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Vuelta a España tech gallery – Superlight paint, dinosaur names, and aero computer shrouds

From CyclingNews.com

By Will Jones

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.

 

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Take SAFE’s CA Driving Laws Survey

Guide our Legislative Efforts with SAFE’s California Driving Laws Survey

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.

 

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The Bikepacking Dilemma: Light and Fast or Comfortable and Steady?

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.

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Refreshed BMC URS blurs the line between gravel and mountain bike genres

From CyclingWeekly.com

BY SIMON FELLOWS

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.

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The Big GCN Vuelta A España 2024 Preview Show!

Last year, the UCI World Championships took place between the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, and this year, we had the Olympics. For the second year in a row, it feels like the final men’s Grand Tour has come around quick! The race starts this Saturday, and unlike the Giro and Tour before it, there’s no clear favourite for the Vuelta. In this video, Dan will break down all 21 stages in detail and discuss the top contenders for the title this year!

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Complete Streets Are Safe Streets

From CalBike.org

CalBike is a co-sponsor of the Complete Streets Bill of 2024, SB 960, authored by Senator Scott Wiener. The bill requires Caltrans to set objective goals and “to prioritize the implementation of comfortable, convenient, and connected facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users on all projects in the [SHOPP funding] program, where applicable.”

Complete Streets are streets that are safe and comfortable for people biking, walking, and taking transit, as well as driving motor vehicles. Protected bikeways, a key element of many Complete Streets, have been shown to reduce fatalities and injuries for road users in all modes of transportation.

People who get around by biking, walking, or taking transit have the same right to safe passage on our streets as people driving cars. True Complete Streets provide that equitable use of our public space regardless of transit mode, economic status, or race.

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Trek reveals all-new Checkmate gravel race bike, updates the Checkpoint too

From CyclingNews.com

By Alex Hunt
New bike sheds one pound in weight over the previous Checkpoint SLR

Trek has announced the arrival of an all-new gravel race bike called the Checkmate SLR alongside an update to the existing Checkpoint SL.

The Checkmate SLR sports a lot of design cues from the brand’s aero road bike the Madone with the same Full System Foil approach as well as borrowing the Madone’s aero cockpit.

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Get More For Less | Free Hacks To Make You More Efficient On The Bike

A fancy bike and accessories may buy you some speed, but all that can only do so much if the rider is not efficient! Conor provides some great tips on how you can be an efficient cyclist without ever having to spend a single penny on bike upgrades!

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LA’s Plan For A ‘Car-Free’ 2028 Olympics Was Laughable At The Time And Sounds Even More Unlikely Now

From Jalopnik.com

Los Angeles had big plans for the 2028 Olympics, but with four years left, things aren’t looking good

By Collin Woodard
In the years leading up to the 2024 Olympics, Paris wasted no time making the city more people-friendly. It added more than 600 miles of bike lanes, planted 65,000 trees, created hundreds of pedestrian plazas, invested in light rail and returned streets to the people. The same year the International Olympic Committee chose Paris to host the 2024 games, it also chose Los Angeles to hostthe 2028 games. Even with four years remaining, as Dwell points out, it doesn’t look like LA is going to see similar sweeping changes.

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Tour de France Femmes 2024: Route, start list, how to watch and all you need to know

From Cyclist.co.uk

The 2024 Tour de France Femmes takes place 12th August to 18th August 2024 with four stages in the Netherlands and a finish on Alpe d’Huez

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The Tour de France Femmes, returns on the 12th August 2024. The third edition comes after a successful launch of the new race in 2022.

In 2024, the race will begin abroad in The Netherlands. The parcours will see the riders travel down France via Belgium to the Alps where the race will conclude atop the iconic Alpe d’Huez.

The race begins later than normal this year due to the scheduling of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, taking place from 12th August 2024 to 18th August 2024.

The reigning champion is Dutchwoman Demi Vollering of SD Worx-Protime. Vollering will start as the favourite following a barnstorming Vuelta Femenina performance in May. This is also likely to be her last Grand Tour in SD Worx colours after rumours have circulated surrounding her future at the team. Other favourites will include the recent Giro d’Italia Women winner Elisa Longo Borghiniof Lidl-Trek, last year’s polka dot jersey Kasia Niewiadoma of Canyon-SRAM and French hope Juliette Labous of DSM-Firmenich-PostNL.

At the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, four jerseys will be up for grabs. The yellow jersey will be the main prize for the GC, just like at the men’s Tour de France, and the green jersey and polka-dot jerseys are also the same as in the men’s Tour. However the white jersey for the best young rider is only open to riders under the age of 23 – unlike the men’s, which is under 25.

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