Defining Moments: Radio Silence

Robots. Automatons. Modern professional cyclists. I am tempted to say these three terms are interchangeable, but I know that's not right…

14 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Thor Personifies The V

What more do you need to know that this picture doesn't already say?

14 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Men’s and Women’s World Elite Road Race Championships

Just add water.  It's true of dehydrated food and it's true of a dehydrated sport approaching the end of the…

14 years ago

Six Days Of The Worlds – Burying The Curse

It's a widely held belief in the pro road racing ranks that winning the World Championships can have an adverse…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

Six Days of the Worlds – Anatomy of a Photo: Paolo Shoots to Kill

I remember two principle things from the 2007 Men's Elite Road Race.  First, my favorite rider at the time, Danilo…

14 years ago

Six Days of the Worlds – Chambery, France 1989

Greg Lemond wins his second World Championship at the 1989 Worlds in Chambery, France

14 years ago

Six Days Of The Worlds – Pharmacology

Americans, I think, generally feel they play just on the far side of the boundaries; that perhaps history doesn't apply…

14 years ago

Six Days Of The Worlds – Defining Moments: Oscar Freire 1999

Verona, Italy, 1999. You're 259 kms into the World Championship Road Race, and you find yourself in a select group…

14 years ago

Six Days Of… The Worlds

We love our niche categories here at Velominati. Titles such as Reverence, Evanescent Riders, Defining Moments and Anatomy Of A…

14 years ago

Il Progetto, Phase 1

Like a kid at Christmas, that's how I felt today.  There was the opening of some cool presents, one old,…

14 years ago

In Memoriam: The Cycling Cap

We gather here today to pay our respects to one of the icons of our great sport, the cycling cap.…

14 years ago

The V is a Universal Truth

I've got some really cool students. Every year I instruct a course in winter camping, whereby a group of students…

14 years ago

Universal Message: Metal Horns = Awesome!

It's funny how malleable our definition of "local" becomes when emotion gets involved.  Seattle is a fiercely independent town where "local" is meant to…

14 years ago

Reverence: Chamois Cream

Chamois cream, does anyone use it? I do and why.

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

Il Progetto, The Project

I've spent a lot of time of late looking at 'vintage' road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when…

14 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Vuelta a Espana Stage 20 (Bola del Mundo)

This year's Vuelta, while it never seems to really capture my attention, has done a good job of demonstrating how…

14 years ago

The Rhythm of the Stones

This picture makes me think, "There's a right way to ride the cobbles, and a wrong way."  Those riders who…

14 years ago