Among the many perks of winning the Tour de France is getting to ride around Paris on a special yellow bike to match the maillot jaune. Egan Bernal’s regular black Dogma F12 was swapped for a very yellow version complete with a handwritten congratulations from Pinarello boss Fausto Pinarello.Pinarello must have stocked up on yellow … Read more
Bkool’s Smart Air is its first direct drive trainer. It works well and has a wide range of resistance, and Bkool’s own indoor training environment is well worth diving into. Overall, though, I’m not sure it’s doing enough to knock the longer-established smart trainers off the podium. Pros: Well built, wide resistance range, effective ERG … Read more
Egan Bernal has become the first Colombian winner of the Tour de France and given Team Ineos its seventh overall victory in eight years, becoming the fourth rider from the team to win cycling’s biggest race. The sprint victory in Paris at the end of the 128-kilometre stage from Rambouillet was won by Caleb Ewan … Read more
What do Eddy Merckx and Oliver Naesen have in common? Both have ridden a steel bike during the final stage of the Tour de France. Just like Merckx, who won his first Tour de France 50 years ago, Oliver Naesen is competing today on a steel bike.Is Naesen racing on a retro steel bike? No, far from … Read more
This evening, Colombian rider Egan Bernal prepares to become the youngest post WWII winner of the Tour de France, not to mention the first ever Colombian winner.So we thought we would have a look at some of the other sportsmen and women, from the cycling world and elsewhere, who reached the pinnacle of their sport at … Read more
For the seventh time in eight years, Team Ineos are heading into Paris with the winner of the Tour de France – and as happened on the six previous occasions when it was known as Team Sky, it is marking the overall victory with a special paint scheme on the champion’s bike, as well as custom … Read more
The Transcontinental began this morning in Burgas, Bulgaria on the shores of the Black Sea. At the time of writing, Björn Lenhard (cap #3) is the first rider on the road, holding onto a lead of some 20km over Jonathan Rankin (cap #15) with Chris Thomas (cap #18) a little further behind.The 263 riders of TCRNo.7 rolled out of Burgas … Read more
Egan Bernal will become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when the race finishes in Paris this evening – and the fourth rider from Team Ineos, formerly Team Sky, to win the yellow jersey. When they stood on the top step of the Champs-Elysées podium, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint … Read more
