Cynthia Lou.

Luck is relative – a day free of crashes is quite lucky this Tour, relative to the absurd number of horrific crashes. Luck exists in hindsight – perhaps some of the riders who crashed out of the Tour will crush it at the Vuelta? Time will tell…. It’s easier to find the luck after the [...]

A beautiful day with clear weather at Le Tour, on a stage that saw a lot of gear-switching. Not a pure sprint stage, not a pure climbing stage with summit finish, but a stage that started fast and furious as sprinters dashed for sprint points then retreated on the HC climb Col d’Aubisque, down nearly [...]

One of the reasons I created “Start Your Damn Business Already!” is because I love to make things, take things from idea to reality. I wanted to share what I learned along the way, and “Start Your Damn Business Already!” gave me an excuse to explore new areas, talk to new people, and make something [...]

Last year I decided to embark on a 30 day goal of learning to love running. After fighting a good fight, I actually did learn to love running! The path towards achieving this goal wasn’t exactly as I’d expected, but it worked out in the end. As the saying goes, “Want to make God laugh? [...]

In a country where I am continuously humbled by my lack of ability to communicate in Spanish, I count my successes poco a poco. Check out what I got at the market! Yum!

A view that made me gasp in appreciation…. When imagined Spain in my mind’s eye, I envisioned quaint hole-in-the-wall shops and restaurants, walking from the butcher shop to the bread shop to the vegetable and fruit stand to assemble a delicious lunch, working cheerily in an old-but-updated building on free-flowing internet, then happily eating tapas [...]

Monday, July 4th, Stage 3 of Le Tour, I celebrated American Independence day in a plane, flying from Nantes, France to Paris, then to Barcelona. I’m in Spain! Hola! Visiting Spain is dream (obsession?) I’ve had for several years. Au revoir France! Hola Spain! But wait, why are you in Spain when the biggest bike [...]

Time trials require precision. Precision of positioning, precision of pedaling, precision in mental skills, precision of equipement. Multiply that by nine, and voilá! an excuse to use a French word! Oh, I mean, Team Time Trial! I am currently writing a most excellent story on SRAM. One of the things that SRAM does well is [...]

Guénaël Seveno, owner of Le Veloo (a bike rental company sponsoring Le Tour 2011), started his damn business two years ago and is enjoying happy success. Watch this quick video to learn his secret to his very successful new business.

First day of Le Tour de France 2011, and everyone was at the start line looking fresh – including me, hallelujah! One thing I’ve learned from last year’s first-time-Tour experience is to be properly nourished and as rested as possible. There are so many things to manage for a solo reporter, each its own small [...]