Part 1 is here. So, what’s behind the disappearing entry-level road bike? Several reasons. They include: reduced market competition, increased component integration, disc brakes, and gravel riding. The market has fewer companies. When it comes […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
I have mixed feelings about goals. They’re necessary, but can’t be fixated upon. Martin Buber would probably have said that a goal is like mistaking the finger pointing to God as God. Goals, while seemingly […]
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 […]
An earth-shattering rumble was heard in Europe last week, as the Everesting record was shattered by a relative unknown, taken by 23 minutes, and an up-and-coming star stormed to a comfortable solo victory at Strade […]
The Amgen Tour of California is slow. I love watching bike racing, but when I see the racers on wide roads, rolling through towns on eight-lane highways, even most finishing stretches, it always looks like […]