Notes from the Scrum

Matthew Beaudin's terrifying story of being struck by a car, escaping uninjured, but coming face-to-face with cycling's inherent danger

Velo's Matthew Beaudin takes a tumble, takes a free ride, takes a beer ... and makes a huge mistake

Matthew Beaudin writes about racing the Breck Epic, a multi-day race in the heart of the Colorado mountains

A writer and rider struggles with what kind of rider he is and what kind he wants to be

In Notes from the Scrum, Matthew Beaudin reflects on his experience at the Tour of Qatar and the race's role in cycling's non-stop calendar

Matthew Beaudin lays out his thoughts on the 2014 cycling season, and they include a Richie Porte win at the Giro d'Italia

Matthew Beaudin talks about finding success on a climb that has gotten the better of him for years

Velo reporter Matthew Beaudin shares his experience of racing at Leadville and the pain — but also joy — it brought him

Riding L'Etape du Tour, including the hors catégorie Semnoz, gives Matthew Beaudin a new appreciation for what Tour riders endure

We all have that stretch of trail or road that beats us every time. Matthew Beaudin makes a run at his celebrated site of discontent

Velo reporter Matthew Beaudin resurrects an old, silent friend and its creaking bottom bracket, and brings his family together on the road

The mercury climbed well above 100 during stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California. Should the route have been altered?

Bike racing flows through every pocket of life and reporter Matthew Beaudin finds himself with a towed car, no phone, clinging to the raft

Read one reporter's take on what it's like to ride in a 100-strong peloton with Peter Sagan

Bike racing is an exercise in timing and suppression, and both come into doubt when Matthew Beaudin narrowly avoids a car/bike collision

Velo reporter Matthew Beaudin reflects on the good things in mountain life: mid-winter snow bike rides, beer, and laughs

Without a strong core, the rain of doping and other controversies will continue to fall on cycling

Matthew Beaudin reflects on the moments we're chin-to-stem, churning out the beat with our legs, when we are free and we are great

The Ophir Hill Climb is for cyclists, runners, pregnant women, kids, equestrians and dogs — in short, everyone with 10 bucks and a photocopied flyer

Reporter Matthew Beaudin laments believing the unbelievable