Racing

The 2011 V Moment of the Year: Paris Roubaix

The V Moment of the Year isn't an award so much as acknowledgment of the moment during the season when…

13 years ago

Guest Article: La Vie Velominatus-Transformation

The fear of crashing is there but we can't let override our pleasure in cycling. @mblume writes of this and…

13 years ago

Friday Night Lights

Took my 2-yr-old son to the last of the Marymoor Velodrome summer series races tonight. He rode his tricycle up…

13 years ago

Paul Sherwen

Paul Sherwen is generally seen as Phil Liggett's counter-point, dutifully keeping the iconic duo's race commentary on course, helping to…

13 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: 2011 La Vuelta a España

Spain is an awesome country. It has amazing scenery, culture, cities and chicas... oh, the chicas. Its football competition features…

13 years ago

Who’s your Poppy?

You'd think that with such an historical event taking place in France overnight that the Australian newspapers would be a…

13 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Le Tour de France Stage 19

After such an epic and, frankly, shocking (as in stunning, stupendifying and surprising) stage to the Galibier last night, it's going…

13 years ago

Return to the Pain Pool

I forget all maner of things these days. I forget that climbing isn't fun; it hurts. I forget that I'm…

13 years ago

Grillin’ Up a T-Bone on the Fourth of July

In the US on the Fourth of July, we drink shit beer and grill loads of meat to celebrate our…

13 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: 2011 Le Tour de France

While a good number of Velominati get all uppity around May and make rash statements like their preferred Grand Tour is…

13 years ago

The Death of the Grand Tour

Suspense. It defines the thrill of watching a bike race. Johan Van Summeren, his deflated rear tire clanging over the…

13 years ago

Evanescent Riders of the 90s: Álvaro Meji­a

As Le Tour approaches rapidly, memories of Tours past come to the fore, and riders who may have gone unnoticed…

13 years ago

Thomas Voeckler, Je m’excuse

When you're wrong, you're wrong. I've whined about Thomas Voeckler on this site for years. After his yellow jersey escapade…

13 years ago

Here Stands a Man: Johan Van Summeren

Here stands a man. A quiet man. A hard working man. A Belgian man. A man from a life of grit,…

14 years ago

It Begins

This weekend proper bicycle racing starts for the season with Omloop Het Volk (yes, I know it's not called that…

14 years ago

Encore de la Pluie

I don't enjoy the races in February on the Arabian Peninsula because I like watching other people ride in the…

14 years ago

Spectating 101

You think the riders in the Tour of Wellington are doing it tough? Spare a thought for us, the poor…

14 years ago

Buninyong Nights: The Ballad of Jacky Bobby

Close the polls. Shut the books. No need to tally the votes. It's only three weeks into the new year,…

14 years ago

Look Pro, Part III: Meditate on The V

In the interest of full disclosure, I feel it is my responsibility to warn you that this article might accidentally make you…

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