The Missing Years - War, Injury, and Illness, Part 3 of 3, written 3 weeks ago, As reviewed in the first two installments of this series, WWII robbed four of the greatest cyclists of the post war era (Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Ferdi Kubler, and Fiorenzo Magni) of a good portion of their careers. S...

Adventures in a foreign country with plenty of photos and journal entries about cycling, training, racing (maybe) and other stuff. Photos and musings about an American in Europe (Go US Dollar Go!)

What's our name?, written 4 hours ago, Hey Gang, Isn't this a great time to be a FOGBEE! Since we will now have a larger group of uniformed folks who will, by necessity of wearing those colors with pride, be asked the header question by a greater number of non-cyclists, I think we should have a co...

Spinning - The other (other) cycling, written 2 weeks ago, Not everyone lives in a climate that is conducive to cycling year-round. Enter Ottawa, Canada (or any other part of the Northern Hemisphere). This is where I live (sigh). In other words, I have made my bed, and it is now time to sleep in it....

Go to Masters Worlds this Year, written 22 hours ago, I've had numerous emails, questions, etc from readers on details of the trip KP, Dubba and I had last year to Za Motherland and worked with CX Magazine to publish a piece on the experience with various resources on how to do it logistically speak...

Yearly Trail Tune-up, written 2 weeks ago, After working on Snakes and Ladders a few times in the last month, I have been able to spot some spots along the trail that need some extra work to drain water of the trail and prevent erosion on the trail. 95% of trail maintenance is water control. If yo...

Time-out, written 3 days ago, My dear readers, I'll be taking some time off the next couple of weeks. I'm sorry to say it, but I have to. But you should be fine I think, we're still in the off-season and not much is going on. I just need to free some time that's all. I'm way too busy, so I decided t...

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An online cyclo-cross magazine.

OSU v. Olentangy Multi-Use Path, Part 2, written 1 week ago, Because of an errand my wife asked me to run on the way to work today, I took the Olentangy Multi-Use Path to work today. And I got to witness first-hand just how much it's been bollocksed-up by Ohio State University (and please pardon th...

LA Twitter, written 19 hours ago, Lances' thoughts.

Fats, written 1 month ago, Amy I rode FATS this weekend. These may be the funnest trails I have ever ridden. Every climb has a purpose. Once you hit the top you will be rewarded with as many jumps, drops, hips, berms, and gullies as the trail designer could cram in before the trail turns back up ...

Follows my mountain biking journeys throughout Lancashire and the UK. Readers will discover some of Lancashire's best mountain biking routes from beginner to expert.

Mt Evelyn ride, written 6 days ago, My alarm went off at 7am this morning and the plan was to go for an epic ride through the Silvan area. After a honey sandwich and a banana for breakfast, I arrived at the COG cafe, pulled on my shoes, my new helmet and set off. It was heavily overcast and still q...

And it all ends on top of Palomar Mtn. - Finally!, written 23 hours ago, LOS ANGELES, December 4, 2008 – Specific route details for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race were revealed today by AEG, presenter of the fourth-annual event, which will once again have a world-clas...

Trans Iowa: It Is Time To Write Down The History., written 9 hours ago, The people have spoken! The history of Trans Iowa and related hoo-hah will be gathered together in one place for all to enjoy. I want to thank all of you that e-mailed me and commented about this. It was all very encouraging. T...

Stearns Coffee fire, written 2 days ago, Stearns caught on fire but didn't burn down around 5am yesterday. Daniel says he plans to re-open in 2 weeks. That will be a busy 2 weeks. read more picture In other news, how did the bike committee meeting(tomorrow) go if you're on it? What is the plan f...

Random bike-spotting (2 in a series), written 2 days ago, Like I said last time, I will be filling this series with random places I see references to bikes in the real world (read: anything not related to cycling pros, hipsters, or other aspects of bike culture.) Today: The Economist. First, About t...

To Bodly Go..., written 1 day ago, I know Brooke has already done a post on the up coming STAR TREK IX. I have posted a trailer that very few people have watched. This new movie promises to retell the story of the maiden voyage of the USS ENTERPRISE. The cast is a very well pick group of actors, n...

More cavers!, written 22 hours ago,