Myself in action, if you can call it that!
From the Donore Road Race sometime in June.
Out the Back
The good, the bad and the Shimano Sora in the world of cycling.
Davis Phinney, Team 7-11. Circa 84-87. Likely The 1986 Tour de France.
Ouch.
(Source: raiment-vancouver)
Look 464 Pista
Mike replaced his 2010 Vigorelli with this 464, and damn it looks good.
(via cycleangelo)
This or the Fuji Track Pro may well be my next track bike.
Cervélo R3 2011
franco pellizotti was busted for doping on monday. what a tool. an extremely euro one, at the least.
Shit like this is why I have a love/hate relationship with pro cycling.
Cervelo Test Team continues with their Beyond the Peloton series. Looks pretty good!
Custom Zedtech hubs with Cervelo Test Team red details. Very nice! (via Carlos Sastre’s Cervelo R3SL, SRAM Red & Zipp Machine :: The Road Diaries)
(via akirasek)
Cool. Ridiculously expensive, but still cool.
Look Mom, No Brakes!: Gay pro cyclists
While everyone’s been debating Alexander Vinokourov’s win at Liege Bastogne Liege, we’ve been wondering something else. Are there any gay cyclists in the pro peloton? In pro bike racing there’s lots of hours on the bike thus lots of ass watching going on in front of you. Sometimes a rider will…
Don’t forget Steve Cozza’s ‘stache:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cozza-set-to-ride-amgen-tour-of-california
That Which Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stranger - New York Times
A little bit insane….:
In a 2004 race, he turned to see himself pursued by a howling band of black-bearded men on horseback. ‘‘Mujahedeen, shooting at me,’’ he explains. ‘‘So I ride faster.’’
For Robic, his support crew serves as a second brain.
His system is straightforward. During the race, Robic’s brain is allowed control over choice of music (usually a mix of traditional Slovene marches and Lenny Kravitz), food selection and bathroom breaks. The second brain dictates everything else, including rest times, meal times, food amounts and even average speed. Unless Robic asks, he is not informed of the remaining mileage or even how many days are left in the race.
