Tag: Olympic
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Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros: Caesar’s Head with Christian Vande Velde
These videos deserve way more attention than they get. For their latest Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros video, State Bicycle Co rides with Christian Vande Velde in Greenville, SC up Caesar’s Head. When it comes to cycling, there isn’t much Christian Vande Velde hasn’t accomplished. As a son of a cycling legend, CVDV had…
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Strade Bianche Recap
The best race monument of the year isn’t even a monument Bike racing has its up and downs. There are transition days at the Tour de France where the most notable bit of footage is a giant bicycle made of tractors in a field, then there are days where seemingly every kilometer of racing keeps…
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Cycling World Tour Events are Sportwashing Human Rights Abuses
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 by the Code are expected to…
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The UCI has Banned Tramadol
Professional cyclists taking the painkiller tramadol will now face disqualification from races, fines and potentially suspension by the UCI. According to the World Anit-Doping Agency (WADA), tramadol is frequently used by riders. Some use the medication to treat pain, but others use the drug to improve their performance on the bike. A trial titled “Tramadol…
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Zwift Goes to Austria with Innsbruck-Tirol UCI World Championships Course
This September the UCI World Championships will be held in the Innsbruck-Tirol region, you can get a head start on your training right now on Zwift. The new course is based on the 24km Olympic Lap pros will loop around 7 times for the men’s race and 3 times for the women’s. The Zwift course…
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How Much Weight Can a Barbell Hold Before it Breaks or Gets Bent Out of Shape
Here’s a question most gym goers have asked themselves at some point: How much weight can a barbell hold before it breaks or gets bent out of shape? Turns out it’s a lot of freaking weight. Eddie Hall, the guy who pulled a 500kg (1100 pound) deadlift couldn’t even break the piece of crap Walmart-level…