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Northern Exposure – An Interview with Canadian Leah Guloien
Last year, I had the good fortune of meeting author Chris Cleave, who was in town for a reading and signing of his latest novel, Gold, which delves into the lives and rivalry of two female track cyclists. During the question and answer portion, a rather astute devotee questioned the reasoning behind his use of [...]
Click-Thru Thursdays!
As some of you know, I host regular online live video Q&A sessions for cycling fans, in order to answer questions related to women’s cycling, training, racing and life as a professional athlete. The one question that arises during every single session is: How can cycling fans better support women’s cycling? Likewise, in response [...]
Money versus Ethics
A recent discussion via Twitter ensued from this question, posed by the fabulously sharp-witted FestinaGirl: @festinagirl Women’s cycling has all the panache the men’s sport has largely lost – why is that? Money? Attitude? A few twitterati suggested the reason as less money in women’s cycling. One argument can be made for this point: less [...]
Continuing the Dialogue: Women’s Cycling
Today I read this great article over at Cycling Tips. It’s a quick take on a larger picture issue, and in the spirit of continuing constructive dialogue, I have a few thoughts of my own to add. First and foremost, let us state the obvious: men and women are different. This is both a [...]
Sharing The (Bike) Love: Part II
In the process of writing the previous post (Part I), I asked my mom to share a few of her thoughts and impressions of our ride together. She had so much fun recalling the adventure that she wrote a full post of her own. We did not read each others’ accounts before writing our own; [...]
Sharing The (Bike) Love: Part I
In the process of writing this post, I asked my mom to share a few of her thoughts and impressions of our ride together. She had so much fun recollecting the adventure that she wrote a full post of her own, and it’s brilliant. While neither of us read the other’s account before writing [...]
London Calling – Olympian Shelley Olds
When I first met Shelley Olds, she was a budding track cycling star who was still navigating the nuisances of road cycling. But throughout the course of her professional career, the one constant has been the Olympic dream. While it would take some sacrifice and a move from away from her comfort zone, in a [...]
Viva Brings Copenhagen Cycling Style to NYC
New York, NY – Copenhagen and New York City have more in common than one might think. Over the last few years New York created more than 200 miles of bike lanes. Daily ridership is up—some estimates say it has nearly doubled since 2005. New York’s streets now include 482 miles of bike lanes, and [...]
The Nalini 2012 Summer Collection: Italian Design, Italian Style, Italian Made
More compression jerseys & bibshorts, innovative materials, convertible jackets, and stylish designs highlight the Italian maker’s newest Summer Collection Oxnard, CA. and Castel d’Ario, Italy – The 2012 Nalini Summer Collection of cycling apparel showcases new compression jerseys and bibshorts – the Nalini Compression line — plus innovative “Quick-Burst” convertible jackets and jerseys, fabrics with [...]
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
I love this part of my day. Our team clips in and rolls out, turning left onto the one road that passes by the old convent where we are staying for our preseason camp. Within a few turns of the pedal, we fall into formation—an easy line of pairs—relaxed, talking happily in the sunshine. The [...]
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