Because I love derivative works, and because Team Astana was so nice to provide me with a nice, juicy source file. And, of course, because Chris Horner’s season has been so unfair. [download the mp3]
Author: cosmo
Addressing The Costs Of A Cycling Habit
Cycling is friggin’ expensive. No doubt the constant demand for costly and exclusive parts from well-heeled cyclists has contributed greatly to the sport’s clichéd position as “the new golf”. That having been said, not everyone needs a pair of Obermayers. Far more burdensome—at least from my tax bracket—are the opportunity costs associated with being a…
Dynamically Generated Lists Can Be So Cruel
In case you hadn’t heard, Horner crashed out of the Vuelta today, 2.3km from the transfer to Spain. (from screen capture of Velonews, highlights added by the author)
Happy Transfer Day!
The explosion of moving vans and trash piles on the sides of the street here in Boston can mean only one thing—it’s Transfer Day! Now riders are free to discuss their contracts for the upcoming season! The prevalent theme seems to be the Columbia-HTC firesale, which shouldn’t be all that big a surprise. Cav is…
Vino's New Saddle
So is he supposed to be The Thing? Or The Incredible Hulk? Neither seems particularly conducive to being a cyclist, or particularly linked to Vino’s personality—The Thing was part of a team and relied on the abilities of three other superheros, and Bruce Banner, the Hulk’s initial human form, is a brilliant physicist. I suppose…
We're Getting Antsy, Here!
The Vuelta is close enough that you can almost taste it—and not a moment too soon. Cycling fans have been getting antsy with the second tier events. The Classics hand off so nicely to the Giro, and then June splinters into a largely two-tiered Tour warm-up—Dauphine or Suisse. July is sensation, but afterwards, cycling wanders…
Worst Bike Video Ever?
This has got to be a troll post. It strains my rural-bred credulity to think that a legitimate news source like Slate could produce a video so rife with misconceptions, and yet so utterly devoid of the information that people buying “Urban Euro Bikes” really ought to know. Let’s start with equating weight and durability….
How, Exactly, Does One "Come Back"?
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it from so many sources: Alexandre Vinokourov, aka Vino-4-Ever, is not only back racing, he’s riding for the same Astana team that Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador struggled for control of this summer, under the very same same director that struggled to control them. Not only…
It's Officially Revenge Season
Revenge season. That’s what I’d call this time of year. Get a little too skinny, and suddenly, some rain and a little hill is just too much to take. Long seasons take a toll. Mark Cavendish may indeed be growing weary after a season of winning pretty much everything—he, too, was shaken out from the…
It's Inspiring, People
Garmin-Slipstream, presented by Chipotle. Who else out there is excited to see them in the driver’s seat at ENECO? Sure, it’s a second-tier ProTour event, likely backed a little harder than it ought to be by the UCI because it’s a non-Grand Tour-owned race, but hey—race leader, two stage wins, Brad Wiggins “layin’ back in…