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Café du Cycliste's Lookbook SS19 'Toile de Jouy'
Benedict Campbell did a great job shooting Café du Cycliste’s SS19 lookbook, entitled “Toile de Jouy.”
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We Have to Change How We Talk About Drivers Hitting Cyclists
Joe Lindsey’s excellent op-ed for Outside Online is an absolute must read. Hostility toward cyclists seems to be rising. His ruminations on blame shifting really hits home, I’ve long compared attitudes and reporting surrounding drivers hitting cyclists to the way rape has historically been treated. “They should have
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Terroir (Film) - El Despoblado Tour
Terroir features Texas Tech University’s Adventure Media course, in which 16 students bikepack the Epic route in Big Bend Ranch State Park in order to create compelling adventure stories about mountain biking and public land, as well as become more versed in this pristine, viable area in the borderlands.
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Oveja Negra Raps
Something Independent puts together a list of Wright Award contenders every year and this year’s winner was Oveja Negra (based in Salida, Colorado). Oveja Negra makes beautiful and functional bikepacking bags. As part of their entry, everyone at Oveja Negra spent three days with Felt Soul media director Ben
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Ice & Palms: Crossing the alps by ski and bike
This is a wild adventure, six weeks of bikepacking and skiing from Germany all the way to the beach in Nice. Skiers Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck start their biggest and most extraordinary ski tour so far. Their mission: Bikepacking across the alps and skiing some iconic mountains along the
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Admissions of an Amateur Bikepacker
Admissions of an Amateur Bikepacker is a new film by Ben Johnson. Not far into his trip Ben realized his limited biking and backpacking skills might not have prepared him for a solo bikepacking adventure through the Peruvian Andes. Ben, from Johnson Studios, had the “brilliant” idea of bikepacking and
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Study Shows that Protected Bike Lanes are a Must
Let me first say, DUH. At the same time, it’s good to have some solid evidence to slap those who claim otherwise in the face with. Especially if they are the ones in charge of infrastructure. Providing cyclists with bike lanes protected from vehicle traffic (a coat of green
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Team Ineos Reveals New Kit
Team Ineos have officially unveiled their new kit. The kit is burgundy and black fade, featuring the logo of the team’s new British sponsor. Ineos is one of the largest chemical producers in the world, including the production of solvents, biofuels, plastics, synthetic oils and insulation materials. It sure
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Bikepacking Vietnam - The Northwest
Beautiful video of a bikepacking trip in Vietnam. The group had lots of mechanical problems and the trip ended with a broken rear hub, but regardless they had a lot of fun cycling among the Hmong hilltribes of Vietnam. The scenery in southeast Asia is incredible.
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The Rideabout - The Jordan Trail
Tristan Ridley is on a 100,000-kilometer bikepacking trip around the world in aid of Build Africa, a charity that aims to fight poverty through education in rural Kenya and Uganda. In the video above, he documents his most recent ride along the 650-kilometer Jordan Trail.
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Canyon Announces World’s First Professional eRacing Team
Canyon has announced the launch of the world’s first professional eRacing team: Canyon ZCC. The team is made up of 10 rides, five men and five women and everyone will ride under the direction of team manager Rhys Howell. The team includes three Zwift national champions: Kristin Falck (Norway)
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Robert de Greef Dies Three Weeks After Suffering Heart Attack
Sad news in the peloton today, Robbert de Greef has died at the age of 27, three weeks after suffering a heart attack Dutch cyclist Robbert de Greef has died three weeks after suffering a heart attack. The 27-year-old cyclist was riding the first cobble sector at Omloop van de