Hello and welcome to this weekās newsletter,
This weekās newsletter is coming at you from a small coffee shop in Girona, Oniria. Itās not the first time that this newsletter has been written from this cafe. Itās just across from The Service Course bike shop and sells the best coffee in town. Iāve currently got an Olive Latte on the go.
Iām heading to Greece tomorrow for my first race block of the season. We have a one-day race on Sunday and then a stage race next week. Iām excited, but nervous as well, you never know where you are going to be on your first raceā¦
Have a good week pedalling,
Joe
Feel free to emailĀ meĀ at joe@nplus1.cc if you have any questions, or feel Iāve missed something that is worth putting in the Newsletter.
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#racing
Paris-Nice, or the race to the sun, is known as one of the hardest weeks of racing all year. The stage race (unsurprisingly) starts in Paris and gradually weaves its way down to Nice. This yearās race was even more difficult than normal, with bad weather and a mystery illness going around the peloton. The story of Paris-Nice this year is a slightly different one to normalā¦
6-minute read
#HourRecord
How far could you ride in an hour? This past week, 17-year-old Fred Meredith set the national, and unofficial World Record for juniors (riders aged under 19). Meredith covered 49.184 km in one hour, with the help of some very interesting equipment.
3-minute read
#HowItsMade
How do you take a lump of iron ore or a tank of petrochemicals and turn it into a bike? When weāre out riding our bikes, itās rare that we think about where they came from. There is a natural disconnect between the consumer and the production of the goods they consume.Ā This article goes from mine to market, and how your favourite bike is made.
6-minute read
#tech
LeMond Bikes have a legendary name on their downtube but havenāt released a new bike, until this past week. It unveiled its new eight performance road bike which claims, āa new bar for top-tier frame design and manufactureā thanks to the composites technology and expertise used. The US-made frame and fork are entirely carbon-fiber down to the threads for the bottle cages and brakes.
5-minute read
#cyclocross
After sixteen years in the pits, the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld team have decided to call it a day. The iconic American team have raced all over the world and produced some of the most iconic kits in the sport. Itās always a sad day when we see a cycling team reach the end of the line. Is Cannondaleās comment of āWeāre looking forward to our next chapterā, something to keep an eye on?
3-minute read
#training
Have you ever thought about how you produce power? Power = Torque x Acceleration, which in simple terms is how hard you pedal, multiplied by your cadence. Most cyclists concentrate on cadence, shifting to a faster pedalling style when more power is needed, although the other half of the equation, torque is often ignored.
7-minute read
š±Tweet of the week
How would you feel about being interviewed after a long, hard day on the bike? Jonas Vingegaard was clearly still a little tired when the cameras came on!
š§ Listen
George Hincapie is a legend of cycling. The American lit up the cycling peloton for almost two decades and joins Mitch Docker on the āTalking Luftā podcast. From the Belgian classics to style on the bike and his favourite training loop from his Girona days, Hincapie reveals all.
50-minute listen
š Watch
A decade after his Olympic time-trial win, Bradley Wiggins and Matt Stephens revisit the course and tell the story of that day. Wigginsā story went from being an ordinary guy to the most famous man in the country for a few days. This video is full of fun.
36-minute watch
šš» Introducing
In this new part of the Newsletter, each week weāre going to introduce one of the brands that we work with at N+1.
Introducingā¦ Once Upon
OnceUpon A Ride claim to make the finest, most comfortable cycling apparel around. Each piece is inspired by a story, and their aim is to make cycling more enjoyable for all.
Be sure toĀ download our appĀ and browse their collection!