Gianni

Leave No Bike Behind

Words of advice for the lads: If your girlfriend is a very good cyclist and you two are going to…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de Suisse 2015

Why would the VSP use the Tour de Suisse instead of the Critérium de Dauphiné? The Dauphiné is looking like…

9 years ago

Viva Il Giro

The Giro ended on Sunday in Milano. Three weeks of Italian immersion have been completely worthwhile. I knew May was…

9 years ago

Rampant Inflation

Lezyne offers a digital pump gauge retrofit that I couldn't resist. For $35 US one can pry out the old…

10 years ago

That New Chain Feeling

I replace my chain every year, more or less. It tends toward less as I don't have a set anniversary…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 2015

For those too impatient to read my little introductory patter, here is the start list. The Muur de Huy requires…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Amstel Gold 2015

The VSP must wearily pack its bags in Northern France and head over to the Netherlands. Hung over, you bet.…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Roubaix 2015

No one can be happy about Sunday's weather forecast (except for 95% of the riders and support staff). I am…

10 years ago

Awesome German Guys- André Greipel

What a stud. I would not have guessed he was going to be the first man up the Koppenberg. When…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Women’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2015

The Keepers Tour 2015 riders will be watching both the men's and women's Rondes on Sunday. When the women go…

10 years ago

The Great Equalizer

The wind-swept break in last weekend's Gent-Wevelgem was a perfect example of the bike being the great equalizer. Stijn Vandenbergh,…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2015

Welcome to the start of the Women's VSP 2015 series. Well, the Ronde van Drenthe really should be the start…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Milano-Sanremo 2015

Le Primavera has arrived. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2015 Velominati Super Prestige. It's been a long quiet winter…

10 years ago

There Ought to be a Rule…

We all know where I stand in the cycling sock department, white and not too tall, any color sock as…

10 years ago

Cross-Training

Cross-training: words that strikes fear and boredom into my heart. My cycling library is contaminated with training books I've collected…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Mens Omloop Het Volk (Nieuwsblad) 2015

The real Velominati VSP will not begin until La Primavera. Het Volk will be a one-off warm up for the…

10 years ago

Cycling: The Sport of the People

Monday in the USA is the national holiday to remember Martin Luther King. He was a great man but he…

10 years ago

Catching The Big Fish

This post could also have been titled as an Anatomy of a Photo or Awesome Italian Guys-Guido Bontempi or The…

10 years ago

No Frame Mounted Pumps-Rule #30

Either CO2 cannisters or mini-pumps should be carried in jersey pockets (See Rule #31). The only exception to this rule…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: The Original Park Adjustable Linkage Clamp

There are certain bicycle tools that once owned, signify much more than just ownership. For me, it was this Park…

10 years ago