Folklore

La Bicyclette, Part II: Scars

We meticulously care for our bicycle, stopping only just short of pampering it. Through ages spend coveting, building, and riding…

12 years ago

Imprecise Precision: L’Heure

Why would any sane person choose to suffer? The answer to this question is a primal one and of particular…

12 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

Guest Article: The Most Beautiful Race in the World

Finally we can speak to this Paris-Roubaix mythology. The Keepers Tour group rode twenty-one sectors at something much slower than…

13 years ago

In Flanders Fields

You don't have to be in Flanders very long before you start to breathe in the history of the area.…

13 years ago

In Memoriam: The Tricolore

It was a simple time. Team kit was understated, with black shorts and a few colored panels on the jersey.…

13 years ago

Tubulars: Art, Science, and Ritual

As Keepers Tour crossed from dream to reality and routes over the cobblestones of Northern Europe were sketched out, with…

13 years ago

Belgian Affirmations: Andrei Tchmil

Andrei Tchmil got so tired of the palpable disappointment of not being Belgian that he decided to become one. Envision…

13 years ago

The Language of the Peloton

I can't understand the American obsession with finger food in general and sliders in particular. Finger food, in its strict…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part IX: Proper Cycling Caps

Rule #22 is perhaps the most complicated Rule amongst the (currently) 85. Part of the complexity springs from the fact…

13 years ago

Notes from Post-Apocalyptica: A Beer in the Bidon Field Test Update (from Phoenix)

I did not expect the test to go well.  To begin with, no beer holds up well at 96 degrees,…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part V: The Power of Hair

The power of hair is not to be underestimated. Especially when it comes to having it carefully disheveled, with little bits poking…

14 years ago

The Unsung Hardmen: Herman Van Springel

Making a name for yourself in the pro ranks during the heyday of Merckx, De Vlaeminck, and Maertens would have…

14 years ago

V Ride of the Year: Strada Bianca

We are not hard. We may espouse the values of the mythical hardman, but we are merely pretenders to the…

14 years ago

Riders who put the “V” in Diva: Federico Bahamontes

Cyclists can be a twitchy lot.  Able to both endure and dish out pain for weeks on end in a…

14 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: I Will Eat You Where You Stand.

If ever there was a photo that illustrated why anyone would be given the monicker, "The Canibal", this is it. I…

14 years ago

In Memoriam: Gleaming Metal Bits

I posted this picture as a joke in yesterday's Anatomy of a Photo piece, but I find myself going back to it…

14 years ago

Velominati Challenge: Name that Climb

As cyclists, our legs bristle with anticipation at the sight of a hairpin turn.  Stitch a series of them together…

14 years ago

In Memoriam: The Cycling Cap

We gather here today to pay our respects to one of the icons of our great sport, the cycling cap.…

14 years ago

Defining Moments: 1990 Luz Ardiden

There are several moments in my childhood when I realized the bike held a more meaningful place in my life…

14 years ago