🎸 Stage #13: Modern cycling meets legendary music and the greatest gravel trip ever
plus, when the American dream goes wrong, and the nature versus nurture article.
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#sports #culture
The classic folding bike brand, Brompton, have teamed up with legendary musicians such as Foo Fighters and Radiohead for a charity fundraiser. The cycling company has gone from strength to strength with COVID, yet the music industry has been decimated. Check out these thirteen special edition bikes.
2 minute read
#bikepacking
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride across the world? Jenny Graham did just that in 2018. She also broke the women’s around-the-world record in the process. Now, thanks to RideWithGPS, you can check out each leg of her 18,323-mile ride.
10 minute read and endless amount of day dreaming
#gravel #adventure
Sometimes it’s better to give a gift than receive one. It’s equally as good to give back to the local cycling community. Trail building is a science, and an art. It’s a craft that has been developed and passed down from generation to generation. Take a look at what goes into building your local trails here.
6 minute read
#gravel #adventure
The white roads of Tuscany are truly incredible, possibly the best in Europe. Add in Italian food, incredible wine and magical piazzas and you’re in for a great trip. We feel taking a cycling trip here is a great excuse to go wine tasting too. The best of both worlds.
4 minute read
#womenscycling
This is the story of when the American dream doesn’t go as planned. Rebecca Twigg was a child prodigy. She went to university aged 14, and was winning cycling medals soon after. Twigg fell off the radar, and a 2019 Seattle Times article showed she was homeless. This article shows how women’s cycling is still a story of racing below the breadline.
8 minute read
#training
Have you ever wondered, or ever dreamed about what it takes to be the best? Riders at the top level are truly exceptional. What is the science behind it? Is it genetic, or is it trainability? This article shows what separates the best, from the rest.
4 minute read
📱Tweet of the week
Well, we’ve not got much to say. How did he crash here? Who else thinks that Geraint Thomas should buy a gravel bike to up his bike handling skills?
🎧 Listen
Matt Stephens sits down with the founder of Zwift, Eric Min. Min tells the story of how his unemployability lead him to start Zwift, and how it has become the most revolutionary platform in cycling.
73 minute listen
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A (wo)man’s best friend. It all starts with the trail. The crunch of the dirt, the smell of a dewy morning ride, or the feeling of brushing away pebbles with a perfectly timed belly scrub. These are the happy memories of a trail dog’s life .
9 minute watch