Friday Group Ride #172
The email came in from Coach Peter, a digital ray of sunshine at the end of a rainy spring. The final baseball game of the season, the one they added as a “fun” add-on for the boys after a relentless...
View ArticleThe Drag of Chain Efficiency, Part I
The quest to make the bike go faster never ends. Once the big things are taken care of, it’s time to focus on the little things. And when the little things seem dialed, it’s probably a good idea to...
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At Speed – Mark Cavendish
As I understand it, the whole point of autobiography is to set the record straight, some sense that only the subject can truly elucidate his or her own life and motivations. So it is perhaps telling...
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The Wiggins Dilemma
Bradley Wiggins has taken to the media to lament his omission from Sky’s Tour de France squad. Not yet mid-June and we have our first Tour de France drama. Oh thank heaven! So Wiggins gave an interview...
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2014 Tour de France Preview: the battle of legs and egos
Is it really almost July? Do I really smell vast fields of sunflowers swaying in the breeze, crusty baguettes, and escargot? Is it actually almost time for the world’s biggest bicycle race to begin? I...
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The Sky Problem
For the first time since 1980 the reigning Tour de France champion has withdrawn from the race. In ’80, Bernard Hinault withdrew from the Grand Boucle, clearing the way for Joop Zoetemelk’s only win....
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Sir Bradley the Weird
Permit me an unfair, inaccurate and sweeping generalization. The United Kingdom is full of freaks. Okay, so I know the entire population of the U.K. isn’t as eccentric (or funny) as John Cleese, but I...
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2014 Tour de France—Bravo Nibali!
This weekend brought to an end what has been one of the most dramatic and exciting Tours in recent years. Due to all of the crashes, crazy weather, and insanity within the peloton, each day proved to...
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Blood Sport
A black and gold jersey spattered in blood is nothing new in sport. In Boston, that’s called hockey. How long before that’s called cycling? Spectators of the world’s greatest bike races are seeing more...
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Why Bother?
The Amgen Tour of California has announced the teams for the 2015 edition of the race. As expected, a number of UCI ProTeams will contest the race, including BMC, Etixx-Quick-Step, Cannondale Garmin,...
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The Wiggins Dilemma
Bradley Wiggins has taken to the media to lament his omission from Sky’s Tour de France squad. Not yet mid-June and we have our first Tour de France drama. Oh thank heaven! So Wiggins gave an interview...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Tour de France Preview: the battle of legs and egos
Is it really almost July? Do I really smell vast fields of sunflowers swaying in the breeze, crusty baguettes, and escargot? Is it actually almost time for the world’s biggest bicycle race to begin? I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sky Problem
For the first time since 1980 the reigning Tour de France champion has withdrawn from the race. In ’80, Bernard Hinault withdrew from the Grand Boucle, clearing the way for Joop Zoetemelk’s only win....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sir Bradley the Weird
Permit me an unfair, inaccurate and sweeping generalization. The United Kingdom is full of freaks. Okay, so I know the entire population of the U.K. isn’t as eccentric (or funny) as John Cleese, but I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Tour de France—Bravo Nibali!
This weekend brought to an end what has been one of the most dramatic and exciting Tours in recent years. Due to all of the crashes, crazy weather, and insanity within the peloton, each day proved to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blood Sport
A black and gold jersey spattered in blood is nothing new in sport. In Boston, that’s called hockey. How long before that’s called cycling? Spectators of the world’s greatest bike races are seeing more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Bother?
The Amgen Tour of California has announced the teams for the 2015 edition of the race. As expected, a number of UCI ProTeams will contest the race, including BMC, Etixx-Quick-Step, Cannondale Garmin,...
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Membership Has Its Privileges
Say what you want about Rapha—too pricey, too plain, too road, too British—but give them credit; they’re high end and they’re not afraid to say it. Case in point, the Rapha retail stores that are...
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Michigan Cyclist Beats a Ticket. Paris-Nice. Polar and Strava.
The Paceline has some sore legs but satisfied souls after a weekend of competition. Race recaps from the True Grit Epic, Chileno-Grasshopper Adventure and a Kenda Cup XC race. Paris-Nice was full of...
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A Ride With Team Sky
On the Monday following the completion of the Amgen Tour of California, a select few riders gathered at the Rapha Club in San Francisco for an easy recovery ride before boarding their plane for their...
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