Race tactics, low salaries, sponsorship pressure, and a chance to race at Worlds. The highs and lows of a small bike racing team play out in this chapter from American Pro.
Race tactics, low salaries, sponsorship pressure, and a chance to race at Worlds. The highs and lows of a small bike racing team play out in this chapter from American Pro.
A cycling team is made up of more than just the riders. Read this excerpt to learn who else contributes to the community, health, and sanity of a bike racing team.
Learn how sponsorship works (or doesn't work) in this excerpt from Jamie Smith's new book on a small domestic cycling team trying to make it in the world of bike racing.
Some teams have humble beginnings. In this first chapter of Jamie Smith's book on domestic bike racing, find out how one small team got its start.
Phil Gaimon's foolproof way to fix a squeaky chain.
"How hard is that climb?", is the question that completely misses the point.
The whole concept of pro cycling is crazy when you think about it... Phil Gaimon gets philosophical in this Q&A from his book Ask a Pro.
Taking a bike apart is no feat.
I’ve been racing for a long time, hoping to make it someday as a pro...
The Romans got it wrong.
Do you have any advice for an uphill time trial I’m signed up for?
Specifically: What's it like?
I went to the start of a stage at the Amgen Tour of California this year...
I’ve spent a few summers in eastern Pennsylvania, which is prime scrapple country...
I’ve got an old Bottecchia with a classic Team ADR paint scheme that I used to race on...
Phil Gaimon recounts a hard day of racing--and peeing off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Please enjoy this excerpt from Pro Cycling on $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro.
Once and for all, here’s the skinny about shaved legs, a major source of ridicule for male Roadies.
Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete, by nationally syndicated illustrator and veteran triathlete Jef Mallett, offers up a witty, thoughtful, and entertaining exploration of the triathlon lifestyle
Even though there was no hope of my winning a race, or even being among the top men in my age group, I loved the act of racing. I loved the spirit of competition.
If I could relive one period of the past, it would be my first full season as a pro, in 1988.
We were sent home with a portable device to record our heart activity and blood pressure for the next twenty-four hours.
DUDE! Put away your junk! Why do cyclists wear those skintight, spandex shorts!?
Many Roadies call it torture. There are two basic designs: rollers and wind trainers. Neither one is fun to ride.
Criterium racing is the most popular and most common format of bike racing in the U.S. Get your primer on how to watch them and how they are raced!
There are two types of bike racers: those who find great strength in the face of a setback and those who crack because of it.
