It’s official: Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and has been banned for life — even though he’s retired. UCI, the international cycling union, will not challenge the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s punishment, and the event will have no official … [Read more...]
Helmet Heads: New Innovations in Cycling Safety Gear
If you’re a cyclist, you’ll want to pay close attention to some of the latest trends in bike helmets. Driven by innovations in other activities, including firefighting and football, cyclists are now safer than ever with inventive new takes on cranial armor. … [Read more...]
Emma Pooley: Completely Wrong
The Women's Senior Elite Road Race Championships, Holland Interviewing a competitor directly after an event is a bit like interviewing a drunk person. They can be tired, emotional, even vomiting – I've seen combinations of all three. And as with drunks, their behaviour is either as close to … [Read more...]
Training Camp - Peanut Style!
Just back from 11 days in the Vogezen - a very hilly, beautiful region in France - for a pre-cross-season training camp! It was such a wonderful experience! Not only did it get to climb forever every day but the pre/post playtime was just as rewarding. Before every ride, Jonas and i got … [Read more...]
It’s Like Deja Vu All Over Again…Or Is It?
The Lance Armstrong scandal has rocked not just the cycling world but the sports world because, in short order one of the worlds greatest athletes has been given the scarlet letter of shame, simply for refusing to continue along an arbitration process that according to him, is a distraction and a … [Read more...]
From post-Tour crits to NYC
Kapellen by Luc van der MeirenWell, I (mainly) successfully completed 5 races out of 6 days. the first was 10th, the second i did a few too many time-wasting efforts in the first round and suffered for the rest so I 'm going to forget about that day, the third was 17th place and feeling better, the … [Read more...]
Just finished race 1 of 5 this week
Wow, that was a shock. After a tough recovery process from ripping my back muscles 6 weeks ago, having to do intervals again was a fairly unpleasant experience. Luckily, as the peloton got smaller and smaller i was able to stay with them. I may not have won the race (as that honor well … [Read more...]
13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
It was May 1st, 2011. I was standing on the starting line of the Eugene Half Marathon beside a small, athletic-looking pre-teen with a neat blonde braid. When the gun went off, so did she. A man running beside me uttered between strides, “You’ll never see that one … [Read more...]
There is a reason why I do this sport.
There is a reason why I do this sport. There are moments and days that I question that, yet then there is that moment of clarity. I am reunited with teammates, with friends, with passion. Today was a beginning at the Merco Cycling Classic. But on the asphalt was not where I kindled … [Read more...]
Riding your bicyle all day…
The other day I got to ride my bicycle all day. You may ask, don’t you do that all the time? Aren’t you a professional cyclist? Don’t worry, I am a professional, but that doesn’t mean I don’t “get” to ride my bike all day all the time. … [Read more...]