Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year!

To each of you in our Community, we’d like to thank you for making Velominati a worthwhile place to visit and be a part of. Velominati, as most of you know, is a passion project that is borne of our nights and weekends, to be juggled between full time jobs, family, friends, and our first love – riding our bikes. And it is only because of the Community’s great participation and injection of the spirit that embodies La Vie Velominatus that it continues to be a huge source of enjoyment and fun for each of the Keepers to maintain.

On behalf of the Keepers, we wish you all a very, very Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year. Merxk bless you all; here’s to an even greater 2014.

A-Merckx.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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PeakInTwoYears says:

Dec 26 2013 at 7:17 am

@Rom

The Keepers rock. Thanks for all your great work on the site.

This. Coppi New Year, everyone. Looking forward to 2014 cogals.
cyclebrarian says:

Dec 26 2013 at 9:35 am

My girlfriend got me this for X-mas:

Couldn't put it down after we got home last night. The pictures are stunning and so is the writing.
cyclebrarian says:

Dec 26 2013 at 9:38 am

The picture didn't load in the above post...sorry.

That's better.
withoutanyhills says:

Dec 26 2013 at 10:05 am

New shoes for me but not here until after Xmas. also got some cash so may invest in some artwork like @RedRanger s for my new house. Looking forward to a 2014 full of riding and good health. All the best to you....
Cyclops says:

Dec 26 2013 at 10:14 am

Coppi New Year!!!!

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Dec 26 2013 at 10:15 am

Crap, that didn't work.

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Dec 26 2013 at 10:16 am

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stratman says:

Dec 26 2013 at 10:24 am

Thanks to all for making this a great site - Coppi New Year!

My Boxing Day ride was also in freezing fog, and I decided that the icy back roads were no place to be -I'd walked some parts to avoid finishing rubber side up-so I cut my losses and rode on the scenic A61. Still glad to have got out, tells me that I really value my saddle time
Optimiste says:

Dec 26 2013 at 10:38 am

@strathlubnaig

That is an awesome print. And I had no idea breakdancing was popular back then.
Bespoke says:

Dec 26 2013 at 12:54 pm

Are no leg days for gingerbread men the same as no chain days? What's the back story on those bespoke tailored little dudes? They're excellent.

Happy festive season to all.