Culture & Opinion
I’m stuck in the house with heaps of snow covering the roadside, good thing Col Collective is here to transport us to Switzerland where Mike Cotty takes us on a stunning ride up the Albulapass. We’ve had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland a few times now and the
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
Sad news today as organizers behind the Red Hook Crit announced that they have canceled all races for 2019. Series founder and owner David Trimble told VeloNews that sponsorship revenues this year were not enough to cover the event’s overhead costs. “There were, in my opinion, bad options to
Bikes & Frames
All-City’s Cosmic Stallion is the raciest option in the companies lineup for the Endurance / All-Road category. The 2019 refresh brings an all-new paint job and a Shimano 105 drivetrain, along with a few other updates. The bike is still constructed with All-City’s A.C.E. or Air Hardened,
Tech & Data
This is a great video on race tactics. Nate Pearson of TrainerRoad clearly has a big motor, but power only gives you the opportunity to win, tactics and some luck seal the deal. I hope to see many more videos from TrainerRoad like this, it’s a great format for
Components
ENVE has announced an update to their popular compact carbon road handlebar. The updated bar is now ready for internal routing of electronic drivetrains and is compatible with Shimano’s bar-end junction boxes. Additionally, the handlebar will now be offered in 38 and 46mm widths. The ENVE Compact Road Handlebar
Culture & Opinion
Attack Pictures brings us this 34-minute documentary on crit racing, aptly titled American Crit: American Crit is a loud, visceral look at the sport of criterium racing as seen through the eyes of a first-year team. It’s a love letter to one of the most dangerous and beautiful forms
Culture & Opinion
I can hear Paul Sherwen’s voice uttering “Luz Ardiden” during coverage of past tours because that’s where I first learned of this special place. Amazing road. Climbing up to 1,715 metres at an average gradient just shy of 8% Luz Ardiden has been the scene of much
Culture & Opinion
An unexpected run-in with a deer on Mt. Lemmon in Arizona. I’ve had a couple of close calls with wildlife on the road, and thankfully never been hurt, this is just nasty. Reed Soehnel was bombing down Mt. Lemmon near Tucson when a deer ran out in front him.
Road
Viviani sprints to victory at CEGORR Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-QuickStep) snagged his second WorldTour win of the season on Sunday when he sprinted to victory at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, holding off Australian rival Caleb Ewan and South African Daryl Impey in a tight finish. https://www.instagram.
Road
Seven summit finishes and three time trials, the 2019 edition of the Giro d’Italia is set to be one hell of a race. Organizers just released the full list of teams who will ride this year’s Giro, so we can start speculating on who’s going to come