230 kilometers across the countryside. 118 men toed the line in Heerlen. 42 finished. Top spot was Maertens. Jan Raas, second place on the day, went on to win the event five times. They are harder than you.
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Freddy Maertens – Amstel Gold Race 1976
Jobst Brandt on the Passo di Gavia, c. 1970s
I’ve seen this image before, countless times, and in countless other places. It draws me in. Works every time. It is the Colt 45 of cycling photos. The time and place just floor me. Man. Bike. Mountain. Touring. At one’s leisure. Stop and fire up a coffee? Have a sandwich and check out the view? [...]
That had to sting
I should note, I don’t know where I got this .gif. It’s all over the web these days. I’ve no idea who to credit. It may have been an email, tweet, tumblr post. No idea. Sorry ’bout that.
House of the Big Wheel Part 1: Honzo and Satori
K-Nob rocks the DC socks. Nice. There is a lot of respect for Kona up in DC.
2012 Giro d’Italia
The Giro is hot, hot, hot. You like action? This is action. it was, in my opinion, far better than the Tour de France for the better part of the last decade. The video commentary is a bit over the top, with plendy of clumsy lines like this one: The toughest race, in the worlds [...]
Photo from Mexico
So, I’m home sick (what else is new) and I get this message from my man Dirty Biker. 10am in mexico. Motherfucker is living the dream. You know what I like about taking antibiotics for a sinus infection? I don’t like anything about taking antibiotics for a sinus infection.
Greg Lemond was a baller
Image source: http://www.greglemondfan.com/.
Wilfried Nelissen
You think Wilfried’s got better things to do with his time than smile nice for the camera? Image source: http://cyclisme-cb.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html. My God. He’s looking at the photographer as if he’s mere seconds away from cracking open a No. 10 can of Whoop Ass.
Tour of the White Mountains recap
I revisited Tour of The White Mountains again this year. This time on DC’s ticket & proud to represent. Thanks Gnome for making it happen. Been doing this event bout 5 times since 2000. It has grown a lot since then & a lot of that is due to Epic rides taking the reigns. 2000 [...]
Domenic R.I.P.
The one and only Domenic Malvestuto. In Arizona, he was known by one name alone. And that was Domenic. He was born in 1943. His bicycle shop was known as Domenic’s Cycling Imports. Or, simply, DCI. Cancer, I heard. I received notice tonight via a text message. I poured myself a stiff one, took a [...]
Suspicion & Armstrong go together like peanut butter & toast
I read this on the Velonews comment section back in February and thought it was worth sharing… Hey, I’ve been busy! From 1996 to 2005, which includes the seven years of Armstrong’s dominance and the three years before, there were 13 different cyclists who occupied the top three positions in the Tour de France. Excluding [...]
Wilfried Nelissen
This image would have been taken around 1990 or 1991. Just look at that sneer. I can’t imagine the man was much afraid of anything. Wilfried Nelissen was a baller. Image source: http://cyclisme-cb.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html. His career was cut short in a horrific crash. I’ll not post the pics, gruesome stuff. Bottom line is that he never [...]