Category Archives: Biking

At this point, I’m watching the Tour de France more out of morbid curiosity than anything else. And, I suspect a number of the riders themselves are wondering why they’re still taking part in this race. The day before yesterday, … Continue reading →

Speaking of the Tour de France, how nice it is to be able to enjoy decent coverage again. The days of Mart Smeets and Jean Nelissen are behind us, but Herbert Dijkstra and Maarten Ducrot are worthy replacements with their … Continue reading →

While the Tour de France is tailor-made for watching on MythTV with a time-stretch of 110%, making it 10% faster to watch (and thereby reducing 66 minutes of footage to an hour) without any change in audio pitch, it’s hard … Continue reading →

With all of the doping scandals of the last few months, my interest in the noble sport of cycling had reached an all-time low this year. I didn’t bother to watch any classics this year and even the nearing of … Continue reading →