Road
Kazakh national champion Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) took his second overall title at the Tour of Oman today, after winning three of its six stages. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) and Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) stood beside him on the GC podium. The victory puts team Astana at an incredible 10 wins very early
Culture & Opinion
Want to suffer like Steinbeck? Five Australians dive deep into the heart of America. “The Bikes of Wrath” feature film showed publicly for the first time this past April at Five Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale, Colorado. The movie follows five Australians as they attempt to cycle 30 days
Culture & Opinion
Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) won his third stage of the Tour of Oman today and took another defining step towards securing his second consecutive overall win at the race. The Tour of Oman’s queen stage concluded on the 5.7km/11% climb of Green Mountain, as usual the slopes delivered
Tech & Data
Silca just announced its latest release, a travel pump called Viaggio. The pump does all the standard stuff you’d expect from a travel pump; collapses for easy storage inside its handsome travel case. Plus, it boasts an electronic pressure sensor that sends its readings to your smartphone via Bluetooth.
Culture & Opinion
Wild Horses is a look at the first year of the Silk Road Mountain Race, an absolutely brutal (26,000m of climbing), long distance (1670km), self-supported bikepacking race with very little tarmac that follows the trading route. The clock never stops and there are no prizes. What an incredible adventure.
Gear Reviews
Jaybird’s X4 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones are an update to the well respected X3s. The main improvement being that the X4s are IPX7-rated, meaning they’re fully waterproof and can survive for 30-minutes fully submerged in water. Add in 8 hours of play time when fully charged and they’re
Culture & Opinion
Rachael and Julia of Juliana Bicycles take us on a trip from Slovenia’s mountains all the way to the sea.
Bikes & Frames
Detroit Bikes, based in Detroit Michigan, is known for its reasonably priced city bikes. Sticking to the theme, the company just announced that their new 2019 Sparrow single speed bike is the lightest in its class, weighing just 22 pounds for the complete build. The Sparrow’s $399 price tag
Culture & Opinion
BBUC’s new lineup gets some video treatment entitled “Off Season.” Quick and simple, plus it’s set to the tune of Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” The rolling countryside has been blanketed in snow for a while now, and though we are back from holidays to work on the
Culture & Opinion
If you want to start a pro-cycling team with a UCI WorldTour license, you have to adhere to five sets of criteria, one of which is ethics. The UCI rule-book expands on the topic of ethics, a few parts standout for today’s discussion: Art. 5 General principles Persons bound
Tech & Data
Looks like some new bikes are coming to Zwift soon. There are several new bike models in the latest update that are not yet accessible in the game, models include: * Cannondale Synapse 2018 * Cannondale System 6 2019 * Giant TCR Advanced Pro * Pinarello Bolide TT 2018 * Pinarello Dogma F10 * Specialized Allez
Bags & EDC
This is a great 5-minute short on a 860-mile bikepacking trip across Cuba. You can read a full write up on the trip and see the full route here. I especially like how the film got it’s name “La Ruta Mala” which translates to “the bad way”: The name