🐷 Stage 115: 9 Lessons from 360 km of gravel
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🐷 Stage 115: 9 Lessons from 360 km of gravel
how to win a pig and Mark Cavendish's new bike
Hello,
Welcome to this week’s newsletter. There seems to be racing happening in every discipline and in every corner of the sport. Wherever you look there is another result, or new bit of equipment being launched.
I’m overwhelmed. I just arrived back in Girona after a week in the Andorran mountains. I’m about to head out for five weeks on the road racing. I’ll be in England, Ireland, Canada and America racing a mixture of road and gravel.
There is a lot of packing to be done, and I’m currently procrastinating so wish me luck!
Happy Pedalling,
Joe
Feel free to email me at joe@nplus1.cc if you have any questions, or feel I’ve missed something worth putting in the Newsletter.
N+Read 🗞
The Giro d’Italia
The greatest Grand Tour of all, the Giro is back. As always it hasn’t quite gone to plan. Remco Evenepoel unsurprisingly won the opening TT, but then crashed twice on the soggy Stage 5.
Who’s going to win the Giro? If he can stay on his bike, my money is on Evenepoel.
⏱ 3-minute read
You-Know-Who is back
No, I’m not talking about Voldemort in Harry Potter. Lance Armstrong is back, but not really in cycling. He’s going to Mars. Kind of. Sometimes cycling has strange crosses with mainstream, and this is one.
Stars on Mars is a strange reality TV show, and this article is well worth the read for its satire alone.
⏱ 3-minute read
Mark Cavendish’s bike
I’m not going to apologise when I say we’re Mark Cavendish fanboys in this newsletter. Cav is the GOAT of sprinting, and we all want to see him break that Tour de France record.
Now in the blue of Astana, this is the Wilier Filante SLR that he’s racing the Giro on.
⏱ 5-minute read
The fastest road bike EVER!?
The UK is home to some weird and wonderful traditions. Amongst them, there is the ten-mile time trial. It’s simple, go as hard as you can for ten miles. There are some crazy bikes, but some like to attempt it on the simple road bike.
⏱ 4-minute read
Gravel before gravel was cool
Tro Bro Leon is thirty-nine years old. It’s a race that mixes road and gravel and has grown in popularity in recent years. It’s a race that I personally love, as it was my first taste of the big leagues.
⏱ 4-minute read
Lessons learned from a 360 km race
The Traka 360 is an epic endurance race here around Girona. Taking the fastest riders around thirteen hours, and the slowest in excess of a day, it’s not one for the faint-hearted. Of course, on something that epic there are going to be plenty of lessons.
Not just for 360 km rides, but for everyday pedalling, here are nine lessons to follow.
⏱ 4-minute read
N+Tweet 🎲
https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/1656340050617958413
This has to be one of the craziest photo finish shots in history.
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N+Listen 🎧
How to be a gravel privateer
Alexey Vermeulen gave up a career in the World Tour to become a multi-discipline privateer. Along with videographer, Avery Stumm, he has built one of the best racing-content machines in the sport.
This podcast gives a great perspective into what privateer life is really like.
⏱ 72-minute listen
N+Watch 👀
We all see the cool photo shoots online, but what actually happens behind the scenes? In this video, pro photographer Tristan Cardew gives an insight into a gravel shoot with British-based Paradigm Bicycles.
⏱ 20-minute watch
N+Introducing
This week, we’re introducing… Isadore
Creating quality and stylish cycling clothing guided by ethical principles in the most sustainable way possible. Isadore apparel is cool, comfy and environmentally friendly. Everyone loves new kit day, so why not check them out on nplus1.cc?