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Rider Interview: The Olympic road events are over, but the action has moved over to the Tokyo velodrome. British rider, Joss Lowden, is on Team GB and recently set a new (unofficial) hour record. Ed Hood caught up with her in Tokyo. We all know that the Men’s World Hour Record Holder is Victor Campenaerts

Olympic Race Report: Annemiek van Vleuten is the new Olympic time trial champion. The Dutch rider was by far the best against the clock around the Fuji Speedway. Silver went to Switzerland and Marlen Reusser, Anna van der Breggen took the bronze for the Netherlands. All went well for Annemiek Van Vleuten The 38-year-old Annemiek

Race Preview: Tour de France, Olympic Games… Next up – The Clásica San Sebastián this Saturday. The Spanish, okay the Basque Donostiako Klasikoa, race leads us nicely into next month’s final Grand Tour, la Vuelta a España. But it is no prologue and is a hard fought WorldTour Classic with a strong history. Ed Hood

Olympic Race Report: At the end of a nail-biting race, Primož Roglič took gold in the individual time trial at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. After 44.2 kilometres on a hilly course around the Fuji Speedway circuit, he was the fastest after a terrific battle. Tom Dumoulin, who returned from a temporary break from cycling

In many ways, the Lake CX403 is a lot like the CX402 that it superseded and that I previously reviewed. They both have a stiff carbon fiber sole. They both have kangaroo leather uppers. They both have BOA dial closures. And they both have a heat moldable custom heel cup. But one thing that’s different

Have you ever wondered what a professional cyclist does to compete at the highest level against the best in the world? Or have you wondered what things you should be considering when you prepare for your big events? Canada’s Michael Woods left the Tour early to prepare for Tokyo Introduction With the Olympic games coming

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

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. ***

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

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)

The Intelligentsia Cup is on right now in the Chicagoland area – with the big races coming this weekend. Tish Kelly, creator and owner of the CWA Racing p/b TREK team, took a few minutes from racing (and partying) to share some thoughts on what makes this race event special. • Tune in to this

Tune in to this weekend’s Live coverage of the Intelligentsia Cup (http://intelligentsiacup.com/). The live audio feed from the stage is available HERE: http://intelligentsiacup.com/listen/.  Brad Sohner and Todd Busteed provide the coverage. Click Here to Listen Live: Great way to get all the up-do-date racing action, as if you were at the race in person! Saturday’s Lake

2021 Olympic Women’s Road Race: With the Women’s Olympic Road Race just around the corner, I wanted to take a moment to preview the basic details of the course, go over the favorites and tactics. Hopefully, these details can make everyone a slightly more informed viewer and increase your enjoyment of the race. – This

Bioracer Boss Interview: This week it was announced that the INEOS Grenadiers team would be swapping their clothing supplier from the Italian manufacturer Castelli to the Belgian Bioracer company. Ed Hood caught up with Raymond Vanstraelen, the man behind Bioracer – More than just a cycle clothing manufacturer. Dutch national champs jersey – KNWU Director

It’s probably fair to say that most riders who don’t already have carbon fiber wheels lust for them. Who wouldn’t want to have the latest, greatest, fastest, and lightest wheels that the pros ride? But carbon fiber wheels cost $$$$. For the various “name brand” carbon fiber wheels, it’s easy to spend $2,000+ for a

It’s probably fair to say that most riders who don’t already have carbon fiber wheels lust for them. Who wouldn’t want to have the latest, greatest, fastest, and lightest wheels that the pros ride? But carbon fiber wheels cost $$$$. For the various “name brand” carbon fiber wheels, it’s easy to spend $2,000+ for a

These days it seems like everyone is talking about the core as the keys to a power pedal stroke. One often overlooked but critical component though is hip mobility and the importance of the hip adductors. As the Tour heads into the Pyrenees, and many riders’ passion for sprinting has been reinvigorated with Mark Cavendish’s

TOUR BREAKDOWN: As the dust is settles on the Champs Élysées as the 2021 Tour de France packs up for another year, Spencer Martin gives us his BREAKDOWN of the final week. Ten Tour takeaways and what the future could hold for Tadej Pogačar and the pro peloton. – This article is an excerpt from