A lot of successful breakaways, early GC action, smart riding, bold moves, and a surprise winner. Stage races should always be this fun—though maybe not so difficult to rework. Music: https://soundcloud.com/djskillzmusic/florida-georgia-line-how-we-roll [iPad/iPhone/m4v]
Tag: Fun Stuff
jokes, interviews, continental breakfasts
The Week in Bike #24 – 13 June 2014
Inhalant (please do not attempt), inhaler, Froome, Internet Slueths, SCA, Armstrong, Henao, Betancur, “citolamegavirus”, Golden Gran Fondo, UCI Fondos, Emakumeen Bira, Vos, van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prevot, Rabobank-Liv, coverage, organization, certification.
The Week in Bike #23 – 6 June 2014
Yes videos, no job, Drunk Cyclist, no more Giro, Evans, all Tour everything, Baloise Belgium Tour, Tour of Luxembourg, Bayern Rundfahrt, Tinkoff, women, UCI, Boels Rentals Hills Classic, Johansson, Vos, Philly, Stevens, DIY women’s TdF, rider safety, tifosi, GoPro.
How The Race Was Won – Giro d'Italia 2014 – Stages 16-21
Quintana confirms on a legendary day, a whole lot of breakaways hold out, and someone may be a little fond of forcing people to ride bikes uphill. Music: https://soundcloud.com/mechanikproject/trap-o-fortuna [iPad/iPhone/m4v]
The Week in Bike #22 – 30 May 2014
Grumpy, day job over, Base79, ads, https://velocio.cc, Slappendel, Vos, Vos Classic, Women’s Paris Criterium, Universal Sports, party like it’s 2005, Giro, Quintana, protests, rules, denial.
How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stages 10-15
A little rain, a touch of hail, but mostly hard, savvy, GC-impactful racing. Big climbs, TTs and the science of limiting losses. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UNUYQDOGfg [iPad/iPhone/m4v]
The Week in Bike #21 -23 May 2014
Beard, Wiggins, Degenkolb, #aeroiseverything, Wild, Chongming Island, Wiggle-Honda, Mondialization, https://iamtedking.com, https://www.cutaway.us, US contribution to the sport, media abuse of the US market, Tour of California, tech.
How The Race Was Won – Giro d'Italia 2014 – Stages 4-9
Rainy, rainy, rainy, to the point that the GC shake-ups seem to have had less impact on the GC than the flat and intermediate stages. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUrudD4Db5c (I’m so, so sorry) [iPad/iPhone/m4v]
The Week in Bike #20 – 16 May 2014
Rules, cameras, rules, Geaux Race, Hour Record, rules, Giro, rules, Women’s Tour, rules, Chongming Island, rules, Tour of Californiazation.
How The Race Was Won – Giro d'Italia 2014 – Stages 1-3
A Team Time Trial and a pair of rainy sprints. Music: https://soundcloud.com/bill-craig/molly-malone-2013 [iPad/iPhone/m4v]