literally, as i almost died at the opening race of the season in China. Necklace i got from the China RaceOrganization Click HERE on PelotonPost to read all about it, as well as the rest of my bizarre exciting adventures there. The article includes LOTS of colorful photos so you'll feel like … [Read more...]
The Colombia Women’s Cycling Team Look Naked
As a Buccaneers fan, I’ve been upset all season that the new Tampa Bay uniforms this year look like digital clocks. I stopped being sad for myself when I realized I could be a fan of the Colombia Women’s Cycling team. Holy hell. It looks like they aren’t wearing pants AT ALL. Can … [Read more...]
Cyclocross is just around the corner…
OK, well in my case it's on the other side of the WORLD as my first race is next weekend in CHINA!Ninove crit by Yves Schollaert Yes, you read that correctly. I'm heading over to China with my good friend Ellen van Loy and Jonas is coming as our support guy! We are also partnering up with … [Read more...]
Byline to Finish Line: Women race bicycles and other crazy dreams
My first interaction with real cycling came in 2005 when I joined a Women’s Quest tour in Colorado. It was there where triathlon first caught my attention and also where I learned that mountain biking was not for me. But road cycling caught my attention as did the life stories of our … [Read more...]
Midweek Books: Cycling and fiction
While I’m taking a summer break from the blog, I’m posting links this week about sports history, books, culture and the arts that I haven’t mentioned here before. If you have any suggestions on great sports reads you’d like to bring to my attention, contact me at … [Read more...]
Byline to Finish Line: True tales from the Erie Canal Trail
It was a difficult decision. Since starting triathlon seven years ago I had never missed a Mussleman weekend. Some years it was the sprint. Other years it was the 70.3. One year it was both because I decided I needed to do really freaking hard stuff for reasons still not quite clear to me. The … [Read more...]
Tour de France: The Fabled Yellow Jersey
The Tour de France begins this Saturday in Leeds, England where cyclists from all over the world convene for a three-week staged race that ends on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France. For more info www.yellowjersey.co.uk has put together a snazzy infographic about the fabled jeune maillot and some … [Read more...]
Iranian female junior cycling team wins first Asian medal
The Iranian female junior cycling team has created history in their country for winningBronze in 2014 Asian Cycling Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday, making theirmark in Asian cyclingThis win has also marked the first Asian Championships medal by Iranian femalecyclists.With this medal, … [Read more...]
Iranian female junior cycling team wins first Asian medal
The Iranian female junior cycling team has created history in their country for winningBronze in 2014 Asian Cycling Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday, making theirmark in Asian cyclingThis win has also marked the ?rst Asian Championships medal by Iranian femalecyclists.With this medal, … [Read more...]
The Irony of Women, Biking and Sexual Harassment
Since I created Offside Plays (@offsideplays) as a site to expose the everyday discrimination (e.g. racism, sexism, homophobia etc.) that takes place in sport and exercise nothing has caught my attention more than the harassment that women face while biking. The comments and cat calls that … [Read more...]