Steve Cummings was something of a surprise call-up to Team Dimension Data this year after a certain high-profile sprinter from the Isle of Man was omitted from the team. Here is his Teammachine with a couple of unique touches. Top tech trends at the Tour de France: how pro bikes are evolving What the sprocket! Gearing … Read more
Who set it up?The Transcontinental Race was founded in 2013 by the late Mike Hall.Mike died on 31 March 2017 after being struck by a car, just before dawn, on the Monaro Highway on the outskirts of Canberra during the inaugural Indian Pacific Wheel Race across Australia. At the time he was placed second in … Read more
A Texas man proposed to his long-time girlfriend by taking her on a 15-mile bike ride that spelled out the words “marry me.”Jon Blaze took his girlfriend Thao Nguyen on a ridiculously complicated ride through Houston so that he could propose in a way that involved their shared passion for cycling. This man took his girlfriend … Read more
Smooth-running bearings and a creak-free fit are all you can ask from a BB, and that is what I’m getting from the Easton PF86 30mm Bottom Bracket. It looks to be well sealed, so longevity should help justify the price. Pros: Smooth bearings Cons: Large diameter inner sleeve might not work with internal cable guides … Read more
The final mountain stage of the Tour de France has been cut by 71km because of landslides. The pivotal stage 20 from Albertville will now be just 59km long. The final 33km will be the climb to Val Thorens.Yesterday, a hailstorm and landslides forced race organisers ASO to stop Stage 19 midway through with times … Read more
Things didn’t exactly go to plan at this year’s Tour de France for Astana’s big GC hope Jakob Fuglsang, abandoing with injury on stage 16 – so he won’t be riding this Argon 18 Nitrogen Disc aero road weapon when the Tour makes its way to the Champs-Élysées on Sunday. Tour de France 2019 tech highlights Movistar vs Katusha: two very … Read more
Egan Bernal is the new leader of the Tour de France following a dramatic Stage 19 that was shortened due to a hailstorm at the finish that rendered the final climb to Tignes too dangerous to ride. Instead, the times were taken at the summit of the Col de l’Iseran, which the Team Ineos rider crested … Read more
Welcome to Friday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Alex Bowden and the rest of the team.
A new approach to junction design that will become a key feature of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has been described as ‘genius’ by the region’s Cycling and Walking Commissioner, Chris Boardman. The Cycle Optimised Protected Signals design (Cyclops) is said to be safer for cyclists and pedestrians while being optimised all modes of transport.The principle … Read more
Do you like fixing stuff? You may have come across Sugru, which is a self-hardening silicone rubber, kind of a mouldable glue. Thermoworx Blackmorph is a different kind of material – a thermoplastic polymer – but it can be put to use in many of the same ways, and some different ones, and it scores … Read more
