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There wasn’t much racing here in 2020, but one of the highlights of my cycling year was racing alongside Peter Stetina at the Lake City Alpine 50. By aside, I mean immediately sucking his dust and finishing hours behind him, but I digress. In lieu of physical bicycle races,
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As cyclist deaths nationwide are on the rise, and as COVID-19 continues to drive a bike boom, it is now easier than ever to report bike lane obstructions. North America —The cyclist-led civic tech platform Bike Lane Uprising®, founded by Chicago’s Christina Whitehouse, has released an app for reporting
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In February, legendary ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox, Joe Cruz, and the filmmaker Rugile Kaladyte traveled to the Colombian capital of Bogota, in partnership with Conservation International, Wahoo, and Bikepacking.com, to launch the Bikepacking for Conservation Program. The project was designed to explore and scout a bikepacking route that would
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Starting October 12, Rivendell Bicycle Works, the 26-year-old San Francisco Bay Area bicycle company, is rolling out reparations pricing for Black customers. Rivendell’s CEO, Grant Petersen says, “The American bicycle industry has been racist, often overtly racist, since 1878, and Rivendell has been obliviously—not “obviously”— racist ever since
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Great design. Great cause. What’s not to like? The Good Trouble Cycling Club tee pays tribute to the badass cyclist-protestors who have been rallying together to organize and protect protestors on-foot during the Black Lives Matter movement. They ride day-in and day-out to protect their communities, educate others about
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I work really hard to not present any “this one little trick will make you faster” types of reporting, but here’s a protocol with some solid science behind it that can make you faster on the bike in short time. First the science. Kate Wiseman’s dissertation paper at
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HED Wheels announced a new gravel specific wheel line and a name change for the range today. The wheels formerly known as Eroica will now be known as ‘Emporia’ wheels, more on why in a minute. The new wheel introduced today is a carbon gravel specific wheelset called the Emporia
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Our friends at State Bicycle Co. just announced a partnership with Warner Brothers and Rick and Morty and the results are out of this world. Get ready to blast off into new dimensions with the State Bicycle Co. x Rick and Morty limited edition line of premium bikes, parts and
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Fernie to Hope is a short film starring Laura Brown, Steph Roorda, Annie Foreman-Mackey, and Claire Cameron as they follow the BC Trail route west across British Columbia. Made possible by Lexus and Cycling Canada.
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This made me hungry for pizza. Despite events being cancelled and the borders being closed for training camps, 3 members of the Easton Overland team based out of the Vancouver, BC Easton Cycling offices celebrate a New Kit Day Lunch Lap! Big thanks to Castelli Cycling for developing our new
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The book “De Renner” (“The Rider”) by Tim Krabbé is arguably cycling’s definitive literary expression. The film above, titled “His Twenty-two was still clean”, pays homage to the book. It features Laurens ten Dam and was produced by “Live Slow Ride Fast”. Another interesting note, tomorrow’s stage 6
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Zwift just announced the return of Zwift Academy the virtual talent search program which gives anyone with a Zwift account the chance at a pro cycling contract. The program started in 2016 and has awarded seven professional contracts since. Zwift Academy winners have gone on to win pro races, podium