As I said last week when we announced the new book, The Hardmen, we had a much harder time of…
Gobbles already violated Rule #95 this year when he became the first rider to celebrate winning a Monument by lifting his…
Roubaix is the biggest day of the year, as far as I'm concerned, because it is the proving ground of some…
Failure and success are destinations not often visible to the traveller. This is why it is nice to focus instead…
For those of you with an interest in the subtle art of Paying Attention, you may have noticed a few…
Can you feel that? That itchy, twitchy feeling... that's anticipation, it's expectation, it's Belgian fucking racing fever! You know you've…
I've been doing fasting rides on the weekend, before breakfast and maybe also before lunch, depending on how long the ride…
For my money, the best slice of cycling video ever is Francesco Moser, appearing out of the dust, in the…
I do love my Dutchmen. That much I admit. I also admit my love for the Americans with whom I…
The V surrounds us, it penetrates and binds us together. Through disciplined practice we are able to draw from it…
The thing about the cold is that you can never tell how cold it is from looking out a kitchen…
The Prophet had never been dropped by anyone in a race-threatening situation during his entire Grand-Tour career. But he was dropped on…
We don't like to talk about crashing. Talking about crashing before you crash feels a lot like tempting fate and talking…
In Japanese, "Santoku" means "Three Virtues". Exactly which three virtues it is referring to is unclear, but I am fascinated by…
When it comes to hardmen, there aren't many tougher than this guy. That he manages to mix massive amounts of V…
In the 1989 Tour de France, Laurent Fignon was on the rivet. Close to collapse. But his Directeur Sportif noticed that…
My lungs feel my favorite way my lungs can feel. Every breath I take tells me the whereabouts of each alveolus. They feel…
Three things define a Cyclist: their ability to crush fools, their ability to Look Fantastic, and the Magnificence of their Guns. If…
The 2015 Giro is almost upon us. Productivity in May is likely to drop off. The combination of Tivo and…
If the only kind of wind they have in Belgium is a headwind, then the only kind of flats they have…