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  • newSunday Shorts
    Bad weather – How Froome’s Knigh-mare scenario in July – McQuaid’s Swiss role – UCI deny Verbruggen’s “never, never, never” quote – Tour du Farce – Chamorro, another Colombian to remember – California Coverage The 2013 Giro’s…
    - 13 hours ago, 19 May 13, 11:22am -
  • newGiro Stage 15 Preview
    At 149km Stage 15 was always going to be a short stage. Now it will try to climb the Galibier but will stop short of the top of the pass because of the bad weather. Instead the finish will be near the Granges du Galibier, a collection of a couple of…
    - 22 hours ago, 19 May 13, 3:00am -
  • Giro Stage 14 Preview
    The Giro heads into the Alps and crosses the threshold of 2,000 metres above sea level for the first time. Round numbers aside, it means the race is heading to high altitude which brings new challenges as well as the potential for bad weather as snow…
    - 2 days ago, 18 May 13, 4:00am -

Cycling Tips

  • newUCI Mountain Bike World Cup: Albstadt, Germany
    The first elite cross-country titles of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano were awarded on Sunday in Albstadt, Germany, with Daniel McConnell (Trek Factory Racing) taking the men’s win. The men’s seven lap race began after…
    - 1 hour ago, 19 May 13, 11:49pm -
  • newRocacorba Daily
    Good morning and welcome to this Monday edition of the Rocacorba Daily. As usual, there’s plenty of racing for us to catch up on, including the Giro d’Italia, the Tour of California, the Tour of Norway and much more. And, as ever, if there’s so…
    - 2 hours ago, 19 May 13, 10:56pm -
  • new2013 Giro d’Italia – Stage 15 Results
    Giovanni Visconti won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday after a mountain finish in the snow following a 149km ride from Cesana Torinese to Col du Galibier. The Italian from the Movistar team held off a charge from the depleted peloton,…
    - 6 hours ago, 19 May 13, 6:24pm -

Ptbo Rides

  • Friday Morning, Thursday Night Report
    Let’s start by saying I put my best foot forward this week and started my Thursday night ride with the A group. I won’t bore you with details but, needless to say it was somewhat intimidating and for good reason. Rolling out with the group starte…
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 13, 5:41pm -
  • Best Intentions.
    As all good things do – it began with a great idea. Hatched several days prior it was decided that Sunday was to be the day that we would ride. After a bit of a hiatus from the road bike over the last couple of weeks I was looking forward to a grea…
    - 5 days ago, 14 May 13, 3:45pm -
  • Friday Morning, Thursday Night Report.
    Another beautiful night for a ride. Last nights ride was spectacular. After a short wait in the parking lot, a large B group composed of at least 30 riders rolls out. In tonight’s group, a highlight, Mr. Scott Wood has made an appearance, hairy leg…
    - 9 days ago, 10 May 13, 6:36pm -

The Boulder Report

Gerard Vroomen

  • SeaOtter 2013
    After last year’s launch of OPEN at SeaOtter, this year’s event was quite different. While last year, media attention was very high to check out the new kids on the block, this year media attention was matched by  consumer interest. The expo at…
    - 27 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 11:59am -
  • Kiss-of-death Milan-San Remo predictions
    It’s that time of year again, the kiss-of-death predictions. Of course the top favorite is Sagan, but me mentioning him here pretty much ruins his chances, as history has shown. So it should be a very open race! Of course, if you exclude Sagan, it…
    - 64 days ago, 17 Mar 13, 8:58am -
  • 2012 l’Eroica
    Stage 1 of my year in cycling For those who don’t know, l’Eroica is a ride in the Chianti region of Italy with simple rules: Your bike has to be pre-1987, in particular with brake cables running externally from the hoods and no clipless pedals (a…
    - 72 days ago, 8 Mar 13, 1:30pm -

Velo Voices

Cyclismas

  • newCyclismas Road Reel – Episode 1
    With this debut episode, we’re launching a new video series called Cyclismas Road Reel. Road Reel is our kooky, hands-on glimpse into the world of professional bike racing. We’ll strive...
    - 4 hours ago, 19 May 13, 8:36pm -
  • newJim Burns set to replace Pat McQuaid as UCI President
    With the current UCI presidency in disarray a coup is in progress: an unknown by the name of Jim Burns has thrown his hat in the ring to become UCI...
    - 21 hours ago, 19 May 13, 3:28am -
  • Giro Stage 10 pVAM analysis ‘n’ prognostication
    Using the latest version of Scott’s pVAM equation: pVAM = 2912.14 + 426.293 ln(gradient) – 0.0711 Vclimb – 0.0836 Altitude http://www.cyclismas.com/2013/05/what-to-expect-from-the-giro-favourites-predicting-climbing-performances/ we take a deep…
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 13, 4:35pm -

A Twisted Spoke

  • newMancebo and Diablo. A climb too far.
    Paco Watch final edition. Francisco Mancebo wanted to go home to Spain via Mount Diablo in California. At age 37, it was really his last shot to race closer to hime, his wife and young kids. A top five overall in the Tour of California or perhaps a w…
    - 7 hours ago, 19 May 13, 5:35pm -
  • newBontrager-Trek’s Mannion at the summit.
    Gavin Mannion of Bontrager-Trek somehow ended up on left gutter on the climb up Mt. Diablo. Just past the finish he was as wiped out as a young rider on a development ream can possibly be. Spit trailing off his chin, his right lower leg bleeding from…
    - 19 hours ago, 19 May 13, 5:25am -
  • newTejay and Cadel. Micro chat with BMC Boss Ochowicz.
    We were able to grab BMC boss Jim Ochowicz minutes after his rider Tejay van Garderen essential wrapped up his first overall stage victory in the Tour of California. We were three kilometers down from the summit of Mount Diablo where Van Garderen and…
    - 23 hours ago, 19 May 13, 2:06am -

Rapha.cc

  • Made in England
    For a British company focused on quality and innovation, finding the right designers, developers and manufacturers is key. Since the start of the 1980s, UK manufacturing has dropped from 30 to 10 per cent of GDP while much of the expertise has fallen…
    - 9 days ago, 10 May 13, 3:55pm -
  • Sir Bradley on the Giro
    Ahead of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins talks candidly about his relationship with the sport that made him a household name. In this exclusive film, he discusses childhood inspirations such as Chris Boardman and Miguel Indurai…
    - 19 days ago, 1 May 13, 7:27am -
  • Melbourne Gentlemen's Race
    ~Words: Christopher Stack Photos: Steven Caddy and Jim Hsu~A musette, a route card and the best of luck. The rest is up to you; the training, the day’s food and water, and finding your way back if you happen to stray off course. Welcome to the…
    - 24 days ago, 26 Apr 13, 12:40pm -

Red Kite Prayer

In the Saddle

  • Out of sync
    - 20 Nov 12, 9:33pm -
  • Uphill Struggles, Part 2: The Bec
    - 18 Oct 12, 9:39am -
  • Uphill Struggles, Part 1: Catford
    “I first did the Catford CC Hill Climb last year, and finished 18th with a time of 2.14.7. I didn’t think I had a hope of getting close to that this year. As September came round, I was feeling sluggish, and a few pounds heavier. I had to prove t…
    - 16 Oct 12, 9:56am -

Embrocation Magazine

  • Disc Road, Part 2: Build and Initial Ride Impressions
    Let’s talk about our test machine. We built a Gaulzetti Corsa in disc configuration. Aside from brake mounting, this Corsa differs not at all from every other bike of the current generation that we’ve built. In this case, our test bike is a 51…
    - 11 days ago, 8 May 13, 4:31pm -
  • Pineapple Coconut Speed Bars
    It’s incredible how much the DIY whole performance foods movement has gained traction… After a winter of culinary laziness it’s time again to bust out the food processor and allow my body what it needs to perform. Nothing more, nothing less…
    - 27 days ago, 23 Apr 13, 12:37pm -
  • Corsa Disc
    This bike is a stock 51cm frameset with Enve’s disc version of its Tapered Road Fork and a Chris King I7 headset in navy blue. Just for fun, we’ve painted this up with a custom Candy Blue color that is more vibrant than we had anticipated. More…
    - 37 days ago, 12 Apr 13, 3:05pm -

Big Ring Riding

Cyclocosm

  • How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stages 5-9
    They certainly have end-loaded this year’s Giro. After nine days (don’t forget to check out stages 1 through 4), lots of probing GC moves, lots of rain, lots of heads-up racing—which is what I think you want out of the early going in a Grand To…
    - 7 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:09pm -
  • How The Race Was Won – Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stages 1-4
    I’ve had a pretty good run with HTRWW this spring, but last Tuesday, a few things went wrong. A perfect storm, if you will. The still-buggy result is this Lost Episode—scheduled to go live last Wednesday, offered now (along with stages 5 through…
    - 7 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:07pm -
  • Please, Don’t Say “Mondialize”
    Script (not verbatim, contains typos, and sometimes I go off-book) Yes, the Rancast is back this week, with more-or-less proper intro music—more on that later. But I’m going to surprise most you today by NOT ranting about BeINSport’s Giro cover…
    - 9 days ago, 10 May 13, 5:44pm -

Competitive Cyclist

  • The Warsaw Pact Pop-Up Conspiracy
    - Hey Drew, why don't we sell this tape on this site? - Last week I asked for advice about the paint scheme of my now-built-but-unpainted David Kirk steel road frame. At the time I was trending toward a traditional Italian tricolore with a splash of…
    - 5 days ago, 15 May 13, 5:00am -
  • The Art of Being Hip
    - This is a What's New about steel bikes. Let us now praise the timeless connection between beautiful, steel bikes and the art of being hip. Not hipsterdom. Just hip -- - Note the steel bike at the hero image atop this article pertaining to Velominat…
    - 22 days ago, 28 Apr 13, 5:00am -
  • A Convenient Litmus Test
    - For the bike-mad, the most glorious of Boston races has always been the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic , not the Marathon. Alas, a purported lack of interest took Fitchburg down. (Might we credit the amazing success of the Pan-Mass Challenge?) So even b…
    - 29 days ago, 21 Apr 13, 5:00am -