This morning’s press conference with Lance Armstrong, Don Catlin and Taylor Phinney took an unexpected turn when Greg Lemond, seated in the front row (two seats to my left) opened the question period with a hardball aimed straight at Lance. The tension broke over the room like a giant wave as all cameras swung in [...]

CrossVegas, the first UCI C1 race on the calendar was already brimming with talent, but the last-minute appearance of Lance Armstrong (his flight landed an hour before the start) amped up the racing under the lights on a course that suited pure power over technique. Defending champion Ryan Trebon took the win with a late [...]

Bags packed, cameras charged and loaded I’m sitting at the gate in SFO waiting for the 7 am flight to Las Vegas and my first Interbike show. I’m looking forward to seeing friends and meeting some of the reps I’ve corresponded with through Velodramatic. Tonight the plan is to photograph Cross Vegas and tomorrow night [...]

On the same day I’m supposed to celebrate my birthday, Stage Four of the 2008 Tour of California was punishing the peloton with a biting headwind, rain and hypothermia. It was a day when California’s Pacific Coast Highway bared her teeth and proved that she could inspire as many curses as complements.

Saturday, under idyllic skies, [...]

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Those of you who read Velodramatic regularly know I have a dark addiction to high-end cycling kit. I go one or two weeks without feeding the habit and my pedal stroke breaks down (more ankling [...]

It was a nice surprise to find out that one of my photographs won a prize in Rock Racing’s Flickr Photo Contest. The image of Oscar Sevilla was taken on the HC ascent of Mt. Hamilton during Stage 3 of this year’s Tour of California.

Provocatively Sevilla, Tyler Hamilton and Santiago Botero were out training [...]

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Friday I spent the day behind the scenes at San Jose Trek photographing another meticulous bike build. This time it was owner Bill Ruffner putting together a beautiful 54cm 2008 Madone 5.2 for San Jose Trek’s inventory manager and race team member, Kelly. While I got set up with the [...]

After some reconnaissance last Friday evening I decided to shoot the Pescadero Road Race from a couple of positions on beautiful Stage Road. The pro peloton was scheduled to start at 8:00 am so I was up and out the door by six for the hour plus drive out to the coast. Typical for Northern [...]

This weekend I photographed the Enigma Eulogy in two very different locations. The European inspired atmosphere of San Jose’s upscale Santana Row made a great early morning backdrop for the bike. Late in the day, Juli and I drove up to the horse pastures off PageMill Road, armed with camera gear and two big bags [...]

Bolinas Road ascends out of Fairfax California and winds its way over the picturesque hills of Marin before spiraling down to the stillness of Alpine Lake – from there it climbs through a garden of redwoods to West Ridgecrest Blvd and the Seven Sisters of Mt. Tam. For all it’s beauty its not a road [...]

Here are the first studio shots of the completed bike. Seventy five miles and 7,000 vertical feet of road traveled are enough to declare her beauty is more than skin deep. Wearing the 1850g tied and soldered wheels from Competitive Cyclist she weighs a svelte 17lbs, cages and pedals included. Mykle Kong’s exceptional build has [...]

Build day, Friday May 23rd. I rolled into San Jose Trek at 9 am, two hours before the shop officially opened and met Tech Manager, Mykle Kong, motorcycle helmet in hand, at the door. Mechanic Joe Duffey and Owner Bill Ruffner were already in the service center getting a jump on the day’s lineup of [...]

Saturday I spent the day in Los Gatos, CA shooting the 35th edition of the Cat’s Hill Classic, a race who’s storied history includes wins by Greg Lemond, Ron Kiefel and more recently by Ben Jacques-Maynes and Jackson Stewart. The circuit is named for a leg-busting 23% ramp in the middle of the course.

I concentrated [...]

With an eye on the most common screen resolutions I’m seeing in the logs, here are three free wallpapers showcasing Velodramatic cycling photography in the Hebrides. More to follow… enjoy.

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Cup of Gold Snack Bars
I have to thank Mykle Khong, Tech Manager and Maître de at my LBS, San Jose Trek, for introducing me to cycling’s best kept snack secret, the Cup of Gold. It seemed fitting to photograph this “snack bar” as a true dessert; the combination of chocolate, low-fat peanut butter and oats [...]