Tommy Nankervis' Corner

As the unofficial spokesman for the RealCyclist.com Pro Cycling Team, Tommy Nankervis' life is filled with bicycles, suffering and surprisingly bad jokes. If you're looking for Pat McQuaid's latest press release, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge race bible, or an update on former champions' legal troubles—you won't find it here.

On the other hand, if you're curious to know how many climbers could be stuffed into the team van, who could jump the RealCyclist.com team car the furthest, or which team rider has the worst taste in music, you'll find that here—all through the eyes of Tommy Nankervis. You'll also find random photos, some of which may be related to the bicycle, while others might be related to your Aunt Carol—straight from Tommy. Unfiltered, uncensored, and about the furthest thing from the sometimes-stuffy world of road racing, Tommy's Corner won't just entertain, it might change your life.

Tommy’s Two Minutes—next up, Mike Midlarsky…

Nevermind that black isn’t a color, or that the horse he rode in on is named Hildago, Mike Midlarsky is here to do one thing—raise hell and race bikes. Without further ado, we give you Mr. Midlarsky. Bike racing extraordinaire …
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Oscar Clark-Tommy’s Two Minutes

Spend two minutes chatting with Oscar Clark & you’ll realize he’s a pretty smart cookie. It’s been rumored that Oscar taught himself to play the guitar from just a quick visit to the interweb—and learned to play the piano by …
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Tommy’s Tour of Utah Recap….

Tommy & the RealCyclist.com Pro Team just finished the brutal Tour of Utah, short on words and energy the day after the final stage, Mr. Nankervis sent us this: Tour of Utah Recap; Legs are sore, arse is sore, saddle …
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Tommy’s Two Minutes with Ian Burnett.

Next on Tommy’s interview list is Ian Burnett. Ian, affectionately known as ‘EYE-AN’ after Thomas Rabou’s continual mispronunciation of ‘Ian,’ is the tall, sleek, and stylish rider on the RealCyclist.com Pro Cycling Team. However, ‘EYE-AN’ isn’t the type of rider …
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Tommy’s Two Minutes—Meet Evan Hyde

When we decided to give Tommy Nankervis full creative control over Tommy’s Corner, we really weren’t sure what was going to happen. But it wasn’t long before our email inbox started to ping—and ping and ping. Tommy decided to start …
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Deep Thoughts with Tommy. Part Deux

Welcome to Part Deux of our interview with the ever-charismatic Tommy Nankervis. 11. How many jars of vegemite do you eat a month? Tommy: If Evan Hyde is around, about three or four a week. If it is just me, …
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Deep Thoughts with Tommy. The Beginning.

To really get to know somebody you have to dig deep—real deep. Like turning yourself inside-out in the final 100-meters, if you don’t ask the toughest questions to get down to the nitty-gritty, then you won’t know the real answers. …
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“It’s a Great Day, Mate!” Welcome to Tommy’s Corner

As the unofficial spokesman for the RealCyclist.com Pro Cycling Team, Tommy Nankervis’ life is filled with bicycles, suffering and surprisingly bad jokes. And, as the unofficial sentence designer and all-round lackey here at RealCyclist.com, I grow tired of the sometimes …
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