Month: January 2006

So apparently there was this big explanation of AHM’s tattoo in this VeloNews…well, I don’t know what to call it. Column? Editorial? Blog? My best description would be “amorphous blob of marginally relevant cycling information that does little else beyond proclaiming to the world of the Internet that, yes, Fred Dreier is a bike industry…

It’s Saul Raisin’s birthday! Well, kinda. It was actually yesterday (1/6), which was also the Feast of the Epiphany; Perhaps Saul will be the next American revelation in Europe. Ok, ok, I know that’s a stretch, but what the heck else can I report on? Seriously, look at how short today’s “First Edition News” is….

Today’s post is all about second chances. Why? Because thematic continuity is important. Anyway, our first second-chance case is Ivan Quaranta. What, that link doesn’t go anywhere? Maybe that’s because he hasn’t had a major win since 2001. Yes, the boastful Italian was once a dark horse pick to win the longest sprint leadout in…

Enough rants, right? Today I offer you news items. News item #1: cycling isn’t gay (not that there would be anything wrong with that). Yeah, I know, the tight pants, the shaved legs, the constant hand-holding, the bright colors. But it’s all totally straight. See all these photos of women? Plus Rolf Aldag, who’s been…

It appears that after a few months across the pond and heaps of derision on rec.bicycles.racing, Jonathan Page has won a European ‘cross race. I say apparently because the VeloNews article in which I read of it has no results, and spends a vast majority of its time describing things largely unrelated to the event…