Jonathan Blyer 8/22/19 Jonathan Blyer 8/22/19

On Loss, Deadly Roads, and Taking Action

It has been a horrific and deadly year on New York City streets as 19 cyclists and dozens of pedestrians have lost their lives. In a guest journal Jonathan Blyer writes about the murder of his friend, Jose Alzorriz, and his plan to take action this Sunday in pursuit of safer streets.

Shane Ferro 8/14/19 Shane Ferro 8/14/19

The Virtues of Floyd

I love Floyd because of, rather than in spite of, its complete lack of course features—Floyd is as close as a road race comes to a long scratch race on the track. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, Floyd is good.

Alvaro Soltero 8/8/19 Alvaro Soltero 8/8/19

The Next Generation of Bike Racing: Lessons Learned from Reading Radsport

Our three part interview and examination of the Reading Radsport Festival comes to a conclusion with a look at the lessons learned by the race directors and photographs from the 2019 edition of the race.

Lisa Vandivort 8/4/19 Lisa Vandivort 8/4/19

Adding a Women's Field Changes Everything

As the 2019 race season at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field comes to a conclusion, Lisa from TBD-MDC reflects on how much of a difference it makes having a women’s field at this very unique race venue.

Alvaro Soltero 7/25/19 Alvaro Soltero 7/25/19

The Next Generation of Bike Racing: How Reading Radsport is Changing the Model

The part two of our interview with Reading Radsport Festival race directors Gabe and Kacey we dive into sponsorship, storytelling, spectators, and sustainability

Barb Blakley Millott 7/23/19 Barb Blakley Millott 7/23/19

How I learned to stop worrying and love my mountain bike

For one TBD-MDC’er mountain biking didn’t come naturally but over time Barb ultimately fell in love with big tire riding. The story of her journey with MTB’ing…

Alvaro Soltero 7/22/19 Alvaro Soltero 7/22/19

The Next Generation of Bike Racing? An Introduction to Reading Radsport

The State of the Sport on the TBD Journal is changing gears from Red Hook Crit to a possible future formula for USAC racing as part of a multi-part interview with the team behind the Reading Radsport Festival

Liz M 7/14/19 Liz M 7/14/19

Behind the Clipboard: A Call for More Diverse Race Directors

Our Race Director Diaries series changes gears slightly as long-time New York City based race director weighs in on the lack of diversity in the role

Clay Jones 7/10/19 Clay Jones 7/10/19

The Inside Track: A Conversation with Red Hook Crit’s David Trimble

TBD had the opportunity to sit down with one of the few folks to truly innovate the sport of cycling as we know it over the past decade

Matthew Vandivort 7/7/19 Matthew Vandivort 7/7/19

Experiencing the greatness of NYC - for 3 short hours

For three hours per year we get a small glimpse of how truly great New York City could be when 5th Avenue is transformed into a pedestrian plaza and street party as part of the Museum Mile

Matthew Vandivort 7/1/19 Matthew Vandivort 7/1/19

Mengoni Grand Prix 2019: Perfect is the Enemy of Good

The CRCA Open Race calendar comes to a conclusion with a day of fast - and longer than expected - day of racing at the Mengoni Grand Prix, reminding us that even when things don’t go to plan they can still be pretty great.

Clark Fredricksen 7/1/19 Clark Fredricksen 7/1/19

Castelli Cycling to power expanded analysis and coverage on the State of the Sport

We're excited to announce Castelli Cycling as the title sponsor for the TBD State of the Sport series. This partnership helps us deliver better content, more thorough analysis, and allow important voices and data to be discussed in the cycling community—something that we hope, ultimately, drives positive growth for the sport.

Thomas Hendry 6/24/19 Thomas Hendry 6/24/19

Crashes: A case for self awareness and bike handling

Experiencing a serious crash can leave not just physical but emotional scars. Tom writes about how injuries have shaped his approach to and interest level in racing.

Matthew Vandivort 6/20/19 Matthew Vandivort 6/20/19

Road is Not Dead Part 2.0: Lou Maltese Memorial registration

A look at what will likely be another record setting day in Central Park

Lucia D 6/11/19 Lucia D 6/11/19

Ode to the Middle of the Pack Racer

Cheers to all the middle of the pack racers, without whom bike racing wouldn’t exist at all.

Matthew Vandivort 6/4/19 Matthew Vandivort 6/4/19

The TBD family is growing

Some big news and big changes for To Be Determined that we couldn’t be more excited about

Matthew Vandivort 5/30/19 Matthew Vandivort 5/30/19

Road is not dead: Central Park's largest road race

In our latest Race Director Diaries we take a look at the biggest race of the year in New York City’s Central Park

Thomas Hendry 5/14/19 Thomas Hendry 5/14/19

Finding Solace on the Road

We all remember our first bike ride. This is about one of those memories and the joy that can be found from the simple act of riding a bike.