Category: Thoughts

Essays, philosophizing, reflecting, theorizing, wondering, wandering, ruminating, percolating, etc.

Better Like It Hot

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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 […]

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A Dropper Post DID NOT Win San Remo

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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 […]

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Combatting Anti-Trans Legislation in Arkansas

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Combatting Arkansas Anti Trans Legislation

Last time, I discussed the specifics of the recent anti-trans legislation that became law in Arkansas in the spring of 2021.  Here, I’m discussing combattting anti-trans legislation in Arkansas in terms of stopping the legislation […]

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A Crit Series with City-Based Teams? Good idea. It’s been done.

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National Cycle League Boston Banshees 1995

Meet the NCL To many American bike racers, it seems like a natural fit.  A criterium bike racing series based in cities.  Crits are short, fast, entertaining, and over quickly; good for the short attention […]

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Time to Kill The Olympics Monster

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Olympic Rings Monster

The Olympics is a monster. Part of me wishes it can be killed off. There are so many reasons to dislike the Olympics.  I’ll start with the smaller-bore problems. I don’t like listening to athletes […]

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Cav’ wins the Prix de Hugativite

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When I first started following the Tour, one of the many things that surprised me about pro racing and racers was their emotions.  Compared to what I seemed to be seeing with American pro sports, […]

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Tour de Carnage, 2021 Edition

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Tour du Carnage, 2021 Edition

The opening stages of the 2021 Tour de France has not only had spectacular racing, but crashtacular carnage.  So much that the crashes have dominated the reporting of the first three stages . Every time […]

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Le Pedaleur de Charme

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Hugo Koblet

Hugo Koblet popped into my head.  The Swiss rider, winner of eight national championships, six-days in Chicago and New York, medalist at the Worlds, and winner of the 1950 Giro d’Italia and 1951 Tour de […]

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Wherein I Destroy Substack via an Epic Rant. Part 1

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Destroy Substack via an Epic Rant

(Also posted to Substack, but don’t read it there.) Substack, I come to bury thee. As a lover of written word, this is hard.  But as a member of society, I feel the destruction of […]

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Invited on a Century

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invited on a century

A friend let me know in January that he was doing a fund-raising ride on May 8.  I guess I could write I was invited on a century.  It was for Padres Pedal the Cause […]

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