Cyclotourism

Strangers in Paradise- CycleVentoux to The Rescue

Living in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and getting to Italy is not a quick or easy trip. Who's…

8 years ago

The Liberty of Suffering

The bicycle has always been a symbol of Freedom. Not just for us as children, extending the boundaries of our…

9 years ago

On Rule #12: The Luxury of Passion

Rule #12 is a luxury of passion; the #1 for good weather and epic rides or races, the Nine Bike…

10 years ago

Raining in My Heart

Not one to subscribe to the slew of text speak or acronyms that permeate the modern vernacular (well, not too…

11 years ago

Mustache Monster Mash

My first bicycle opened a new world to me, one where range was measured by will and pedal revolutions, not…

11 years ago

Le Mont Ventoux: The Windy Mountain

Legends are central to any culture, ours perhaps more than most. The Ventoux is a French legend, rising 1912m above…

11 years ago

Allez la Douze: Dropping Flies

An ancient Velominati legend states that when the The Prophet created the common fly, he gave it a maximum air…

11 years ago

Festum Prophetae: The Impossible Hour

Update: You can watch the live stream (assuming it works from the velodrome) on the Velominati channel at USTREAM. When…

11 years ago

Keepers Tour: Eat Properly

During last year's Keepers Tour, the motor was fine for about two or three days until it suddenly sputtered and…

12 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 3: Awesome, Kinda Weird, Awesome Again, and Solemn

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 2: The Lion Rides Today

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part I: Roubaix & RVV

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Waiting for My Bike

Points of complication are usually both surprising and completely predictable. Take, for instance, international travel. We don't really have trouble cramming a…

13 years ago

Guest Article: My Journey from Milano to Sanremo

While the rest of us where bickering over the style in which the finale of one of the most exciting…

13 years ago

Velominati Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012

The Hardmen. They inspire us; we aspire to be one among them. They drive us to be better cyclists. They…

13 years ago

Where Angels Fly

When you're digging deeper into Rock and Roll, you're on a freight train headed straight for the blues. - Jack…

13 years ago

Frank vs. The Volcano: Haleakala, Part Deux

The French call it la fringale. It's one of the worst conditions that can befall a cyclist, this, when our reserves…

13 years ago

Frank vs. The Volcano: Haleakala 2011

Flying into Maui, the first thing you see are the tops of the volcanoes on each of the Hawaiian islands.…

14 years ago

Tales of a Cyclotourist: Beartooth Hwy

It's been called the most beautiful highway in the world. That, as with most things, can be left to debate.…

14 years ago

Tales of a Cyclotourist, Part III: 2006 Pla-de-Beret

This is the tale of the day I caused Paolo Savoldelli to crash out of the Tour de France. It…

15 years ago