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Month: December 2014

Why The Break Was Made

Posted on 22 December 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

  “Why do riders get in the break?” is probably the most common question asked by new cycling fans, and as I started to learn more about the sport I found Phil and Paul’s explanations less and less compelling. So I made my own, complete with examples, new and old. (In Germany or otherwise having…

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The Week in Bike #49 – 19 December 2014

Posted on 19 December 201419 March 2015 by cosmo

Doping fines, self-enforcement, doping stories, Mauro Santambrogio, “low-T”, ED, Riccardo Ricco, Cycle of Lies, skillz doping, Scheldecross, Zilvermeer, Laurens Sweeck, Steve Tilford, the older generation, motorpacing, van Garderen, “double standards”, TV, The Lance Chronicles, under the Postal Bus.

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Lupo Wolfie, the new Giro Mascot

Say Hello to Lupo Wolfie

Posted on 15 December 201429 June 2021 by cosmo

The Giro d’Italia announced a new mascot today. I haven’t been graced with the accompanying PR copy, but I’d guess it’s something along the lines of “Lupo is the perfect mascot to bring this great Italian race to a world-wide audience!” Lupo’s arrival marks the end of the road for the race’s previous mascot, Girbecco,…

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The Week In Bike #48 – 12 December 2014

Posted on 12 December 20146 March 2015 by cosmo

Rabble rabble, Europcar, finances, rules, Astana, doping, CAS, stare decisis, Pickett’s Charge, money, appearances, progress, catastrophe, GP Hasselt, Druivencross, #CANTTOUCHTHIS, PFP, van der Poel skillz, road schedules, changing focus, returning emails, the list.

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How To Watch A Bike Race

Posted on 10 December 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

A brief guide to where to find the cool stuff during a bike race. Obviously, you’ll see the break, you’ll see the guys leading the chase, and you’ll see the finish, but I’ve always found the real meat of the sport to be happening just behind the focus of the camera.

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The Week In Bike #47 – 5 December 2014

Posted on 5 December 201419 March 2015 by cosmo

WorldTour teams, moustache, Astana, technicalities, MPCC, Neri Sotolli, Facts-4-Kreuziger, camouflage, Milton Keynes World Cup, Flandriencross Hamme, IAM Cycling, Velon, Vaughters, utopian pensions, money, rights, CyclingTV, consumer appeal, NCBSN, the basics, bells and whistles, trust.

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About the Author

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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