Robots. Automatons. Modern professional cyclists. I am tempted to say these three terms are interchangeable, but I know that's not right…
What more do you need to know that this picture doesn't already say?
Just add water. It's true of dehydrated food and it's true of a dehydrated sport approaching the end of the…
It's a widely held belief in the pro road racing ranks that winning the World Championships can have an adverse…
The Swiss surely are making a name for themselves in the Worlds, especially these days with Spartacus taking his fourth…
I remember two principle things from the 2007 Men's Elite Road Race. First, my favorite rider at the time, Danilo…
Greg Lemond wins his second World Championship at the 1989 Worlds in Chambery, France
Americans, I think, generally feel they play just on the far side of the boundaries; that perhaps history doesn't apply…
Verona, Italy, 1999. You're 259 kms into the World Championship Road Race, and you find yourself in a select group…
We love our niche categories here at Velominati. Titles such as Reverence, Evanescent Riders, Defining Moments and Anatomy Of A…
Like a kid at Christmas, that's how I felt today. There was the opening of some cool presents, one old,…
We gather here today to pay our respects to one of the icons of our great sport, the cycling cap.…
I've got some really cool students. Every year I instruct a course in winter camping, whereby a group of students…
It's funny how malleable our definition of "local" becomes when emotion gets involved. Seattle is a fiercely independent town where "local" is meant to…
Yesterday, Cyclops posted a link to a story about the abandonment from the Vuelta and subsequent retirement from cycling of…
I've spent a lot of time of late looking at 'vintage' road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when…
This year's Vuelta, while it never seems to really capture my attention, has done a good job of demonstrating how…
This picture makes me think, "There's a right way to ride the cobbles, and a wrong way." Those riders who…