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Il Progetto e Finito

While I've been riding Il Progetto Originale for a month or so now, the finishing touches were still being waited…

14 years ago

Reverence: Lezyne Rule 31 Sack

Rule 31 was conceived out of necessity, aesthetics and plain good taste.  Seeing an oversized saddle bag hanging limply by…

14 years ago

Reverence: Cinelli Forged Quill Stems

Reading articles and viewing accompanying images here you'll notice a common piece of equipment on a large number of the…

14 years ago

Il Gruppo Progetto Elegentemente Rifinito

So I just got back from a 30k shake-down ride and Il Gruppo Progetto is exactly what I expected. You…

14 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Paris-Tours

Just a week after contesting one of the most brutal, exciting one-day races of the year, a bevy of battered, tired…

14 years ago

Six Days Of The Worlds – Burying The Curse

It's a widely held belief in the pro road racing ranks that winning the World Championships can have an adverse…

14 years ago

Six Days Of The Worlds – Evanescent Riders of the 90s: Oscar Camenzind

The Swiss surely are making a name for themselves in the Worlds, especially these days with Spartacus taking his fourth…

14 years ago

Six Days Of The Worlds – Defining Moments: Oscar Freire 1999

Verona, Italy, 1999. You're 259 kms into the World Championship Road Race, and you find yourself in a select group…

14 years ago

Six Days Of… The Worlds

We love our niche categories here at Velominati. Titles such as Reverence, Evanescent Riders, Defining Moments and Anatomy Of A…

14 years ago

Il Progetto, Phase 1

Like a kid at Christmas, that's how I felt today.  There was the opening of some cool presents, one old,…

14 years ago

The V is a Universal Truth

I've got some really cool students. Every year I instruct a course in winter camping, whereby a group of students…

14 years ago

Domestique of the Week: Jose-Luis Arrieta

Yesterday, Cyclops posted a link to a story about the abandonment from the Vuelta and subsequent retirement from cycling of…

14 years ago

Beer in the Bidon: Field Test Update

Initially, "Beer in the Bidon" was to be a single, definitive posting, an authoritative ranking of the single best variety…

14 years ago

Velominati Interview: Garmin’s Kris ‘Grom’ Withington

With La Vuelta in full swing and the Worlds only weeks away, there are more than a few riders who…

14 years ago

Chain-Gangstaz

As an ex-muso and DJ, I thought my days of rockin' out, layin' down some beats and droppin' tracks were…

14 years ago

The Yellow Princesses

The Velominati would not exist if it weren't for The Rules. Of the current 79 Rules, only two, Rule 34…

14 years ago

Old School

We, as cyclists, as Velominati, may share a common passion, yet invariably have our roots planted in differing turf.  Some…

14 years ago

Ultimate Indulgence: The Simplicity of Pain

It's a good question, this: who in their right mind would willfully hurt themselves doing something they "enjoy"? I'm guessing…

14 years ago

Gravel

Last fall, a wrench at the small LBS in town alerted me to a new race that was being put…

14 years ago

That Is It Obama, I’ve Had It!

When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka the huge stimulus package, into law I figured he…

14 years ago