Phil Gaimon
American former professional road cyclist who raced for Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale until 2016. Author of Pro Cycling on $10 a Day and Draft Animals. Makes the YouTube series Worst Retirement Ever and writes a newsletter on pro racing, doping and bike culture.
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Their wordsI'm convinced that the stress of those years of marginal weight management outweighed the benefits. After almost all of my biggest wins came a week of some kind of illness
↗What I Really Retired From, When I Retired as a Pro Athletephilgaimon.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Our reading
Having the right people and good advice is more valuable to athletes than they might realize.
Their wordsThe most successful athletes sound much older they are, and I think having the right people around you and getting good advice is more valuable than they might realize.
↗What I Really Retired From, When I Retired as a Pro Athletephilgaimon.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 3 weeks earlier
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Their wordsIf we raise that barrier to people who can afford high-tech custom shoes and suits, steroids, EPO, and medical care to use those without dying, we're "enhancing" the performance of a handful who have access, while drastically limiting the pool of athletes who could participate to begin with.
↗The Enhanced Games (“The Olympics with Steroids”) was a Tragic Collection of Losers (and I wish I could have been there)philgaimon.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThe sport on display at the Enhanced Games wasn't swimming or running or weightlifting: it's a modern, dystopian adaptation of the gladiators in ancient Rome: Peter Thiel and his friends wish that they could watch slaves and prisoners kill each other for sport, cheered on by the masses.
↗The Enhanced Games (“The Olympics with Steroids”) was a Tragic Collection of Losers (and I wish I could have been there)philgaimon.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsIf big money is still up for grabs in the next edition, more athletes will seize the opportunity.
↗The Enhanced Games (“The Olympics with Steroids”) was a Tragic Collection of Losers (and I wish I could have been there)philgaimon.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 5 weeks earlier
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Their wordsWith better rolling resistance and the UCI weight limit on road bikes, I'll go this far: tubeless tires are an improvement for all users and applications other than cyclocross racing and Paris-Roubaix.
↗It Started with Disc Brakes: Are Bikes Designed for Pros, or for People?philgaimon.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsA bike team will always have a bike sponsor, but it would be more like NASCAR or F1, meaning all of the race bikes will look identical, bear a Trek or Specialized logo, but will be nothing like the Trek or Specialized on offer at shops.
↗It Started with Disc Brakes: Are Bikes Designed for Pros, or for People?philgaimon.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsAs race bikes get more expensive and the gap closes between entry-level and mid-level offerings, I think the industry will have to separate their designs for pros and for consumers (and bring down the prices), before racers lose more skin, and the brands lose a big chunk of potential customers.
↗It Started with Disc Brakes: Are Bikes Designed for Pros, or for People?philgaimon.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 5 weeks earlier
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Their wordsTo me, he's the second or third-to-last person on Earth that should run a bike team (hi, Johann).
↗"Should Lance Armstrong's Best Friend Have a Cycling Team?"philgaimon.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Our reading
The UCI may not be in its best interest to uncover doping scandals that might hurt its business.
Their wordsWe'd think they're not trying if they don't catch anyone, but it's not in their best interest to uncover a scandal that might hurt their business.
↗"Should Lance Armstrong's Best Friend Have a Cycling Team?"philgaimon.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece