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  1. The official unofficial smart-ass of 2012 masters 'cross Worlds

    Bobke Strut &bull Jan 13, 2012

    A quick quiz. Who has two thumbs, used to write a blog, and is now the official unofficial smart-ass and John Gadret worshiper of 2012 masters 'cross Worlds? Me. I was seeking some clarification about the seeding heats which several… Full Story »

  2. Get Your Grand Tour On (redux)

    Bobke Strut &bull Jul 2, 2011

    As the 2011 Tour de France starts in earnest today, I thought it would be a good time to revisit my homage to the clip-art genius of David Rees, creator of Get Your War On, with my own version, Get… Full Story »

  3. Lone Biker of the Apocalypse

    Bobke Strut &bull May 19, 2011

    It's true. Judgement Day will soon be upon us. May 21, 2011. Planet Earth has been stricken with earthquakes, floods, nuclear meltdown, war, pestilence, turmoil. And the last sign that The End is upon us? John Gadret has won a… Full Story »

  4. I don't need no stinkin' road bike

    Bobke Strut &bull Sep 2, 2010

    One of my favorite moments of cycling lore and legend involves Swiss superstar Thomas Frischknecht at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. On July 30, 1996 Frischknecht earned a silver medal in the mountain bike event. One day later,… Full Story »

  5. Cue the Corones

    Bobke Strut &bull May 26, 2010

    Four years ago, John Gadret was slaying it on perhaps the most climber-friendly 'cross course in Europe: the Koppenbergcross, which, yes, takes in a chunk of the cobbled Koppenberg each lap. The problem was, what goes up must come down.… Full Story »

  6. Appetite for destruction

    Bobke Strut &bull May 16, 2010

    Since John Gadret let the world know today that he's still amongst the living, I figured I should follow suit from my lengthy exile from the interwebs. For all the talk about how Cadel Evans felt at home on dirt,… Full Story »

  7. The Cyclo-cross World Championship is Decadent and Depraved

    Bobke Strut &bull Feb 2, 2010

    Since I just finished reading each and every last page (all 715 of them) of Bill Simmons' lengthy tome The Book of Basketball, it got me thinking about applying his Martian Premise to the 2013 Cyclo-Cross World Championships, recently awarded… Full Story »

  8. Ice Ice Baby

    Bobke Strut &bull Jan 31, 2010

    Part I In the not too distant past, the Clark Kent to my Bobke Strut earned a living by being a state government employee, more specifically a librarian. The job had its ups and downs, as any means of employment… Full Story »

  9. Same as it ever was

    Bobke Strut &bull Mar 25, 2009

    Photo source: LIFE photo archive "These punks today, riding bikes, getting paid mad money, they don't know what it was like when blah blah blah blah" I've been poking around some on the LIFE photo archives, unsurprisingly perusing their images… Full Story »

  10. I Will Survive

    Bobke Strut &bull Mar 8, 2009

    When major television networks, such as CBS, deem someone a "professional cyclist" I tend to get a wee bit suspicious. Yeah, sure he is. Just like I am, because, after all, I've won money pedaling my bike, too. But wouldn't… Full Story »

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