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Practice, Bandit Races and Thor

For the 801 readers I will be doing a super informal ‘cross practice at the Cottonwood Softball Complex on Tuesday evenings starting tomorrow. Plan on 5:30 for now, I don’t have any barriers so if you have some bring ‘em. Mostly be working of some dismount/remounts, some sandpit running and a few hot laps. On [...]

Where Are The Hard Men?

You know it is hard to be a cyclist these days. Just when I think I have explained doping to all my non cycling friends I get hit with the “hey Rev what the hell is a neutral finish?”. Shit, I don’t know to be honest. I have crashed plenty of times in races and [...]

Destroy, Erase, Improve

Mark Twight weighs in on doping First off, in the interest of clarity, I love watching individuals push themselves beyond their own self-imposed limits, and past limits established by consensus thinking. I love crushing myself that I may eventually improve. I am afraid of and enjoy everything attending that process. What I cannot condone is [...]

I’m a “Sprinter”

After reading MFT’s last post “I’m Here for the Hard” I have a few thoughts I would like to ad. No one is saying winning a sprint is not hard. From reading the post it seems that with very few exceptions the entire field was in MS150 mode and no one was even trying to [...]

I’m Here For The Hard

As I am battling some serious writers block Mark Twight is once again stepping up and giving us his insights on his journey as a cyclist. The forecast promised cold, wet weather. I’ve been doing my homework though and I wanted to test my clothing solutions as well as my legs and my head. I [...]

Dolomite

I suppose I should write something about Floyd Landis. Nah, fuck it. Not burying my head in the sand or anything just don’t really have anything to add. Besides close you eyes and pick any other bike related site and you can read all about it. How good is the Giro this year? For us [...]

Heaven and Hell

I think Heaven and Hell is a good description for the Giro. For the rabid cycling fan it is sweet sweet heaven. The Giro organizers understand the power of spectacle. Just watch Stages 7 and 8 again. You would never see that in A tour of France. I have said it once and I will [...]