Catching up, racing overlap, TdU HTRWW, sprinters, Fernando Gaviria, Daniel Diaz, Quintana HOT TAKE, Women’s TdU, Scandolara, general chaos at Hoogerheide, CX Worlds, ozone, the missing U23s, Carytown Bicycle Co, Roubaix, TdF Training, Lance Armstr–.
Tag: Analysis
How The Race Was Won – Tour Down Under 2015
Ah—it’s road season again. At least in Australia. This year’s TdU made a good effort to include pretty much every aspect of racing—breaks, big sprints, climbs, crashes I didn’t talk about, even echelons. Just don’t cross-reference it to my picks for the race earlier in the week.
The Week in Bike #53 – CGFYN News
The first installment of our CGFYN collaboration, brought to you by Bombas Socks. Get the dirt on the latest doping scandal, hear in-depth commentary on all the top races, and keep in sync with the hottest tech news. Plus exclusive details on our EXCLUSIVE livestream of 2015 Cyclocross Worlds.
The Week in Bike #52 – Scaling Up
Tour wildcards, MTN-Qhubeka, Haussler, Australian Road Champs, Thomas Dekker, Hour Record, collarbone doping, keytone doping, Strava, CTS, your mom on Facebook, US Cyclocross nationals, Austin, trees, USA Cycling, the perils of scaling up.
The Week in Bike #51 – The Short Week
Feels familiar, cyclocross nationals, Australian road nationals, road season?, https://bikereg.com, Cannondale-Garmin, open bar, dark kits, pirate feeds, Androni-Venezuela, Hoogerland, calumnies, Brad Wiggins, WIGGINS, Dragon Warrior, Boonen, Grand Tours, classics, a modest proposal.
The Week in Bike #50 – Eyeballs
A year already, the cyclocross holidays, https://cxhairs.com, the best racers racing against each other more often, World Cup, rights management, broadcast coverage, civil courts, Australia, exclusive access, shortcuts.
Why The Break Was Made
“Why do riders get in the break?” is probably the most common question asked by new cycling fans, and as I started to learn more about the sport I found Phil and Paul’s explanations less and less compelling. So I made my own, complete with examples, new and old. (In Germany or otherwise having…
The Week in Bike #49 – 19 December 2014
Doping fines, self-enforcement, doping stories, Mauro Santambrogio, “low-T”, ED, Riccardo Ricco, Cycle of Lies, skillz doping, Scheldecross, Zilvermeer, Laurens Sweeck, Steve Tilford, the older generation, motorpacing, van Garderen, “double standards”, TV, The Lance Chronicles, under the Postal Bus.
Say Hello to Lupo Wolfie
The Giro d’Italia announced a new mascot today. I haven’t been graced with the accompanying PR copy, but I’d guess it’s something along the lines of “Lupo is the perfect mascot to bring this great Italian race to a world-wide audience!” Lupo’s arrival marks the end of the road for the race’s previous mascot, Girbecco,…
The Week In Bike #48 – 12 December 2014
Rabble rabble, Europcar, finances, rules, Astana, doping, CAS, stare decisis, Pickett’s Charge, money, appearances, progress, catastrophe, GP Hasselt, Druivencross, #CANTTOUCHTHIS, PFP, van der Poel skillz, road schedules, changing focus, returning emails, the list.