Author Archives: Whit

About Whit

My experiences might easily fit many cycling fans' definitions of “living the dream.” Since getting hooked on the sport watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship, I've raced as an amateur on Belgian cobbles, traveled Europe to help build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux. As a former assistant director sportif with Mercury-Viatel, I've also seen the less dreamy side of the sport – the side rife with broken contracts, infighting, and positive dope tests. These days, I live with my lovely wife in Pennsylvania and share my experiences and views on the sport at Bicycling Magazine, the Embrocation Cycling Journal, and at my own site, Pavé.

Weekend Preview – Calabria and Marseille

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

The European road season begins this weekend with the traditional season openers in Italy and France: the 2.1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria and the 1.1 Grand Prix la Marseillaise. A race traditionally known to favor Italian teams, Calabria began earlier today with Lampre’s Daniele Pietropoli taking the stage win over Fabio Taborre (Acqua … Continue reading →

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Review of the Week: The Sufferfest

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

  As Pavé’s readership increases (something for which we are extremely humbled and grateful), we’ve been surprised to find there are actually companies eager to send us products to review and share with you.  So in an effort to find a tasteful, unobtrusive way to honor such requests, here’s the first installment of our new, … Continue reading →

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Letters from Abroad – Valentin’s Picks for Worlds

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

For the past two seasons, Valentin Scherz, a 20-year-old elite cyclocross racer from Switzerland, has come to the US to compete in races as part of the Philadelphia Cyclocross School program. This season he was captain of their 2010 Cyfac-Champion Systems p/b Revolution Wheelworks Team. In 2010, Scherz successfully defended his Mid Atlantic Cyclocross Series … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Weekend Wrap-Up & the Art of the Sack

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

This past week saw the first racing of the season with the Tour de San Luis and the Tour Down Under crowning their 2011 champions on Sunday. 1. In Argentina, the week looked as if it were on track to be dominated by Androni Giocatolli and Movistar with Androni’s Roberto Ferrari and Jose Serpa taking … Continue reading →

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First Look: Team Geox-TMC Team Bike

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

The Good News: Team Geox-TMC has bikes. The Bad News: This is the only one.

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Letters from Abroad – Bad/Good News for Valentin?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

For the past two seasons, Valentin Scherz, a 20-year-old elite cyclocross racer from Switzerland, has come to the US to compete in races as part of the Philadelphia Cyclocross School program. This season he was captain of their 2010 Cyfac-Champion Systems p/b Revolution Wheelworks Team.  In 2010, Scherz successfully defended his Mid Atlantic Cyclocross Series … Continue reading →

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