Road
Pello Bilbao (Astana) took the win in L’Aquila at today’s stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia with a well-timed attack that allowed him to separate from his breakaway companions with just 1.5km remaining. The stage along the Adriatic coast and then into the Apennines was
Road
Fabio Jakobsen sprinted to victory on the fourth stage of the Tour of California today. The big story, though, is that race leader Tejay van Garderen will hold onto the yellow jersey after an incident-packed day of racing. Deceuninck-QuickStep rider Jakobsen of the Netherlands held onto the stage
Road
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) gave up control of the pink jersey to UAE-Team Emirates rider Valerio Conti today as Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec’s Fausto Masnada took the first Grand Tour stage win of his career on Stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia. Masnada was the strongest of two
Culture & Opinion
Primož RogliÄ clearly knows what’s most important following a cold, wet, tense stage at the Giro d’Italia. And it certainly isn’t giving interviews without his mouth full.
Road
Pascal Ackermann took Stage 5 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia in a wet and wild sprint finish, the stage saw no changes in the General Classification standings. The time for the GC was neutralised at the first time across the finish line, with 10km still to race, due to
Culture & Opinion
Descending is no joke, but this is just scary bad. Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s Rémi Cavagna proved that you don’t have to be the most talented bike handler in the world to win at the professional level. Just watch this: /content/images/wordpress/2019/05/AmgenTOC-on-Twitter-ï¸
Bikes & Frames
The Santa Cruz Stigmata was one of the first bikes that showed me what a true gravel bike could be, that was circa 2015. Now we’re well into 2019 and just four years later the gravel scene is all the rage. Increasing tire clearance and geometry with good manners
Gear Reviews
I recently resprayed my Cervelo S3 with Spray.Bike rattle cans and the result was incredible. I didn’t think a result like what I got was at all possible outside of sending the frame off to a pro with a spray gun and dedicated booth. The paint is formulated
Bikes & Frames
Aluminum made Cannondale in the ’80s and it has remained on the menu ever since. Although the CAAD lineup doesn’t have superstarts like Mario Cipollini and Cadel Evans cruising around on them in the WorldTour anymore, the aluminum frame has an almost cult-like following. The CAAD lineup is
Road
Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) took the second stage of the Tour of California today, edging out Tejay van Garderen who conceded the stage win but seized the overall leader’s yellow jersey. For 24-year-old Asgreen this is his first World Tour victory. Asgreen rode aggressively in the
Road
It was a wild day for the general classification at the Giro d’Italia today thanks to a large crash with 6km remaining on Stage 4. The crash split the peloton and left 2017 Giro champion Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) injured, by the time he crossed the line he was down
Road
Is Peter Sagan back? Apparently a return to California was just what he needed to jump-start a disappointing start to his 2019 season. The three-time road cycling world champion took stage one of the Tour of California with a definitive spring, holding off Travis McCabe. The win brings