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The Week in Bike #37 – 26 September 2014

Posted on 26 September 2014 by cosmo

Bike Rumor, The List, lawyers, happy week, women’s Strade Bianche, World Champs crash, publicity, Universal Sports, content distribution, Fields of Joy CX, Sunbury Cycling Club, more worlds, UCI tribunal, Alpecin.

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How The Race Was Won x BTB TV – Cross Vegas Men 2014

Posted on 20 September 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

The term “grass crit” gets thrown around a lot, but a fair amount of road tactics and even teamwork in this one. Plus a little controversy, at least one dollar pick-up, and the big differences tiny differences in technique can make.

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The Week in Bike #36 – 19 September 2014

Posted on 19 September 2014 by cosmo

Hour “record”, marketing, vandalism, weather, crashing, Britain, weird stuff, https://neon-velo.com/, Gerrans-ing, Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour, Vos, van Dijk, “naked” kits, Buzzfeed, pumpkin spice condoms, free publicity, decency.

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How The Race Was Won x BTB TV – Cross Vegas Women 2014

Posted on 19 September 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

Cyclocross in the desert in mid-September. You know my feelings on this. And yet, an incrementally improving course and progressively more legit line-up has really raised the quality over the years. A few spills, some smart riding and an exciting sprint—though it still remains to be seen whether what happens in Vegas…still doesn’t really have…

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How The Race Was Won – Vuelta a España 2014 – Stages 17-21

Posted on 16 September 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

A great run-in and sprint, a few late GC deciders, and one “why-did-we-even-bother-to-start” day. And maybe another flyby or two. [iPad/iPhone/m4v]

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The Week in Bike #35 – 12 September 2014

Posted on 12 September 2014 by cosmo

New stuff, Bikenado2, MONSTER JAM, dog, Evelyn Stevens, classics, Interbike, bros, #college, more dog, ‘cross season, ‘Cross of the North, Tour of Britain, Cavendish, Kwiatkowski, Grands Prix Cyclistes, Challenge Sprint Pro, race formats.

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How The Race Was Won – Vuelta a España 2014 – Stages 10-16

Posted on 9 September 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

The Heart of the GC racing action, with a few absurd surprises, battles for the minor placings, far too many motos, but no one able to upset Valverde…yet. [iPad/iPhone/m4v]

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The Week in Bike #34 – 5 September 2014

Posted on 5 September 2014 by cosmo

Wait for it…, GP Ouest-France Plouay, Poitou Charrents, Holland Ladies Tour, Oakleys, Baby-Dump, Gran Fondo New England, elbows, Tour of Alberta, Dumoulin, aerodynamics, Hour Record.

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How The Race Was Won – Vuelta a España 2014 – Stages 6-9

Posted on 1 September 20144 July 2021 by cosmo

Two mountain-top finishes, a sprint, and an escape. Plus crosswinds, some argy-bargy, more deflated thundersticks, a Magic 8-Ball and GC race that remains fantastically tight nearly halfway into the event. Buy a shirt if you prefer men’s style shirts. Buy a shirt if you prefer women’s style shirts. [iPad/iPhone/m4v]

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The Week in Bike #33 – 30 August 2014

Posted on 31 August 201430 June 2021 by cosmo

Late, HTRWW, dog, Womens’ World Cup, Vargarda, PRJCT X, GP Plouay, Kristoff, Vattenfall, USAPC, Phil Liggett Phact Check, beer, dispatch, that other show, men’s HTRWW shirt, women’s HTRWW shirt, order-of-registration five months out?!

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a headshot of Cosmo Catalano

Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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