The smell of leaves combined with sunshine and cool air is a perfect day for a great ride. Lake Washington loop – recommended but you should have a guide.  There are lots of places where there’s nothing to indicate where the next section of bike path is.  This part is a gorgeous wetland – too [...]

Got an email forwarded to me from Dirrrty. It was from the Interbike Show Director, Andy Tompkins. From: Dirrrty Subject: Interbike 2011 Date and Venue Announcement Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to this year’s show and the countless conversations we have personally had with retailers and exhibitors regarding the future dates and location of [...]

Enough already of all these warm fuzzy feelings. Harden the fuck up people. What would the Badger do? He would ladle out some pain and suffering. Just like Big Pun used to tell me. Less talkie and more doie. Stop talking and start doing. The 2011 season starts yesterday.

From: Dan H. Subject: cross I stopped during lap two of the local ‘cross race to drink some beer. Eric, the guy just behind me, stopped as well to share. Just letting you know some of the people in the southeast get it.

just gotta say..it’s quite a thing, this team that is growing… it is humbling….. from getting resumes from pro riders from all over the world (not so unusual apparently if you talk to elite or pro team managers) to having to respond hopefully somewhat diplomatically to riders that are both realistic and unrealistic in their [...]

A Gulf Breeze man riding his bicycle cross-country to raise awareness and funds for Gulf oil spill victims was killed Wednesday morning on State Road 20 in Bay County when he was hit by a pickup truck. Roger Grooters, 66, who lived in Tiger Point with his wife, Vicki, was on the final leg of [...]

Belgian magazine Humo has published claims from an individual with the Astana team, who alleges that Alberto Contador used Clenbuterol after the Criterium du Dauphiné as part of a weight-loss treatment. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claims that the Spaniard had blood extracted between that race and the Tour when, crucially, traces [...]

I cruise reddit, and tonight after a long week and longer day, I found this little gem. Send some love and be careful out there this weekend… gogojmo.com/wblog/?p=181. In my opinion, the worst part is he was updating the blog himself. But, it gets more horrific… the last GPS post speaks volumes… Seriously people… be [...]

Seven of us gathered at the house of a man I had never met.  My buddy Andy had told me that there would be a night ride leaving at 830.  Once the crew was assembled, pre-ride beers were polished off and tossed into the recycling bin.  Six of us lacked gears, one of us was [...]

I rode up Snowbowl road last week twice. It was the first time I’d done that in years. What’s the occasion? The Gnome informed me there may be a chance I can race at 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, and I thought it wise to not repeat last year’s performance, in which I crashed [...]

Former US criterium champion Kirk O’Bee has been hit with a lifetime ban from the sport, incurring the ban after a positive test for EPO plus proof that he had purchased doping substances on multiple occasions. www.velonation.com/News/ID/5926/OBee-hit-with-lifetime-ban-for-multiple-doping-offences.aspx Awesome. I feel great. I’m kidding. The panel also disqualified O’Bee’s results back to Oct. 3, 2005, including [...]