Halloween Cross

I thought I was cool dressed up as a killer bee until I saw the tandem bike dressed up like a horse. The guy in back must have suffered big time.

Mountain Trash

This is what happens when you move to Colorado and spend too much time at high elevation. The brain goes first, then goes the wardrobe. Jason wishes he could dress (and drink) like this every day.

Somebody Call PETA

Please don't do this to your pets this Halloween.

Panache

Back before he got caught for doping, Floyd Landis was accused by L'Equipe as "winning without panache". The French press wanted stylish victories like those of Alejandro Pettachi in the 2004 Vuelta.

But what about "losing with panache". After a long, hard year of racking up UCI points to make the 2004 Olympics, Todd Wells went to Greece a little tired, but ready for the challenge. As these things usually turn out, within a few laps the leaders were sorted out and Todd knew that he would not be on the podium. So what did he do? He spent the next hour getting big air off all the jumps on the course. The press loved it and he still finished in the top 20. That is losing with panache.

The Young and the Reckless

The year is 1966, and an adventurous Chuck Engberg is scouting out future Tour passes on a moped in the fog. I guess the style back then was a nice suit and no helmet. This photo was taken while Eddy Merckx was still a teenager and Lance Armstrong did not exist. Chuck is still climbing these passes, but this time on a bicycle.

The Thrill of Victory

In October 2005, Ryan Williams won the 8th Annual Dunning Pumpkin Carving Contest in Ft Worth, TX. This photo documents the exuberance, and margarita, spilling from Ryan upon being notified of his victory. While nearly 100 people participated in the event, it is worth noting that 17 of them were under the age of 6. Victory is sweet indeed, regardless of the height of the challengers.

Romeo the Bull

So what do you do when your client says, "Hey I'd like you to stop by the ranch and meet my bull Romeo". You say, "hell ya". After an afternoon glass of sauvigion blanc and a little cheese and bread, it was photo time. Romeo is quite the charmer, though Catherine played it cool.

Where is the Rain?

Cross season is upon us, and I am doing some personal rain dances to coax the clouds to get their act together. Rain = mud and mud = slow roadies.