From VeloNews: It was a manic finish that saw fourth-placed Robbie McEwen’s right arm slashed by a spectator’s camera . . . . McEwen indicated he will start Wednesday’s second stage; however, Katusha team physiotherapist Victor Popov said that due to the trauma suffered, it’s uncertain how hard he’ll be able to grip the handlebars. read more
MasiGuy was excited about the appearance of a Masi Soulville on Monk this last week. In “Mr. Monk On Wheels,” art imitates real life when San Francisco police not only ignore the theft of a bicycle, the police officers mock Natalie Teager for reporting the theft by saying they’ll have their “bike squad” right on read more
I cycled up and down Mountain Charlie Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains Saturday afternoon. Mountain Charlie is a very narrow single lane road that is steep, curvy, and poorly maintained. It’s a nice, lightly trafficked road that takes me to the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Mountain Charlie Road is a little more read more
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons read more
VeloNews: World downhill champion Rachel Atherton of Great Britain dislocated her shoulder after colliding with a car in Santa Cruz, California, on Sunday. Let this occurrence be a reminder to anyone less skilled in bike-handling than the reigning world downhill champion to be careful out there!
Did you know you can plant wire clothes hangers and they grow up to become bicycles? I had a pretty odd dream last night. My wife and I traveled by river boat to a snow ski resort. A Caltrain conductors who’s a jerk to bicyclists cameoed in my dream as the boat captain. We arrived read more
