OK, so French rider Julian Alaphilippe just took a stage 2 win yesterday at the 2020 Tour de France riding clincher tires with inner tubes inside. I am a bit confused. I thought we had settled on tubeless as being the tech that was going to replace tubulars in the pro peloton, not the revolutionary
Month: August 2020
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Stage Report: Stage 3 was one of the few sprinter’s days. At the end of another wet ride, Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) pushed his way through a messy finalé for the victory. The little Australian
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten will join Movistar on a two-year deal from next season. The Dutch rider, 37, is leaving Mitchelton-Scott after five successful years at the Australian team. Following back-to-back world time trial titles, Van Vleuten won the world road race in Yorkshire last year after a stunning 105km solo attack. “I’m not
Caleb Ewan produced a dazzling sprint finish to win stage three of the Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe held on to the yellow jersey. The Australian Lotto Soudal rider timed his sprint to perfection to squeeze past Peter Sagan and snatch victory from Irishman Sam Bennett. Frenchman Jerome Cousin had led by nearly three
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‘It’s the weirdest feeling because I don’t have a scratch on me’: Dan Martin forced to retire from Critérium du Dauphiné after crash Dan Martin says it’s clear why he joined Israel Cycling Academy as team steps up to WorldTour Dan Martin makes surprise step down out of WorldTour to join Israel Cycling Academy
Yep, we’re just warming up for the big Labor Day sales, but a lot of brands and retailers are starting early. And you should, too, for best selection. This week, we’ve got polarized shades from Oakley and eye-saving options from Tifosi. Plus, killer deals on all the outdoor camping and safety gear you’d need for
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Stage Report: After the crazy, wet stage 1, the weather that greeted the peloton in Nice for stage 2 was warm and dry. This was no normal second Tour stage, nothing here for the sprinters,
Julian Alaphilippe won stage two of the Tour de France in a sprint finish to claim the yellow jersey in Nice. The Frenchman held off Marc Hirschi to edge home by half a wheel after leaving Britain’s Adam Yates behind in a final dart for the line. He leads Yates, who finished third, by four
Exposed cables are so 2018, right? That seems to be the case if you look to the newest crop of super bikes headed for the Tour. For Scott, their Foil already had a light weight, aerodynamically optimized frame. The next logical step was to eliminate those exposed cables and create a front end that not only
Photo submitted by Florian Groß, “this is a lovely sunrise on my daily commute at the foot of the Swabian Jura. What a good start into the day!” We always love seeing photos from where you are riding and are happy to share them with our readers around the world here on the Pic Of The
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Gear Break: More new kit on the cycling market: Scicon next generation eyewear, Paul Sherwen Project ROAD iD, new shoes from Giro, Roval’s new Rapide and Alpinist wheelsets, ‘Beat the Heat’ with Primal and seven
The preppers among us like to be ready for anything, but the cyclist in all of us wants to minimize weight. While we do love a good Silky Saw and a good multitool, the Leatherman TTi strikes a great middle ground for mountain bikers. Using a lightweight titanium frame, it packs 19 tools into a
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Stage Report: The first stage of the 2020 Tour de France was said to be one for the sprinters, what no one predicted was the weather. The day was no damp squib with crashes galore
Alexander Kristoff timed his sprint finish to perfection to win the opening stage of the Tour de France in Nice. After a large group crashed inside the final 3km, Norwegian Kristoff, 33, surged home in a sprint also involving Ireland’s Sam Bennett, who was fourth. Rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes,
Dates: 29 August – 20 September Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app This year’s rescheduled Tour de France starts in Nice on Saturday and finishes in Paris on Sunday, 20 September. The riders will tackle a particularly tough course, with plenty of unique touches, as they race
Engin Cycles was started by Drew Guldalian in 2005 to make what he couldn’t find – even through his own bike shop, Wissahikon Cyclery. A similar need led to their own components including a seat collar that would provide the proper amount of torque to keep dropper posts from binding, but keep the post in
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Readers’ Rig: The carbon frames from Calfee were cutting edge technology back when steel and alloy was still the material of choice – Greg LeMond in the Tour de France. Dave in Pennsylvania has a
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