We are not hard. We may espouse the values of the mythical hardman, but we are merely pretenders to the…
Training Properly clearly isn't everyone's bag, baby. Heart rate, power, cadence; it's all bollocks if you are being told to…
While I've been riding Il Progetto Originale for a month or so now, the finishing touches were still being waited…
Rule 31 was conceived out of necessity, aesthetics and plain good taste. Seeing an oversized saddle bag hanging limply by…
Photographs trigger memories and emotions within the human psyche that last a very long time, and remind us of where…
Just a week after contesting one of the most brutal, exciting one-day races of the year, a bevy of battered, tired…
It's a widely held belief in the pro road racing ranks that winning the World Championships can have an adverse…
Verona, Italy, 1999. You're 259 kms into the World Championship Road Race, and you find yourself in a select group…
We love our niche categories here at Velominati. Titles such as Reverence, Evanescent Riders, Defining Moments and Anatomy Of A…
Like a kid at Christmas, that's how I felt today. There was the opening of some cool presents, one old,…
I've spent a lot of time of late looking at 'vintage' road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when…
As Frank mentioned in his response to the Evanescent Riders piece on Pascal Lino, there is a modicum of research…
Festina. The name alone instantly conjurs up the spectre of doping, and in particular the 1998 Tour de France, when…
With La Vuelta in full swing and the Worlds only weeks away, there are more than a few riders who…
Maybe it's my mountain bike background. It could be the brand's long association with Thomas Frischknecht, one of my all-time…
My friend and trainee Velominata Rachel has a keen cycling eye and an inquisitive mind. While perusing the book Tour…
As an ex-muso and DJ, I thought my days of rockin' out, layin' down some beats and droppin' tracks were…
When I first feasted my eyes on this photo over at lagazzettadellabici.com, it was the steely stare of Il Pirata…
We, as cyclists, as Velominati, may share a common passion, yet invariably have our roots planted in differing turf. Some…
Today was a good day. One of those stunning Wellington winter days, not a cloud in the sky, the wind…