Hmmmm where to start with this one??? Big Juan and I were talking today about change. Change in our lives of when we used to live in a 400 square foot apartment together. Him getting DC off the ground every day writing posts. Me eating miles and trying to make [...]

I derived from the bike intelligencer that Danny Macaskill now has a posse. Or some shit like that, as the LA Times has picked up on his capabilites. This seems appropriate and quite worthy of course since there’s not been a trials rider with talent such as his since Hans was the parade back in [...]

Ok wow. Now I know why Ralph likes them so much. And I know why I don’t see Colnagos for sale much.

Ole Ritter goes big. Full stop.
Contre La Montre

Now that’s what I call work.

And you thought you had it hard today. You don’t know anything. This is the Mur de Grammont. And it will break you.
It is a god damn wall.
Climbing the Muur of Geraardsbergen – Tour of Flanders

I knew it was a tough climb. Hell, we all know it’s a toughie. [...]

The Hour. Ritter had it in 1968. Lost it to Merckx in 1972. He tried to retake the record in 1974, beating his own prior record, but failing to match the massive 49.431 km of Merckx.
Merckx’s record stood firm until Francesco Moser broke it in 1984. The story continues with the efforts [...]

About a week back in my life of Second Year Law Student Dumbness, I came home after a final exam in Constitutional Law and popped in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2003 DVD.
Because that shit gets me stoked.
One hell of a race that year. Actually, it’s one hell of a race most years. Hamilton [...]

Man that was a good ride.
Thanks to Scott @ momentumvideoaz.com for the primo footage of this years ride.

Appears that Spanish authorities uncovered yet another doping ring and arrested an acquaintance of Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes who was also formerly associated with the Kelme squad. A number of athletes were taken into custody, including cyclists and…. a prominent Spanish race walker.
A race walker? Are you fuggin serious? I’ve heard rumblings of pro golfers hitting [...]

FYI – there is an organized ride tomorrow in Mesa, Arizona to honor fallen and injured cyclists. Learn more at Ride of Honor

Doc Thompson guilty. On all counts. Held without bail.
“Thompson, a former emergency room doctor, was found guilty of six felonies and one misdemeanor and could face as much as five years in prison. He was remanded and ordered held without bail until sentencing. He was handcuffed in the courtroom after the verdict was read.”

The more they stay the same.

Everyone have a great weekend and be safe out there.
ps. this photo hijacked from pezcyclingnews.com
Snake

Our man in the field, Hellbelly, proves once again, that all underground is local:
Gnome,
The weather was great and as a result waterline road was extremely crowded with peoples checking out the fall colors especially at the intersection of trails below the inner basin. We had 25 veloluchadores in various stages of inebriation at the top. [...]

Image by our own Snake Hawk. Just because he could. Download at will. Do as you please.
PDF: VDB_posse (right click, save as)
Trackback: vdbhasaposse.com. (url redirect to drunkcyclist)

OK, haven’t been around here for awhile. Quick recap first before I get to the things that are bugging me (and yes, they’re about bike racing, this time):
1. I got laid off from my job back in February.
2. I thought about going to law school.
3. I got a new job in Washington DC (the Redskins [...]

The famed Cochise County Cycling Classic is in the books. If you’ve not heard of this one, check out the fancy route map. Yeah, looks easy, huh? Two hundred and fifty two miles of easy cruising, right?
I shouldn’t say it’s “in the books” quite yet, as twenty hour finishing times [...]

Not to make light of anything said here in the past day or two, but goddammit if this whole VDB thing isn’t just bugging the shit out of me. It’s been the elephant in the room of my cycling spectatorship since Pantani gave up.  It really bothers me that we put so much emphasis on [...]

Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34, a source close to the racer told the French news service Agence France Presse.
According to Belgian media, Vandenbroucke was found dead in his hotel room in Senegal, where he was on holiday. A preliminary diagnosis suggests Vandenbroucke suffered from a pulmonary embolism.
See velonews.com

I’m actually [...]

You know those “reviews” on MTBR.com that are written by somebody who says, “just bought it, haven’t ridden it yet, but it looks great hanging in my garage?”
This isn’t one of those reviews.
On a lark at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, in February, i bought a pair of Ergon GX-1 grips at a [...]