What is it?Best Bike Split is owned by Training Peaks, and rather than the focus being on analysis, this app focuses on prediction using advanced mathematical calculations. Best Bike Split allows athletes and coaches to take advantage of advanced mathematical modelling to predict what power a cyclist needs to reach a goal time. You can create … Read more
The Rapha Souplesse Aero Jersey is the top worn by the Canyon SRAM pros, redesigned with a new fit and new colour options. The close-cut fit doesn’t leave much to the imagination, so no flapping to slow you down, but I didn’t find it the most comfortable under the arms, which was a bit disappointing … Read more
The Look 785 Huez RS, with a name fittingly inspired by the Alpe d’Huez, is the latest and lightest bike that Look have ever produced, and will be used by the Fortuneo Oscaro team in the mountain stages of the 2017 Tour de France. Tour de France bikes 2017Six of the lightest road bikes The claimed weight of the … Read more
AG2R-La Mondiale rider Jan Bakelants has apologised for “inappropriate” remarks he made about Tour de France podium hostesses in an interview with Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, but says they were made in a light-hearted way.As we reported yesterday, the 31-year-old, who wore the yellow jersey of Tour de France leader after winning Stage 2 … Read more
Chris Froome, recently linked in the French press with a move to BMC Racing, has said he is set to sign a new deal with Team Sky that would keep him at the British UCI WorldTour outfit until 2021.The 32-year-old also said he had complete trust in the team, which in recent months has been … Read more
We expected that electronic music pioneers and cycling nuts Kraftwerk might have something special up their sleeve to mark the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in their home city of Düsseldorf – their signature album is named after the race, after all – but never imagined it might be in the shape of this … Read more
As an extention of the Clubs section on Strava, admins can now share a variety of posts with club members including announcements, questions, stories, photos, routes and segments, articles, product reviews, and other content. Once posted, the content will now appear in club member’s Strava feed as well as in the Posts section of the club, so users … Read more
The Pro Stealth is a fine saddle for fast racing and time trials, with the central cutout for pressure relief and quality padding making it good for rides of up to around 50 miles, though not great for much longer than that.The Stealth was developed in conjunction with the Giant-Alpecin team at every stage of … Read more
Harrogate will be the main competition town and the finish location for each race in the 2019 World Championships held in Yorkshire. Race start locations have also been proposed in Beverley, Doncaster, Leeds, Northallerton, Ripon, and York.Yorkshire won the right to host the 2019 UCI Road World Championships after a joint bid between Welcome to … Read more
If you want a jersey with the performance of a top-end race garment without a too over-the-top price tag, the new Sportful Gruppetto Pro Ltd is a really good pick. A great fit and fabric that keeps you dry on hot days mark it out as a top performer. It also comes in several, admittedly … Read more
