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With #CXisCOMING the hashtag for many of us and the fall season arriving, its time to start thinking about transitioning out of peak summer cycling form. Should we think about just riding easy during this period, or including a bit of intense work?No ‘cross last year for Dr. StephenCranking up Summer FitnessThanks to my broken/dislocated foot from 2019 and COVID-19 in 2020, that was two years without any racing or competition for me. Luckily for me, I love riding my bike and competition is only one facet of why I love the sport.Even without a competitive goal or club training rides and races, Ive spent this summer working on riding solo pushing my Fitness Signature as high as I could…

In the U.S. racing scene, springtime brings stage races and summertime brings criteriums. For 2022, a new U.S. criterium series emerged, the American Criterium Cup, ACC for short, with livestreamed racing from across the country. The ten rounds of the series are existing premier events thatve earned a place on everyones calendars and now knitted into a premier series supported in part by USA Cycling, the sport governing body. Bommarito Audi Gateway Cup, the final round of the ACC series, is a must do series of criteriums held over the Labor Day weekend in early September. As these races have been held since 1985, the locals know the score in cycling terms. They support bike riders invading their city. The…

The World champs are coming! The Tour of Luxembourg, Grand Prix de Wallonie men and women and the Giro della Toscana Memorial Alfredo Martini. Israel-Premier Tech threatens the UCI – TOP STORY. Rider news: Remco Evenepoel to fly Business Class to the Worlds, Tadej Pogaar to ride the Worlds TT, Lefevere on the Vuelta victory, Mohori on the Rogli crash, Unzu has confidence in Mas, investigation in to Jumbo CEO and Niki Terpstra stops. Team news: Movistar and BikeExchange-Jayco signings. Coffee, coffee, coffee.TOP STORY: Israel-Premier Tech Threatens Lawsuit Against UCIThe promotion/relegation battle in cycling is gradually reaching its climax. A number of WorldTeams are currently engaged in a fierce battle for points. Israel-Premier Tech is struggling with relegation stress. Sylvan…

Young Gun Rider Interview: The Volta a Portugal doesn’t get much recognition outside its home country, but ask anyone who has ridden the Portuguese tour and they will tell you how hard it is and how difficult it is to get a result. Scott McGill not only won two stages, he also brought home the final win in the points classification. Ed Hood caught up with Scott on his return to the US, before he won the Bucks County Classic last weekend.Volta a Portugal stage 6 winThe Volta a Portugal is a race which beyond the national borders doesnt cause much of a stir to cycling pundits and fans. But in Portugal, its huge.Yes, the Volta a Portugal is bigI…

Gear Break: Tifosi Custom Lab Alliant sunglasses, Body Glide anti-chafing balm, CHAPTER2 Koko Bharms special projects artist edition, Wahoo new KICKR + KICKR bike, Bianchi launches New E-Arcadex Capsule collection and Snk Cycling launches the Dry Creek Merino Pocket Tee.Tifosi Custom Lab – Alliant – $ 64.90Chuck Pea PEZ sez: PEZ readers will know that I’m a fan of Tifosi sunglasses. They may not be worn in the pro peloton, but they certainly wouldn’t look out of place in the pro peloton or on your local group ride. In terms of style and function they are pro level. What sets them apart from other sunglass manufacturers is price. Everything in the Tifosi catalog is less than $ 100. And that…

Vuelta a Espaa Review: After having a few days to ponder Remco Evenepoels highly clinical and impressive dismantling of his competition to take his first grand tour victory at La Vuelta a Espaa, Spencer Martin wanted to go back through the defining stages to break down where exactly he won the three-week race over the now three-time runner-up Enric Mas.– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –The first of many Grand Tour wins for Remco Evenepoel?At first glance, Evenepoel won due to his superiority across every discipline and defending champion Primoz Rolgi arriving slightly undercooked before crashing out on stage 16. However, under closer inspection, while Evenepoel was by…

As a professional cyclist you dont get a nice jersey for winning Milan-San Remo. Or Paris-Roubaix. Or the Tour of Flanders. Victory in the Clsica de San Sebastin entitles you to wear a big black beret that looks like a giant floppy pancake for a humiliating moment. But there is a very special jersey that, once you win it at a one day event, it is yours for a year wherever you racethe Spring Classics, the Tour, or the Meiji-Jingu Outer Garden University Criterium. This jersey, is of course, the glorious rainbow-striped confection first donned by Alfredo Binda in 1927 and which has most recently adorned Flashy Entertainer Julian Alaphilipe for the Elite Men and Italy’s Elisa Balsamo for the…

Worlds Race Report: Ellen van Dijk is the World time trial champion for the third time. On the first day of the road World championship in Wollongong, Australia, she convincingly defended the rainbow jersey. Van Dijk beat Australian Grace Brown and the Swiss Marlen Reusser. Annemiek van Vleuten had a bad day and finished seventh.Another Rainbow jersey for Ellen Van Dijk (Netherlands)Women’s TT map and profile4th place for Vittoria Guazzini of ItalyVan Dijk, who was the last to start as last champion, recorded the fastest time at the first intermediate point. The 35-year-old Trek-Segafredo rider then gradually expanded that lead. She only had to give up something in the last quarter, but the title was not in danger.Marlen Reusser took…