Weekend in Review-Fabulous, Hope for George and Credit to Vaughters
We all knew that when Spartacus puts his head down in a TT, chances are usually very good, especially if the race has any significance, that Fabulous can’t be beat. The man’s ability against the clock is only superseded by his growing list of nicknames. I fully expect to see at least one or two [...]
Striving to be Euro
While calmly sipping on the sweet nectar that is the perfect espresso, a semi-friendly question was tossed my way. You know the kind of question – those that people ask to subtly expose an internal paradox or temporary lapse in your judgment. While they really aren’t mean spirited, it gives the questioner the chance to [...]
Time to Train like a Semi-Sorta PRO
During my last two months of vacation, (or as the State of Minnesota and the Student Loan folks at the Department of Education call it “unemployed”), I was able to spend a lot more time reading a lot of the other cycling blogs scattered about this interweb. While I always find commentary on all things [...]
Saturday Morning Coffee Ride – Breaking Winter’s Hold
When the harsh Midwest winter is deep into its 5th month, patience can run a bit thin. I don’t think I’m alone amongst my northern brethren when I tell you that when the folk in South Carolina complain about the 38 degree temp at the start of their January ride or a Californian discussing how [...]
Ciclirati Predicts : Milan-San Remo
Milan-San Remo represents roughly 300K of Classic brutality. While the weather is typically far less of an issue than the Belgian affairs, a victory at MSR can help define, redefine or evolve a cyclist’s career. Mark Cavendish’s victory last year took Cav elevated Cav out of the realm of ‘just another (really fast) sprinter’ to [...]
Making Cycling’s Point to the Masses
The cycling Twittersphere exploded earlier this week with Tony Kornheiser’s (or as Bobke puts it CornHowser…Bobke rules) inexplicable comments directed to the two-wheeled nation of “run ’em over.” Social media exploded and rightly railed against Kornheiser, demanding his firing, public castration or worse. Calls for a boycott of ESPN and a naval blockade around their [...]
Preview : SRAM X.7 2×10 – One step closer to ‘no more triples’
SRAM didn’t wait long to fire the next salvo in their ongoing war to bring about the death of the triple chainring. SRAM XX has all but revolutionized and improved the riding experience through greatly improved front shifting in the mountain bike market, but the high cost of the premium group had many waiting to [...]
Ciclirati Podcast Now Available on iTunes
The Ciclirati podcast will now be available on iTunes, available for free streaming or download. Some of the recent podcasts are currently available on iTunes and if you subscribe, you will be updated when new podcasts become available. To go to the iTunes store to see current episodes or subscribe to future podcasts, click here. [...]
High-Ho, Valverde Must Go
Cycling continues to be plagued daily by doping , but in my estimation the worst affront to all of cycling has been the fact that Alejandro Valverde has been allowed to continue to race in spite of his CONI ban, which prevented him from racing on Italian soil. Valverde was able to continue to race [...]
My Sure-Fire Growth Plan for USA Cycling:Scandalous Infidelity
Posted by Jeff Ernst on March 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Across the board, the sport of cycling saw a resurgent interest last year. Between the ‘Lance Effect’ and other contributing factors, interest in competition went up in almost all disciplines. The number of licenses issued by USA Cycling went up over 5% to an all-time high last year, and closer to my home, the Minnesota [...]
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