As of Sunday evening, Garmin Connect resumed most of their services and the many delayed uploads began appearing on third-party websites like Strava. The Garmin server was down for almost four days due to a WastedLocker ransomeware attack that saw the hackers reportedly seeking $10 million for Garmin to resume normal operations. How long until […]
James Piccoli extends with Israel Start-Up Nation for two seasons
Israel Start-Up Nation announced on Monday that Canadian James Piccoli extended his contract with the new WorldTour team for two seasons. Compatriot Alexander Cataford recently did the same. The two will be racing alongside Chris Froome next season. Piccoli signed with the team in October 2019 when it had just joined the WorldTour and was […]
Australian Star Scott Sunderland Gets PEZ’d!
Ex-Rider Interview: Top pro, WorldTour team DS and now race director with Flanders Classics… Scott Sunderland has done it all and got the T shirt. Ed Hood caught up with Scott to hear the long tale of his life in cycling. In charge of the Dwars door Vlaanderen – A travers la Flandre 2019 With […]
This four-year-old cyclist is biking to raise money for cystic fibrosis research
Lilah Reimer, of Victoria B.C., is only four years old, and she only just learned how to bike, but she’s already committed to riding for 10 days in a row to raise money for cystic fibrosis. Adena Reimer, Lilah’s mother says she quickly got into the sport. “She did a couple weeks of what we’d […]
Days of Future Past: The Rise and Fall of the Spine Bike
Once upon a time bicycles were pretty much built out of steel. Sure, there had been forays into wood (the Elliott Hickory!) and aluminum (Caminade!) and even carbon fibre (Carlton-in 1971!), but steel was real pretty much into the 1990s. A shift began that saw oversize aluminum tubing from makers such as Klein and Cannondale, […]
Is Garmin being held hostage for $10 million?
It’s going on two days now that users haven’t been able to access many of Garmin’s services. Rumors of the company suffering a ransomware attack emerged early on. Now, it looks as though the navigation and fitness company is being held hostage to end the cyberattack. Garmin is being asked to pay a $10 million […]
Peter Sagan heads mountain biking as WorldTour set to return
Most of pro road peloton is gearing up for a hectic condensed WorldTour calendar. Peter Sagan is happy spending his time on trails mountain biking. The Bora Hansgrohe star has taken his high altitude training off-road. With just a week before the WorldTour resumes with Strade Bianche, Sagan is posting videos of hitting jumps in […]
Readers’ Rig: Scott’s 1989 De Rosa SLX
The late 80s was a time of Classic bikes and De Rosa was making some of the nicest examples of steel artistry. De Rosa frames were something special, Eddy Merckx rode them and Ugo De Rosa gave the Belgian star some lessons on the welding torch. Scott in Washington owns a fine example of De […]
Aussie Nick Clark Gets PEZ’d!
Ordinarily, “Gets PEZ’d” rider interviews are the domain of the venerable and esteemed Ed Hood. But this time, he’s left it to Chuck Peña because there’s a personal connection. Chuck and ex-pro Nick Clark are mates – both on and off the bike. Aussie U23 TT champion when he was a youngster Most of the […]
Gear Break: Tyres, Saddles, Fanwear, Tool Pouch, Virtual Training & Live Racing!
Gear Break: Big and varied – That’s today’s Gear Break: Selle SMP prostate saddles work, Revelate Designs and Wolf Tooth release the ToolCash, Continental launches the Grand Prix 5000 Special Edition with a cream sidewall, get ready for LEPAPE Granfondo Marmotte Alps with Kinomap, Le Coq Sportif celebrate the Tour de France with fanwear and […]
GPCQM cancelled for 2020
The eleventh editions of the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec and de Montréal scheduled for September 11 and 13 have been cancelled due to organizational problems amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A press release from organizers said that the 2020 editions were annulled because “it would be impossible to fulfill all of the health and organizational […]
It’s not just you: Why your ride won’t upload to Garmin Connect or Strava today
Don’t panic, your phone and Garmin aren’t glitching out. Garmin Connect, the app that pairs your phone to your bike computer, is currently down. Thousands of Garmin users haven’t been able to upload their rides this morning due to a global outage on Garmin connect. The issue is affecting both the Garmin Connect app and […]