If you saw the 2011 Tour de France, you heard about RadioShack’s Chris Horner and his ridiculous 25k ride AFTER he crashed his bicycle. What a lot of us learned later was that he had suffered a severe concussion and did not even remember riding his bike. VeloNews published a story on 4/26 about concussions and cycling. On 4/25, I …
Sponsorship Follies
I was looking forward to what would spur a follow up to “What if Cyclists were like NASCAR Drivers and Triathletes?” post. Instead, I was left shaking my head as I heard another perfect example of what NOT to do when you’re a sponsored athlete. Bike races and cycling teams are dependent on sponsorships. These teams are ambassadors for their …
The Reality of the “Reality Sucks” is GM Blew It. [AGAIN]
It is mind boggling sometimes how aloof some companies are, but leave it to the auto-industry to get lost in the boggle. Yesterday, Tuesday, 10/11, I was logging into the Jack Kane Facebook page and noticed one of my friends had posted a status stating, “Seriously GM?” with a link to a BikePortland Blog Post. What I saw and read …