With a complete overhaul, especially since the last time we reviewed a Tallboy, it was interesting to see what’s changed…and what’s remained the same. We’ve had the new Tallboy 4 for a couple weeks, getting two different riders on it for a couple rides each, with surprisingly similar first impressions. Here’s our thoughts, along with
Month: August 2019
UAE Team Emirates have announced 2015 Vuelta a España champion Fabio Aru and this year’s winner of the Tour of California, Tadej Pogačar, as their leaders for the 2019 Vuelta a España, which starts on Saturday. Related Articles Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria will be their main man for bunch sprints, and the eight-man team will be
With gravel racing taking off around the world it’s no surprise to hear that New Zealand’s premier gravel race the UCI 1.2 Gravel and Tar Classic along with the women’s 1.2 La Femme plus their Gran Fondo challenge the Slicks and Stones 100 is back again for 2020 bigger and better than ever. The 2019
Girona has become synonymous with road cycling training and boutique coffee shops, but the area has A LOT more to offer, and I’m talking about awesome GRAVEL! After our latest XPDTN3 trip to the Pyrenees mountains, we felt it was time to look for lower elevations, and enjoy the sea breeze for a while. Text &
Ben Hermans jumped up a spot at this year’s Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah after having finished second last year, claiming the overall win in Park City on Sunday after taking the race lead four days earlier on Powder Mountain. Related Articles The win comes on the heels of Hermans’ win at the Tour
Exept is an upstart based in Finale Ligure, a coastal outdoor sports mecca on the western side of Italy. With steep climbs heading straight up from the sea, rolling terrain above it, and gorgeously twisty cliffside roads giving you incredible vistas no matter where you are, it’s a perfect spot to call home. And the
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah tinkered with the racing formula slightly in 2019, choosing to offer shorter stages that the riders at the post-race press conference universally praised for the added level of excitement they brought to the seven-day 2.HC race. Related Articles In 2018, the race was typical Tour of Utah fare,
Britain’s Rachel Atherton will not defend her downhill mountain bike World Championship title in Canada after suffering an Achilles injury. Atherton ruptured her Achilles tendon as she prepared for the World Cup round in Les Gets, France last month. Tahnee Seagrave has returned from injury as the only Briton in the elite women’s race, while
Astana‘s Alexey Lutsenko issued a statement of intent ahead of next month’s UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire with a dramatic final-day victory at the Arctic Race of Norway on Sunday. The Kazakh champion toppled Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic) in a nail-biting battle on the finishing circuit in Narvik that came down to bonus seconds. Related
Race Report: Belgian Ben Hermans of Israel Cycling Academy successfully fended off all challengers to earn the top prize at the 2019 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in front of huge crowds in Park City on Sunday. Hermans rode a masterful race to finish fourth on Stage 6 presented by Utah Sports Commission and
Goodbye Velcro, see ya later category-specific clothing, and hello to a new glove storage option! Italy’s Dainese was back at Crankworx Whistler this year, showing off some of the clever innovations found in their 2020 product line.Advertisements While their protective pieces still use it, Dainese has ditched Velcro from their clothing, replacing it with a
Canyon-SRAM are the current – and final – world team time trial champions as the UCI removed the discipline from the World Championships program in 2018 after seven years, replacing it with a mixed relay (three men, three women) for national teams. They were among the favourites ahead of Saturday’s PostNord Vårgårda WestSweden TTT but finished second
Name: Jonathan HopwoodLocation: Oakland, CA, USAAge: Just hit the big 5-0Bike: 2016 Giant TCR Advanced SL 1Groupset: Shimano Ultegra 6870 Di2Wheels: Giant SLR0Pedals: Look Keo Blade 2 TiSaddle: Giant SLR Contact ForwardOther: Arundel MandibleWeight: 6.8Kg When did you buy it? March 2016 What made you choose this bike?It’s such a great all-round “GC” bike- light,
Lately, Assos has stepped up its off-road game, first adding a Trail Kit as their first official mountain bike clothing. And that was so good, I included it in my Editor’s Choice list for 2018. Next, they announced bibshorts with abrasion-resistant Dyneema panels, along with arm and knee sleeves made with the same material on
Mathieu van der Poel lost the overall lead at the Arctic Race of Norway as he was struck down by illness ahead of the crucial stage 3 to the top of the Storheia mountain. Related Articles The Dutchman, who won the opening stage from a reduced peloton before finishing second behind Bryan Coquard in Friday’s
“Great Rivalries – Cycling and the Story of Italy” by Kevin Andrews. “Great Rivalries” by Kevin Andrews is actually two books in one. Chapters alternate between an account of Italy’s cycling greats emerging from the dawn of pro racing to stories of the country’s political development into the 1950s, the latter being as tortured and
Crankbrothers officially announced that they’re offering a Mixed version of their Synthesis carbon MTB wheels, using a 29″ front and 27.5″ rear diameter. Said to offer a perfect balance of fast rolling performance and grip up front, with lower rotational weight and tighter handling out back, the combination has been used this season for DH
More than any other rider on EF Education First, Lachlan Morton has availed himself of the team’s “alternative calendar” of off-road ultra-endurance events and gravel grinders, as the American WorldTour team works to expand its portfolio. Related Articles The 27-year-old Australian is at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah this week, his first road
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