Eddy Merckx (probably said something like): "The best rider is the one who can pedal the best, who can turn the pedal the fastest in the...

Monday, November 11 2024 - Sunday, January 19 2025 (note the bike in this rendering) THE ART OF THIS CHALLENGE In commemoration of the...

How to enter: Choose either to ride on ZWIFT, Velodrome, or Road/Off-road (you can enter and post results as many times as you like)...

The Olympic flame comes down from the mountain top, with  the ideals it represents to be presented to and shared by everyone I [Roger]...

OK it's not the holy grail It's ROGER'S CUP CHALLENGE (AND LOOKS MORE LIKE THIS) GOOD NEWS THERE'S MORE THAN ONE CUP SO.... (THIS...

July 17 - November 30, 2023 Imagine: spooked and determined strong powerful animals have split their harnesses and dropped their...

Well recently I was wasting my time on social media and came upon a story about an obscure amateur 6 day race in Cologne Germany way way...

Another Friend Gone: As loyal as Samwise Gamgee, as wise as Bilbo Baggins, and as determined as Frodo, my friend Noel came from a small...

It was a cold snowy ride up the Gavia Pass when the American Andy Hampsten took the pink jersey and the lead of the Tour of Italy. His...

If I was a horse; they’d have sent me to the glue factory a long time ago. However… This week I’m getting both knees replaced and I’m a...

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you have to keep moving.” Albert Einstein (well...that’s not completely true...

Masters, a misnomer: In the most honored sense of the word the Masters class of cycling is actually are not experts but comprised of true...

Memories of Belgium Last week my anecdote began with me, a teenage American, having tea and chat in the office of one of the most...

Oscar Dommers was a tyrant. He was a mean man; a miser with virtually no empathy for any bike rider. World Champions, winners of The...

In L.A. one of the most famous climbs is Mandeville Canyon or "Mandy". The Mandy Challenge pits your climbing fitness against a music...

Prehistory In the early 80’s American racing turned pro. Most of the top riders took out professional licenses and began riding in Euro...

Not the Latvian from Taxi A stereotype from the Baltics, our first note of Latvians was a role made famous by Andy Kaufman. In 1989 that...

We have some reports from the Pan Am Championships. Eddy and Zoe have medaled a couple times so that’s great! Howard rode a gravel bike...

A Peaking Challenge (peeking Tiger) A celebration and show of support for Jason, a.k.a. Tiger, whom is going to race across the U.S. in...

TIGER TIME ! is a time trial challenge where riders do one, two, three, or four time trials, trying to beat a time-standard set by coach...