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, […]

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 […]

Movistar switched to SRAM. Are you excited?

The WorldTour racing team Movistar switched component sponsors at the end of 2019. The team, in its various incarnations lasting nearly 40 years, had ridden on Campagnolo components. No longer. Campy is out. SRAM and […]

#commissairedoping is bad for The Amgen Tour of California

It’s a relief that Tejay van Garderen didn’t win the 2019 Tour of California. This isn’t aimed at him, but at the fact that the UCI race commissaires issued a terrible decision on the fourth […]

The Tour of California Is Slow

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 […]