Sometimes the mainstream “gotcha media” misses the true stories. This is never more obvious than the story I found buried in Eurosport regarding the recent Liege-Bastone-Liege. After I translated the story from what I think is French to English (and those who follow my Twitter translations...
My two favorite thin...
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I got this link courtesy of WIRED Magazine and couldn’t help myself. Katie King skillfully combines both the Beastie Boys Sabotage video and montages from Battlestar Galactica. Sit back and enjoy...
Riding with Armstron...
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A couple years ago Trek unveiled their 2008 Madone road bike in Madison, Wisconsin. This new Madone was a break from the OCLV frames we’d seen from them in the past, so it was a big deal for the company. The Madone was launched with a lot of fanfare in a theater in downtown Madison with...
Behind the scenes wi...
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The Boulevard road race in San Diego county is the unofficial kick-off to southern California racing. It’s not uncommon to have visiting pros line up and compete in this tough road race. Weather conditions in the town of Boulevard during this time of year range from oppressive heat to...
Interbike and playin...
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The Interbike bike show for the working media is a complete shit show. There’s really no other way to explain or sugar-coat it. Each year I went as an editor I could have written a post about all the shenanigans that occur: from the photo shoots in our hotel room, to hanging out to all...
We’re bored an...
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I’m at the Specialized launch and rooming with Cushionbury of Bicycling Magazine. We’re bored so that means one thing, we’re...
Rally racing the ren...
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Tim has a death grip on the “oh shit” handle as we drop down the mountain. He really freaked when he saw me take this picture with my phone. “Watch the road Browne!” As I have mentioned before, I rent the car for these trips. I reason being is that I enjoy beating the...
Gayest. Helmet. Ever...
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Cameron Fox is racing for Sho-Air/Sonace and he contested the tt in this helmet. Fox is a little...
Booze at the media c...
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Should Tim keep the beard or shave? Share your thoughts. Its 2:00 and Tim (AKA T-Bone) is hitting the beer. This is the first time ever that there is free beer in the media center! Free beer and journalists shouldn’t be mixed...
Tim’s Johnson
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I’m at a sponsor’s photoshoot for a compression tight called 2XU. Johnson always the joker, stuck a sock down his tights. That’s what I love about the bike industry. It’s filled with...
