Nostalgia

Evanescent riders of the 90s: Franco Vona

One of the most enduring images in my mind of the Tour in the early 90s is of the monumental…

14 years ago

The Big Engine that Just Might

I think the last time I cheered for the guy who won the Tour de France must have been Greg…

14 years ago

The Cycling Aesthete

There are those who are challenged to find the value of aesthetics in a sport which requires eating 11T cogs…

14 years ago

The Dotted Jumper

I'm not sure if it's because I'm too fat to climb and therefore admire those who aren't, or if it…

14 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…

14 years ago

Le Mecanicien

Each of us remembers how they became a Velominatus. For me, it was at Grimpeur Wielersport, in Zevenaar, The Netherlands.…

14 years ago

Velominati: You Must Obey

What motivates a Velominatus?  It seems a simple question, but the answer is complicated and gets into various issues that…

15 years ago

Italian Thoroughbred, Hand Built with Care in China

While walking about town, one of my favorite things to do is to puruse the commuter bikes locked up outside…

15 years ago

The Bar Shape Paradox

I almost look forward to riding in bad weather because it means I have a perfect excuse to climb aboard…

15 years ago

Race Radio

Anyone who watched Flanders and Paris-Roubaix can agree that the strongest and most deserving rider won both events; Fabian Cancellara…

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

Study of a Hardman: Johan Museeuw

For my generation, he is the Lion of Flanders. Unequivocally. Unchallenged. Evermore, evermore. Boonen is a monster; but he is…

15 years ago

The Unsung Hardmen

I was searching the internet this morning for photos of Gianni Bugno (because he's Awesome, and sometimes I just need…

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

Rouleur, Issue 16

Getting each new copy of Rouleur is almost a religious experience. It is printed on heavy paper, and has a…

15 years ago

Il Pirata’s 1998 Bianchi: The Elusive Stallion

In 1998, Marco Pantani staged one of the most prestigious coups of cycling by winning the Giro-Tour double. He made…

15 years ago

Rouleur, Issue 15

Issue 15 just arrived on my doorstop, and it is especially good and is going to take a good long…

15 years ago

Haleakala Sufferfest 2007

A non-climber rides up Haleakala Volcano on Maui, and suffers.

15 years ago

Bikeography

I've reflected on my bike stable, where it started and where it is now. Peugeot PX10-LE. 1977. A champagne gold…

15 years ago