Columbia Cycling: Drafting off a Taxi

Yesterday my life got momentarily awful, like an impending storm the morning before a super-technical criterium, then all of the sudden brightened like a sky that miraculously clears up just befo...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/11/broken-wrist-update.html

You can break your hand on lap one and just run with your bike until someone finishes. Then you get points, and in this case, a medal. Let this be a lesson to all: DFL>DNF. More updates w...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-i-love-cross.html

The hiatus is over and summer racing is in full swing! On the agenda in the next couple of weeks is the Harlem crit (June 20) and the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic stage race (July 2-5). Be on the lo...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-update.html

Epic fail! I'm sure other people had something a bit different, but even though I cheated and gave myself credit for things I should maybe only get half credit for (I definitely saw a guy in ...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/04/columbia-cycling-presentseasterns-bingo.html

I realized today that I don't really have a pain face. I had never thought about it until I mentioned that today was the hardest race I've ever done. And someone said, "Really? It didn't look lik...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/slinky-race.html

About halfway through last season, I realized that TTTs are my reason for living. Well, TTTs are at least my reason for bike racing. In anticipation of the first TTT of the season, I decided to s...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-i-love-triple-ts.html

After running around frantically for two days getting permits from 548386930458943 city agencies, plus the torrential downpour this weekend, coupled with a 5 day visit from mumsie dearest (I don...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/wheelin-around.html

In the first bike race of my life I got third place. And it wasn’t even that hard for me. I mean, I only got third because I forgot to sprint in the big ring. So I thought I was the man. But th...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-thought-i-was-man-and-then-i-moved-up.html

Columbia Cycling: we put on races in hurricanes. Despite the awful weather, we had a steady turnout of riders throughout the day. I and all the others that were sitting in the registration van ...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/our-new-motto.html

Racing season went off with a bang this weekend as we all (some) headed down to the dirty Jerz for a weekend of Rutgers racing. I didn't go into the weekend with very high expectations. You see, ...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/racing-season-went-off-with-bang-this.html

Mikey, representing the Jerz with the white track pants... Or Nate representing babies everywhere with the reindeer costume?? Cast your vote in the comments, the winner will announced som...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/outfit-of-week.html

This past weekend, at Rutgers, I raced a bike for the first time. For me personally, there was a lot riding--yes of course the pun is intended--on these couple of races. And it was more than bein...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-first-race.html

With one weekend down and seven to go, it's time for Drafting Off a Taxi to come back in full force. Look for updates this evening or tomorrow morning, and of course, the winner of this weekend's...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-coming.html

If you haven't noticed yet, the Columbia team is really unique. There are many different definitions of unique. This is unique . So is this . And this . Oops. I forgot that riding a fixie in skin...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2010/02/never-gonna-give-up-blogging.html

I've successfully survived a full day of track racing. And whatever amount of tan that lost as a result of my limited training over the past couple of weeks, Saturday definitely made up for. It a...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/08/full-weekend-before-saturday-was-over.html

So Mikey, Isaac and I (Joe) made the trip to Rockleigh to take advantage of the break in the rain. I felt like I was able to put forth a pretty decent effort in the A field, despite discovering ...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/07/rockleigh-report.html

Last night, with mist misting away in the tri-state area (Manhattan, northeastern New Jersey, and the Rest of New York), three of us decided to take a little trip to the first of Rockleigh's week...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/05/business-in-front-party-at-back.html

...it wouldn't be a midweek ride without dodging Japanese tourist riding the wrong way, with no helmets, while taking pictures in the park. Or better yet, the swedes who roller blade, the wrong w...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-it-means-to-be-columbia-rider.html

Yeah, that's good, but what about this?? There's your shout out to the Men's C;s, although Rob has already posted that first one to the ECCC listserv, so if you are one of those that check your ...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/05/race-report-psu.html

And so the craziness begins. Since 3 PM, we've already had a wheel rack fall off the van, stopped on the side of the highway in the rain, been forced to eat Taco Bell for dinner, embarrassed each...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/05/penn-state-ttt-t-minus-9-hours.html

Supporting child labor, one glass at a time...(Just kidding) More like getting up Churchill, one glass at a time.

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-is-how-we-roll.html

No photos this week, as our queen photographer decided to ditch the Northeast for the South. But plenty of stories. This weekend was a story of blood, sweat, and tears. But mostly sweat. The we...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/04/blood-sweat-and-tonys-tears.html

I've spent a significant portion of the morning reading through the ECCC blogosphere, which perhaps shows my dedication to cycling, or alternatively shows my lack of dedication to academics. How...

http://cucycling.blogspot.com/2009/04/lux-et-velocitas-recap.html