Monthly Archives: April 2014
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
La Doyenne, the old one, not a bad nickname for a race that dates back to 1892 and is celebrating its 100th edition. The only way I can begin to understand the ridiculous amount of barriers erected by the race organizers is to assume that their goals were threefold: (1) to keep fans always … Continue reading
Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation
By far, the most formal team presentation I've seen to date: a tent, a band, even chairs for the spectators! Of course, I stood by the fence where I figured I'd have a better shot of saying hi to the riders. Cofidis. Lotto Belisol. Trek Factory Racing. BMC. The crowd … Continue reading
Fun & games at El Chorro, Spain
I spent about 10 days rock climbing with friends in El Chorro, Spain at the tail end of March. Here, in 2 minutes, are some of our finest moments. A proper video of our actual climbing is in the works! Enjoy!
Flèche Wallonne
A race two-for-one! The women raced up the Mur de Huy twice and three times for the men. Tip: Google maps doesn't like it when you call this climb the Mur, so use its other name, Chemin des Chapelles, for all the little chapels along the way up. When you say, “oh, it's … Continue reading
Amstel Gold 2014
There's only one word I know that can accurately describe this morning's sign on at the 49th Amstel Gold race and autocorrect keeps changing that word to “cluster duck.” Because there were literally 3 rows of barricades to keep the fans away from the riders in front of the podium, there were apparently not enough … Continue reading
De Brabantse Pijl
Race organizer from Leuven #1: Hey, let's have the riders sign on in the shadow of our ridiculously beautiful Town Hall! Race organizer from Leuven #2: Great idea! And so it was. It's possible the parking lot wasn't well marked or several of the bus drivers had heard about the beauty of the Town … Continue reading
Paris-Roubaix
What is there to be said about Paris-Roubaix that hasn't already been said? 257 kilometers of racing, 50+ kilometers of cobbles, the dust, the inevitable crashes and punctures: there's a reason it's called the Hell of the North. But before the pros arrive, the juniors do. An 18 year old Dane named Magnus Bak … Continue reading
A little more Ronde van Vlaanderen
On this, the eve of the Hell of the North (officially known as Paris-Roubaix), I'll share a little more of last Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen. First, a few photos from a spectator who found me through twitter to share these photos. Adrien Petit. Jan Barta. Hugo Houle. Antoine Duchesne. … Continue reading
Scheldeprijs
If it's Wednesday, it must mean cycling in Belgium! Today was the 102nd Scheldeprijs, won by Marcel Kittel the last 2 years. Sign on in Antwerp! Maple syrup's unofficial spokesman, Ted King! Peter Sagan. Greg Van Avermaet. Marcel Sieberg. Gatis Smukulis. Geraint Thomas was interviewed by a scrum … Continue reading
Bruges/Brugge skyline
One of the prettiest I've ever seen.