From there I could return to town on the nice, flat expanse of Freeport Road, but I needed a little more mileage, and had planned to return by my usual (but much more challenging) route climbing Guys Run and Old Mill, and descending on Squaw Run. Knowing it would be an epic trial, ...
We went to the Copper Penny restaurant in downtown Wilmington for dinner and had a very nice meal. It’s owned by two guys from the Philadelphia area and it had Phillies and Eagles pennants on the wall, so we felt at home there, and I bought one of their beer glasses since I know ...
At Rio Sucios, Sig offered to buy us a Coke. The waiter brought three bottles, one with a straw in it and two glasses. Tom and Sig got the glasses while I got the Coke with a straw. We asked several young boys for the road to Pereiro, but their directions led us down a dead-en...
July 7, part 1: Are we paying these guys enough? Cardiac hypertrophy and sudden death, A cycling scandal? A sad day for cycling fans, Discovery's team leader, Easier racing won't help, Simoni, Cheats, Vinokourov, An open letter to Ivan Basso, Are we alone?, Sharing the road, Searchin...
To see tough guys like Rudy Dhaenens, Wilfried Nelissen, Laurent Jalabert or, in more recent times, Mark Cavendish, spat out the back was quite shocking. And to watch a brute like Erik Zabel or Peter Van Petegem battle their way back to the front after a mechanical was so awe-...
I had a little trouble getting my left leg out of the wetsuit because of the bulky timing chip on my ankle, and I started to panic. I stopped, took a calming breath, and pulled my foot out. I put my glasses and helmet on, ripped open the bag with my snack in it, and shoved th...
Cameron & Dan: I logged a lot of miles with you guys. You were both there on my first century (Ride 11) and I’ve learned a lot from you both: from how to take better photos (even if I’m nota pro) to how to keep the silly in cycling (was EVERY ridenamed after a Jack John...
LEG WARMERS:Black, UNDER the grippers on your shorts. Yes, we know the Cofidis guys wear red ones but ask yourself this simple question;‘am I Elia Viviani?’Dark blue can look cool if the shorts and jersey match but NEVER, ever, white. Even one of the coolest men on the planet, Da...
At midnight I had to get to bed and I left the guys to it but not before Attila invited me to breakfast at his place with his family the next morning. On looking at the map it was easy to accept as he was based right beside the bridge I needed to cross to continue my journey. ...
Belgian champion Sven Nys was alone in the lead during the first half of the race but was joined by Pauwels and world champion Boom. "For a moment I thought I would grab an easy victory, but then two guys with great legs managed to come back so I had to adjust my tactics," Nys ad...