If the methods are "proprietary" doesn't that also mean they aren't peer-reviewed?

http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/10/training-center/deficit-reduction-eliminating-imbalance-on-the-bike_306454

Heh, it's called "Yellow Fever."  Too good:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-rasmussen-claims-he-taught-hesjedal-how-to-take-epo

Old news . They weren't clean in the 90s. Sure as hell didnt clean up
their acts for athens
On Oct 30, 2013 8:50 AM, "Jeff Owens" <

What?!?  Doping at Athens?  Surely you jest sir...

Yeah, but some of the tidbits are funny.  Like how they joked about it being "Chinesed" when you took a ton of cortisone and your face puffed up, making your eyes close a bit.  CLASS.  Paging Bernhard Kohl.

Lots of pre athens dope with those three trust me
On Oct 30, 2013 9:04 AM, "Jeff Owens" <

Jules said:

Perhaps @Wump would know, but is Laura Van Gilder the winingest American rider ever?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Van_Gilder

Good question.  She could be at this point.  21 years as a pro, and has won men's races as well as women's.  There are claims that Davis Phinney has e 300+ victories, which is hard to beat, even for Laura. 

Jeff Owens said:

Yeah, but some of the tidbits are funny.  Like how they joked about it being "Chinesed" when you took a ton of cortisone and your face puffed up, making your eyes close a bit.  CLASS.  Paging Bernhard Kohl.

That right there...that...is...too dumb to comment on...

And they were fugly.

Jules said:

RIP Mad Fiber

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2013/10/30/mad-fiber-shuts-down-may-be-headed-bankruptcy#.UnFQ-5SG1jS

The ultimate vanity wheel. Frankly, I'm not all that sad to see them go. 

Reiners retweeted this earlier and I thought it had good parts:

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2013/10/29/theres-another-way/

thanks for sharing, reiners and owens.  i don't know why, but i always forget to read that column.

Too ugly
On Oct 30, 2013 8:58 PM, "Brendan Rigby" <

The story of why Holland respects cyclists is an interesting one, too. I'm told that they were originally not too different than America, where the car was at the top of the hierarchy, and bicycles were on the bottom. Then, after a spate of deaths much like the one spoken about in the blog, where children were being recklessly killed by cars and trucks, prompted the nation to reconsider their infrastructure. I'm not certain, but I believe this was in the 60's, so not too long ago. As a nation, they voted to put cars at the bottom and cyclists and pedestrians on top of the road sharing priority pyramid. The thing that's interesting here, to me, is that it was a ground-up cultural shift in psychology that dictated policy, and not the other way around. Something that's easier to do in a smaller and more homogenous nation than the USA. But, if there is a will, there is a way. I wish there was more outrage over these horrific murders. 

sometimes they do charge drivers! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/04/nyregion/driver-of-suv-is-charged-in-death-of-boy-9.html?smid=pl-share

sometimes they do charge drivers! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/04/nyregion/driver-of-suv-is-charged-in-death-of-boy-9.html?smid=pl-share

Incredibly tragic.

I really hope this can be a watershed and not an example of different enforcement standards based on who is hurt.

i wish it would be but i doubt it will be.  this driver's conduct screams criminal negligence in a way that "accidentally swerved onto curb and killed one person" doesn't.  he hit three cars, a building, and three people.  in between each car he had the opportunity to stop but instead kept going.  he went down a road the wrong way.  also, the whole thing began when he swerved around pedestrians in a crosswalk.  if you get to the point where you have to swerve around pedestrians in a crosswalk so fast that you hit a nearby car, you are doing it wrong.

As he was turning, the driver hit a parked car, a 2004 Ford Taurus, while trying to avoid two pedestrians in the crosswalk, the police said. The S.U.V. then jumped the curb onto the sidewalk on the southwest corner of the intersection, striking a building and another parked car, a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. 

The vehicle accelerated and headed the wrong way on DeKalb Avenue, then sideswiped a third vehicle, a 2007 Chrysler Pacifica. It continued toward the northeast corner of the intersection, where the 28-year-old woman was struck. The S.U.V. jumped the curb again and hit three other pedestrians, including the boy who died.

In the Philippines, most drivers involved in an accident are charged with reckless imprudence resulting in either physical damages, or physical injuries or homicide.  Just sayin..

In case you didn't already know, Cav is a genius masquerading as a cyclist: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/mark-cavendish/10426338/Mark-Cavendish-My-position-as-cyclings-greatest-sprinter-is-under-threat-now-I-have-a-point-to-prove.html

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, this guy's a moron: http://deadspin.com/can-you-ride-a-bike-in-the-city-without-being-an-asshol-1447378693

Dunno what thread this belongs in but it's a heckofa story...

http://jasenthorpe.tumblr.com/post/66200043212/if-you-cant-fucking-ride

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/05/1253274/-Absolutely-unimaginable-this-could-happen-in-America?detail=facebook

Oh yeah this guy just had the worst day ever

to get back to jules...wow kirk molday. I haven't heard from him in yeeeeears.

The idea of a "central governor" for exertion is still pretty hotly debated but this is pretty interesting.... http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/keep-repeating-this-workout-feels-good/?src=me&ref=general&_r=0

This blog is an absolute SNORE...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/jonathan-page-1/hitting-the-reset-button

But I did find it interesting he makes note of "finishing up his US race schedule" after Charm City while his wife got Belgium's home ready. Which is bizarrely inaccurate. Namely, he didn't race anything in the US after Charm City. He should have. He should have done Holy Week, picked up C1 points at Providence where he probably just had 6 or 7 guys who would give him the business, at best. Instead he flies to Europe, does some C2 Swiss race and finishes 3 1/2 minutes down and way out of any points.

For a guy I don't know at all, he sure has a way of driving me 1/2 nuts. I guess I appreciate his commitment to the sport in a way that no other US crosser can manage, but he's also, on the surface of it, makes some terrible decisions.

Steve Tilford is following me on twitter.  I am kool.

just some inspiration for your off-season training regimen.  as you know, it's always a good idea to do some impact training so your bones don't get too soft.  hit those weights, people!  break it up!