We got a sneak peek last winter of the 3D-printed carbon LoreOne road shoes, teasing a new level of fit & customization. Now LORE says the adaptable carbon skeleton inside has been dialed in, all the way out to the shoe’s unique integrated aero shoe covers. Now ready to open up the LoreOne for full-custom
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That’s a wrap on Red Bull Hardline 2021. In spite of qualifiers being cancelled due to high winds, the finals went off smoothly in glorious, sunny conditions the next day. Also, in spite of managing to unclip from his pedal over the massive road gap, Bernard Kerr managed to hold it together to come home
Men’s Olympic Breakdown: Spencer Martin has been burning the midnight oil to keep an eye on the men’s Olympic road race on Saturday night/morning. A stunning win by Richard Carapaz, executing a perfect finalé to make Ecuadorian history. Ten Olympic takeways. – This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up
Brompton’s new B75 folding bike is a great city companion for riders who want to take the guesswork out of daily commutes and save a few bucks while they’re at it. In the past year, bicycles have seen a historic boom as people found themselves working from home, avoiding public transit and trying to find
Calling it the first bike ridden by Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso, the new Aurum Zevra road bike is as limited edition as it gets – a recreation of the unique zebra-striped prototypes the two Tour, Giro & Vuelta winners rode in Aurum’s early development stages. Only 21 signature edition production bikes are being made,
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Tom Pidcock won Great Britain’s third Olympic gold on Monday with a
If you’ve ever done the Belgian Waffle Ride, you know it’s hard. And if you’re planning on doing one, you know that pre-race intel can be hard to come by. If you get a GPX file, it might be the day before the race so you can’t pre-ride the course. That’s all by design. All
Olympic Race Report: Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria took the Olympic gold medal after being away for the whole day. The Dutch team let the early break take too much time and Kiesenhofer soloed from the break to hold off the peloton. Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) took silver and Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) the bronze. ***
Two years ago we turned up the Favero Assioma, the lightest power meter pedals you’ve never heard of, but now they are back with a new set of DUO-Shi spindles that slide power measurement into your existing Shimano road pedal bodies. Why is that better than their original Look-compatible version? And what are the downsides?
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. “Is it done now? Do I have to continue riding?” Anna Kiesenhofer
Watch as Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer wins a shock gold in the women’s road race, with the Netherlands’ Annemiek van Vleuten winning silver and Elisa Longo Borghini from Italy earning bronze on day two of the Olympics. Watch highlights of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE
We know, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. But there are some questions you might not want to ask your local shop or riding buddies. AASQ is our weekly series where we get to the bottom of your questions – serious or otherwise. Hit the link at the bottom of the post to
2021 Olympic Men’s Road Race: The 2020(1) men’s Olympic road race is this Saturday, before the women’s race on Sunday. The timing is not great, unless you live in that time zone, but for a big race you sometimes have to stay ‘sleepless’. Ed Hood runs his eye over the course and riders and who
Stan’s NoTubes is the first name most of us think of when setting up tubeless tires with sealant, but there’s a lot more going on at the brand! Did you know they have a “Race” sealant, too? Or seen their unique Darts for plugging those larger holes? What about lightweight alloy valve stems and a
Olympic Race Report: At the end of a hot and humid day in Japan, Richard Carapaz gave Ecuador its first gold medal in the men’s Olympic road race on Saturday. Carapaz attacked with 25km to go after a move by Bradon McNulty (USA), he then went solo with 5.8km to go. Wout van Aert (Belgium)
An all-new high single-pivot gearbox mountain bike has fledged the nest of British steel bicycle frame manufacturer, Starling. The Starling Spur runs a 170mm travel rear end on a 29″ platform, and is said to be their best descender ever, ready for double-black runs and alpine seasons. Upon first glance, this looks like a single-speed
Team GB’s Geraint Thomas bemoans his luck after he saw his Olympic medal hopes in the men’s road race dashed after crashing for a second successive Games. Thomas crashed in Tokyo after team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart lost control in front of him, with Thomas pulling out of the race less than an hour later. Welshman
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas saw his medal hopes in the men’s road