Today’s Wash Post Article — Cycling’s road forward

[KayakCyndi]

If you haven’t seen it already I highly recommend you check out today’s article on the Washingtonpost.com — Cycling’s road forward.

Very well done. The subject matter is great but what is almost more impressive is the use of info-graphics, video, etc. Love the section where they analyze the 5 hour training ride. Maps, watts, gradient, heart rate data plus voice over. Very, very cool.

This article captures demonstrates the power of online multi-media reporting better than most.

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[lordofthemark]

If and when cycling/bike riding is as taken for granted in these United States as vacuuming is, or as bike riding is in the NL or Denmark, I will be unconcerned with the tendency of non-cyclists/nonbike riders/cagers/whathaveyou to identify cycling/bikeriding with racing.

It may be that the equation of cycling = racing (with other words for “non sport” riding) does not get in the way of the cultural shift from where we are, to Copenhagen. I’m not sure though.

None of which means I am against articles about racing, of course.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@Tim Kelley 45050 wrote:

http://www.bissellprocycling.com/home

Are they cleaning up on the pro circuit?

[KelOnWheels]

@ShawnoftheDread 45054 wrote:

Are they cleaning up on the pro circuit?

I heard they dusted the other teams.

Some people think they suck though.

[consularrider]

@TwoWheelsDC 45008 wrote:

I remember seeing him on the podium at the Pro Cycling Challenge and thinking “who is that lanky, funny looking kid?” But then I saw that he’s a local and started following him a bit more closely. He’s one of the few UCI pros on Strava, and since he trains in Nice I always look at his rides to get ideas for when my wife and I go out there this summer…

I was impressed that he came out and rode some of the Great Pumpkin Ride in Warrenton last October with us peons. He wouldn’t let me pass him.

[Justin Antos]

The headline might’ve been “Racing’s Road Forward” for a bit more accuracy (and added awesome alliteration!) — but other than that, I thought it was a fun sports article and a great use of the online medium.

[dasgeh]

@Justin Antos 45071 wrote:

The headline might’ve been “Racing’s Road Forward” for a bit more accuracy (and added awesome alliteration!) — but other than that, I thought it was a fun sports article and a great use of the online medium.

Then all the NASCAR fans would be up in arms. Being from Charlotte, I can tell you that lots of this country thinks “racing” = NASCAR.

And that rubbin’ is racin’

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dasgeh 45089 wrote:

And that rubbin’ is racin’

That’s because it’s true.

[creadinger]

@dasgeh 45089 wrote:

Then all the NASCAR fans would be up in arms. Being from Charlotte, I can tell you that lots of this country thinks “racing” = NASCAR.

And that rubbin’ is racin’

I knew a PA redneck in college who swore up and down that NASCAR racing was the purest form of sport. Ummm…. really? Hah!

Fortunately aside from that ridiculous claim he was a pretty smart guy.

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