Tag: road cycling
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Shot: Paris-Roubaix 2019
Click or not: Shot: Paris-Roubaix 2019Throw out all the superlatives you want, there’s just not enough words to portray Paris-Roubaix to a level anywhere near its reverential status among its suitors. See, even when trying not to, it makes you. It’s best left to the camera and a denizen who knows where to point it to relate one of the… …
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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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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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Worn: fi’zi:k Tempo Powerstrap R5
Click or not: Worn: fi’zi:k Tempo Powerstrap R5Everything old is new again. What goes around, comes around. Retro is metro. All well-known proverbial catchphrases, except that last one which I just made up, I think. I hope. Because it suits the vibe of the new fi’zi:k Tempo Powerstrap R5 road cycling shoes perfectly. The Italian company’s latest offering takes some features from… …
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Yorkshire Grit
Click or not: Yorkshire Grit Sam Needham is best known for his mountain biking photography and video, but here takes to the rolling hills of Yorkshire with three riders traversing the narrow lanes and open plains armed with drop bars and a wanderlust that will have you seeking out your own countryside adventure. …
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New Paths
Click or not: New PathsThe artist is drawn to the cycle, whether it be the cycle of creation, of restoration, of expression. Some are drawn to the cycle of the cycle, the bicycle, as it represents art in its very form, and pure artistry when in physical motion application. Peter Šiška uses his hands for restorative art, and his… …
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When Team Cars Had Class
Click or not: When Team Cars Had ClassIn a time where style, class and character were in abundance, Bill Woodul captured these images of the Pro team cars, wagons and vans in the mid to late seventies. Opel, Peugeot, Citroen, Mercedes, Fiat and BMW and the iconic Merckx Volvo. Pure class without a mega-bus in sight. Hand-painted sponsorship decals by craftsmen with… …
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Hunters: Gustavo’s Garage
Click or not: Hunters: Gustavo’s Garage Deux North’s Hunters series kicks off with a tour around the LA digs of Gustavo Sanchez, a purveyor of style on two wheels of both the rumbling and quiet kinds. …