La Vie Velominatus: Flemish Tan Lines

Clouds hang heavy in the sky, plump with a rain which contemplates the opportunity to hurl itself towards the Earth below.…

12 years ago

Cogal Report: Scottish McCogal 2012

The first Velominati Scottish Cogal is in the books. Organized and supported by Clan Engine, it looked to be a…

12 years ago

Guest Article: Putting the V in Rivat

I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop in the Lance affair. That is a long wait. And I'm…

12 years ago

In Memoriam: Leather and Brass

Composites, microfibers, synthetics. They amaze in their qualities; light, strong, durable - unyieldingly stiff or unimaginably suple, depending on our whim. When…

12 years ago

The New V-estament

During the birth of The Rules, just like the Big Bang, there was a flurry of new activity, too much…

12 years ago

Choose Your Parents Wisely

Evelyn Stevens was working on Wall Street four years ago and is now the best American women cyclist. How is…

12 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: Professeur Pavé

Despite being a bald, visually challenged Velominatus, I envy only one other man from the peloton past. The only man…

12 years ago

The Thin Boundary Between Casual and Deliberate

Cycling and crashing are the kinds of things that come together whenever you liberally combine Newtonian Physics, skill, and overconfidence.…

12 years ago

The Lexicon: A Retraction

The recent headlines being made in the cycling world have honestly not garnered a whole lot of attention at V-HQ,…

12 years ago

In Memoriam: Fiorenzo Magni, December 7, 1920 – October 19, 2012

The Velominati mourn today the passing of Fiorenzo Magni, perhaps one of the Cycling world's greatest living example of the…

12 years ago

Come the Rain

The northwest has just experienced a spell of dry weather over two months long. It's been enough to make a…

12 years ago

New Rule: 52 (Plus a Guest Reverence)

With the writing of our first book supposedly well underway (but in reality being discussed ad-nauseum in the Boardroom rather…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Clean Bike Day

It seemed so easy, when I was young, to decide who to love and who to hate. These days, life…

12 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Cornering on Cobbles

A lot of things taken for granted in Cycling go swiftly out the window when cobblestones are introduced to bicycle…

12 years ago

Le Graveur: Pain-o-nomics 101

I've taken exactly one economics course in my life. If the fog of time isn't too thick, I recall two…

12 years ago

Changer de Braquet

Some people are supremely good at it, reducing complex situations into matters of simple black and white. This isn't my…

12 years ago

V-Announcements: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

We interrupt the current programming for the following announcement: The more clever among you might have noticed slight shiftings of…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Paris Tours 2012

The final race of the 2012 Velominati Super Prestige season is upon us. It's not the most inspiring race, supposedly…

12 years ago

Guest Article: Where the Hell are all the Velominata Hiding?

It is October, the last VSP of the season is up, there is still some race in China no one…

12 years ago

Belgian Affirmations: Beer And Bloating On The Koppenberg

The memories still foment in my mind. They don't keep me up at night, but they are there, hidden in…

12 years ago