Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Dec 13, 2009, 11:26 pm
So now that the domestic ‘cross season has (more or less) wrapped up, it’s time to reflect. Did things not go as well as you’d planned? Did the big investment in equipment and traini...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Dec 9, 2009, 11:57 pm
I’d love to say I told you so, but check out the date “published” and date “updated” in this shot. If Cyclingnews is no longer bound by the laws of time and space, can w...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Dec 8, 2009, 8:38 am
Dude, are you serious? Pop artists and savvy, successful designers from Shepard Fairey to Marc Newson to pretty much everyone short of friggin’ Banksy have styled custom bikes for you and thisâ...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Dec 7, 2009, 7:49 am
Oh yes. After weeks of mind-numbing backroom dealing (Will Contador go to Astana? Will Astana get a UCI license?) the trash talking is finally here. And who better to kick it off than the psychologic...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Dec 2, 2009, 4:47 pm
The biggest confusion of the off-season, rendered as a Venn diagram for simplified analysis. (click-through for massive, better-branded version.)
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 18, 2009, 9:46 am
There are advantages to a good Wednesday Morning Worlds beyond fitness, socializing, and improved handling skills: Note also that I took these with an iPhone—not even the 3gS. Just imagine what it ...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 16, 2009, 2:09 pm
What the hell kind of sales pitch is this? Mr. “it is impossible to win without doping” Bernhard Kohl is now opening a massive bike shop? How are you gonna sell all that gram-saving, wind-...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 15, 2009, 9:54 pm
I believe you mean “PEZcyclingnews.com”. You also seem to have omitted Cyclocosm.com, the obvious pinnacle of online cycling commentary.
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 12, 2009, 4:54 pm
If there’s one thing keeping American sports journalists employed, it’s the notion of curses. A curse, The Curse, Billygoats, magazines, video games—whatever. It sometimes seems that any...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 10, 2009, 11:07 am
As Jens Voight’s crash reminded us this summer, there’s no end to the danger lurking in the high mountains of the Tour. But the woman in this image—taken from the excellent, free-to-use ...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 9, 2009, 2:37 pm
Then, man—has Speedplay got the pair of pedals for you. In a claim worthy of Chesterfield Cigarettes, Speedplay has asserted that wind tunnel testing has proved its pedals will save you an astound...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 5, 2009, 4:18 pm
There’s never been a shortage of #cxdrama surrounding the domestic cyclocross scene. All that standing around before and after a 45-minute long race inevitably leads to gossipy cyclists taking s...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Nov 2, 2009, 9:42 am
This is an intervention, Cadel. You have a victim complex, and you need to stop sabotaging yourself. It’s not that surprising—competitive cycling is largely an exercise in masochism—and the ...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 29, 2009, 12:28 pm
Yesterday, Outside editor John Bradley tweeted the message I’ve inserted below. It’s a nice thought, and there’s some good logic behind it—Google’s a smart, agile company, wi...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 29, 2009, 10:43 am
I realize, looking back through my blog, that Cadel Evans, for a variety of reasons, ends up portrayed in a not-entirely-awesome light. And that’s a little unfair. Many of Cadel’s more re...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 27, 2009, 3:13 pm
“It was Amstel Gold, the winning group was up the road, I think I was second or third group, and I knew we were approaching the finish, but I was just curious how many more kilometers (I’m...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 27, 2009, 8:29 am
What is this show “Holland Sport”, on which cyclists say things to the world? It does not seem like it sets a reasonable standard for investigative reporting. (you should probably read th...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 23, 2009, 5:05 pm
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 22, 2009, 4:17 pm
A sleeveless jersey made an appearance in @CadelOfficial’s twitpic on the ‘09 Vuelta rest day: There’s so much that caught me off-balance in this photo. Guess I should start off by ...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 21, 2009, 5:23 am
I’ve been as thrilled as anyone by Philippe Gilbert’s late-season run. I think the Belgian has a great, positive style of racing that combines both tactics and straight-up guts. And like m...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 19, 2009, 5:26 pm
I’ve never been much for Grand Tour prognostications immediately upon the release of a given event’s parcours. Aside from the fact that an infinite number of doping convictions, crashes, t...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 15, 2009, 1:22 pm
I’ve got a lot of respect for Michael Barry. He’s one of the smartest, most introspective, eloquent riders in the peloton. He also happens to disagree with me completely on the issue of ra...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 13, 2009, 11:12 am
Cyclingnews—at the time of his ascendency the only regularly updated online cycling resource—has a nice collection of photos cataloguing Frank Vandenbroucke’s career. Lacking a photo archiv...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 13, 2009, 5:32 am
Can radios be ruining cycling if the *real* Sprinters’ Classic goes to a rouleur for the second straight year? QuickStep shoulders the chasing load, while in the break, a Skil-Shimano rider sees...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 12, 2009, 5:25 pm
“There he goes. One of God’s own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” See also Frank Vand...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 10, 2009, 1:39 pm
Look, I appreciate the efforts of TD Bank in sponsoring the Boston Mayor’s Cup. While I’ve got some beef with the organizers over field selection (Women’s 3? No problem. Two kids rac...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 9, 2009, 7:53 am
That’s the theme today. The initial inspiration would have to be this award—I’d make a joke about BikeBiz being so technically backward they’re still browsing with Kermit and thus ...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 8, 2009, 5:47 pm
With all the vigor of an ankle-biting yip-dog, the AFLD has refused to release its death grip on the boot of the UCI. After two (or possibly three) doping positives announced in cycling in the last we...
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Cosmo Catalano posted an article on Cyclocosm - Oct 7, 2009, 8:28 am
Good news, this morning: despite tweets of ill portent, the AFLD announced no new doping positives from their retesting of a select group of riders at the 2008 Tour de France. Of course, the Frenchman...
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