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From a boring obligation when the weather was bad to a high-resolution interactive fun experience, indoor cycling has grown with technology to an amazing extent. We can ride the famous climbs of the Tour de France virtually, race against friends, or get the benefits of focused training plans. One of the most advanced applications Wahoo SYSTM presents a varied palette for those spinning indoors and of these the On Location series offers a unique approach.Familiar to many PEZ readers, the excellent Col Collective videos on YouTube, detailing Europe’s great climbs, was the work of Mike Cotty, whom we interviewed here in 2016. He supplied some of the video clips used in The Sufferfest training videos, which have now become part…

Vuelta Stage Report: Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel had no problems in the final stage 21 of the Vuelta a Espaa to take his Vuelta crown in Madrid. The sprint for the stage win was a bit messy, but in the end Juan Sebastin Molano beat points leader Mads Pedersen and his UAE Team Emirates teammate Pascal Ackermann. The last kilometre of the 2022 Vuelta a EspaaJuan Sebastian Molano couldn’t believe he won the final stage of the VueltaRemco Evenepoel has made history by winning the 2022 Vuelta a Espaa. The 22-year-old Belgian of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl received the overall winner’s trophy in Madrid. The final stage was surprisingly won by Juan Sebastin Molano of UAE Team Emirates.The last stage of their…

The eleventh edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Qubec was won by Benot Cosnefroy. At the end of 201.6 kilometres of laps through Qubec, the Frenchman of AG2R Citron was the first to cross the finish line, after a successful attack in the final. Michael Matthews and Biniam Girmay joined him on the podium. Wout van Aert finished fourth.Qubec’22When Michael Matthews raised his hands for the second year in a row in 2019, he didn’t know that it would be Qubec’s last Grand Prix until 2022. The race was canceled for two years due to the covid pandemic. The race was on an unchanged city course over 12.6 kilometres with four short, vicious climbs.GP Qubec 2022 profileAfter some early…

Remco Evenepoel wraps up his first Grand Tour win in the Vuelta a Espaa, plus the shortened Tour of Britain, Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, Grand Prix Cycliste de Qubec & Montral and GP de Fourmies, all with video. Patrick Lefevere has his say on Remco Evenepoel’s Vuelta win – TOP STORY. Other news: New sponsor for Bardiani, contracts for Jarne Van de Paar and Bastien Tronchon. Tiago Machado retires. Monday EUROTRASH coffee time.TOP STORY: Lefevere After First Grand Tour Victory: “Hopefully the Start of Something Formidable”Patrick Lefevere has already won many Classics and other major races with his different team over the year, but now he also has an overall victory in a Grand Tour. Remco Evenepoel was crowned…

Vuelta Final Round Up: Remco Evenepoel did what many said he couldn’t – Win a Grand Tour. Maybe he had one or two tricky moments, but other days he dominated the race. Did the loss of Primoz Rogli make a difference? We will never know. The future of cycle racing is here, not just Evenepoel, but also Ayuso, Rodrigues, Arensman…* You can see the ‘PEZ Vuelta’22 Preview’ HERE ‘Vuelta Rest Day #1’ HERE, Vuelta Rest Day #2 HERE and Vuelta Rest Day #3 HERE. *STAGE 16:Is it just me getting [even] older and [more] cynical or did Remco look agitato when he was giving his post-race interview? But would he really risk feigning a puncture under the eyes of all…

After a summer of drought and heat, racers and fans soaked in a finale to the professional American criterium circuit at the Bucks County Classic. Katia Martinez (CWA Racing presented by Trek) of Mexico soloed to victory in the Doylestown Health Pro Womens race, while Scott McGill (Wildlife Generation) powered through the wheels on the uphill finish to win the Thompson Pro Mens Race.First a moment of silence then the Women line up for the 2022 Bucks County ClassicPaige Kostanwecki(ButcherBoxCycling p/bLOOK) gets a train goingThe women gingerly take turn #6This is our favorite race on the calendar and we came to win it, said Dennis Ramirez, team director for CWA Racing, which fielded a full squad and chose to focus…

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…