Kevin Clark, a Chicago drummer who, as a 12-year-old, portrayed drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 film School of Rock, died Wednesday. He was killed by a driver while riding his bike early Wednesday morning in the Avondale neighbourhood of Chicago. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Clark was struck by a 20-year-old woman […]
5 of Zwift’s most exciting new updates and upcoming events
Zwift, the virtual cycling program, has had quite a busy year and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. With an explosion of new indoor cyclists and local racing still on hold in many places, the platform has continued to announce new initiatives to keep users engaged and riding the trainer through the spring. Here […]
GIRO’21 Stage 18: Bettiol the Best in Stradella
Giro d’Italia Stage 18: On what was expected to be a sprinter’s day, the break was allowed to ride away to contest its own race. After a brave attack from Remi Cavagna (Deceuninck – Quick-Step), it was Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-Nippo) who finished solo in Stradella for his first win in Italy. Egan Bernal (INEOS […]
Forza Italia! (Part 2)
The Giro D’Italia reaches its climax in Milan this weekend with two lancashire born riders in the top 5. We follow on from part 1 last week, as we continue to appreciate the volume and variety of bikes and associated products heralding from Italy. Aside from some outsourcing of manufacture, these companies are 100% Italian […]
Dan Martin victorious on summit finish of the Giro d’Italia
For the first time in the 2021 Giro d’Italia, Egan Bernal showed some weakness on Wednesday’s summit finish at the end of first stage back after the final rest day. Dan Martin took the day’s flowers from the breakaway, giving him stage victories in all three Grand Tours. Although pink jersey Bernal lost nearly a […]
The Sprinkle Support Ride ‘N’ Roll is getting families active
Sprinkle Support, a fundraising platform created by kids, is working to encourage kids and families of all abilities to live an active lifestyle while raising funds for a good cause. The initiative was founded by two girls, seven and nine years old, who wanted to “sprinkle” some kindness on the world during the COVID lockdown. […]
GIRO’21 Stage 17: Stage for Dan Martin as Bernal Cracks!
Giro d’Italia Stage 17: Israel Start-Up Nation’s Dan Martin timed his finish of stage 16 perfectly for the win. But behind the Irishman there was a big change in the top ten and overall leader, Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) cracked on the final climb. Simon Yates (BikeExchange) moved up the standing with a bold move […]
La Passione RVV Collection Review
Tom Boonen became a brand ambassador for La Passione at the beginning of this year. His career achievements include winning some 150 races, including six stage victories and a Green jersey at the Tour de France, two stages at the Vuelta a España, a World Championship, five E3 Harelbeke, four Paris-Roubaix, three Gent-Wevelgem, and three editions […]
GIRO’21 Week# 2 Rant: Snakes & Ladders Set Up Punishing Final Days
Giro Rest Day Rant: The first sixteen stages of the 2021 Giro d’Italia have been full of surprises, but maybe Egan Bernal in pink isn’t so much of a shock. Ed Hood looks back at the second week of the Italian Grand Tour to give us his perspective so far. # You can see the […]
Wahoo Revamps Popular ELEMNT BOLT
The new ELEMNT BOLT from Wahoo Fitness, the market leader in connected devices, boasts a crisp, color display, and expanded navigation features. Like all Wahoo devices, the new BOLT, available for sale today, maintains the easy to use, intuitive interface, and connectivity that makes Wahoo ELEMNT computers the choice of the world’s top cyclists and […]
Fast Start Intervals for Fast Times
TOOLBOX: For shorter time trial efforts like the track kilometre, pacing with a fast start results in the fastest overall times. What about intervals? Should you pace them evenly or are there greater training benefits by pacing them with a fast start? Interval training for Wout Most cyclists understand the concept of high intensity interval […]
Gallery: 10 stunning photos from Giro’s snowy ascent of Passo Giau
As the first Grand Tour of the season, Giro d’Italia always delivers thrilling drama in the high mountains. And, with snow still clinging to the taller peaks, the thrilling race imagery to match. On Monday’s Queen Stage, weather forced race organizers to shorten racing. Though two high-mountain passes were cut from Stage 16’s parcours, Egan […]