Ah yes, the Giro. With all its wonderful fireworks, trials, tribulations, glory and anguish. This was the exciting race to watch when we endured the rather boring years of Juan Pelota’s dominance in the Tour. Yeah, I said it. And it starts next week.  Check this:  http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/. A little bit of glory from years past.

Every Easter Saturday, here in the desert, we have our own spring classic. It is not sanctioned, advertised, or even legal. It’s called the Squealer and it is the best “race” I have ever done. Phoenix is gifted with having badass trails right here in town and the National Trail on South Mountain is the granddaddy [...]

Dear Gang, ask gnome how his sunday went. make him tell. he is in a head bracket of kings that rule national. phx as phk. get it, guy. props are due. (sorry, there was nowhere to leave this as a comment so i used my posting powers to my advantage.) Dear Gnome, i peeped your [...]

Freddy Maertens was a baller. Full stop. Freddy Maertens – Gent Wevelgem

Saturday kicked off the Rocky Mountain Ultra Marathon Endurance Series with the VooDoo Fire MTB race put on by  the Warriors Cycling Crew.  Two options were made available to racers, the 35 mile half-marathon, or the 70 mile full marathon, which I chose to sign up for.  I also signed up to volunteer, and help [...]

This might be the best I find tonight. Last 8k and Côte de Saint Nicolas. Boom goes the dynamite.

Philippe Gilbert doesn’t have nerves of steel. Steel is nervous about Philippe Gilbert. Image source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/unbeatable-philippe-gilbert-takes-liege-bastongne-liege_169905. There’s just no stopping the guy … even when he’s outnumbered two-to-one. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) capped off an impressive sweep of the Ardennes classics Sunday, easily out-sprinting the Leopard-Trek brother act of Fränk and Andy Schleck at the [...]

Philippe Gilbert is a god damn BALLER! The man has no shortage of fans here at Drunkcyclist. The Walloon fans of his home region carried Philippe Gilbert up the über-steep Mur de Huy Wednesday as he ran away with his third win in a row. The Omega Pharma-Lotto rider came onto the steepest section of [...]

Got this from my buddy George over at Bike29: So T-Hom and I ended up manning the aid station that was at mile 7 and 20. Due to an error on my part, there was no water at the aid station. Just gummy bears, pretzels, bananas, fig newtons, and 3 kinds of whiskey. Well done Sir, [...]

Baller is as baller does. Philippe Gilbert repeats. Boom goes the dynamite. Photo source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/philippe-gilbert-repeats-at-amstel-gold-race_169132. Gilbert, who has targeted next weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège as his early season objective, seized command on the final climb after Rodriguez had made a vain attempt to go clear himself. The first three home had overtaken Andy Schleck on the climb [...]

original picture HERE.