Haleakala, Rematch: Some People Just Don’t Learn

When Icarus flew too close to the sun, it was more than just the heat from the sun that caused…

13 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Laurent Fignon, 1989 Tour de France

I know the feeling, Laurent. Sometimes I just want to give the cross winds a big, "Fuck You", too.

13 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: 2011 Eneco Tour

"The what Tour?" The question sounds less like a question and a bit more like an accusation. We're sitting in Gianni's…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part IX: Proper Cycling Caps

Rule #22 is perhaps the most complicated Rule amongst the (currently) 85. Part of the complexity springs from the fact…

13 years ago

Indoors at the V and Dime

If we liked breathing stale, recycled air, we'd all take up a sport like wrestling or indoor fly-fishing. But we…

13 years ago

Biography of a Velominatus: Gert-Jan Theunisse

The last Dutchman to win the KoM in le Tour was Gert-Jan Theunisse. He was also the last Dutchman to…

13 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: 2011 Clasica San Sebastian

The Velominati Super Prestige continues with it's typical post-Tour follow up, Classica San Sebastian. The race isn't normally given much…

13 years ago

Il Profeta Progetto

Mates are supposed to be just that; mates. They are meant to be supportive, to help you out when you…

13 years ago

La Vie Velominatus, Part III: Urban Riding

There is little in life that compares to a ride along a quiet country road. This surely is the altar…

13 years ago

Tour de France Rule #5 Award: Johnny Hoogerland

Not an absolute; the beauty of Rule #5 is the graduated scale upon which it is measured. Rule #5 means…

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 20

Reach for your recovery drink of choice, grab a little massage if you can, load up on carbs tonight, and…

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

Velominati Super Prestige: Le Tour de France, Stage 18

More than two of the three weeks of this Tour lie in the rearview mirror and the race is impossible…

13 years ago

Reverence: Lezyne RAP6

La Vie Velominatus is a life spent in the sway of the push and pull between function and aesthetics. The former,…

13 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Le Tour de France, Stage 14

Plateau de Beille has a reputation. It's long. It's hard. It's steep. It's high. And, because it's in the Pyrenees,…

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

Look Pro, Part VIII: The Phantom Menace

Casually Deliberate is at the core of Looking Pro; it's something that comes from a lifetime spent on a bike,…

13 years ago

Guest Article: Cyclops VSP

The Velominati Super Prestige has historically been the work of professional bike races. We focus on the Pro races for…

13 years ago

Notes from Post-Apocalyptica: A Beer in the Bidon Field Test Update (from Phoenix)

I did not expect the test to go well.  To begin with, no beer holds up well at 96 degrees,…

13 years ago