hell yeah! this is *the* one day race for real men. it is famous for its cobblestone roads, crappy weather, and many crashes. and this is the very definition of a classic, going all the way back to 1896.
Archive for August, 2008
paris-roubaix
Posted in other races, tagged a sunday in hell, paris-roubaix, race on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
basso
Posted in bikes, tagged basso, bikes on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
basso is yet another awesome italian manufacturer, founded by the basso brothers (alcide, marino, and renato) in 1977. marino was the most accomplished rider having won the world championship once and the maglia ciclamino in the giro once. ok, so i don’t really know that much about basso, but here’s some bikes: here’s a little [...]
lemond
Posted in bikes, tagged bernard hinault, bikes, greg lemond, lemond on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i don’t think i have to tell you who greg lemond is because he was probably the first name most americans ever heard in cycling. 3 time tour winner, 3 time world champs, si’s sportsman of the year in 1989. yeah maybe he should just shut up now a days, but you gotta admit he [...]
eddy merckx
Posted in bikes, tagged bikes, eddy merckx, giro d'italia, history on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ask just about anyone who loves cycling history and they’ll tell you eddy merckx the rider was the greatest ever…and eddy merckx the manufacturer is pretty classy, too! merckx the rider was known as “the cannibal”, so you know he was a badass. he was a three time world champion. he won the tour 5 [...]
cinelli
Posted in bikes, tagged bikes, cinelli, cino cinelli, milan on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i guess when a lot of people think cinelli, they think grip tape, but man their frames are some of the most aesthetically pleasing ones there are. their bikes are far and away the smaller part of their operation, but they’re great. i really want to buy an old frame and build a bike a [...]
kraftwerk – tour de france
Posted in misc. junk/art, tagged kraftwerk, tour de france, video on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
tour de france – colnago
Posted in bikes, tagged bikes, colnago, milram, photo, rabobank, tour de france on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
while i’m at it today i might as well finish up the tour stuff with the legendary colnago, sponsors of teams rabobank and milram. rabobank is a pretty old team and has been around, under various names, since 1984. they were very impressive in the tour with denis menchov finishing fourth overall and óscar freire [...]
tour de france – time
Posted in bikes, tagged bikes, purely french, sylvain chavanel, time, tour de france on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
almost done here, time are another big boy who sponsor two teams: cofidis and bouygues télécom. time is pretty well known for its carbon frame technology and i would say that they are so dedicated to technological innovation that there is almost zero romance surrounding their bikes. these are racing machines pure and simple. you [...]
tour de france – specialized
Posted in bikes, tagged bernhard kohl, bikes, gerolsteiner, quik step, specialized, tour de france on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ok, starting to finally finish this up with the big boys who sponsor more then one team. i don’t know why, but i just can never get into specialized…i owned one for ten years, i tested out the allez trip and it was awesome…but still, something is just not that interesting to me (probably that [...]
tour de france – look
Posted in bikes, tagged bikes, look, tour de france on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
what can you say about look, they were a small french ski equipment company that turned its attention to bicycles, now they make super light (and pricey) frames, and they really popularized clipless pedals. during the tour they sponsored team crédit agricole, whose most recognizable rider is definitely thor hushovd. when i was looking for [...]
