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Zwift Academy gives pro tour cycling hopefuls the opportunity to show their skills and move to the big stage. Now, Zwift is giving triathletes a shot. The Zwift Academy Tri program kicks off on November 11th and will run until January 12, 2020. Enrollment is open now. The virtual portion will include in-game rides, runs,... Continue Reading →
Zwift and the UCI have inked a deal which will revolutionize the world of virtual racing: the first-ever UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, to be held in 2020 on Zwift’s platform. Who gets to wear the rainbow stripes from the comfort of their basement training dungeon? It's not at all surprising that Zwift got the... Continue Reading →
I guess it was about the bike. Reigning individual time trial world champion, Rohan Dennis, chose to ride a stripped down BMC Timemachine TT as he rode to victory to defend his title today. Notably opting not to use his Bahrain-Merida team-issued Merida Time Warp TT. Riders are free to choose their own equipment when... Continue Reading →
The 2019 UCI Road World Championships are off to a wet and wild start as torrential rain fell and roads flooded in Harrogate today causing two riders in the men’s event to suffer dramatic crashes. Denmark’s European champion Johan Price-Pejtersen rode around a bend into a deep trench of water which sent him flying, his... Continue Reading →
I suppose you could call this an annual tradition now. A new road course will be available on Zwift soon, to celebrate the UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England. I wonder if the virtual course will feature the Grinton Moor Bridge collapse? While the details of the course and availability haven’t been released yet,... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Tour de France is finished and its youngest winner in over a hundred years is home in Colombia. Now we look forward to the season's third Grand Tour. The 2019 Vuelta a Espana starts with a team time trial on Saturday the 24th August and concludes three weeks later with a carnival stage... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Giro d'Italia begins on Saturday, May 11. After last year's Grande Partenza in Israel and Chris Froome's eventual victory in Rome, this year's Giro d'Italia will be a far more Italian affair. Here's a preview of the race and a little musing on who might walk away with the maglia rosa. This 102nd edition of the Corsa Rosa... Continue Reading →
With a summit finish atop Mount Etna as its centrepiece stage racing returns to the Italian island of Sicily The Giro di Sicilia will return to the professional calendar next month after a 42 year hiatus, climaxing with a summit finish on Mount Etna. The Giro di Sicilia took place sporadically over 70 years spanning... Continue Reading →
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 be... Continue Reading →
Traditionally, it's been pretty difficult to be a cycling fan in the U.S.. In the past, the only options were pirate streams, a handful of races on cable at 4am, or 5 minute highlight reels on YouTube. Fortunately, there are great streaming options these days that will deliver high-quality, full race streams to all of... Continue Reading →
Apparently the cycling scene in Northwest Arkansas has been blowing up lately thanks to improvements like the enormous Back 40 mountain bike trail network and the world class Velosolutions Pump Track at Runway Bike Park. The area around Fayetteville and Bentonville is becoming a bucket-list ride destination. Now you can add cyclocross to the list with the... Continue Reading →
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