Last weekend the governing body of competitive cycling, the UCI, put on the first Gravel World Championships. And this is not to be confused with the original Gravel Worlds race held in Nebraska each year. In late 2019 and early 2020 I spent a few months (along with my friend…

I’m up in Sun Valley, Idaho for the Rebecca’s Private Idaho gravel race. Started 10 years ago by Rebecca Rusch, RPI is a four-day stage race that people travel to from all over North America. This is my second year in a row at the event; last year I worked…

This summer our family went to Prague to visit our daughter Sadie, who’s graduated from college and moved to Europe to work as an English teacher. I decided to bring my bike, since I was tacking on a bike business-related work trip to London afterwards. I’d ridden bikes once before…

I grew up in the era of ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Back in the late ’70s there were only three network channels, and any televised sport happened only on ABC, NBC or CBS. That was it — no streaming, YouTube or cable TV. As a result, you could only…

Televised bike racing has been static for the last 50 years — what can be done to change it up and make race coverage more engaging? — Along with my colleague Steve Maxwell from The Outer Line, I wrote this last week for VeloNews: The Giro d’Italia’s mostly boring stage 3 painfully reminded fans of pro cycling’s lackluster and unimaginative television format. Inspiring scenery of Budapest, the Danube, and medieval castles may generate new tourism, and some…

Last weekend I drove out to the City of Redlands to watch a stage of the venerable Redlands Classic stage race. It’s one of the longest-running bike races in the country. Started by the former mayor and some volunteers after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, it was a tool to…

My brother John called me the other day asking for advice about getting a blockchain-related blog post out into the world. Since I’ve been blogging for a long time on various platforms, I had some specific thoughts on how he should proceed. Once I took him through my process, he…

Every brand or organization needs a point of view. That’s what drives the product, the community and the marketing. This also goes for any kind of event, whether it’s a business conference or a marathon. Here’s a guide to building the brand foundation for your event. What is a Brand…

I’ve wanted to check out a NICA race for a couple years. But between the pandemic and being busy, I had not made it happen. Until today, and I’m so glad I took the time to see it in person. NICA, in case you’re not aware, stands for National Interscholastic…