, it represents leaving my season’s goals behind as I find once again…
In Memoriam: Il Pirata, Broken-Hearted Saviour
There’s an air of Shakespearean tragedy to the death of Marco Pantani on Saint Valentine’s Day in 2004. Once the most famous cyclist in the…
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Folklore
The Unsung Hardmen: Herman Van Springel
Making a name for yourself in the pro ranks during the heyday of Merckx, De Vlaeminck, and Maertens would have been tougher than making a…
Anti-V Moment of the Year: Chaingate
It is a telling sign of the state of our sport that picking the Anit-V moment of the year was a more difficult task than…
Reverence: Sigma 1100
Simplicity. There is little in this world that I find more exciting than a complicated problem solved by a simple, elegant solution. Focusing on simplicity…
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Folklore
Riders who put the “V” in Diva: Federico Bahamontes
Cyclists can be a twitchy lot. Able to both endure and dish out pain for weeks on end in a grand tour takes considerable fortitude,…
Look Pro, Part II: Casually Deliberate
Looking Pro is a delicate art rife with paradox and enigma. Aesthetics in a sport as difficult as cycling is itself a contradiction; surely anything…
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Look Pro
The Athlete’s Superstition
The mind’s influence over the athlete is considerable; particularly in a sport as difficult as cycling. A strong mind can push its body well past…
Deference: Gianni’s Campagnolo Down Tube Shifter
It is dark now when I rise. It is dark when I return home from the office. Leaves crunch under the soles of my shoes…
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Look Pro
Transcending the Rules: Group Ride with T-Bone
The question has been raised a number of times and the answer has always been vague: do the pros set The Rules, do they Obey them,…
Look Pro, Part I: Three-Point System
Aesthetics have always played a major role in my quest to become a better athlete. On the surface, this may seem a ridiculously vain assertion,…
Guest Article: Spinacis
While we generally try to space out our guest pieces by a few weeks at least, we simply couldn’t resist the temptation to chuck this…
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Folklore
In Memoriam: Gleaming Metal Bits
I posted this picture as a joke in yesterday’s Anatomy of a Photo piece, but I find myself going back to it over and over, captivated by…