velonews

The Zombie Journal of Competitive Cycling.
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We aspire to make this second-greatest comeback in cycling history—WADA-permitting, of course.

(cartoon by @maddogmedia, August 6, 1990)

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The last time a Spaniard won a #TourDeFrance stage, we didn't mention it--or any of the competitive action from the event--in print.

But a few months later, we did run a cover feature on how the Tour was in trouble.

Now we're zombies.

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And to save you the suspense:
- Delgado's second drug analysis? Positive.
- Delgado's hopes of final victory? Unchanged.

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Taking a moment to look back on our thoughts the last time the #TourDeFrance took on the upcoming Puy de Dome.

It's apparent we--and nearly everyone else--dealt with doping a little differently in those days.

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@realSteveNagy1 @CaleyFretz @EscapeCycling As a matter of fact, and despite just 12 tweets since escaping the cold embrace of the grave, we have already managed to cover that topic.

https://t.co/WCkuy8rbPM

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We made it through the first episode of #unchained with barely an eye-roll. In fact, it was refreshing to hear @Vaughters speak openly about his doping past--though we were shocked they let him slide on a full decade of that facial hair.

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We finally got around to reading the @EscapeCycling piece on Aaron Brown. We do admit that once upon a time, we may have made some lapses in judgement:

https://t.co/tmnyalccpm

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In hindsight, we are forced to admit there are few cycling pundits more reliable than @BetteridgesLaw.

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We made it through the first episode of #unchained with barely an eye-roll. In fact, it was refreshing to hear @Vaughters speak openly about his doping past--though we were shocked they let him slide on a full decade of that facial hair.

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@CritDrama @TeamTWENTY24 @Cyclingnewsfeed Because we were killed off by our corporate overlords.

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"Irregular?" "Deviation?" This relegation at the #Dauphine may require us to update our style guide. It strongly prefers the term "dazzling antics."

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@BenjiNaesen @ammattipyoraily @velovelovelo__ We wouldn't necessarily say either is "the worst" but yes, we were quite partial to the old ones.

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For comparison, our first piece on "Fat tire" racing ran in November 1981, just as @iamspecialized was launching the Stumpy.

Not bad for a publication then-based in Vermont, at a time when the sport was "not yet popular to any degree anywhere east of the Rockies."

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Back when we had race listings, gravel races weren't unheard of. As early as 2008, @BikeReg ads in our pages spotlighted #UnboundGravel by its previous name. We even sent Nick Legan there in 2011.

But our first piece on the gravel racing trend? Not until three years later. 😳

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The MTBs of the 1990s do bear a certain resemblance to the bikes of #unboundgravel. But we're partial to the notion that actual 90s gravel bikes are much closer cousins.

(from the May 4 and June 22 issues, 1992)

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Our escape from the cold embrace of the grave coincides with #Pride. Let's celebrate that with a post-race drag show from the 1993 Mont Ste. Anne MTB World Cup.

We understand (in the loosest sense of the word) that this sort of thing is somewhat controversial now.