Patrick O'Grady
BACKGROUND: O'Grady has been a journalist since 1977, working as a reporter, editor and/or cartoonist at a series of daily newspapers before signing on as VeloNews' editorial cartoonist in 1989.
He turned freelancer in 1991, contributing work to Outside, Men's Health and other publications. He has been a regular contributor to the trade journal Bicycle Retailer and Industry News since 1992. In 1999, VeloPress published a collection of his VeloNews cartoons, titled "The Season Starts When?"
O'Grady has raced on road and off without distinction, barring 1999, when he got lucky a couple times on the Colorado cyclocross circuit. He continues to draw cartoons for VeloNews and is the online editor at large for VeloNews.com, a virtual soapbox upon which he occasionally acts the fool. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Shannon, and their cats, Turkish and Mia.
BIKES IN THE GARAGE: Six cyclocross bikes (two Steelman Eurocrosses, one custom Nobilette, a Jamis Supernova, a Voodoo Wazoo and a Soma Double Cross), Steelman time trial, Pinarello Prologo TT, two ti’ road bikes, DBR Axis, DBR Prevail TT
Stories by Patrick O'Grady »
Posted: Fri, May 1st
Casinos betting on Philly InternationalTwo casino companies hoping to become players in Philadelphia have taken a hand in underwriting the financially strapped TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship.
Posted: Tue, Apr 28th
Armstrong, 2 teammates will meet the Gila MonsterIt seems Lance Armstrong will meet the Gila Monster after all.
The seven-time Tour de France winner and two Astana teammates will race the SRAM Tour of the Gila in Silver City, New Mexico, after USA Cycling and the UCI negotiated a compromise over the international governing ...
Posted: Fri, Apr 10th
Dog Breath: Toujours la France"Was winning the Tour seven times that offensive?!?" — Lance Armstrong firing a bon-mot shot at the French via Twitter
Posted: Sun, Feb 15th
Columnist Patrick O'Grady is on the case of the missing Trek, along with a gazillion Twitter wags.“Realizing the importance of the case, my men are rounding up twice the usual number of suspects.” —Inspector Renault, “Casablanca”
Posted: Mon, Feb 9th
Cycling Economics 101: Hard times call for hard racingWe didn’t exactly trigger a torrent of responses with last week’s story about membership numbers at a trio of U.S. cycling organizations, in which we asked whether the stuttering economy might affect your racing and bike-shopping plans.
This ...
Posted: Tue, Feb 3rd
Will the grass roots thrive as bouquet races wither?With the economy sucking wind like a sprinter on the Angrilu, participating in a pricey sport like bicycle racing must fall far short of the podium for most of us, well behind making the mortgage, the car payment and the utility bill.
Posted: Fri, Jan 2nd
Dog Breath: A belated toast to the New YearFor I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness.— John Steinbeck, “Travels ...
Posted: Wed, Dec 31st
Wednesday's Wound-up: A year's worth of O'Grady cartoonsIt's not always easy to be VeloNews' editorial cartoonist. I've been on the job for nearly 20 years — my first contribution, starring the Old Guy Who Gets Fat in Winter, appeared in the March 1989 issue — and it often seems as though the same old problems keep popping ...
Posted: Fri, Dec 19th
Columnist Patrick O'Grady weighs in on the Kansas City fracas
“I mean, don't f--k with another man's vehicle.”
“You don't do it.”
“It's just against the rules.” — hitman Vincent and dope dealer Lance chatting in “Pulp Fiction”
Posted: Fri, Aug 22nd
Dog Breath: Are you talkin' to me?I smashed his face. He got wise. He called me a punk. He must have been stupid.—a Hell’s Angel in Hunter S. Thompson’s “Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Posted: Fri, Jul 25th
Dog Breath: The men who shot Liberty Evans“You got a choice, Dishwasher. Either you get out of town, or tonight you be out on that street alone.”—Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance in “The Man Who Shot Liberty ...
Posted: Fri, Jul 18th
Dog Breath: Rounding up the usual suspects“I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!”— Captain Renault in “Casablanca,” shortly before a coupier presents him with his winnings.
