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Let's kick off the new year with plenty of controversy! Everyone's writing up their training plans and registering for the year's events. A lot of cyclists will also be setting a yearly mileage goal. Shooting simply for miles, though, isn't a great choice. You might just be setting yourself up for a lot of junk... Continue Reading →
As 2019 draws to a close, end-of-year data is beginning to roll out. Turn on your Spotify Wrapped and let's take a quick look at Strava's Year in Sport. With close to 50 million athletes uploading 19 million activities a week, Strava has a lot of data to pull from. That data has a lot... Continue Reading →
Maps designed by athletes, for athletes Strava just launched new maps with stunning cartography. The new mapping capabilities give finer on-screen details for cyclists and runners. Working with Mapbox, specialists in custom map design, the popular trainer app has introduced a wave of new features like elevation contour lines, trail names and improved route tracking.... Continue Reading →
I got a few emails telling me the list of rider Strava profiles I shared the other day was incomplete, missing a favorite rider, etc... So here you all are, a damn near complete list of 2019 Tour de France rider Strava profiles: 2019 Tour de France Rider Strava Profiles TEAM INEOS Dylan Van Baarle... Continue Reading →
TT specialist Marcin Bialoblocki has smashed the UK national 100-mile time-trial record, slicing over three minutes off Adam Duggleby’s previous record set in 2017. The new mark, a blistering 3:13:37. Bialoblocki, who rides for the amateur team Steele Davis Via Roma RT, broke the record at the East District CA Championship in Norfolk yesterday, aboard... Continue Reading →
Watching the Tour de France on television and seeing the suffering on rider's faces is one thing. Comparing their efforts to your own on Strava is something else entirely. What effort does it take to stick with the peloton for 120 miles? To launch a breakaway? To solo to victory? Or win a sprint? Thanks... Continue Reading →
Despite a new face taking the win last year (Geraint Thomas), last year’s Tour de France has faced some fair criticism for being boring. Despite Thomas' win, it marked the sixth win in seven tries for Team Sky (now Team Ineos). And the first week of racing in 2018 was a slog. In an effort... Continue Reading →
After a great weekend in Santa Fe, I'm back in Denver with a quick race report from the inaugural GFNY Santa Fe. After many years of rapid expansion overseas, GFNY had its first event in the US to go alongside the New York City championship. The 75 mile Long course in Santa Fe, with 7,150... Continue Reading →
Time for some new cycling rules, or not really as these should just be givens. Phil Gaimon lays out cycling's unofficial rulebook, detailing his own New Rules of Cycling, dubbed Philuminati. Nice reference to Velominati. I've always taken issue with Velominati, apparently Gaimon has as well. The Rule, if you somehow didn't get bombarded with... Continue Reading →
Italian Alberto Bettiol, 25, stuns Flanders favorites and scores EF's biggest victory in years. A big day for Italian cycling The Tour of Flanders offered up a big day for Italian cycling fans. First, Maria Basianelli put the end cap on a fantastic spring by winning the women's race, then Alberto Bettiol stunned everyone with... Continue Reading →
The first of the five 2019 Monuments took place in Italy on Saturday at Milan – San Remo. The “sprinters’ classic” saw Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain – Merida) escape on the Poggio and ride solo to the finish last year, avoiding a sprint. The big question for 2019, would the race end in a sprint once again?... Continue Reading →
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