All Good Things Must…Well, You Know

It’s now been a week since I got home from France and a little more since the end of the Tour. Seriously, before I left I was all prepared to post constant dispatches from abroad, and I even got a nifty SD card attachment for my iPad so I could upload my real photos before … Continue reading →

O, Ye of Little Faith [TdF spoiler]

I started out the Tour rooting for Chris Froome. And Ryder Hesjedal, but I stopped doing that when he fractured something immediately, as per usual. Who is he, Mr. Glass? I’m not going to pick him anymore. Anyway, I like Chris Froome a lot but I also like the Tour de France to be interesting … Continue reading →

So Sorry, Didn’t See You There

“Just seen the sprint. I believe I didn’t move line. I’m actually coming past Veelers & we touch elbows when he moves. Anyway, hope he’s ok.” No, Cav — You’re actually the guy on the right, not the guy on the left. Continue reading →

The Whitest Sport U’ Know

I saved today’s Tour stage to Marseille to enjoy after work with wine, and so although it ended long ago and I already knew the outcome, I only finished watching it around 9:30. Good job, Cav. It was a perfect lead-out and he looked fantastic. Far more interesting than that, though was watching the breakaway. … Continue reading →

Stick Around a While! [TdF spoiler]

Today was Stage 4 of the Tour, and it was in Nice. I’ve been to Nice: My friend Katie and I got kicked off a train there in 1997 as we were trying to get from Cannes to Luxembourg and didn’t have any money left for tickets. Our flight back to the U.S. was the … Continue reading →

The Terminator vs. the Manx Missile! Battle to the Death!

I don’t spend nearly as much time as I’d like nerding up on pro cycling. Although I’m the biggest pro cycling dork in my circle of friends, that’s not actually saying very much. I can hold my own in discussions at the LBS but there are many more obsessed than I. This is just to … Continue reading →

196 Days and Counting

It’s New Year’s Eve, of course, so everyone is looking to send out 2012 in a riot of debauchery and wake up tomorrow with a fresh start. Personally, I’ll be trying what I usually try — finding a way to be debaucherous tonight and still wake up tomorrow for the first ride of the new … Continue reading →

Dinner with the Pros (not that they noticed)

2013 marks the 100th Tour de France, and I am going to go. (Saying it makes it true.) It won’t be the first time — in 2011 I was lucky enough to travel to France and follow the last several stages:  all the Alps stages, the time trial in Grenoble and the final stage in … Continue reading →