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Connectivity

August 17th, 2009

Was reading Gail Collins's column in the International Herald Tribune today. She spoke of her sister-in-law who just got back from the Lollapalooza Concert in Chicago.  Her sister-in-law related that "at any point you could look around and 50 percent of the people were texting or reading a text." Certainly the bike racing scene is no different. When is news actually news anymore? World connectivity renders the very concept of "news" seemingly obsolete. Say you're at a junior 15, 16 bike race in the tiny hamlet of Ooike, West Flanders as I was yesterday. And say you've got a wonderful network...

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Chillin’ It–Killin’ It

August 2nd, 2009

Winter gives way to spring. Cyclocrossers take a break, then begin their spring campaigns on the road, trails, and track. Come summer, the form is there and the results follow. That's the scene I witnessed--with pride--this week (July 29-August 2, 2009) at the USA National Road Championships in Bend, OR. Being able to watch, witness, and visit with so many good young riders whom I've had a chance to work with in cyclocross is extremely rewarding. Hearing announcer Dave Towle mention over and over the word "cyclocross" in his commentating is a coup for all of us who believe in the power of  the...

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