Trek has announced a hugely updated Madone road bike with adjustable IsoSpeed, a new geometry and disc brake models. The rim brake version is lighter while the disc brake version has no aerodynamic penalty, according to Trek.tk18_madone_rim_disc_option_1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Trek has been busy with this one! What it certainly hasn’t done is just slap … Read more
It’s customary for Peter Sagan to get a new special edition bike for the Tour de France, and this year is no exception. He’ll have the choice of the new Venge or Tarmac SL6 in a fetching teal paint job, part of the brand new Sagan Collection that Specialized has launched today. This is the second Sagan … Read more
Taking in cobbles, climbs and, erm, Parisian motor traffic, these routes mapped out by Strava take you on (presumably) pleasant little loops on and around the race route.There are 19 in all, typically from start or finish towns. Simple maths will tell you that not every stage is covered. They’ve instead tried to provide a … Read more
The biggest race of the season kicks off this weekend but we’ll be out on our bikes.If you go out, snap a picture and send it in using #MyCyclingWeekend. It can be anything, even you watching the Tour from the turbo!If you send one in, you’ll be in with a chance of winning a lovely … Read more
Chris Froome has penned a piece for Le Monde attempting to explain why he was cleared of any wrongdoing following an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for Salbutamol at last year’s Vuelta a Espana. Education First manager Jonathan Vaughters has been among those to express concern for how the Team Sky rider will be treated by … Read more
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Lezyne has just announced two new GPS models, the Mega C and the Mega XL. Both will retail in the UK for £180, or for £270 as a loaded bundle with a HRM strap and a combined speed and cadence sensor.If there’s one thing that Lezyne is keen to impress on us about these new computers, it’s battery … Read more
Guten tag! We’re in the rather picturesque setting of Fiss in the Austrian Tirol right now. It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. Anyway, the reason we’re here is because there’s a thing going on, and the thing is Eurobike Media Days, a spin-off from the main Eurobike show (that starts on … Read more
Peter Sagan’s pre Tour preparations kicked in to overdrive this afternoon – he’s already got a new bike for the Tour in the shape of the latest Specialized Venge, now he’s got some new 100% limited edition shades to go with it. Not so limited though that you too can’t rock the Judge Dredd gets funky look … Read more
It doesn’t relate to his form or his weight – it’s a comment on the route. Mark Cavendish has told the Guardian that for the first time in his life he is “genuinely scared” of the mountain stages in this year’s Tour de France.The route for the 105th edition of the Tour de France features … Read more
