Category: Wisdom

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Sloppy Season

JPPartland
Street after snowstorm, Harlem, New York City.

Looking out the window and seeing roads covered or edged with snow and ice is an increasingly rare phenomenon. The snow we just had was a bigger dump than anything in nearly two years. As […]

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Survival of the Collaboratingest

JPPartland

Ticking away the solo miles leaves plenty of time to think and ponder and get awful songs stuck on repeat. When I get to roads that I’ve raced on or tackled in groups, I often […]

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The Winter Bike is Ready to Roll.

JPPartland

When I first started working at a bike shop, the more serious racers I toiled alongside had winter bikes.  That is, they had a bicycle they just used in winter months.  It wasn’t as nice […]

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Mask up. Time to refute the Anti-Mask article.

JPPartland
Podium masking in Colombia

I want to do a group ride again. Feel the speed, hear the whirring, enjoy the mental focus, the leg and lung power, the coordination, and the fun of pushing friends and fellow revelers along.  […]

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Time to mask up. Time to refute the anti-mask rant.

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Covid Pandemic Mask

I want to do a group ride again. Feel the speed, hear the whirring, enjoy the mental focus, the leg and lung power, the coordination, and the fun of pushing friends and fellow revelers along.  […]

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Time to mask up. They work. Tell the anti-maskers. Tell everybody.

JPPartland
Coronavirus SARS CoV 2

I want to do a group ride again. Feel the speed, hear the whirring, enjoy the mental focus, the leg and lung power, the coordination, and the fun of pushing friends and fellow revelers along. […]

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Bring the Worlds back to the United States. As soon as possible.

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Cobblestone Hill Richmond World Championships

The final kilometers of the men’s and women’s 2020 UCI World Road Championships in Isola, Italy were thrilling. The helicopter shots of Alaphilippe and van der Breggen and the chasers racing full-throttle along the ridge […]

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Le Tour de Crash: A Theory on Increased Carnage

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The opening stage of the 2020 Tour de France was largely neutralized by the riders after a spate of crashes on the tiny, twisting, rain-slicked roads the route took around Nice. Looking at all the […]

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The Inscrutability of Pro Equipment Choices

JPPartland

The Tour de France is the most important equipment rollout of the year. The importance is due to the stiffness of the competition, the importance of the stakes, and the worldwide attention focused on the […]

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Setting Up for a Hot Day’s Ride (video)

JPPartland

Just in time for that late summer heat wave. Or just keeping the warm days cool. How to Ride in the  Heat–Prep Tips from a Roads Scholar.

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