Guest Article: 1984 Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix is the biggest day of the year, as far as I’m concerned, because it is the proving ground of some of the greatest hardmen Cycling…
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Non-Grimpeur’s Revenge
It’s a little late to be writing about the road races in Rio…but gawd damn, they were both so good that I can’t help it.…
Of Mother or Limb: First Week Wrap-Up
As I sit here watching the Tour de France while resting comfortably in my armchair, I find myself ruminating on the risks of the modern professional Cyclist. Even…
Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de France 2016
A lot has happened in the last ten years of le Tour, and a lot of it stemmed from the race that took place in…
The Quick Zip Salute
Diego Ulissi did us all a service on stage 4 of the Giro. Not only did he win in the best way possible for a…
How To Watch Paris-Roubaix
In order of preference: Hang out with William and Alex of Pavé Cycling Classics. You will see the race at three different locations, all the…
This Spells Rain
For those of you with an interest in the subtle art of Paying Attention, you may have noticed a few things about my writing technique:…
Shit Gets Real
Can you feel that? That itchy, twitchy feeling… that’s anticipation, it’s expectation, it’s Belgian fucking racing fever! You know you’ve got it, and you can’t…
Anatomy of a Photos: This Is How It’s Done
Before we move on to the last Monument of the season, let’s reflect on what happened in Richmond. My deeply held fears of the American…
Guest Article: Cardiff-Roubaix
Somewhere in the 10 cm thick Velominati editorial handbook is an admonishment about running articles about rides. @RobSandy’s bit has the word Roubaix in its…
Reverence: The Ghosts of 2am
The Prophet had never been dropped by anyone in a race-threatening situation during his entire Grand-Tour career. But he was dropped on this, a relatively minor climb…
WWSD
When it comes to hardmen, there aren’t many tougher than this guy. That he manages to mix massive amounts of V with similarly massive amounts of…
The First Weak
Three days in, and it’s already been a brutal opening week of the Tour. I’ve never heard of the Tour neutralizing part of the stage…
Guest Article: Sharjah a Trois
The final installment of @ChrisO’s desert trilogy should have been published last month when Pros were getting sandblasted but it didn’t. Still, we can never…
Guest Article: Zen and Getting Your Ass Beat
This is the kind of guest article I love. It is also the first proper report of the 2014 Heck to reach the Velominati bunker.…
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Gent Six-Day
I have a huge capacity for watching bike racing on TV. I’ll watch hours of it even when nothing is really happening. I’m certainly not…
Vive Le Tour
Maybe it’s the narcissist in me or maybe I never really learned how to share properly, but I prefer my birthday over Christmas. My birthday…
Motoman
Before Tomac and Ned, before LeMond and Big Mig, there was Bob Hannah. For a young lad obsessed with motorcycles as well as bicycles, the…
Balance
I had always imagined that de Ronde van Vlaanderen must be hardest race in the world. The way I worked it out – having never…
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Let the Season Begin
Omloop het Nieuwsblad is fast approaching on March 1st, Strade Bianche goes off the next weekend; finally, ladies and gentlemen, we have a season. For…