Latest Pro Cycling News
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July 11, 2023
A Day in Life of a Cycling Team Chef
Chefs of Tour de France cycling teams have to feed 8 cyclists who eat as much as 24 regular people from a kitchen truck moving from one stage to the next. How do they do it? We talked to an experienced performance chef Hannah Grant who has been cooking for...
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July 10, 2023
Tour De France Fans Cause Multiple Crashes—Leading To Rider Injuries And Withdrawal From Race
Distracted fans caused multiple crashes along the Tour de France route over the weekend, leading to injuries, lost time by riders, and even the withdrawal of one rider from the entire race as fan interactions continue to be a point of frustration for bikers. Forbes
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July 10, 2023
How Pro Cyclists Recover from a Race Like the Tour de France
Even if you don’t have a stage race on the schedule, you can learn from the pros’ recovery tactics—plus, it’s fun to find out what exactly happens after a stage finish. So, we dug into how top cyclists get through those long weeks of racing. Bicycling
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July 10, 2023
Rad Power Bikes is pulling out of Europe to focus on US e-bike sales
Rad Power Bikes is pulling out of Europe, six years after first opening an office in the Netherlands in an effort to tap into the region’s bike-friendly market. Around 40 employees will be laid off by the end of the year, and the Seattle-based company will no longer sell its...
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July 3, 2023
ChatGPT on Wheels: Here’s How the ‘World’s Smartest Bike’ Works
ChatGPT — the increasingly ubiquitous artificial intelligence software — now powers a bicycle. Urtopia, the brand behind this innovation, touts its ChatGPT-integrated e-bike as “the bicycle with a mind.” What it boils down to is an advanced Siri-like utility that can help you navigate in unfamiliar urban environments without having to stop and fiddle...
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July 2, 2023
Tacks in the road spark mass punctures in finale of Tour de France stage 2
Tacks thrown in the road near the foot of the Jaizkibel climb sparked a number of sudden punctures on stage 2 of the Tour de France, with between 15 and 20 riders forced to stop to change wheels or ride to the finish with a slow puncture or a tack...
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June 30, 2023
Padding to be installed on Tour descent amid growing safety concerns
Tour de France organisers will install padding on the trickiest section of the descent from the Col de la Loze on the 17th stage as part of a global effort to improve riders' safety following the death of Gino Mader. The decision to use padding was made before Swiss rider...
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June 29, 2023
Pinarello has been sold
Global investment firm L Catterton – whose owners include luxury behemoth LVMH – announced the sale of iconic Italian bicycle brand Pinarello to a “private family office.” The assumption is that the total was greater than the €90 million LVMH reportedly paid for Pinarello in 2016. Fausto Pinarello – the son...
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June 29, 2023
Strava reveals rider pro training data ahead of Tour de France 2023
Strava, the official ride partner for this year’s Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, has released exclusive data that highlights what it takes to train for Le Tour. To uncover the data, Strava aggregated and anonymised the stats of 37 competitive cyclists training for the Tour de France,...
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June 25, 2023
Fueling the Tour de France: Inside a grand tour rider’s gut-buster diet
What does it take to fuel three weeks of racing the Tour de France? Mountains of rice, fistfuls of energy gels, and plates pitifully short of vegetables, that’s what it takes. The 21 stages of this year’s Tour de France could see riders like Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard pedal through...
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June 23, 2023
Tour de France to reach new audiences with TikTok
TikTok, the popular platform for short-form mobile videos, is joining the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as an Official Provider. The partnership will aim to boost the exposure of cycling and its top riders to a broader audience. Endurance.biz
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June 23, 2023
Are Pro Cycling Races Too Dangerous?
Crashes are a real and unfortunate part of bike racing. And while bike racing is an inherently dangerous sport and one that has, since its inception, featured crashes, injuries, and sometimes death, relatively little has been done to further protect riders from these incidents. Though helmet technology has come a...
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June 20, 2023
4 dead after New York e-bike shop catches fire
Four more lives were lost to lithium-ion battery explosions in New York City today. AP News and the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) report that in the early hours of June 20, a fire broke out inside a Manhattan e-bike shop and quickly spread to apartments above it. Investigators...
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June 16, 2023
Cyclist Gino Mäder, 26, dies after a high-speed crash in the Swiss Alps
Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after suffering a terrible crash during a mountain descent in stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse. Both Mäder and another racer, Magnus Sheffield of the U.S., were taken to the hospital after they were hurled into a ravine in the Swiss...
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June 16, 2023
Porsche eBikes Go Higher End with Builds Topping $15k
After already releasing two eBikes, Porche announced two new models at a price point only Porsche owners could likely afford. The eBike Cross Performance and eBike Cross Performance EXC were developed in a collaboration with e-bike specialist Rotwild. Bike rumor
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June 15, 2023
24 riders kicked out of U23 Giro d’Italia for holding onto cars and motorbikes on Stelvio
Twenty-four riders have been kicked out of the Giro Next Gen — also known as the Baby or U23 Giro — after they were caught holding onto team vehicles. Video footage of the incident was published by Italian website Tuttobiciweb on Wednesday evening, showing riders using cars and race motorbikes to...
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June 13, 2023
Specialized Drops $3,800 Turbo Levo SL 24″ Kid’s E-Bike
The new Specialized Turbo Levo SL Kids gives a whole new avenue for fun on the trails (or the ability to keep up with adults). It’s 36.6 lbs of a legit e-bike equipped with the same internals as the adult Levo SL. Bike Rumor
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June 13, 2023
Olympic Esports Series 2023: riders and virtual cycling race formats confirmed for June finals
Virtual cycling is one of nine esports to be showcased at the Olympic Esports Week and the live finals in Singapore this June. Organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Esports Series 2023 is meant to showcase the best of virtual sports, both the athleticism and the technologies...
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June 13, 2023
Specialized Drops $3,800 Turbo Levo SL 24″ Kid’s E-Bike
An e-bike built specifically for kids — with the power of adult models. The new Specialized Turbo Levo SL Kids gives a whole new avenue for fun on the trails (or the ability to keep up with adults). It’s 36.6 lbs of a legit e-bike equipped with the same internals...
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June 12, 2023
‘Demands that don’t match their level’ – Tour des Pyrénées director blames riders over cancellation
The director of the CIC-Tour Feminin International des Pyrénées has criticised the participating riders after the event was cancelled by the UCI ahead of Sunday’s final stage due to safety concerns. After Friday’s opening stage was blighted by a series of dangerous incidents, including oncoming traffic on the race route...
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June 11, 2023
The 16 Best Running Books to Inspire and Motivate You
Running books are looking different these days. In the past, running books have largely covered what you can do to become a faster and more efficient runner. And while these types of running books are essential, real athlete stories about overcoming injury and whistleblowing racism and abuse in the sport...
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June 9, 2023
Pinarello nears sale to billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, according to reports
Italian bike brand Pinarello could be sold to billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, according to reports. The South African was previously the CEO at Glencore, one of the world’s largest commodity trading and mining companies before retiring in 2021. Although he still retains a 10% share in the business. BikeBiz
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June 7, 2023
Lance Armstrong launches into reality TV with ‘Stars on Mars’ debut
Having been excommunicated from the world of professional cycling, Lance Armstrong - one of the most infamous dopers in sports history - has taken on a new career in reality television. The Texan is appearing in the show 'Stars on Mars' - Fox's latest foray into the vast landscape of...
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June 5, 2023
Bike Retailers Ride Inventory Glut As Demand Softens
As American consumers return to spending money on experiences post-pandemic, they’re not spending nearly as much at bike shops as they did during the COVID-19 outbreak. Thus bike retailers that struggled to keep inventory in stock during the peak demand of the lockdowns and restrictions of 2020-2022 now have too much...
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June 1, 2023
Quality closes its Colorado mechanic school
Quality Bicycle Products has closed its bicycle mechanics school, U of Q, which was previously known as Barnett Bicycle Institute. The Minneapolis-based distributor said its projections pointed toward a decline in enrollment. The closure caused QBP to lay off three employees while registered students were refunded. The school was located...