Cross Season Should Start Now

Mud Queen

I’ve been racing cyclocross a long time. It’s awesome, but it’s best as a cool- and cold-weather discipline.  Cross season should start now. September, thanks to global warming, has become a late summer month.  October […]

How The Maryland Cycling Classic Came To Be

  The Maryland Cycling Classic came back for a second edition this past Sunday, September 3, 2023.  The inaugural edition, in 2022, was the first pro race in the United States of America since 2019, […]

John Tesh Wrote the Soundtrack

Paris-Roubaix 1985, Planckaert leads the group into a submerged pave sector.

John Tesh wrote the soundtrack to my cycling youth. The 1985 Paris-Roubaix is seared into my memory as possibly the greatest classic of all time.  I fear the reason is possibly because the music not […]

Equity in Cyclocross: Hartford Edition

Hartford Cyclocross Nationals Mud

I don’t know if equity is possible in cyclocross.  But I think we should try to move in that direction.  It’s could boost participation, which is what makes the sport happen. Lowering the barriers to […]

The Problem With E-Bikes

e-bike monstrosity

There’s a problem with e-bikes.  Actually, many. Have I gotten your attention?  Was the headline click-baity enough? (Let me know in the comments.)  As a writer, I want you intrigued enough to click and start.  […]

Behind the Scenes at the Maryland Cycling Classic

Finish Line Maryland Cycling Classic

I made my way down to the Maryland Cycling Classic for a bunch of reasons.  One of the things that’s different about going to a bike race is you’re able to see the production as […]

Maryland Cycling Classic 2022 Through the lens of Marco Quezada

Marco Quezada is a stalwart of the cycling scene.  He’s been shooting cycling editorial and commercial photographs for ages. He’s also a friend; he and I have collaborated in various guises over the years.  He […]

The Crash Chose Me

I didn’t choose the crash. The crash chose me. Why, I don’t know.  It gnaws and gnaws and gnaws. Yes, it was a race.  Racing can be dangerous.  But I’ve been at the game for […]

Better Like It Hot

Stop Extreme Heat

After yet another steamy week, I’m thinking of my friend’s warning before we rolled out on a recent ride.  “It might be hot today.  But it’s gonna be hotter in the future, so we need […]

A Dropper Post DID NOT Win San Remo

Matej Mohoric San Remo Dropper Post

The cycling world was abuzz with a seeming technology breakthrough on Saturday.  Milan-San Remo, the 293km Italian monument, was won by Slovenian Matej Mohoric of Bahrain-Victorious thanks to his savvy use of a dropper seat […]