An unprecedented result, active racing, and an entertaining technical glitch all made for a unique and pretty enjoyable battle out on the roads of Bergen. Thanks to CyclingTips for helping to make this weekend’s HTRWW’s come together at the la

How The Race Was Won – UCI World Championships Women’s Road Race 2017

Sep 25th, 2017

It’s a rare treat to get footage for a full women’s event, and rarer still to see a race where one team is so dominant, but the competition stays active and fun to watch. Thanks to CyclingTips for helping to make this weekend’s HTRWW’s come t

How The Race Was Won – 2017 Tour de France – Stages 16-21

Jul 24th, 2017

#cyclocosmPlayer115 img {width: 100%;}So the last week may have been a teeny bit anti-climatic, but the 2017 Tour remains the closest and most competitive event in recent memory. By forcing the contenders out of their usual rout

How The Race Was Won – 2017 Tour de France – Stages 10-15

Jul 17th, 2017

#cyclocosmPlayer114 img {width: 100%;}Good gravy, that was a fun week—lead changes, surprise attacks, Dan Martin being the beast of all beasts—one can only hope the final six stages deliver in as fine a fashion. Be sure to catch

How The Race Was Won – 2017 Tour de France – Stages 1-9

Jul 10th, 2017

#cyclocosmPlayer113 img {width: 100%;}A wild first nine days, and certainly no shortage of action—though I’d obviously prefer if we’d gotten a little more of it from the riders a little less from the race jury.Thanks again to E

How The Race Was Won – 2016 Tour de France Recap / 2017 Tour de France Preview

Jun 30th, 2017

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How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2017 – Stages 16-21

May 30th, 2017

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How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2017 – Stages 10-15

May 22nd, 2017

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How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2017 – Stages 5-9

May 15th, 2017

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How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2017 – Stages 1-4

May 10th, 2017

var player2 = "";jQuery(function() {jQuery( ".player2" ).click(function() {jQuery( this ).replaceWith( player2 );});});Four stages, four separate winners, four new leaders—the start of the 2017 Giro has more tha

How The Race Was Won – Milan-Sanremo 2017

Mar 20th, 2017

Hooray! Another season of #HTRWW is upon us! Thanks to CyclingTips, you can now take a delightful tour of the 2017 Milan-Sanremo, which differentiated itself from recent years with fewer crashes, a steadier pace, and a new take on teamwork o

How The Race Was Won – 2016 Tour de France, Stages 17-21

Jul 26th, 2016

And with this final TdF video for Week 3, the 2016 Tour is a wrap. Be sure to check out the episodes 1, 2, 3 and the preview video as well.As always, huge thanks to Scott and CyclingTips for making it happen. Shirt by me.

How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France, Stages 10-16

Jul 19th, 2016

Never have I felt more like Walter Sobchak.The Tour de France video for Week 3 (also check out the first week, second week and preview) was a lot of work. So much to unpack and re-assemble, especially a shambolic Stage 12 and a teeny-tiny bi

How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France, Stages 6-9

Jul 12th, 2016

Is it Stages 6 through 9, or 5 through 9, or ♫ workin’ 9-to-5, just tryin’ to make a livin’… ♫Week 2’s Tour de France video (also check out the first week and preview) covers the fairly traditional ground of the GC even but notes that a lot

How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France, Stages 1-5

Jul 7th, 2016

The first of our our new “How The Week Was Won” videos shows that despite some opportunity for mass disruption, the 2016 Tour has gotten off to a slow start—at least from the prospective of the overall classification. The result has been more

How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France Video Preview

Jun 27th, 2016

What’s that? Time for a video about the 2016 Tour? Sure, why not. Just let me get the bucket…Though obviously there’ll be more detail and discussion in the forthcoming TdF Recon Ride podcasts, here’s a quick video synopsis of this year’s Tou

How The Race Was Won – Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2016

Apr 25th, 2016

No better way to end the spring season than a thin layer of heavy, damp snow, right? The weather certainly played a role, but tactics, vind vests, gearing, and even (maybe) the occasional spectator did too. Enjoy the schadenfreude that comes f

How The Race Was Won – Amstel Gold 2016

Apr 18th, 2016

Into the hills of the Netherlands, on a race course the favorites still seem to be trying to figure out. Yes, the action is end-loaded, but it’s pretty interesting this time around PLUS I hid a rider mis-identification toward the end totally o

How The Race Was Won – Paris-Roubaix 2016

Apr 11th, 2016

Yeesh, what a race. Early splits, strong teamwork, crashes, epic saves—but it would all come down to who was best on the cobbles…or would it? A study in cycling, persistence, luck, and general exhaustion. Thanks as always to the good people at

How The Race Was Won – Tour of Flanders 2016

Apr 4th, 2016

Summing up Tour of Flanders in five minutes is always a challenge. Key points—aggressive racing early didn’t pay off, things calmed down a lot in the middle, Cancellara passing on the move did have some logic to it, and the critical moments we

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