It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Tour de France starts tomorrow! C’est fantastique, non? Either set your PVR or come up with some creative ideas for a rare and exotic illness that would grant you three weeks off work, pronto. Here is the local T.V….
Dear Old Dad
Like it or not, you are largely responsible for making me who I am, and I want to thank you for so many things – from changing my diapers, to helping me buy my first car. (And subsequently telling me…
Cycling is the New Black
We have a set of pencils at the office with various iterations of “the new black” inscribed on the side. A deft stroke of a sharpie transformed “Recycling” into “Cycling”, inspiring a flurry of ideas here at WCC headquarters, including…
A Letter to Halfwheelers
Dear Riding Buddy It’s early in the season and we’re all excited to get outside and ride, whether we’ve spent hours in the basement on the trainer or making fun of those that do. Either way, it’s easy to forget…
The Positive Power of Negative Suggestion
There is nothing that motivates me to do something more than being told I shouldn’t do it. You might say “it’s a chick thing”, but if you did, I’d probably call you a silly twat. Gauntlets, both literal and proverbial,…
What Happens in Vegas…
Well Brother Al is finally getting married. Sorry girls. I was beginning to worry he was going to turn into one of those crazy old spinsters with, like, 50 cats and a house that smells of lilac and litter box….
Does this World Champion jersey make me look fat?
Yesterday, after his win at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, World Champion Mark Cavendish was asked by a Sporza reporter if he needed to lose a few pounds – an odd question since he had just WON the race. No wonder he didn’t want…
Train Hard. Rest Harder.
I love Coach Rick for many reasons, but I think I love him most of all for teaching me the importance of doing sweet fuck all. In the past, I have been inclined to approach my training the way a…
One for The Boys
After a recent post about the proper way in which to attire oneself while enjoying a bike ride in frigid temperatures, I received a rather interesting question from a reader named Steve. Steve shared some tips about his hemet set…