One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “my…
You have three questions going through your mind: How far to go? How hard am I trying? Is the pace…
I imagine that unless you're a Cyclist, it is quite difficult to understand what it's like to ride a bicycle…
The Vuelta is my least favorite Grand Tour. I say this every year, I know. And every year, circumstances make…
FFS. It is Friday, finally, and this is what this week has felt like: I kid, I kid. We actually have…
As Tyler Farrar rode by in the other direction, we gave each other a subtle wave; not the wave between friends, but…
In contrast to the Men's race in 2012, the Women's event was epic; torrential rains, an elite breakaway, a nail-biting…
The Men's Olympic Road Race, a race traditionally won by the biggest jerk in the bunch, usually after one of the…
Marco Pantani had Armstrong on the ropes. It was the Col de Joux Plane in the 2000 Tour de France and…
[rule number =42/] Alright people, we heard you. Chris Froome ran. But he was going to lose the Tour de…
As I sit here watching the Tour de France while resting comfortably in my armchair, I find myself ruminating on the risks of…
The truth is that I'd been thinking about quitting for the best part of forty-five minutes. Round and round I…
I spent the entire winter doing morning Spanish Interval Sessions, wherein one dons all their winter riding kit (including wooly hat) before…
[rule number=28/] Science has proven that people who wear crazy socks are smarter than those boring snooze factories who wear…
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson The one thing everyone should always…
The human mind is designed to forget how much things suck. That is a fact. If women had the capacity to…
Tradition and innovation are the two opposing edges that cut our evolution through the fabric of our sport. Tradition grounds us,…
Being the youngest in my family meant I spent a few long years staring at my older siblings' bikes, wishing for…
I could feel the power in my body as I breathed in the warm Spring air and pulled lightly on the handlebars;…
Vittorio Adorni taught Merckx how to manage himself during a Grand Tour. I wasn't a part of any of those…