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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…

The electric revolution is well and truly underway, and one of the most popular forms of electric transport is, of course, the electric bike. Electric bikes, or e-bikes, offer a fast, environmentally-conscious, low-effort way to get around, whether that’s on an urban commute, a rugged mountain bike trail, a dirt track or even a race track. While an electric bicycle is usually the first thing that comes to mind when e-bikes are mentioned, the motorised road bike is not the only form an e-bike can take. There are e-MTBs, e-mopeds, e-motorcycles and even e-bicycles that look like motorcycles, which are a fun way to cruise with a bit of extra power and style. On this page, we’ll explore all the…

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…

Trying to buy a bicycle can be tricky. There are just so many options out there, so many stores to choose from, so many brands, components, styles and sizes — it can be difficult to know where to begin. While shopping for bikes in person can be a very rewarding experience, as you can chat to store assistants, see the bikes in real life, and even try them out before you buy, it can be time-consuming and tiring to traipse around multiple bike stores to find the perfect model for you. Well, we have some good news — shopping for a bike couldn’t be easier online. You’ll have access to hundreds of options at your fingertips, the opportunity to live…

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…

If you’ve ever been pedalling away on a busy city cycle path, rushing to work using all the power your legs could muster only to arrive tired and sweaty, the thought of getting an electric bike has probably crossed your mind. Electric bikes, or e-bikes, make pedalling easier using a battery-powered assist. It generally comes through pedalling — i.e. when you pedal, a small motor engages and takes over some of the work — or, in some cases, with a throttle. When e-bikes are equipped with a throttle, it engages the motor at the press of a button, but this is a separate class of e-bike which is generally not suitable for road use. Electric bikes can go pretty fast…

Worlds Race Report: Not Filippo Ganna, Remco Evenepoel or Stefan Kng, but Tobias Foss is the new time trial World champion. The Norwegian surprised everyone by beating all the top favourites; Stefan Kng, Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna in Wollongong.The new World time trial champion – Tobias FossIn the men’s race most eyes were on defending champion and top favourite Filippo Ganna, the Vuelta winner Remco Evenepoel and the Swiss riders, Stefan Kng and Stefan Bissegger on a course of 34.2 kilometres. But it was Norway’s Tobias Foss who turned the tables on everyone.Map and profileThe individual time trial for the elite men was kicked off by the Maltese rider Daniel Joseph Bonello. The second rider on the course was…

There’s no two ways about it: wearing a bike helmet is absolutely essential, no matter where you ride, how far you ride, or where you’re riding to. However, helmets are infamous for ruining any hair styling efforts, even leaving an unsightly red sweaty mark across your forehead, and no-one wants to arrive at work or social event rocking that look. It can, therefore, feel like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either you put your safety first and wear a helmet but arrive at your destination looking a bit of a state, or you forgo the helmet to protect your hair and put yourself at risk of serious head injury, or worse, if you come off your…