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How The Race Was Won – Fleche Wallo(n)ne 2009

Posted on 24 April 20094 July 2021 by cosmo

Fleche-Wallone Video at last! Sorry about the jerkiness of some of the video playback—that’s from the live feed, not from me. YouTube and Vimeo at some point are now up, though not right now because I am way tired yes right now because I am crazy. [right-click for iTunes compatible download] Also made a few…

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How The Race Was Won – Amstel Gold 2009

Posted on 20 April 20094 July 2021 by cosmo

Amstel Gold! Ivanov wins a classic heads-up hill sprint, with daring attacks and savvy teamwork throughout. Also on YouTube and Vimeo. [right-click for iTunes-compatible download] Note well that all Americans do not hold such stereotypical views of the Netherlands as expressed in the opening of this movie. My implication that most do is purely for…

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How The Race Was Won – Paris-Roubaix 2009

Posted on 13 April 20094 July 2021 by cosmo

Little longer than normal this week—sorry about that, but it’s a big race. Not a particularly exciting finish this year, but still unfolded as hell-bent as a good Roubaix should. [right-click for iTunes-compatible download] YouTube and Vimeo will be are up tomorrow morning now.

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Overheard at Roubaix

Posted on 12 April 20099 July 2021 by cosmo

Your browser does not support the audio tag. The Belgian fans were blasting this when Boonen suddenly found himself alone with 24k to go. It doesn’t really get interesting until 1:50 in, but apparently this song was all the rage in the peloton back in 2006. In fact, I’d even have a video to show…

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How The Race Was Won – Gent-Wevelgem 2009

Posted on 10 April 20094 July 2021 by cosmo

Yeah, you wanna know why I don’t have any blog posts this week? Because I am too busy making these. Fortunately, I won’t have a three-video week again until the Ardennes, and then hopefully never again after that. On to Roubaix! [right-click for iTunes-compatible download] Oh yes, also—if this doesn’t work, there are copies on…

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How The Race Was Won – Tour of Flanders 2009

Posted on 7 April 20094 July 2021 by cosmo

Otherwise known as the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Video analysis of the 2009 race plus an iTunes compatible download. What more could you ask for? [right-click for iTunes-compatible download]

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How The Race Was Won – E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 2009

Posted on 1 April 20094 July 2021 by cosmo

Yeah, another How the Race was Won, this time on the past weekend’s E3 Prijs. Better audio this time around, and I slowed down. I still kinda like it faster. [right click for iTunes-compatible download] Will be Is up on YouTube and Vimeo soon now.

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More Signs of Internal Strife at Astana

Posted on 27 March 20096 July 2021 by cosmo
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I'm Back!

Posted on 20 March 20095 July 2021 by cosmo

Yes, between tweets and chasing away a staggering amount of Russian-language comment spam, I think might just find time to post here again. After all, if post-first-retirement Lance Armstrong can find off from his hectic career of not working and running 3 hour marathons to train for bike racing, surely I can find a spare…

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Who's Stupider: Pro Cyclists or NFL Players?

Posted on 17 April 2008 by cosmo

It’s a question I’ve turned over many a time in my head. To an American, it seems like a gimme for lunks in shoulder pads. American football players are universally acknowledged as big, dumb sacks of meat, while most cyclists this side of the pond are skinny, smooth-legged oddballs with the means to buy three-thousand…

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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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