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BMC TMR01 review

September 23, 2013

BMC took the design principles developed for its time-trial bikes and applied them to a road chassis to yield the TMR01. In this review CTech editor Matt Wikstrom takes a look at the Ultegra Di2 build that features Mavic Cosmic Carbone SL wheels and retails for $8,799 (SRP).

Tour of Britain: looking for ways to shine

September 23, 2013

While most eyes were on Bradley Wiggins at the Tour of Britain last week, the majority of the field was comprised of small third-division teams competing with far different expectations than Wiggins’ Sky team. As former-pro and now Rapha Condor JLT press officer Tom Southam explains, there’s often two races going on at an event […]

iBike Newton+ Power Meter review

September 20, 2013

There are more power meters on the market now than ever before and the iBike Newton is one such device. In this piece, Stephen Lane, a PhD candidate in training adaptation at RMIT University, reviews the iBike Newton and considers how it stacks up against some of the bigger names in cycling power meters.

Cam Wurf’s Vuelta Wrap-up: why Horner deserved the win

September 20, 2013

As you all would have seen Cameron Wurf provided a daily diary for us during the Vuelta a Espana. Cam’s updates gave us a glimpse into the ups and downs of racing a Grand Tour. In Cam’s final piece he talks about why Chris Horner is a deserving winner and gives us some insight into […]

Vuelta Skelta Strava challenge: the wrap-up

September 18, 2013

To coincide with Eurosport’s coverage of the Vuelta a Espana on Foxtel, we teamed up with Strava and Eurosport to bring you the Vuelta Skelta Strava Challenge. The 15-day challenge is now over so what better time to share some amazing efforts, statistics and photos from the challenge.

The Vuelta a España through the lens of Kei Tsuji

September 17, 2013

The 68th edition of the Vuelta a España concluded on Sunday and spent the past three weeks traversing Spain in an anti-clockwise direction. The riders covered more than 3,300km and history was made with 41 year old Chris Horner emerging as the oldest winner of a Grand Tour ever.

What’s involved in organising a bike race

September 17, 2013

Have you ever been riding along a nice stretch of road with your mates and thought “this would be perfect for a race”? You wouldn’t be alone. But as Ross Hamilton writes, when it comes to turning an idea into an official race, there’s a lot more involved than you might think.

Horner wins the Vuelta … but what should we believe?

September 16, 2013

Yesterday Chris Horner rolled into Madrid to win the Vuelta a Espana, and in doing so became the oldest rider ever to win a Grand Tour. In fact, at nearly 42 years old, he’s more than five years older than the next oldest, Firmin Lambot, who won the Tour de France way back in 1922. […]

Cam Wurf’s Vuelta Diary - Next stop, Madrid!

September 15, 2013

Stage 20 of the Vuelta was considered to be the final real stage before tomorrow’s parade into Madrid. Everyone who arrives at the finish today, barring mishap, tomorrow should finish this year’s Vuelta a Espana. They certainly designed a hum-dinger of a stage and everyone in the bunch knew there would be no free kilometers […]

Cam Wurf’s Vuelta Diary - Now that’s racing!

September 14, 2013

Today’s stage was an absolute cracka! Katusha took the race by the scruff of the neck and by days end the stage winner came from their ranks. The first few kilometers went to the usual script. Ratto was first to open the throttle and in a blink of an eye 17 men had joined him. […]