Bend, Oregon is kicking all kinds of major cycling-event ass right now – and USAC is noticing. After delivering a slam-dunk this year with U23/Elite/Juniors nationals in July and Cyclocross Nationals in December, Bend’s officially been awarded Masters Nationals for 2011 and 2012. Congrats, shiny high-desert Oregon mountain town! (And big ups to Doug LaPlaca [...]
Continue ReadingA Call to Arms
I don’t know how to do this, so I’m just going to come out and say it: one of my very good friends was diagnosed with breast cancer yesterday afternoon. I came home from a dinner with Sal and checked my email and there it was in my inbox. Electronic sucker punch take down. Bam. [...]
Continue ReadingA Great Shattering: Fat Cat vs. The Pinarello
Lofts are hard to live in. Don’t let anyone fool you. Big open spaces with free-flowing floor plans and no walls sounds really fucking cool in a tree-house kind of way. And – to be honest – it sort of is. But the hipster-modern factor definitely has its drawbacks. Which is why I spent the [...]
Continue ReadingIn Loving Memory: Sublime Sublimity
Tomorrow, the Hardest of the Hard Oregon racers will tackle a meat-mincer of an early-season race: the Sublime Sublimity Circuit Race. May the force be with them – that bad dog is about a bitch, as documented by last year’s race report. In honor of their suffering, I present a re-run. Death by Sublimity: A [...]
Continue ReadingDear Diary 004: Bikinis, Bicycles and Benji
Bikinis March is insistent on arriving. The skies are clear and blue now with temperatures in the mid-70′s. I have to leave in nine days and rest-assured that I am not looking forward to it. Lunch breaks are bikini sun-bathing sessions by the pool. The meal is frozen liquid fruit in a tall glass. The [...]
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