🥊 Stage #10: Fight for your dream. Your name on a Tour de France Jersey
+ epic bikepacking adventures and how ''pro cycling is starting to look like a boxing match''
📖 Read
#gravel #bikepacking
If you’re longing for an adventure after lockdown, this is the perfect read. The bike isn’t just a mode of transportation, but a form of inspiration. Alone in the empty mountains of Spain’s SerranÃa Celtibérica, sometimes it’s best to take the road less travelled.
6 minute read
#sports #competition
Have you ever dreamt about doing the Tour de France? Well, now you can, kind of. Jumbo Visma are running a competition to help choose their Tour de France jersey, and you could get your name on it!
3 minute read
#gravel #buyersguide
What sort of gravel rider are you? This interactive guide asks a whole host of questions and feeds back personalised tips and technical recommendations.
5 minute quiz + 5 minute read
#tech
A bike fit for £25 from the comfort of your own home. It sounds too good to be true. This new start-up claim that they’ll be able to improve both ‘‘efficiency and comfort’’. We’ll leave it to you to make up your mind.
2 minute read
#tech #tyrechoice
3 minute read
#fitness
Balancing family, work and training can be tough. If you’re a time-pressed rider, you’re in luck. This recent study shows that ‘‘dropping your volume by a third won’t deplete your long term gains’’.
5 minute read
#nutrition #health
Eating disorders have a murky presence in elite sport. Cycling is no different. Recently retired British-pro Nikki Brammeier gives her insight into the unhealthy obsession with weight in cycling. Her insightful story reminds us of the importance of fuelling well.
11 minute read
📱Tweet of the week
It’s not always easy to find motivation to go out for your training ride. We think the president of Turkmenistan has figured it out…
🎧 Listen
Matt Stephens sits down with Michael Matthews, one of the most successful Australian cyclists of all time. They discuss how bike racing has changed over the last decade and how the sport doesn’t get as much respect as it used to. He even goes as far as to compare the modern pro peloton to a ‘‘boxing match’’.
73 minute listen
👀 Watch
A group of friends -who just happen to be incredible cyclists- take their bikes on an adventure with breathtaking scenery, what’s not to like? Wahoo hit the nail on the head with this film, we can guarantee that it will make you want to head out for a ride.
12 minute watch