The first time I saw Matt Pendergast in 2016, he was wheeling a handsome cream-colored French bicycle through the crowd at Eroica California in Paso Robles. Tall and mustachioed, Matt makes…
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In 1978, I got my first job as a paper carrier for the Arizona Republic. I was a skinny twelve-year-old. My first morning, a Sunday, I struggled with the heavily loaded…
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I suppose you could call me an Eroica California veteran, and maybe even an unofficial ambassador (although not in the social media sense of that word). In the four years of…
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It was still dark outside in Paso Robles. Greg and I were milling around in the kitchen of our rented cottage drinking coffee. We already had on our matching red and…
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When preparing for vintage cycling events like Eroica, there is no substitute for training on the same vintage bike you’ll be using in the event. The 2017 edition will be my…
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A gallery of a few of my favorite images from Bici Clasicas 2016. These photos are courtesy Deirdre Calhoun.…
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On a vintage bicycle ride, there are two competing philosophies that run through my head: 1) It is all about the bike, and 2), It is not about the bike. Somehow…
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We were barreling down a dirt road when it began pouring. The backs of our jerseys got splattered, and then striped, with taupe-colored Michigan clay. In Michigan, I suppose you don’t…
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Full Gas on the Tour de Guilford Yes, there was Mexican food the night before the Tour de Guilford, but that is not the sort of gas I’m talking about. For…
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Greensboro City Ride On Saturday morning the CR Weekend attendees met back up in the Cycles de Oro parking lot. There were two group rides: one high performance, one city tour.…