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Month: January 2007

Slew of Seconds at 'Cross Worlds, Quick-Step Leads at Qatar

Posted on 29 January 200712 August 2021 by cosmo

Well wouldja look at that? Three American silver medals at the Cyclocross World Championsips – only the U23 Men (of course, the squad I actually know people on) failed to podium, or, for that matter, to even play a major role. While I’m as pumped as the next Yank about these finishes, let’s just keep…

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The Lyin' of Flanders

Posted on 24 January 2007 by cosmo

Today, Johan Museeuw did more damage to sport of cycling than any rider since the incorrigible Richard Virenque. At a press conference, the so-called “Lion of Flanders” gave tacit credence to the doping charges that haunted much of his career by saying, with resounding ambiguity, “I was not 100% honest”. The phrase “not 100% honest”…

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Pound, McQuaid Flaunt Job Security; Valverde Rumors.

Posted on 10 January 2007 by cosmo

Things are booming in the idiot business, and these days, there’s no shortage of work. Dick Pound, a sort of Google among the intellectually lacking, has been on a media blitz recently. Why the Canadian wants to parade his reckless impartiality and complete lack of technical knowledge to the general populace so close to the…

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Quote of the Month – Mayo's a Stranger to Yellow

Posted on 3 January 2007 by cosmo

Some might say it’s a tad early yet to be declaring a given soundbite the Quote of the Month. But the way I’ve been posting recently, this may be the only quote I take a moment to rip on in January. So savor it. Trust me, it’s tasty. “Mayo admitted he would find it strange…

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a headshot of Cosmo Catalano

Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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