Tag Archives: 5 Reasons Why
5 Reasons Why He’s Paul Willerton And You’re Not
Words || Gary J. Boulanger Bend, Oregon resident Paul Willerton is resourceful. A former pro on the road for Team Z and Subaru-Montgomery, Willerton has raced around the world many times. After hanging up his leather hairnet in 1993, he … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why She’s Katie Compton And You’re Not
Words || Gary J Boulanger American cyclocross racer Katie Compton has repeatedly defied the odds of European tradition by winning ginormous UCI Elite World Cup races on European soil. In fact, she’s the only American to win the cyclocross World … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why He Was Laurent Fignon And You Couldn’t Have Been
Words || Gary J Boulanger Laurent Patrick Fignon, born August 12, 1960, was a French thunderbolt in the 1980s, winning the Tour de France twice in a row as a young professional in 1983 and ’84. He closed out the … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why They’re The Velominati And You Could Be
Words: Gary J Boulanger || Photos: Jesse Willems Two things have stuck with me since 1980: the first, my initial disdain—then love—for Latin, which was required as a freshman at Abbot Pennings, my all-male Catholic high school; the second, the … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why He’s Gary Fisher And You’re Not
Words & Photo || Gary J Boulanger Since 1981, nearly 2 million bicycles with the name ‘Gary Fisher’ have been sold worldwide, the majority of them for off-road use. Many hail the California native as the godfather of the modern … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why He’s Greg LeMond And You’re Not
Words || Gary J Boulanger California native Greg LeMond won his first of three Tours de France in 1986, a breakout year for American cycling. Team 7-Eleven took the leader’s yellow jersey in their debut, when Canadian Alex Stieda broke … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why He Was Hiram Hutchinson And You Couldn’t Have Been
Words || Gary J Boulanger In 1852, Americans Charles Goodyear and Hiram Hutchinson met. Goodyear had developed and patented a process called vulcanization, which cures rubber. Hutchinson purchased the patent and applied it to the manufacture of rubber boots for … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why He Was Henri Desgrange And You Couldn’t Have Been
Words || Gary J Boulanger Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange was a stubborn old cuss who didn’t suffer fools gladly, and carved a sporting event into infamy out of the same granite resolve he wielded on riders, team managers, … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why She’s Dede Demet Barry And You’re Not
Words || Gary J Boulanger Deirdre Demet grew up near the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city well known for its penchant for bratwurst, beer, cheese, speedskating and bicycle racing. Dede—as she is known—quickly took to speedskating … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why He’s Valentino Campagnolo And You’re Not
Words || Gary J Boulanger This year marks the 80th anniversary of Campagnolo S.r.l., based in Vicenza, Italy. Six years after company patriarch Tullio struggled with frozen wing nuts in an effort to flip his rear wheel while leading the … Continue reading
