Gianni

Release The Book

June 20th, 2013, to paraphrase FDR; a date that shall live in infamy. The Queen is in deep seclusion. Today is…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de Suisse 2013

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro.…

12 years ago

Time Out

My wife and I live in subtropical Maui. We moved here partly to break the horrible cycle of fall fitness…

12 years ago

Pink or Yellow?

We're into day four of the Six Days of the Giro series, let's talk trash.  Yes the Tour de France…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use…

12 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Rule #47

André Leducq was a complete French Badass, with a capital B. He was third, below Merckx and Hinault for Tour…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: La Fléche Wallone Féminine 2013

Last year we saw Evelyn Stevens out-last Marianne Vos at the top of the Mur de Huy. The take home…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Amstel Gold 2013

Yes it is a race named after a barely drinkable Dutch beer. I have enjoyed Amstel beer, brought to our…

12 years ago

Paris-Roubaix 2013: Ride the Crown

Was Paris-Roubaix the best of the Spring Classics in 2013? Milan-Sanremo was amazingly photogenic, Ronde van Vlaanderen was inevitable but…

12 years ago

The Double

Winning one Monument in a career is more than most Pros will ever achieve. Winning two in a season, nearly…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Ronde van Vlaanderen Féminine 2013

Marianne Vos has never won this? She who wins everything all the time has never won this? Is it not…

12 years ago

Awesome Italian Guys: Pedale.Forchetta

The Velominati site has drawn out many interesting, talented people these last few years, from frame builders to custom V-bar…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2013

This is the second round of the Women's World Cup, the first being the Ronde van Drenthe. Laveno Mombello to…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Milan-Sanremo 2013

Finally, we have Milan-Sanremo. I hope pedale.forcetta is ready to shoot some pictures, especially black and white because it will…

12 years ago

Passista

My first article on Velominati was to introduce one of my favorite cyclists, Eros Poli. I refered to him as a…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women 2013

Finally, some cold nasty Belgian one day racing. Oman, Qatar, does anyone brag about winning those stage races? Yes, they…

12 years ago

Truth and Reconciliation

First off, cycling needs a different term for what it would like to convene. To equate cycling's past with South…

12 years ago

To Carbone or Not To Carbone?

That is the question. Are carbon wheels a viable option for everyday riding? Should carbon wheels be your go-to wheels…

12 years ago

Cogal Report: East Maui Loop 2013

I didn't want to climb the Eiger, I wanted to have climbed the Eiger. - Jon Krakauer, Eiger Dreams Gianni's…

12 years ago

Reverence: Campagnolo Tools

Exposure to religion in my youth was by way of a brief dose of sunday school at the local Unitarian…

12 years ago