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"The Art of the Group Ride" and all written content therein by Matt Bond is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at artofthegroupride.com.
The Battle Archive
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Amstel Gold, 2011 – Yup, Another Belgian Wins
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe Amstel Gold was on Sunday and another Belgian won. Amstel is the Netherlands biggest pro bike race and begins what’s called the Ardennes classics. These series of spring races,... -
Your Weekend Training and Racing Inspiration
Posted on April 16, 2011 | No CommentsAh, the weekend. Don’t know where you are but hopefully you can get in some long miles over the next 2 days. If you’re in California, maybe you’re over at... -
"Do What We Can Until We Die"
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsI cooked up a little Belgian fare for my family yesterday morning in honor of the country that’s taken more Paris-Roubaix wins than any other. But when Tom Boonen faltered... -
A Sunday in Hell
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsToday, the big dogs throw down. Pain and suffering, power and bike-handling, tactics and head games, Roubaix is a true test of guts and heart. Versus is airing 3 hours... -
Everything You Need to Know About Tomorrow’s Paris-Roubaix
Posted on April 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe following video is from Road to Roubaix. Simply beautiful. You must watch this before the race: Honestly, there’s nothing I can say about Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix that hasn’t already been... -
The Queen of the Classics
Posted on April 8, 2011 | No CommentsParis-Roubaix. The Hell of the North. The Queen of the Classics. The greatest one-day race of the year. The biggest of the 5 monuments. Whatever you want to call it,... -
Flanders Proves the Strongest Rider Doesn’t Always Win
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsOne thing that’s true about bike racing at all levels, the strongest rider doesn’t always win. That’s racing. If you watched the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, it was clear... -
What Does "The First Weekend in April" Mean to You?
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsIf the glory of pro cycling lies along the country roads and cols grandes of France in July and the romance lies in the boulevards and passi di montagnes of... -
The Bulldozer Attack
Posted on March 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsHere’s a companion video to my previous post The Subtle, Devastating Attack. In the previous post, we see Fabian Cancellara simply riding away from heavy hitter Tom Boonen on the... -
Track Cyclist Gets Skewered and Still Finishes Third
Posted on February 25, 2011 | No CommentsHere’s an incredible story that’s circulating the web: Azizulhasni Awang suffered an untimely crash in the final corner of the Keirin, picked up a souvenir from the Siberian pine wooden...
