Rider Feature: On Saturday, Remco Evenepoel put his name in the record books – The youngest winner of a WorldTour race and the third youngest winner of a Classic. The ‘Next Big Thing’ – a ‘Phenomenon’ – the next ‘Merckx’, all have been said about the young Belgian. We take a look at the man
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Rider Interview: Marcin Białobłocki is probably the fastest man against the clock in Britain, setting records over 10, 25, 50 and 100 mile distances. Ed Hood caught up with the British based Pole after he successfully took the UK National championship title and record at the 100 mile distance in a time of 3:13:37, an
Toolbox: The physical and mental challenges of late-season events can be significant. Season fatigue, burnout, and loss of focus often become real challenges in the late summer and fall. The mind and body yearn for rest and rejuvenation even as you have to get ready to go for it one more time! How do we
If you know anything about the sporting shoe business, you know that the high end of this biz was basically founded and still resides in and around the area of Montebelluna Italy. For the same reasons it’s a bit easier to find Formula One Engineers and technicians around a few towns in the UK, you’re
Bookshelf: Paul Jesson was one of the best riders to come out of New Zealand at a time when travel was no where as easy as it is today. His amateur success got him a contract with one of the biggest Belgian teams – Tour de France ride and a stage win in the la
Race Report: The 19-year-old Remco Evenepoel was the convincing winner of the Clásica San Sebastián. The young Belgian from Deceuninck – Quick-Step dropped his break companion, Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), and soloed into San Sebastián 38 seconds ahead of the chasers. CCC’s Greg Van Avermaet was second, Marc Hirschi (Sunweb) third. The big win for the
Name: Ric LiangLocation: North Vancouver, BC CanadaAge: 53 and holdingBike: Look 695 lightGroupset: Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Di2Wheels: Easton EC90 carbon clinchersPedals: Look Blade 2 TiSaddle: Specialized Toupe ExpertOther: Planet Bike carbon bottle cageWeight: 6.5kg When did you buy it? Early in 2015. What made you choose this bike?Beautiful flowing lines, color, innovative technology (cranks, stem,
PEZ Tour Preview Un-Picked It must be great to have a crystal ball or the benefit of Clairvoyance, Ed Hood has the next best thing – Insight and experience. Let’s look back at the Tour de France predictions from the ‘PEZ sage’ and see how close he came to picking ‘who was hot’ and who
Race Preview: We may be in that vacuum between Grand Tours, but there is still plenty of ‘wheel-sport’ action at the moment – Tour de Pologne, RideLondon and Spain’s only one-day Classic: Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián. Ed Hood looks at the course and runners for Saturday’s big bike race. San Sebastián –
Tour PeloPics Video Collection: Julian Alaphilippe, along with Thibaut Pinot, set the 2019 Tour de France alight and made this year’s Tour the best for many a year. Alaphilippe showed us how a Tour should be ridden, maybe he didn’t win overall, but he won the admiration of many with his attacking style – A
TOP STORY: Katusha Fusion with Arkéa-Samsic?It seems that Katusha is about to merge with Arkéa-Samsic. The news was confirmed by WielerFlits through various sources. Katusha owner, Igor Makarov, will remain the owner of the WorldTour license. The team – including Nairo Quintana – will be riding BMC bikes from 1 January. Makarov has been talking
Team Manager Interview: The Interpro Cycling Academy is a French/Japanese collaboration created in 2006 by a Frenchman, and a Canadian with the goal of developing relationships between the two countries. In 2017 the team received a UCI Continental licence and started competing in international pro races. Since then the team has raced in five continents.
Tour Photo and Video Gallery: The Tour de France is now behind us, it was good while it lasted and Egan Bernal is proof of a ‘new guard’ in the World of the professional peloton. Here is our selection of the best and different images from the final weekend. Vive la Tour! Another Tour win
Toolbox: With the Tour de France giving us its yearly dowsing of inspiration and awe, many of us head out on our rides thinking “How is it that they’re putting out such massive power? And How can I improve my power?” It’s fairly safe to say that we all know that we can “buy speed”
Stage Report: Movistar’s Nairo Quintana hadn’t shown much interest in the Tour de France so far this year, but then the Alps arrived today. The Colombian was part of the early break, but rode away from the others on the Galibier to cross the line solo. Team Ineos attacked; Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) survived
Final Tour Rant: The sun has set on the Champs Élysées for another year – Yes, it’s Monday Tour cold turkey time! Ed is in his virtual Paris Boulevard café with this morning with L’Équipe next to his café au lait and soberano, to give us his run-down on the final week’s action. The end
TOP STORY: Wout Van Aert might be out for some time!The rehabilitation of Wout van Aert might take more time than initially thought. The Jumbo-Visma rider initially hoped to make his comeback in two months, but Van Aert was operated on for a second time last week. As a result, his recovery is likely to
Stage Report: Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan won the final stage of the 2019 Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées. The Australian was the best in the mass sprint after 128 kilometres into the centre of Paris, Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) finished a close second in a messy sprint on the Champs Élysées cobbles. Egan Bernal (Ineos)