Episode 33: Tirreno-Adriatico 2016 A mid-week stage race that’s comfortable with who it is, but at the same time isn’t afraid to try new things. That’s the Tinder Profile for Tirreno-Adriatico, and in this latest edition of the Recon Ride Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I tell you when to swipe left, when to swipe…
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The Recon Ride Podcast: Paris-Nice 2016
Episode 32: Paris-Nice 2016 After last week’s Belgian season opener, the eyes of the sport head to France where a storied event becomes ever more undermined by the organization that owns it. Dane Cash of VeloHuman talk about the ins, outs, stages, implications, contenders, and maybe—just maybe—make a few accurate predictions. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Paris-Nice_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration:…
In Case No One Told You, It Was Good Weekend For Cycling
I mean, don’t get me wrong—Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is always pretty upbeat because people are amped—dare I say stoked?—for actual racing to begin. But this year’s event played out in a particularly satisfying fashion. Relative newcomer Luke Rowe of Sky initiated the winning move still 60k from the line, not by slipping away in crash…
Deconstructing Self-Destruction
I got into a little Twitter dust-up this weekend with VeloNews’ John Bradley. It wasn’t on purpose—yes, I did tweet a rebuke at him, but it was based largely on my misinterpreting something he’d written. @johnwbradley @velonews shop your feelings away. Strong take. — Cyclocosm.com (@Cyclocosm) January 31, 2016 @johnwbradley @velonews my apologies. My interpretation…
The Recon Ride Podcast: Tour Down Under 2016
Episode 31: Santos Tour Down Under 2016 Hello, yes—it’s not really road season yet, but Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I are back to entertain (and even discuss) the notion that the Tour Down Under might actually be a WorldTour event. Some fantastic course features have been worked back into the route, and a compressed…
WorldTour Transfers Chart 2015-2016
I broke my toe (slightly) last week, enough to take riding and running off the schedule for a bit. I still have to go to my day job, so don’t expect the return of HTRWW anytime soon, but I did have a enough time to play around with some data viz packages. Want a bigger…
Off-Season 2015 – The Recon Ride Podcast p/b VeloNews
With Il Lombardia, Paris-Tours, and the Abu Dhabi Tour in the books, most of the riders in the pro peloton are now enjoying some well-deserved time off, so the Recon Ride p/b VeloNews is getting into offseason mode too. Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano team up for one last podcast episode of 2015, with VeloNews.com…
Il Lombardia 2015 – The Recon Ride Podcast p/b VeloNews
Episode 29: Il Lombardia 2015 The Recon Ride Powered by VeloNews rolls into the end of the season for the fifth and final “monument” of the year—a mere six months since the last one. With an ever-evolving course that seems to have no middle ground between horrifically rainy and story-tale picturesque, Dane Cash (@velohuman /…
The Recon Ride Podcast p/b VeloNews – UCI World Road Championships 2015
Episode 28: Richmond UCI World Road Championships 2015 In our inaugural Powered by VeloNews edition of the Recon Ride, Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I discuss the general weirdness of world champion events and racing, examine the surprisingly thoughtful race course, go over the favorites, and check in with Taylor Phinney, Sep Vanmarcke, and…
The Recon Ride Podcast: GP Quebec and GP Montreal 2015
Episode 27: GP Quebec & GP Montreal 2015 With worlds in North America and the Vuelta improving/degenerating into a pain-fest, the French Canadian GPs are especially prominent this year. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I discuss the two urban circuits (yes!) and highlight the favorites, even scoring a few interviews along the way. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_GP_Que_bec_GP_Montre_al_2015_Pre-race_Show.mp3…