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Sprinting – Secrets from the Pros


This is how you do it. Sprinting – you either have it, or you don’t… right?  We’ve all watched the great ones with amazement and disbelief: Zabel, Cipollini, Cavendish, Kelly, etc.  They seem like they were born to sprint.  In the modern era, we watch the overhead HD helicopter feed as the high-speed bullet trainContinue reading “Sprinting – Secrets from the Pros”

“When you come to a fork in the road… Take it”


Now what? I cranked up my training this year, made it through ToAD and the Windy 500, and then… nothing. I have another Century to ride tomorrow, will probably do it on my track bike for fun, but I have no desire to finish out the WORS series or even do my first CX race.Continue reading ““When you come to a fork in the road… Take it””

Lance Armstrong & Doping – the Verdict is in:


For the past week or so, almost every one of my non-cycling friends has asked me about the latest allegations surrounding Lance Armstrong.  The conversation goes like this: Non-Cycling Friend: “So… what do you think about Lance Armstrong??” Me: “I don’t.” NCF: “But do you think he doped?” Me: “Honestly, I don’t think about it.”Continue reading “Lance Armstrong & Doping – the Verdict is in:”

Drugs in cycling – AFFIRMATIVE.


“Why is there so much controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who would be willing to test any drug they could come up with” –       George Carlin Have you heard, they busted another pro cyclist for doping.  Yawn.  In an unrelated story, the sun came up today.  It’s not that I don’tContinue reading “Drugs in cycling – AFFIRMATIVE.”