May 26, 2013 at 09:57 PM
In Print: Articles of Interest
May 26, 2013 at 11:27 PM
May 28, 2013 at 02:25 AM
Way to go status quo! To Sykes, anyone who dares dream is an affront to the glory of cycling. OMG, a second stage win! That totally ruined a pro. To Sykes, these long breakaways are foolish fancy. What Sykes fails to understand is that without these dreams and dramas, there would be little left to interest anyone, let alone him.David Gardiner said:Great read about Adam Hansen's win at the giro, and why the author wishes he never wins again.
May 29, 2013 at 03:55 PM
I find this article distasteful in everyway- if one wins, it doesn't mean he should expect to be a contender regularly, it just means that the opportunity was there and everything worked out for the best. The example he gives of the italian rider is shortsighted. It is exactly what makes cycling interesting, even to the naked eye and breaks the mold of the team dominance model that sky has instored so well and that people complain about regularly. There is much to be admired about gregari's as he calls them, and if it wasn't for race radios I think we'd see a whole lot more of them too.
May 29, 2013 at 07:33 PM
Ha. This dynamic duo will clearly solve the problem:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcquaid-calls-on-armstrong-to-help-fight-doping
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcquaid-calls-on-armstrong-to-help-fight-doping
May 30, 2013 at 01:50 PM
i was really quite angry with velonews when i first started reading this article, but by the end the author's conclusion -- that we kind of have to give nibali the benefit of the doubt -- eased my fury.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/road/analysis-nibalis-giro-win-represents-quandary-of-new-cycling_289152
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/road/analysis-nibalis-giro-win-represents-quandary-of-new-cycling_289152
May 30, 2013 at 07:15 PM
It gets better. Armstrong has returned to his "I'll talk" dance, so long as the conditions are...as long as the conditions are...As long as the conditions are exactly as he wants, and he's not going to tell anyone what that is. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/armstrong-renews-call-for-truth-and-reconciliationJeff Owens said:Ha. This dynamic duo will clearly solve the problem:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcquaid-calls-on-armstrong-to-help-fight-doping
Maybe he should just call for a blue ribbon commission, with George Mitchell at the helm.
May 31, 2013 at 10:07 AM
However unrealistic, before we had Ride Brooklyn as a partner, I had always secretly hoped that JP's employer Competitive Cyclist would have sponsored us, "the local team." But it seems now that they really only had their eyes set on big time pro cycling sponsorships. First with their Div III team last year (although, what happened to that team this year?) and now with Jonathan Page.
http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/3bb6a708-575c-4549-9efd-ec0493f090e7
May 31, 2013 at 02:52 PM
May 31, 2013 at 03:05 PM
yep, all that ego is finally coming back to haunt him and bite him in the arse.
May 31, 2013 at 03:51 PM
Interesting that they said that it could be due to too much float. Surely he's been running the same float for years. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but something seems a little odd to me with this story.
May 31, 2013 at 05:34 PM
Something is hinky, no doubt.Mark Clifford said:Interesting that they said that it could be due to too much float. Surely he's been running the same float for years. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but something seems a little odd to me with this story.
Jun 02, 2013 at 12:34 AM
I wonder if they will debut a new all white kit and be called "iTeam" for the Tour?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-belkin-signs-sponsorship-deal-with-blanco
Jun 02, 2013 at 04:18 AM
Incoherent vitriol!
"if you must ride a bike—and the only reason the Observer editors can think of that you might want to is "to feel morally superior"
LULZ
Jun 03, 2013 at 03:15 AM
I feel morally superior to the various ranter/op/ed writers of both the frontlash and the backlash.
The reason is simple.
I easily craft coherent arguments that blow every last one of their claims out of the water.
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:43 PM
Is it just me or does anyone else get Boasson Hagen and Heinrich Haussler chronically confused? When is that Masters race again and what are those KIDS DOING ON MY LAWN!?!
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:48 PM
Haussler is prettier. nicknames include Bambi and Barbie.Jules said:Is it just me or does anyone else get Boasson Hagen and Heinrich Haussler chronically confused?
Jun 04, 2013 at 07:50 PM
One of the them has a sister who is also a pro
Jun 04, 2013 at 08:02 PM
stumbled across this Chabanov Tumblr post, relating his recent experience in the Philly Pro race....
"Philly -
I got a stern talking to from Bobbie Traksel for not riding hard enough in a small early move on the first lap. We were going 34mph on a flat road. I was so fucked I didn’t even have a response.
The wall is hard. But its the three tight turns at the bottom that will bring you to a stop if your not in the first twenty guys that make it what it is. The first lap we were going in to the bottom of it with 190 guys at 30mph.
For the first hour and a half my normalized power was the same as it was for Athens Twilight. So one of the hardest pro crits in the country + 70 miles = Philly?
I didn’t even know there was a split in the field on the 6th lap. By the time we knew what happened it was all over for my group. We finished 7 laps and were pulled. Racing at this level if you make one mistake or loose concentration for a moment you’ll end up off the back or on the ground."
Jun 04, 2013 at 09:54 PM
Heh. That reminds me of my Floyd race Sunday.
We were over halfway through the 3/4 race (after doing the 4 race right before) when a Kreb Cycle bro got away. It looked pretty strong. Then a BH guy and a Montecci guy popped out, but I couldn't go with them -- too far back. They got about halfway across to him and kind of stalled there. I rode through some grass and a couple piles of debris/FBFilth in Turn 1 to get myself near the front and popped off the front. Caught the bridging pair, eased up so they could get on, and towed them up to the Kreb Cycle guy, who turned out to be Karl Nelson, a beast (who Ragot should probably scrutinize for an auto-upgrade).
When we got there (fairly quickly actually), Karl immediately shifted a gear up and fucking PLOWED. Put a cow catcher on him and see what dies. I was in the drops, knees and elbows in, chewing bar tape, my entire existence narrowed to the gap between my front tire and his rear. This was into a stiff headwind mind you. Add the bridging effort to this situation and the pain was mind bending. He never pulled off, and he never flicked me through. After a couple minutes of this, we were caught by a seriously strung-out field.
As we were being gobbled up, the BH guy (Montecchi got straight-up ridden off fourth wheel long before) yelled at me, "why didn't you pull through?!"
To quote Chabs, "I was so fucked I didn't even have a response." Seriously. The question was so utterly and completely off-base. Just ... invalid.
I told Andy DaSilva after the race about the BH guy bitching me out for not pulling through. I think what I said was, "I didn't see that anywhere on the menu."
Jun 05, 2013 at 02:12 AM
Testosterone use in men is increasing. And it is by prescription. Just as we always wanted. Luckily, you can't get a TUE for it. Unluckily, there's no local testing.
Jun 05, 2013 at 03:07 AM
So I'm reading 'After many a summer dies the swan' which is Aldous Huxley's view of excess in Los Angeles in the'30s. The rich guy with a castle above the San Fernando valley is getting testosterone injections from his private doctor to keep himself virile for his 20 year old mistress. This stuff is not new.
Jun 06, 2013 at 02:32 PM
NYT: "Really? Cycling Is the Top Sport for Head Injuries"
Jun 06, 2013 at 02:51 PM
Gotta love statistics. I also bet there are more fatalities each year from commercial flights than from transoceanic sailing. They clearly forget to mention that there are tens of millions of bike riders and the number of people playing football or baseball probably number in the hundreds of thousands.dstearns said:NYT: "Really? Cycling Is the Top Sport for Head Injuries"
Jun 06, 2013 at 08:18 PM
from bikes belong "Bicycling is the second most popular outdoor activity in America by frequency of participation. In 2010, Americans ages 6 and older went on 2.44 billion bicycling outings, averaging 58 outings per bicyclist."
The leveler would be something like incidents per participation hours.
Jun 06, 2013 at 08:32 PM
agree 100%. but the numbers you threw out for football/baseball/basketball are way higher than suggested. according to one study i found, survey in the US for people aged 7+:Craig Zolan said:Gotta love statistics. I also bet there are more fatalities each year from commercial flights than from transoceanic sailing. They clearly forget to mention that there are tens of millions of bike riders and the number of people playing football or baseball probably number in the hundreds of thousands.dstearns said:NYT: "Really? Cycling Is the Top Sport for Head Injuries"
Baseball – 12.5 million participants
Ice Hockey – 3.3 million participants
Football – 9.3 million participants
Soccer – 13.5 million participants
of course, cycling still outweighs all of these, individually (as per JP's post)....so the point is still valid.
Jun 06, 2013 at 09:33 PM
dstearns said:agree 100%. but the numbers you threw out for football/baseball/basketball are way higher than suggested. according to one study i found, survey in the US for people aged 7+:Basketball – 26.9 million participants
Baseball – 12.5 million participants
Ice Hockey – 3.3 million participants
Football – 9.3 million participants
Soccer – 13.5 million participantsof course, cycling still outweighs all of these, individually (as per JP's post)....so the point is still valid.
So based on JP figures there are over 42 million cyclists. That would mean there are more than 4 times as many participants than football but less than twice as many head injuries. The delta wouldn't be quite as large with baseball but still close. Taking the math further: .2% of cycling participants get a head injury, .3% of baseball participants get a head injury and .5% of football participants get a head injury.
Jun 07, 2013 at 02:59 AM
Stop it with the math.
You are making my head hurt!
You are making my head hurt!
Jun 07, 2013 at 01:28 PM
plus he used the word delta. craig's getting all greek on yo' ass.
Jun 07, 2013 at 01:42 PM
Fixed that for you.Mark Clifford said:plus he used the word delta. craig's getting all greek geek on yo' ass.