Anatomy of a Photo: 1990 Paris-Roubaix
I stared at this photo for about 13 minutes before realizing I should stare at it at least one minute longer. The simple reason is…
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Rouleur, Issue 16
Getting each new copy of Rouleur is almost a religious experience. It is printed on heavy paper, and has a particular smell about it; the…
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Folklore
Periodic Table of Professional Cycling
I suppose cycling has always been flush with enthusiasts such as us, The Keepers, and readers such as yourselves. One of the greatest things about…
Il Pirata’s 1998 Bianchi: The Elusive Stallion
In 1998, Marco Pantani staged one of the most prestigious coups of cycling by winning the Giro-Tour double. He made this run aboard what I…
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General
Cult of the Bean
The aroma. The taste. The ritual of the preparation, and the anticipation. It’s more than just a drink. Coffee is an integral part of cycling…
YouTube – MARIO CIPOLLINI
Cipo gets punked on Italian TV.
Rouleur, Issue 15
Issue 15 just arrived on my doorstop, and it is especially good and is going to take a good long time to work through all…
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Folklore
Badass by Association: Winter Riding
To me, there is nothing cooler than riding in awful weather. It automatically associates you with the Spring Classics, held in wet, wind, and rain,…
Tales of a Cyclotourist, Part II: 2003 Alpe d’Huez
It is probably the most famous mountain in cycling. Almost 14 kilometers, 21 numbered hairpin turns. It lies in the the Isère valley, which is…
Expect The Unexpected
Unless you spend a lot of time with the Dutch, you probably don’t realize how awesome we are. We can pretty much walk into any…
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Racing
Second Place: The Agony of Winning at Losing
After narrowly losing Milan San-Remo to Mark “The Manx Mounth” Cavendish, Heinrich Haussler was in agony. Many people might have been delighted with his accomplishment; he…
Framebuilding: Subcontractors and Big Names
I’ve made mention before of Rouleur magazine and their amazing, in-depth articles. In one of the past issues, they had a wonderful piece on frame…
Championship Jerseys and the Rainbow Turd
Mario Cipollini, if nothing else, did one crucial thing for cycling. For better or worse, he turned cycling into a Business. His business sense was…
The Golden Era: Downtube Shifters and Delta Brakes
I miss downtube shifters. I miss them in the same way I miss the days before the widespread use of race radios, when races were…
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Racing
Flandrian
Flandrian. While its real definition is a lot more complex than I’d ever imagined, it’s a word that is bandied about frequently here in relation…
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Racing
Monsieur Mont Ventoux
For those cyclists who might shop at the Big and Tall shop, we are a minority, we stand out in a pace line, we don’t…
Lost Art: Mashing a Giant Gear
Cycling enthusiasts used to mash a giant gear for one, simple reason: it looked super cool. Do you want to ride like Lucho Herrera who…
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Racing
No Braking Allowed
Jens Voigt can always be relied on for entertaining comments to the press. One of my favorite quotes of his was during an interview discussing…
The Man With The Hammer
Cycling is a unique sport in the sense that suffering is a badge of honor. Greg LeMond once said, “It never gets easier, you just…
Cycling: A Year in Review
“They” say hindsight is 20/20, but I tend to disagree. Hindsight is only as good as your vision is in the first place. In my…