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The final installment of our Tour of California coverage comes from photographer Darrell Parks, who took many of the images that so vividly captured the racing here on PEZ. I asked Darrell for a few of his favorite pics, and his memories from the week My affiliation with PEZ Cycling News began back in 2005 after submitting a few images from that year’s Tour de Georgia.My first race image submitted to Pez to kick start my foray into cycling photography! Gord Fraser on his way to taking Stage 6 of the 2005 Tour de GeorgiaFast forward to the year 2008 and I had been providing race images to Pez for a few years now. The images would end up in…

In early October 2011, PEZs own literary specialist Les Reissner joined some 3000 others riders for an epic day pedaling the ribbons of strade bianche across the hills of Toscana in the ride known simply as lEroica a true ride back in time. Heres how he spent 10 hours and 27 minutes from start to finish.I am not one of the original writers for PezCyclingNews, having joined on in (I think) 2007 but I suspect Literary Editor I have reviewed more cycling books in in the last fifteen years than anyone else! And as entertaining as those books have been, Pez has given me the opportunity to get out of the library as I rode in the Astana team car…

I’m sort of the new kid on the block, having become a contributor to PEZ in 2015. But I’d been a longtime reader and my connection to PEZ started the year before when my (and my RAAM teammate, Sam Bishop’s) #steelisreal Hollands was featured in Readers’ Rigs. And the PEZ crew is so close knit that it feels like I’ve been here forever.This is the second piece I penned for PEZ (the first being my ride of the Richmond 2015 Worlds course). And it was my first time back to a pro race since the 90s — when I went to the Tour de France on a Breaking Away tour with my wife, was at every edition of the Tour…

Now that first short stage races are done and dusted, very dusty in the case of Valencia stage 3, Spencer Martin runs his eye over the action in Spain and Bessges in France to give us the ‘Ten Takeaways’ for the season to come.– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –A storming ride from Benjamin Thomas in the Bessges TT to hold the overall leadThe first European stage races of the 2022 pro cycling season wrapped up this past weekend, with BORA-hansgrohes Aleksandr Vlasov taking the overall title at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ahead of Quick-Steps Remco Evenepoel and Ineos Carlos Rodriguez, while across the Pyrenees, Cofidis…

LOOK and ButcherBox Cycling are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership that will re-establish and re-invigorate a long-standing relationship between American racing and LOOK, one of the most innovative, storied cycling brands in the world. Known for their grit and tireless fighting spirit, ButcherBox Cycling is one of Americas most exciting race teams. Its riders strive to push the limits of performance while elevating the partners they engage with and the communities they race in. Last year, the team raised funds to help feed families in the greater Chicago area and volunteered at the Chicago Food Bank while racing the 10 day Intelligentsia Cup series. ButcherBox Cyclings mission is an important one: Work to repair the broken food chain in…

Rider Interview: An American winning a professional ‘6 Days’ is quite something, but a US team to win the ‘6 Days’ of Moscow is stunning. Ryan Oelkers and Marty Nothstein did just that in 2002. Ed Hood spoke to Ryan about his historic win and his track career.The 2021/22 six day program may be heavily truncated thanks to the pandemic but we thought you might like this piece of race to nowhere, nostalgia from two decades ago. . .Cleveland, Ohio, 1949 and when Charles Bergna and Cecil Yates hoisted their bouquets over their heads little did they know that it would be more than 50 years before another US pairing would do the same thing. It was Bergnas third win…

Gear Break: Primal: Our FIRST EVER reflective kit, Brooks C17 Whatever the road, now available! The team Jumbo-Visma winter collection, G4 SALES: Ladies, renew your wardrobe, Paolo Bettini BikeandTaste testimonial and Floyds of Leadville launches new SportsCreams.Primal: Our FIRST EVER Reflective Kit!More info at: www.primalwear.comBrooks C17 – Whatever the RoadWeatherproof, colorful, and comfortable from day one, the latest trio of Cambium saddles arrive ready to inspire cycling adventures both near and far, upon any road theyre ridden. To celebrate the adventures cycling presents, Brooks have introduced three limited-edition C17 colorways informed by the hues of landscapes explored in last years Whatever the Road project.From the seaside towns along Englands eastern coast come the cool colors of the C17 Yorkshire; the…

As a longtime lover of custom bikes, PEZ fan Greg from Pennsylvania couldn’t help but get another custom rig when it came time to get a new bike, a Kelly Bedford Custom in a very sharp looking green paint job with Sram Red 22 and Mavic Cosmic wheels.Name: Greg MartiLocation: Pennsburg, Pennsylvania USBike: Kelly Bedford CustomsGroups: SRAM Red 22Wheels: Mavic Carbone 40 ElitePedals: Shimano UltegraSaddle: Ritchey ContrailWeight: 16.5lbs (7.5kgs)When did you buy it?Ordered it in September 2015 and got it December 2016What made you choose this bike? Having ridden custom frames for years, I really respect and love the work of handmade builders. With age and injury, my other frames no longer fit so I decided to get a fit…