🌬Stage 103: Fixing a broken carbon frame with tape?!

and should this be the end of electronic shifting?

Cycling’s brightest star keeps getting more exciting, how to repair carbon bikes with duct tape AND, should we end electronic shifting?! Also, don’t miss a guide on how (not) to panic train!

Hello,

Welcome to a newsletter from a beautiful evening here in Catalonia. I’m currently lying on my couch writing this after a hard day out training. I spent this past week in Calpe on a media/training camp.

The idea of the camp was to combine media duties with training, but as is often the case, that didn’t happen. The first two days were complete washouts with the rain, the middle two days were spent filming and it was only the final two where we seriously trained.

Granted, the 205 km, 6.5 hours of training on the final day more than made up for it!

Happy pedalling,

Joe

Feel free to email me at joe@nplus1.cc if you have any questions, or feel I’ve missed something that is worth putting in the Newsletter.

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N+Read 🗞

Pogačar comes out swinging

Tadej Pogačar started the same way he finished last season… by winning. The Slovenian won his first three races of the year, making it five wins in a row.

With big plans for 2023, including racing Strade Bianche and then Paris-Nice the next day, we’re already starting to question who can beat him!

⏱ 2-minute read

A gravel bike at 5,000 m?

Is it possible to get a gravel bike to Africa’s second-highest peak, Mount Kenya? Considered the most beautiful peak on the continent, Mount Kenya stands 5,200 m tall. Danny MacAskill had previously attempted to scale it but had to return after altitude sickness.

With the help of two local guides, Janosch Wintermantel took on one of the coolest adventures in gravel. Travel gravel, is my favourite kind of riding.

⏱ 4-minute read

Look Mum No Hands! closes

Look Mum No Hands, an institution of the London-based and world cycling scene, has closed for the final time this past month. Hailed as one of the first bike-centric coffee bars in the world, LMNH was a part of Britain’s cycling boom.

LMNH may be closed, but it won’t be forgotten.

⏱ 3-minute read

Down with electronic shifting!

Electronic shifting, love it or loathe it, is it really necessary? Electronic gears are heavier, pricier, more complicated and fiddly. So, why is there such a demand?

Some developments in cycling are undoubtedly good, electronic gears? The jury is out.

⏱ 4-minute read

Cavendish through the years

Mark Cavendish and Oakley are a match made in heaven. A relationship that has gone from 2005 to the modern day. A relationship that has lasted almost two decades. Joining Astana, there was a worry that Oakley and Cav would be finished. Luckily, that’s not the case.

Check out Cav and Oakley through the ages.

⏱ 5-minute read

Can panic training ever work?

Panic training is something that we all know not to do, but we all end up doing anyway.

Panic training is never going to make up for a longer period of sub-par training - but when can you get away with it?

⏱ 4-minute read

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N+Tweet 🎲

Hamish Kilburn @hkilburn

Meowzer, that is a cool bike!! #areocat #triathlon #bike #cycling

I’m a dog guy, but this Tweet was too good not to include.

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N+Listen 🎧

Ethan Hayter is one of Britain’s shining stars. The Londoner has major accolades on the road and the track. His day job is riding for Ineos Grenadiers, where he’s now joined by his brother, Leo.

What’s it like being in the world’s biggest cycling team with your baby brother? Ethan tells all.

⏱ 97-minute listen

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N+Watch 👀

There is nothing more disappointing than a cracked carbon bike. What would you do if you cracked your bike mid-ride, could you ride it home? In this video with repair specialist Rob, you get all the insights into carbon repair.

⏱ 7-minute watch