Reverence: Chamois Cream
Chamois cream, does anyone use it? I do and why.
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General
Domestique of the Week: Jose-Luis Arrieta
Yesterday, Cyclops posted a link to a story about the abandonment from the Vuelta and subsequent retirement from cycling of Jose-Luis Arrieta. Nice work Cyclops.…
Monikers of the Giants
It only takes the most cursory glance through the Lexicon to realize that we have a special love for nicknames here at Velominati. I’m not…
Laurent Fignon: 1960 – 2010
Laurent Fignon passed away today at the age of 50, after suffering from cancer for several years. Fignon was an amazing rider, and a true…
Guest Article: Where did all the Time Go?
There has been a lot of talk lately about shoes: the While Ladies, the Yellow Princesses, and the safety and reliability of Spinal Tap Black.…
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Folklore
Old School
We, as cyclists, as Velominati, may share a common passion, yet invariably have our roots planted in differing turf. Some may be late bloomers, coming…
The Cycling Aesthete
There are those who are challenged to find the value of aesthetics in a sport which requires eating 11T cogs buttered with chain oil for…
We Are Not Animals
Of all people, a Velominatus knows that our sport is a civilized one; it is steeped in tradition and etiquette and rife with unwritten rules. High…
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Routes
Professionals: Rule 5 and No Room For Protests
First and foremost, as a cyclist and a devoted fan of this sport – a Velominatus, no less, – I express my deepest sympathies to…
Le Mecanicien
Each of us remembers how they became a Velominatus. For me, it was at Grimpeur Wielersport, in Zevenaar, The Netherlands. Its the perfect place: a…
Anatomy of a photo: Sean Kelly 1988
This photographer knew the picture that people would remember and that would shine a light into Sean Kelly’s character wasn’t of his face; the story…
Chapeau, Slipstream Sports
I for one, would love to have a clean sport, but simply don’t think it’s possible to get there. That said, it can certainly be…
A Cyclists Companion: Fear of Crashing
I thought I was the only one. It was a truth I admitted to myself only in the darkest hours of the night, when you…
Italian Thoroughbred, Hand Built with Care in China
While walking about town, one of my favorite things to do is to puruse the commuter bikes locked up outside stores and study some of…
The Bar Shape Paradox
I almost look forward to riding in bad weather because it means I have a perfect excuse to climb aboard my old Bianchi XL EV2,…
The Salute
Winning salutes are brought up from time to time here on Velominati. Of all the images and memories we have of cycling’s greatest athletes, many are…
Race Radio
Anyone who watched Flanders and Paris-Roubaix can agree that the strongest and most deserving rider won both events; Fabian Cancellara dominated both races and did…
The Hour Record 2010
How long a distance can you ride in exactly an hour? That is a question many famous riders, over the years, have tried to answer precisely. Merckx, Boardman and now Spartacus?
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Folklore
Flahute: The Hardest of the Hardmen
Few images inspire the Keepers more than those of hardmen grinding away large chainrings on roads of antiquity built as cattle paths in northern Europe.…
The Unsung Hardmen
I was searching the internet this morning for photos of Gianni Bugno (because he’s Awesome, and sometimes I just need more pictures of Awesome). It…