Josh Kadis is a freelancer and marketing consultant specializing in copywriting, web content, and WordPress production for the bicycle industry.
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing | No Comments
Twelve years ago today, the peloton refused to ride. What started as the Festina Affair had engulfed TVM and other teams. A complete shutdown of the Tour de France seemed like a real possibility. What were the riders actually protesting? In the years since, have they gotten what they wanted?
Posted on 03. Jul, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Sponsors, Sports Business | No Comments
It looks like Andy Schleck and Fabian Cancellara won’t be teammates next season. Instead, Andy and his brother Frank will ride for a Luxembourg-based team that they’re launching with a couple of other former Riis Cycling employees. I wrote a couple months ago in my column for ROAD Magazine about the idea of teams built around star riders. Check it out.
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Personal | No Comments
I’ve finally had a bit of time to pare 10 days on the road down to 65 photos from the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Enjoy!
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Blog, Client News | 2 Comments
I posted some photos earlier from my day in the caravan with SRAM Neutral Race Support, and here’s the video.
I also had a chance to interview one of the most influential, modernizing figures in pro cycling, Bjarne Riis.
And finally, there’s Joao Correia – the former associate publisher of Bicycling Magazine who’s now racing for Cervelo [...]
Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Client News | No Comments
There were a LOT of people out there today. I was in the SRAM Neutral Race Support car taking photos and videos for Zipp’s website and Facebook page. I’ll have some more thoughts to post later on, but here are a few images from the stage.
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Sponsors | 4 Comments
After months of uncertainty over what kind of license Rock Racing would hold for 2010 and in what country, the UCI finally announced last week that the team would not be granted a license at any international level. Team owner Michael Ball seems to think that he’s been marginalized because of his aggressive personality and willingness to give second chances to past dopers. There’s likely some truth to his assertion, but I draw a couple additional conclusions.
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Sports Business | No Comments
The final twist in the unusual contract saga of Fumiyuki Beppu came yesterday, when Skil-Shimano released him from the final year of his deal. He’ll now join Team RadioShack. Despite headlines like “Skil bow to power of Armstrong”, pressure from Lance or Johan Bruyneel would have been unnecessary. Thanks to Andy Webster, that’s been well established in European football (aka soccer).
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Josh in Bike Racing, Bike industry, ROAD Magazine | 3 Comments
The bike industry knows that the overwhelming majority of serious cyclists don’t race, at least not formally. Nonetheless, the common assumption has been that these consumers desire the same qualities in their bikes, components, and accessories as professional racers do. But this assumption is eroding.
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Josh in Bike Racing, New Media | 1 Comment
With 38% of the votes, Kristof Ramon’s portrait of Jackson Stewart and John Lelangue was the winner of my informal Flickr Cycling Photos of the Year poll. Granted, Kristof’s photo was the one that I used in my blog post and he mentioned the poll on Twitter and Facebook. So that gave him a leg up, for sure. Regardless, here’s what he had to say for himself.