It was a fine weekend for less-than-mainline sports… First, the queen of cycling’s spring classics, Paris-Roubaix (the Hell of the North) was run today in Northern France. Belgian Tom Boonen capped a fine week, winning in a sprint ahead of George Hincapie and Juan Flecha (Boonen took the Tour of Flanders last weekend, joining the […]

Posted on April 11th, 2005 by admin
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Via Matt Chester: NPR’s All Things Considered took a look at scorchers way back in 1998. The interview deals mostly with off-road scorchin’ (a la Matt himself), but it’s an interesting listen regardless of where or what you ride.

Posted on April 4th, 2005 by admin
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Today was the Tour of Flanders, one of European cycling’s spring classics, and one of the season’s first true tests. This year’s race was won by Tom Boonen, and American hopeful George Hincapie could manage no better than winning the group sprint for seventh. Lance Armstrong finished with the peleton in 28th, and while this […]

Posted on April 3rd, 2005 by admin
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The first alleycat of the year is coming up April 17. Springdandy Alleycat.

Posted on April 2nd, 2005 by admin
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There are days on the bike when things converge into a single point of perfect motion — legs pumping like pistons, cranks spinning effortlessly, the current of traffic seemingly standing still as I pick and weave my way through it. There are, of course, also days when these feelings are fleeting, and lines are skewed. […]

Posted on April 1st, 2005 by admin
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