New climb, old climb, no climb—it’s a long-ass race and the weather was bad. Can you even really call it a bunch sprint if the “bunch” is less than 30 riders? [iPad/iPhone/m4v if the embed doesn’t work]
Author: cosmo
The Week In Bike #12 – 21 March 2014
Chavanel’s Revenge, Paris-Nice, Tirreno, tongue tied, metal, Nokere Koerse, classics season, Ronde van Drenthe, UCI, USAC, Zabriskie, Juliet Macur, Steve Johnson, data visualization, Internet quotes never die.
How The Race Was Won – Paris-Nice 2014
The newly-revamped course for the French spring opener makes for a whole lot of racing for a single HTRWW episode. [iPad/iPhone/m4v if the embed doesn’t work]
The Week in Bike #11 – 13 March 2014
Shirt by Superissimo: https://superissimo.com/hors-cat-kitty-for-hors-categorie, comments, Jobs, headlines, tech reporting, Roma Maxima, bros, Langkawi, Tour of Taiwan, https://cameronwurf.blogspot.com, https://www.iamtedking.com/2014/03/all-the-news-that-fits-to-print, Tour of El Salvador, UCI Women’s World Cup, sponsors, Wiggins, Froome, Porte, ASO, Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, nihilism.
How The Race Was Won – Strade Bianche 2014
Gravel, splits, crashes, team tactics, bold attacks, Mario Cipollini and a finishing climb into a walled citadel—what more could you ask for? [iPad/iPhone/m4v if the embed doesn’t work]
The Week in Bike #10 – 7 March 2014
YES, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Women’s version, more women, https://anikatodd.com/tag/spring-classics/, KBK, riding on the road, rules you can break, rules you can’t, coverage, track, the hour, Langkawi, money, money, drugs, money.
How The Race Was Won – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2014
An absurdly active race for a season-opener, with all the usual classics mayhem in spite if the UCI’s new rules. Omega Pharma’s Niki Terpstra was the most active and Belkin the most aggressive, but the opportunities abounded for all sorts of ambitious opportunists. [iPad/iPhone/m4v if the embed doesn’t work]
The Week in Bike #9 – 28 February 2014
The End (https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end), oops, coincidences, doping, I’m Calm, Sinkewitz, Vayer, Froome, Wiggins, Het Nieuwsblad, women, equal prize money, All-City, QBP. This week’s shirt: https://cyclocosm.spreadshirt.com/only-lance-network-A14670722
The Week In Bike #8 – 21 February 2014
Cranky, Sanremo, Italy, Ferrari, Ciolek, Oman, Greipel, Germany, Ullrich, Rapha, Valverde, Algarve, Women’s Tour of California, Stetina, Dossards
The Week In Bike #7 – 14 February 2014
Phinney, hearts, Dubai & Qatar, Mallorca, races that create randomness, Stannard, Sky, classics, race strategy, Armstrong, Pantani, media strategy, editorial strategy, Venice.