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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

Breaking the Rules: Thumb-Hard; Finger-Easy

The Rules are a living thing; a set of truths that have been captured but which do not represent a…

15 years ago

Evanescent riders of the 90s: Piotr Ugrumov

To describe Piotr Ugrumov's professional career as fleeting may be a tad on the unfair side. While he enjoyed a…

15 years ago

r-EPO Man

It's always a let down for a fan to realise his or her idol is not all that they were…

15 years ago

Let Me Have It, I Enjoyed a Trail Ride.

The Velominatus' domain is the road. The road is where we practice and hone our craft, work through the agony,…

15 years ago

The A.C. Enigma

With the Spring Classics now turning to debates over motorized doping and the hardman's GT over, perhaps it's time to…

15 years ago

Evanescent riders of the 90s: Zenon Jaskula

While the talk of the week has been on the Fraud Landis Chronicles, whether he cheated (of course he did),…

15 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Amstel Gold Race

The inaugural Velominati Super Prestige kicks into full swing this week with the Amstel Gold Race to be held Sunday,…

15 years ago

On Rule 12

If you've been paying close attention to my posts on other Keeper articles lately perhaps you've noticed my stable has…

15 years ago

Tino

The Kennett brothers have produced a series of great books on some of New Zealand's most successful, least successful, hardest,…

15 years ago

Flahute: The Hardest of the Hardmen

Few images inspire the Keepers more than those of hardmen grinding away large chainrings on roads of antiquity built as…

15 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: 1990 Paris-Roubaix

I stared at this photo for about 13 minutes before realizing I should stare at it at least one minute…

15 years ago

Equinox: The Cyclist’s New Years Day

For me, the day we adjust for Daylight Savings Time marks the official start of the cycling season.  The reason…

15 years ago

Periodic Table of Professional Cycling

I suppose cycling has always been flush with enthusiasts such as us, The Keepers, and readers such as yourselves.  One…

15 years ago

Franco Ballerini 1964-2010

Sad news today that two-time Paris-Roubaix winner Franco Ballerini was killed in a car rally accident.  A man who lived…

15 years ago

Cult of the Bean

The aroma. The taste. The ritual of the preparation, and the anticipation. It's more than just a drink. Coffee is…

15 years ago

Looks Can Be Deceiving

At first glance, you might cite a whole host of Rules being broken here.  Bars too high, not enough set-back…

15 years ago

Radars and Jawbones

Those of you who have been studying our catalog of The Rules will have noticed that eyewear is to be…

15 years ago

Reverence: Tan lines

Tan lines are to the Velominatus what a drug overdose is to a rock star, or a Victoria Cross is…

15 years ago

Canon of Cycling’s Etiquette: The Rules

In the roughly six months since launching the Velominati, we have gradually moved from covering races, rumors, and doping to…

15 years ago