Short break from the (seemingly endless) study of law. Yeah, I can upload a pic in about three minutes for ya there, chief. Just hold on and don’t get your panties in a bunch. Evans. Class. Could be his year. Image source: http://fuckyeahcycling.tumblr.com/post/7278626840/tour-de-france-2011-stage-4-via-le-tour-de. Full size image here: http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Evans_Stage_4_TDF_2011.jpg. More cool stuff: http://fuckyeahcycling.tumblr.com/. Full write up Read the full article…
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Evans on Stage 4
Farrar takes Stage 3
Happy Birthday, America. Image source: http://www.daylife.com/photo/02dxgr81UC5XP. Strictly a class move when he signaled a W for Wouter Weylandt. All class. And big ups to Thor Hushovd too. He was a big part of the win, and it did not go unnoticed. “To have the world champion and yellow jersey work for you to launch the Read the full article…
Day one of the Tour, day 45 of bar prep
The Tour started today. I’ve been too busy to watch it. And I’ve pretty much resigned myself to not following the race this year as I have in years past. Too much on my plate to burn up a few hours a day watching television. That said, I can still read about it! Philippe Gilbert Read the full article…
Blow out comb
Story here: http://thefoxisblack.com/2011/06/24/giant-comb-bike-rack-from-knowhow-shop-la/. More here: http://www.good.is/post/at-a-co-op-fabrication-shop-l-a-makers-build-furniture-and-community/. And: http://www.knowhowshopla.com/.
Mimosa takes the French Road Championship
Chavanel is a Baller. 2011 French Road Championship? He finished alone. Image source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/gallery/2011-national-champions-gallery_180309/attachment/photo-bruno-bade-cht-de-france-2011. Sylvain Chavanel used a 25km solo to take the French road race title on Sunday. He had over half a minute on the chasing duo of Anthony Roux and Thomas Voeckler. Chavanel took off his sunglasses as he crossed the line, Read the full article…
Aaron Dykstra
Back in the late 1990s, Aaron Dykstra was a self-described “severely ADD” bike and skater punk who got kicked out of two private Christian schools in Roanoke for being a smart aleck. Now, from a small basement studio on Campbell Avenue, Dykstra, 27, is wowing the custom bicycle world. His prize-winning handcrafted frames are bringing Read the full article…
Do the right thing…
Image sourced initially here: http://hm7.tumblr.com/post/6037975529/luckybasterds-via-a-ghost-bike-for-andrew. And, then ultimately here: http://bikehugger.com/post/view/a-ghost-bike-for-andrew-runciman.
The classic of the falling leaves
Tour of Lombardy. The last Monument of the year. The leaves fall upon the roadway and the cycling season in kind. Il Lombardia Trailer Another great dramatic documentary movie about one of the monuments. It’s always great when you don’t know dutch, but inflection and tone can tell you everything. They are planning for a Read the full article…
Wiggo looks lean
Wiggo looks as though he could use a meal. Image source: http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/procycling-magazine-tour-de-france-2011-cover-shoot/178928. Ok, lunch break over.
Shane Perkins
Dude. Get some.
Biker down
This one out of Boulder, Colorado. A founding member of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society was killed Friday when a dump truck pulling a trailer loaded with construction equipment hit him as he was riding his bike near Boulder, where he lived. Eugene Philip Howrey, 73, was thrown about 36 feet from the impact, Read the full article…
I like me some Wiggo
I hope to see a lot out of the lad this July. From: Jean-Marie Read this: As he won the “Critérium du Dauphiné” today, Wiggins declared that Contador on the Tour was not a good thing this year. “It’s not a good thing that a guy tested positive four times may be allowed to race. Read the full article…