The Rouvy Group, owners of the Rouvy indoor cycling app that aims “to bring the world’s most iconic routes to life”, has acquired the Bkool app just months after buying FulGaz from The Ironman Group. Bkool will continue as a standalone brand with Rouvy developing a longer-term plan for its future.We seem to be in a period of ongoing consolidation in … Read more
Visma-Lease a Bike and Jonas Vingegaard have insisted that they will go out in the Alps, and risk losing second place overall, to overhaul Tadej Pogačar and win the Tour de France.However, a series of concerted attacks on Mont Ventoux, and a well-planned team tactic, failed to put as much of a dent in the … Read more
As we enter the Alps, Tadej Pogačar’s path to a fourth Tour de France victory appears fairly straightforward, serene almost. But within the peloton, backlash appears to be building towards the dominant world champion – and the allegedly “arrogant” behaviour of his UAE Team Emirates squad.On Wednesday morning, one of Pogačar’s key domestiques, Nils Politt, … Read more
A new study explains the best way for a small group of cyclists to position themselves to minimise the effort of one of those riders – perhaps the team leader, a sprinter, or just someone who is having a bad day. The science-backed tactics might also be useful to any small group riders – a … Read more
The latest Specialized S-Works Turbo TLR Race tyre is reasonably quick, with decent grip levels, and promises more puncture protection than the fastest rubber – and all at a reasonable price. There are only two sizes available, which is a shame, but they do come in a tan wall as well as an all-black version, and … Read more
Wednesday’s Tour de France finish in Valence was once again the scene of a course invasion, this time seemingly at the hands of a reported “prankster”, who climbed over the race barriers and rode his bike across the finish line, where he was tackled by a French police officer, just moments before Jonathan Milan won … Read more
The Castelli Fast Feet 3 Sock is the latest aero offering from the Italian clothing giant. They are a clean, crisp pair of socks, they stay up well and Castelli claims they could save you two watts at 50km/h. More importantly to most of us, they’re comfortable and I think they’re good-looking too.Aero socks have been … Read more
The long, chaotic, and at times strangely theatrical saga of the Linthorpe Road cycle lane — a project that has sparked years of local controversy, cross-party finger-pointing, injury reports, and baffling criminal speculation — appears to finally be drawing to a close, after Middlesbrough’s Labour mayor Chris Cooke confirmed that work to remove the much-criticised … Read more
A 25-year-old Irish cyclist from County Waterford, has died following an electrocution incident in a Paris Metro station while travelling in France to watch the Tour de France, prompting widespread tributes from across the cycling community.Tomás Walsh, from the Cheekpoint area of County Waterford, who had travelled to France with the intention of watching stage 16 … Read more
