Why did Primož Roglič get a 20-second penalty at the Vuelta a España, and was it justified? Dan discusses the Slovenian cyclist’s Vuelta controversy, wraps up the second week of the race, as well as dives into why Lotto–Dstny did not look like a particularly cohesive team…
From PinkBike.com
By Nick Bentley
We headed back out around the XC pits just ahead of race day to try and capture a little bit more of the XC Tech.
No one wants to feel nervous or anxious on their bike! That’s why we’ve put together these 5 essential cycling skills to help you feel safer and more confident on the road. Practice these and you’ll feel great on every ride!
From CyclingNews.com
Van Rysel has hit the ground running this year. The Decathlon-owned brand now sponsors the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team, providing them with Van Rysel bikes and a range of the brand’s kit and equipment. The team has generated a positive buzz this year for creating a successful and more budget-friendly WorldTour level bike, and the brand’s clothing and helmets don’t break the bank either.
Alpe d’Huez is one of the most well-known climbs among cyclists, and we recently witnessed an astonishing finish at the Tour de Femmes. But how fast are these professionals, really? To find out, we’ll conduct a test where volunteers from the GCN Megabase will take on the Alpe d’Zwift challenge and aim for their best possible time. Will they measure up to the professionals?
From CyclingNews.com
The first road stage of the Vuelta offered up some striking tech snippets
The Vuelta a España often plays third fiddle in the Grand Tour hierarchy. When you take into account the Classics too, it may seem that there is very little new tech to be spotted here, but that doesn’t mean there is none. The route is often punishingly hilly, and when wandering the pits I found out that Ineos have a fleet of bikes that they send to a Formula 1 paint company in the UK for stripping and repainting to make them even lighter, just for use in the hilly stages.
The heat, too, is always an issue, though there were far fewer cooling hacks on show here than there were for the opening time trial where the mercury shot above 40 degrees. My stage one tech gallery is worth perusing too if you want a full immersion into tech nerdery.
SAFE is conducting a research project focusing on California drivers’ knowledge of driving laws, some of which have existed for a long time and some of which are newer laws.
The goal of this project is to have data on what laws drivers retain from when they initially took their driving test and what laws they are aware of that have been recently established.
Once the survey is completed with sufficient responses, it will be used to propose legislation about how CA DMV should provide continuing education for new and existing driving laws.
Bikepacking can be bare minimalist or super comfortable. It’s a balance; luxury at camp sometimes implies more work on the bike! In this video, we share some strategies for both minimalistic bikepacking and tips for bikepacking in 5-star comfort to help you choose between packing light or “glamping” on two wheels.
From CyclingWeekly.com
The newly updated URS can travel well beyond groomed gravel trails, encroaching into what’s often considered mtb territory
BMC has refreshed its versatile URS line of adventure gravel bikes, with the goal of making them more capable off-road. Headline updates follow current industry trends, namely wider tyre clearances and slacker geometry, but it’s worth remembering that the URS, in all its guises, was already a very able bike over rough terrain.
This latest iteration builds on that purposeful foundation – a quality that BMC likes to call ‘Unrestricted’. It’s a machine built for bike packing, exploration, time spent in nature, and having fun hooning about off-road. It’s not an all-road bike or a gravel race bike – BMC has the Roadmachine X and the Kaius for those scenarios.
