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Rider vs bike: which makes the biggest difference?

What advantages do highly sophisticated racing machines give the cycling pros? To find out The Guardian newspaper in the UK put a journalist on a £6,000 Tour de France bicycle against elite national-level rider Iain Cook on a variety of less advanced machines, including a Dutch shopping bike and a London hire bike. Who will […]

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What Is Carbon Fiber? Inside Line With Cervélo

Frames, wheels, groupsets, handlebars and stems have all been made from carbon fiber for years. However, there’s much more thought and engineering than one might imagine. Phil takes us through the complex nature of carbon fiber and how he and his team at Cervélo optimise it for their frames.

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Les Alpes Project: 666 Kilometers and 17 Mountain Passes

On August 5th Mike Cotty will attempt a personal challenge to ride non-stop through the heart of the French Alps from Evian Les Bains to Nice, a distance of 666 kilometers with 17 mountain passes with over 16,000 metres of elevation and five cols over 2,000 meters.The ride is comparable to four back to back […]

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The truth about dishonesty

A couple days ago I wrote my opinion on Stuart O’Grady’s admission to doping, and upon reflection I would have said it much differently (it’s the last time I write about such a controversial topic during a 15 minute layover in HK airport!). In any case it was an interesting discussion and one reader left […]

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Experiments in Speed

Experiments in speed. Inspired by those great men of the salt flats, those men that in the 60s pushed the Land Speed Record from the 300s up towards the 600mph mark in jet-propelled cars built in their sheds. Donhou Bicycles decided to do what they do: build a bike, but this time, in the spirit […]

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GreenEDGE’s 150th Backstage Pass

After 150 episodes of the ORICA-GreenEDGE Backstage Pass, Dan Jones takes you through some of the best moments with interviews, reflections and of course all the action from the final day of the 2013 Tour de France. “A huge thanks goes out to all of our fans across the world for supporting the team and […]

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Jumping over the Tour de France

A MTB rider from the EnchoRage crew leaps over a handful of riders in the Tour de France. Check out the video below for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video. Making of du road gap au dessus du Tour de France 2013 from EnchoRage on Vimeo.

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2013 Tour de France: stage 21 highlights

Highlights from the final stage of the 2013 Tour de France.

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2013 Tour de France: stage 20 highlights

Highlights from stage 20 of the 2013 Tour de France.

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How Breakaways Work

Breakaway groups in pro cycling are as much a part of the sport as sprint finishes and fast descents, but how do the form, and when do they succeed? GCN does an excellent explanation in this short video.

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