Wheeled Pupils
Recently, Team Sky asked the riders to design T-Shirts. It was a fun project, which my family helped me out with– my wife, Dede, came up with some ideas while our boys coloured in the sketches. In the...
View ArticleTour de France Team Sky Podcasts
Team Sky, author Richard Moore and I recorded these podcasts to some provide insight into the 2012 Tour de France, the team’s strategy and pre-Tour training. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4
View ArticleLe Métier: The Seasons of a Professional Cyclist. 3rd edition.
Le Métier, the book I wrote that features Camille McMillan’s photography, has been licensed by Bloomsbury and will be released this November. The new edition will have a new cover, a new chapter and...
View ArticleAt the Gate
Froome is in this race. Oh, they’re catching them fast now. The gap is only one minute twenty-three. Hey Dad. You know Froome is the guy that was second in the time trial in London. And was second in...
View ArticleThank you.
After a lifetime of bicycle racing and experiences that have taken me around the world, introduced me to my wife and my closest friends, I am ready to retire as a professional cyclist. 2012 will be my...
View ArticleThe last set of race numbers
The Montreal Grand Prix was officially my final race as a professional cyclist as I will not be racing in Italy this week or China in October because the arm I broke in August has yet to fully heal....
View ArticleThe USADA Investigation
Cycling has always been a part of my life. As a boy my dream was to become a professional cyclist who raced at the highest level in Europe. I achieved my goal when I first signed a contract with the...
View ArticleCycling Becomes a Cleaner Sport, Not a Safer one.
New York Times, Oct 15, 2012. Click here .
View ArticleLe Métier. The Seasons of a Professional Cyclist. Third Edition.
Now available: Amazon or Rouleur
View ArticleHappy Holidays
Thank you for the supportive emails over the last few months. They have been deeply appreciated. Wishing everyone a happy holiday and successful 2013. Peace and love. Michael
View ArticleEarly Morning.
At 5:40 a.m. the group met, in the parking lot of the 24-hour grocery store. The city streets were void of the parked cars that line the curbs each day as their owners run into neighborhood shops to...
View ArticleWork or Play?
To most people cycling is freedom. When asked what their first memory of riding is, they’ll likely recall the joy they felt as they took their first pedal strokes or when they coasted down their...
View ArticleTime Off
By mid August, the professional peloton begins to yearn for the off-season. The Tour de France is over and the rest of Europe is vacationing in coastal towns or mountain chalets. But while the fatigue...
View ArticleThe Cross
Racing cyclocross was once a common method for professional cyclists to stay fit in the off-season. Until the late ’80s, road champions like Roger De Vlaemink, Eddy Merckx, and Bernard Hinault...
View ArticleBikes
Like most cyclists, I have several bikes hanging in my garage. Which is my favorite? That’s easy—the Mariposa porteur bike that my father built for me eight years ago. I cherish it, because he built...
View ArticleGrime and Grease
Arriving home, I pull off my sweater. The scent of the workshop has woven its way into the fabric: grease, paint, rubber, flux, and oil. In the aromas, I can identify each distinct chemical, but...
View ArticleDerrière Moto
A cyclist, especially a racing cyclist, is constantly looking for a reprieve from the wind, to save energy, to gain an advantage, and to move faster. The wind is often our nemesis. We battle it....
View ArticleWinter
November marks the beginning of the cyclist’s New Year. Although dead leaves blow through the streets, morning frost covers the tarmac, and the sky is a drab and ominous grey, the off-season brings...
View ArticleMudguards
When pairing proper clothing with a bike fitted with mudguards or fenders, there are few weather conditions that can make a ride unpleasant. Their protection keeps water from soaking the chamois, and...
View ArticleThe Pursuit
Most races are formulaic, especially at the pro level. In the team buses before each race, the majority of the directeurs will be mapping the day out for their riders in a similar fashion. The team...
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