Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz resisted all attempts to dislodge to win the Tour de Suisse overall on Sunday. The Ineos Grenadiers rider was left with only one team mate three kilometres before the top of the final climb, but fought off his challengers to take the win, 17 seconds ahead of Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-Nippo). Irishman
Month: June 2021
Photo submitted by Jeffrey Page, “Normal Morning ride, above the clouds. On the El Sereno trail in Los Gatos, CA. I saw no one else on the approximate 30 minute 1,500 ft climb.” We always love seeing photos from where you are riding and are happy to share them with our readers around the world here
Britain’s Mark Cavendish won a thrilling sprint finish to claim victory on the final stage of the Tour of Belgium, while his team-mate Remco Evenepoel claimed overall honours. Cavendish overtook Belgian Tim Merlier in a final push for the line, with German Pascal Ackerman third. Victory in Beringen was the 151st of 36-year-old Cavendish’s career.
Rotae Tech have released a clever set of tire levers that feature a bead clip to help riders install and remove some of the tightest fitting tires going. The two-pronged design helps you fit that final part of the bead by preventing the tire from prizing itself back out of the rim bed on either
Some call it frivolous, some call it fun, but there is plenty of room in the cycling industry for finishing touches and adornments that add personal flair to our prized two-wheel steeds… or tool kits! If you’re a fancy lad or lass you might be familiar with Silca’s titanium bottle cage and straw kits. If
While perhaps not ranking among Early Adopters—I think Peak Bicycle was reached about 2005 and I loathe cellphones—I have nonetheless embraced indoor cycling training with considerable enthusiasm. Over the years there have been huge steps forward in making a once-arduous task bearable and even enjoyable. Now KOM RPV2 Rocker Plate adds real world motion to
This video by the Danish Road Safety Council is quite brilliant, and a fun reminder that we should all be wearing our helmets when we ride. Even if we’re a careful rider…or a Viking. [embedded content]
Newly formed pairing Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl won a dramatic gold in the women’s tandem road race at the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The duo, at their first World Championships, outsprinted their rivals in Estoril, Portugal. Time trial champions Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall were third, just behind their team-mates. But fellow time
It’s not every day that you get to pen a Readers’ Rig piece for an old club mate, friend and multi-champion, but when Graham McGarrity purchased his striking Cipollini Bond it was time to, ‘have a word’. Back in 2014, Matt McNamara reviewed the newly released Cipollini Bond for PEZ, you can read it HERE,
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
Rider Blog: Jason Saltzman and his Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling team headed off to Africa to ride the Tour of Rwanda, an eight-day stage race in East Africa. A very different experience for Jason, but a great read of us. Spectators perched on walls or in trees were a common occurrence I had never particularly
As a small frame builder, if you got a request from the government out of the blue to build a special bike for an undisclosed client, would you believe it? That was the situation Stephen Bilenky of Bilenky Cycle Works found himself in, after being approached by the U.S. Department of State. Joe Biden’s
The 2021 edition of Tour of America’s Dairyland p/b Kwik Trip launches in all its glory in just one week on Wednesday, June 16th! For the next 12 days (Taking an unusual day off on Sunday, the 20th!), we will be racing on streets familiar to many and some not so familiar to any of
Beast Components takes their already “extremely light and ultra stable” mountain bike handlebars and given them a Riser & Flat Bar 2.0 update to better deal with lightweight components. As component makers have machined away more & more material to shed weight from their own parts, carbon bars have taken the brunt of more uneven
Norwegian UCI ProTeam Uno-X Pro Cycling have announced that they are applying for potential WorldTour status in 2023 after several strong showings in the top tier this year. The team are committed to bringing the ‘Ajax Model’ to the top tier of pro cycling, by developing new talent to become the next big thing in
Gear Break: Officina Battaglin, the first steel road bike with fully integrated cable routing just got even more unique, Egan Bernal wins the Giro d’Italia with SIDI, MAAP Evade Pro base jersey giving excess fabrics a new life, Detroit Bikes: Preorder your 2022 Cortello at 2021 pricing, Mechanix Wear and 100%® partner for exclusive glove
The Diamondback Metric 24 is a new aluminum kids bike that’s affordable and actually available right now. With 24″ wheels running 1.75″ tires, it doesn’t quite push over into the mountain bike classification but it would certainly go well on the local bike path, pump track and even a few gravelly off-road sections. Diamondback Metric
Sarah Storey won one of four golds for British riders on day one of the Para-cycling Road World Championships. The 14-time Paralympic champion defended her C5 time trial title in Estoril, Portugal, with fellow Briton Crystal Lane-Wright second. Steve Bate and his pilot Adam Duggleby took the men’s tandem B trial while Lora Fachie and
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