The difference between Style and Fashion is that Fashion changes, but style is something that persists through the ages. You…
Winning the Ronde, even once, should get a person some long term credits, at least free drinks in every Belgian…
Three things define a Cyclist: their ability to crush fools, their ability to Look Fantastic, and the Magnificence of their Guns. If…
I'm not saying I'm Batman; if I was Batman it would be a foolish thing to admit to and if I wasn't Batman…
Despite the proclivity towards being all-knowing that comes as a consequence of my being Dutch, the most beautiful things in…
The Skype conversation went like this: Brett: "Remember Laurent Dufaux?" Frank: "How can I forget? Twat." Brett: "What was that…
I'm not too proud to admit to having multiple phobias against various things. That's phobia multiplicity. Having a phobia against…
Sometimes, getting the job done means doing it by any means necessary. Football coaches, who have just seen their team…
As referenced in the 2012 V-Moment of the year article and ensuing discussion, it was a most Vawesome year for…
Joshua - of Beer in the Bidon fame - returns from the depths of doing something scholarly in Montana. I…
La Vie Velominatus is set to become the subject of intense scholarly analysis next week, as Frank Strack will receive…
The name Laurence Ernest Gunderson is not one that the general public know too well, at least before the events…
I know what you're thinking. How can one label Bjarne Riis an Evanescent Rider? He was a champion, he won…
As Le Tour approaches rapidly, memories of Tours past come to the fore, and riders who may have gone unnoticed…
I can't decide if Tony Rominger was an Evanescent Rider or not. After all, his wins range from 1988 all…
The Swiss surely are making a name for themselves in the Worlds, especially these days with Spartacus taking his fourth…
Festina. The name alone instantly conjurs up the spectre of doping, and in particular the 1998 Tour de France, when…
Performance-enhancing methods. This is a term we hear so often in cycling; it refers to the practice of using products…
One of the most enduring images in my mind of the Tour in the early 90s is of the monumental…
To describe Piotr Ugrumov's professional career as fleeting may be a tad on the unfair side. While he enjoyed a…