My friend Felipe, a proud Colombiano this week, tells me that the mountainous region 2014 Giro d’Italia winner Nairo Quintana comes from is known for the quiet heartiness of its people who ...
Tag Archives: Sean Kelly
Friday Group Ride #157
I’m not sure how many times I’ve watched the end of 1992’s Milan-San Remo. Sean Kelly chasing down Moreno Argentin in the closing kilometers, in the rain, is the stuff of ...
Tuesdays with Wilcockson: Doping on my mind, Part III
Working as a full-time writer and editor in cycling for more than 40 years, and having raced and trained with elite athletes in Europe before that, I was always aware of the sport’s netherworld. ...
Tuesdays with Wilcockson: Doping on my mind, Part II
Tuesdays with Wilcockson In last week’s column, I began to trace my journey in cycling from the 1960s, first as a racer then a writer, in connection with the sport’s escalating problems with ...
Tuesdays with Wilcockson: Doping on my mind, Part I
There’s been talk that an amnesty for past doping offenders is the path to a new era in clean cycling. But it’s not that easy to disperse years of pollution from a sport that is, more than ...
Wednesday With Wilcockson: The controversial classic
Milan-San Remo has probably weathered more controversies in its 106-year history than any other classic. Last Saturday’s race, headed by Simon Gerrans’ upset victory, was no exception. And the ...
Tuesdays with Wilcockson: Down to the wire at Paris-Nice
Stephen Roche was one of the greats at Paris-Nice’s Col d’Eze time trial. Stage-race organizers love a suspenseful final day. If that finale also incorporates a spectacular location ...
Tuesdays With Wilcockson #5
The wind beneath my wings We all remember when we were kids discovering the joys of riding a bicycle. Sometimes, with friends, we’d whistle a tune or sing songs as we pedaled along. Later, when I ...
Friday Group Ride #41
The end of the season is well and truly here with tomorrow’s Tour of Lombardy. As the fifth and final Monument of the season, this is a PRO’s last real chance to score a win of note and either ...