Hung around to watch the Pro/1 field at today’s GMSR stage. Look who showed up to help feed racers on his old team: (all photos by Meghan Eddy)
"We're Cavemen, What Can I Say?"
I’m gonna be stage racing most of the weekend, so not a lot of time for blogging or Vuelta watching. Instead, enjoy this classic clip of Team 7-11 mayhem. It’s overwrought and formless in the way that makes traditional American cycling coverage so irritating (I’m looking at you, Trautwig), but still contains plenty of worthwhile…
Philippe Gilbert's Superhero Saddle
I can’t recall whether we came to a consensus over whether Vino’ was the Hulk or The Thing. Frankly, he’s been laying low so far this Vuelta, so I’d like to focus more on another, definitely not half-hearted race animator: Philippe Gilbert. (Gilbert source) (Goblin source) I think this one is a no-brainer. Both Gilbert…
Requiem For a Vuelta Dream
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]
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….