Many riders have surnames that are also nouns. I apologise if this ruins your TV viewing, those once exotic Euro names can actually prove a bit dull but here are some of the peloton’s names translated into English: Davide Malacarne = Davide Badmeat Giovanni Visconti = Giovanni Viscounts Jonas Ljungblad = Jonas Heatherleaf Karsten Kroon … Read more
This is part of a series of podcast reviews, you’ll find more reviews with the links below. Cyclocosm The Cyclocosm blog is a good read and some especially amusing graphic design, for example the Paris-Roubaix bingo card. But there’s also a video podcast which combines an audio recording from the blogger with visual prompts such … Read more
I wrote this earlier in the week but realised some readers might find it ‘inconvenient’ to read at work. So here’s something for the weekend… For better or worse, we tend to forget most adverts. Now the worst can be so bad they get talked about, the free publicity generated here can be worthwhile, viral … Read more
See the article below for an idea sent in by a reader. Several others have been in touch with suggestions and I’m really happy to hear from readers with comments, suggestions, criticism and more. Note the email address on the top right of the page, plus you can use Twitter to keep up, I use … Read more
This might make you say “what the…” out aloud but there is talk in the bunch that Fabian Cancellara has a hidden motor inside his bike, this is what is helping him take such outrageously bold wins. It’s technologically possible… Suspicions were heightened when he changed his bike in the final of both the Tour … Read more
Bike racing is a hard sport. A normal season will include its share of crashes, weather conditions that go from snow to sidewinds to searing heat, on road surfaces that include everything from cobbles to melting tarmac. All this whilst you gasp for air and your legs can burn with pain or are stunned numb … Read more
He’s the guy with the moustache, the tache-tastic Magnum PI of the peloton. But what if he had no facial hair, would you have heard of him? Maybe not. What I’m trying to say is that simply by growing a moustache, he’s getting loads of free publicity. He even has a sideline in T-shirts. Only … Read more
A robot in disguise? Cervélo’s Theo Bos won the opening stage of the Vuelta Castille y Leon. Whilst the sprint wasn’t the biggest – Graeme Brown was the only big name rider in top-10 – it’s still a solid result, all the more since the stage to Burgos had a second category climb on the … Read more
As part of the series on the 1980s, here are five items related to fashion during this decade. Riders had their styles before the 1980s: a slick haircut there, some meaty sideburns there. But cycling didn’t mix with fashion. Shorts and shoes were black after all. But all this changed in the 1980s… 1. Sunglasses … Read more
Will riders skip the Worlds or will they hop to Melbourne? I’d hate to be a national coach this year. With the Worlds taking place in Australia in October, every rider (and his wife) wants to take part, since they can get a free business class ticket out there… and back. Your phone will be … Read more