Tag: Racing
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Controversial As
Click or not: Controversial AsNever one to skirt around the edges, it wouldn’t be an opinion piece without a dollop of controversy. A flick through the Chainslap archives over a flat white is the perfect reminder of two things. Number One: we are spoiled for photographers with mad skillz in Wellington, who have an incredible ability to capture a… …
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Insider Rides: Peter Sagan’s Specialized Roubaix
Click or not: Insider Rides: Peter Sagan’s Specialized RoubaixIt says something about the status of a rider who can be in the mix at the biggest races of the Spring Classics and still be regarded as not on form. Peter Sagan has been there or thereabouts in the Monuments so far but many are not prepared to consider him a chance at Paris-Roubaix.… …
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Insider Rides: Jack Bauer’s Scott Foil
Click or not: Insider Rides: Jack Bauer’s Scott FoilYesterday Russell caught up with Craig Geater, the mechanic of the Mitchelton-Scott team, meeting them before the team recce of the Paris Roubaix. There Craig talked him through the tweaks they do for Jack Bauer’s bike and some of the prep for Sunday. “In the past years we used to do a lot of different… …
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The Badger And Paris-Roubaix
Click or not: The Badger And Paris-Roubaix“Paris-Roubaix is shit”. It’s a quote long attributed to Le Blaireau, The Badger, Bernard Hinault. His win in 1981 in the rainbow jersey is still one of the most remarkable. Punctures, crashes, and an errant poodle couldn’t stop the gritted determination Hinault always displayed, his sprint from the front from what seemed like a lap… …
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Insider Rides: Marta Bastianelli’s Storck Platinum F3
Click or not: Insider Rides: Marta Bastianelli’s Storck Platinum F3It may seem unusual for the biggest Flemish race of the year to be one suited to Italian riders. Looking back through the results over the 103 years of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen though reveals that the Italian job is more common than most other countries bar the home side. After all, the original Lion… …
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Insider Rides: Mathieu Van der Poel’s Canyon Aeroad
Click or not: Insider Rides: Mathieu Van der Poel’s Canyon AeroadThe kassien is calling. Around Flanders, frites are frying in questionable fat sources under makeshift gazebos, truckloads of cheap generic beer makes its way into muddy fields to be dispensed in the worst kind of plastic cups that render the beer even more tasteless, ending up trampled into the slop alongside broken yellow flags and… …
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Insider Rides: Webster San
Click or not: Insider Rides: Webster SanFor this instalment of Insider Rides Sam Webster talks us through his bespoke Miura-san Bridgestone after returning from his second trip on the prestigious Keirin circuit. “Everyone’s in the same boat, and that’s the one thing with Japanese Keirin, everyone has the same equipment within their strict specification, even your helmet and your jersey. So… …
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Worlds Kits: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Click or not: Worlds Kits: The Good, The Bad, The UglyThe Road World Championships are always a cavalcade of colour, with riders ditching their trade team allegiances and (supposedly) coming together under the colours of their home countries.A rider who may have been resplendent in their team kit all season can suddenly be reduced to looking like they shopped at K-Mart, all because of where… …