The Radavist

Why is it that the raddest shoes are always the ones never slated for public consumption? Case in point: the Eloquence of Movement Project that Fi’zi:k is promoting.

A little backstory: 2014 is David Millar’s final season of professional racing. He wants to go out with a bang, raising money for a charity and exploring his career as a pro through a series of conceptual cycling shoes.

These shoes were designed by VCRC Style Council in partnership with Fi’zi:k and will be auctioned off for the Small Steps Project.

Each pair was hand made in Italy and are completely insane – like the Milano Sanremo editions pictured above.

Head over to Fi’zi:k to see what all is on the auction block.

Miss cross season yet? This video was shot at the 2014 Villarocca cross race in Italy. The full movie will be screened at the 2014 Cross Crusade International Film Festival in Portland this year.

Here’s yet another recap video from the 2013 Red Hook Crit Milano featuring 8Bar Bikes.

Here’s the official recap from the 2013 Red Hook Crit Milano!

Mike Martin from Mash delivers more gritty, grainy goodness from the Red Hook Crit Milano. I always enjoy reading race reports from Mash and this one is not to be missed. Check it out here!

Photos by Marco Cremascoli

Dark, gritty and moody. Marco’s photos from the Red Hook Crit Milano are some of my favorite from the series. See the full set here. Congratulations to Eduard Grosu for the win this round, Neil for the series title and MASH for the team title!

I love it when Mike Martin from MASH travels with his team. I’ve seen numerous photos from the Masi shop over the years and few do it justice like these. Head over to Mash for more radness!

“Cycles” is a new trailer that interviews cycling figures in Italy. Beginning with Alberto Masi, a frame builder named Soldino Soldani and two different shops: Ciclistica in Milan and Iride Fixed in Modena.

This made the rounds on Monday, but I wanted to save it for a little mid-week eye candy. Here’s a day in the workshop at Faggin Bikes, an establishment that’s been building steel race steeds since 1945.

A few Italian readers shared this with me and who can pass up a free webazine? This issue is filled with photos of some familiar faces. Check out Cykeln Magazine 03 here!

I like seeing sprint finishes at the Red Hook Crit, even if sometimes you’ve gotta go to Milano to see one. Because there were no sprints for the gold at Red Hook Crit Brooklyn last year!

Here’s yet another recap video from the 2012 Red Hook Crit Milano event, presented by Barceloneta Bikes.

Here’s another recap from the Red Hook Crit Milan!

Here’s the first Red Hook Crit Milano video I’ve found on Vimeo or Youtube that’s worth posting. It catches some spills at that turn everyone was complaining about as well as the final moments in the race, leading up to the finish sprint, which I still haven’t seen any video of. Who’s got it?

Photos by Marco Cremascoli

So far, these are the best photos I’ve seen from the 2012 Red Hook Crit Milano and they’re really great. See the rest of Marco’s photos here, at his portfolio site!

Stanridge Speed now has two Red Hook Crits under their rider’s bibs. This year in Milano, Evan Murphy took first. See the rest of the results here.

For those lucky enough to be in Italy for the Red Hook Crit Milano, here’s the event schedule:

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14th, 2012 – (times subject to change)
Ex Ansaldo at Via Tortona 54 (entrance at the corner of Via Tortona and Via Ambrogio da Fossano Bergognone)
Directions to the Event
PRE-RACE ACTIVITIES
ATHLETE CHECK IN: 12:00 – 14:00
COMPETITOR MEETING: 14:45
BIKE RACE: 15:00
PODIUM: 16:00

Check out Red Hook Crit for more information and if it rains, you should read up here about how to handle those conditions.

If you’re heading to the Red Hook Crit in Milano, make sure you pick up some of the high vis merchandise. The rest of us will have to wait for the online shop to get stock.