Alex is in Australia and has decided to take on a new gravel race, ‘Radl Grvl’. With over 2000m of elevation, this 100km course pushed Alex to his limits. Follow him as he attempts to race AND win the pro category, taking on the monstrous gravel climbs at insane speeds!
From KTVU.com
SAN FRANCISCO – A Bay Area lawmaker is proposing a new bill aimed at ensuring that bridges throughout the state remain toll-free for pedestrians and cyclists.
Assemblyman Phil Ting has introduced AB 2669 to guarantee that walking and biking across publicly owned California bridges, including the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, remains free of charge.
“We want to ensure that we have this right in perpetuity for cyclists and pedestrians to ensure that they can walk and bike across the bridge freely without being worried about paying a toll,” said Ting.
Photo by Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash
From LAist.com
CicLAvia is kicking off its event schedule with a debut of their West Coast IPA affectionately named seek-la-VEE-ah. The party is presented in conjunction with the Night Market at Ivy Station, where there will be several food trucks, music, games, local vendors, and kid-friendly activities. This is a free event, no RSVP is required and all ages are welcome.
Are you getting too obsessed with your cycling data? Fed up of constantly looking at your bike computer? You can still have fun and improve your cycling without using fitness data, smart watches, power meters and heart rate monitors. Conor explains how you can keep track of your training without data!
The event is located at the Autry Museum: Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
It is recommended you arrive at least 30mins before your event starts to register and 15 minutes before your event starts if you are already pre-registered to pick up your bib.
20 Mile Nice & Easy Ride
35 Mile Leg Burn Ride
50 Mile Andrew Jelmert Half Century
62 Mile Bahati Foundation Metric Century
Rollers (skateboards, rollerbladers, wheelchair athletes, etc) are welcome to register for the 12 or 20 Mile Ride lengths.
Note: All types of bicycles are welcome, including class I & II e-bikes – ridden in pedal-assist mode only
From Independent.com
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City Council Unanimously Approves Plan to Apply for State Funding for $32 Million Bridge Across Highway 101
It may be a while until the project comes to fruition, but the Santa Barbara City Council gave unanimous approval on Tuesday to move forward with a grant application process that could help the city fund a $32.5 million bicycle and pedestrian bridge connecting the Lower Eastside neighborhood to the areas just across the freeway such as Dwight Murphy Park, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and the beach.
The project is part of the long-range Lower Eastside Connectivity plan that would include $8.2 million in street safety enhancements — which would be funded completely through the Solutions for Congested Corridors grant program — and the bridge itself, which would stretch from the Eastside near Canada and Pitos streets across Highway 101 to allow pedestrians to exit by Dwight Murphy Park. The project would still need to secure funding through state grants and go through multiple rounds of review.
Project Planner Chelsey Swanson presented the history behind the bridge project, and explained the funding method, which would allow the city to offer matching funds toward the project in order to make the application “more competitive.” The city could pay 20 percent, or $6.5 million, and potentially be approved during the next round of funding, or it could apply without any matching funds to “see how project scores,” Swanson said, and potentially “make the project more competitive for future grant opportunities.”
Does your bottom bracket need replacing? How can you make it last longer? Alex is here with some tips to keep your bottom bracket running smoothly (and quietly!), while also saving you money on maintenance costs!
By WILL TRACY
ot long ago, to be professional cyclists, most women had to simultaneously take on second careers.
Luckily, things have changed considerably in just a handful of years.
“It’s a bit a sign of the times,” says Italian national road race champion Elisa Longo Borghini on the latest episode of the Bobby & Jens podcast.
“Most of the time in the past, you had to have a second career, because you didn’t have minimum salary, maternity leave, and so on. So you had to create your own second chance if you couldn’t be the best in cycling.”
Thanks to those developments and guarantees for athletes in the top level of cycling, they can now focus solely on one job.
“Right now, with the minimum salary and everything being settled, you can 100 percent focus on cycling,” Longo Borghini says.
That’s had a direct impact on the quality of racing.
With the ever increasing quality of competition and professionalization of the sport, training now takes up most of the remaining time for female cyclists, as it does for men in the sport’s top levels.
“In between races we are always a bit busy,” Longo Borghini says.
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
From TomsGuide.com
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Here are five things to consider before buying your first road bike
Road bikes are pretty awesome — designed with lightweight frames, narrow tires, and aerodynamic features, they allow you to achieve higher speeds with less effort compared to other types of bikes. If you love indoor cycling on one of the best exercise bikes but you also like to adventure then it’s highly likely you’ll enjoy the freedom of riding a road bike.
From the nuances of bike sizing to the intricacies of maintenance, there are a few things I wish I had known before buying my first road bike. Thankfully, it’s been two years now since I switched over from a mountain bike to a road bike and although I’m still learning new things about road bikes and road cycling I’ve picked up some valuable tips along the way.
Here are five things I wish someone had briefed me on before buying my first road bike.
Getting a bike with the right frame size is paramount when buying a road bike, or any bike for that matter. While various components of a bike can be adjusted for a better fit you can still end up sitting uncomfortably on a bike if you begin with the wrong frame size. Road bikes aren’t overly cheap so you want to make sure you are investing in something that fits you right and that you can comfortably ride for many years to come.
What are gear ratios? Why is your gear shift not smooth? What is a bicycle cassette? These are all normal questions for a beginner cyclist, and getting your head around bicycle mechanics and gears can be confusing. Conor and Manon talk you through how to use and shift gears effectively.
