Episode 57: ENECO Tour 2016 No one disputes that the Spring Classics are awesome, and the ENECO Tour smartly re-packages them into a week-long stage race in September. As the WorldTour draws to a close, Dane Cash and I discuss the likely favorites and the surprising conclusion to the season, which could see the winningest…
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The Recon Ride: Tour de Suisse 2016
Episode 46: Tour de Suisse Can’t get enough Tour de France tuning-up? Join Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I as we preview the “other” TdF practice race-the one with just a little more flare that might actually stand on its own as an event. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Tour_de_Suisse_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:32 — 44.7MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS Photo by…
The Recon Ride: Criterium du Dauphine 2016
Episode 45: Criterium du Dauphine The Criterium du Dauphine is one of those races that would be better if riders actually specialized in one-week GC wins. Still, there’s plenty to talk about with Dane Cash as the impending Tour de France starts to bring storylines together. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Crite_rium_du_Dauphine_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:35 — 44.8MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS…
The Recon Ride Podcast – Paris-Roubaix 2016
Episode 38: Paris-Roubaix 2016 The Queen of the Classics, the Hell of the North, the one race that people who only really know the Tour de France might also have heard of. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I do the usual rundown, and even get BMC’s Taylor Phinney to tell us what’s actually going on…
The Recon Ride Podcast: Clasica San Sebastian 2015
Episode 20: Clasica San Sebastian 2015 The name insists this race is a classic, but it feels little young, and a little undervalued to warrant that admittedly meaningless distinction. Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I talk about the race, along with its history, contenders and parcours, and then bug Trek Factory Racing’s Bauke Mollema…
Cycling’s Sponsor-Branded Teams p/b Financial Instability
I like a lot of what Vaughters says here, but the problem is that cycling can’t have a franchise system until it has actual franchises. I mean, Vaughters’ own squad—officially Slipstream Sports LLC—hasn’t ever been called by that name. Manchester United, in contrast, has remained Manchester United, whether Sharp, AIG, or Chevy is emblazoned across…
The Recon Ride Podcast: Tour de Romandie 2015
Episode 11: Tour de Romandie 2015 With the classics in the rear view, Dane Cash (@velohuman / VeloHuman.com) and I press boldly into Grand Tour season with the Tour de Romandie, a very hilly six-day stage race through the French-speaking parts of Switzerland that serves both as a launch pad for Tour de France prep,…
How The Race Was Won – GP Ouest-France 2013
I know, I know—we’d all rather see a Vuelta recap, but this month the day job has been particularly rigorous. You’ll all have the ability to help me out with that in the near future, but for now, the Grand Prix Ouest-France will have to suffice. [iPad/iPhone/m4v if the embed doesn’t work] Anyway, plenty of…
Saxo Bank Stress Test is a Self-Defeating Effort
It’s a welcome change each February to watch the lead stories in cycling move from the minutia of law and bio-pharmacology to the nuance and verve of actual bicycle racing. The wild line-changing leading into a bunch sprint, fading desperation of the second echelon, and poker-playing as a break pulls itself appart before the finish…
The Piti of an Unrepentant Valverde
“[T]hey wouldn’t even do that to a criminal. None of what they did was legal” -Alejandro Valverde It’s tough to imagine a doping scandal more fraught with irony than Operacion Puerto. Even before it had a name, the fantastic contradictions were there; Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes ran a doping ring where he saw his job as…