Jeremy Powers’ new Rapha-Focus Mares race series view thumbnail gallery A dapper looking bike with new fork and BB30 bottom bracket Dressed in matte black (with hints of gloss), cream logos and pink accents, the Rapha-Focus Mares is the most dapper bike on the US cyclo-cross circuit. But it isn’t just here to look good,…
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Cannondale’s new disc brake-equipped SuperX prototype view thumbnail gallery We put hands on Cannondale’s prototypes before their owner Earlier in the week Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team manager Stu Thorne posted a sneak peek at his outfit’s latest test rig: a special disc-equipped version of Cannondale’s carbon fiber SuperX. Now that the team has rolled into Boulder, Colorado…
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Ben Berden’s Stoemper Ronny view thumbnail gallery Custom aluminum still has a place in the pro ranks Ben Berden is a traditionally schooled Belgian cyclo-crosser. Businesses from his home country, including brewers Ops Ale and Chaos Bike Shop, have joined forces with Oregon-based custom bike builders Stoemper and other US brands including the resurrected Clement…
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Preliminary start list as of October 28, 2011 Very preliminary start list of top riders Men 1 Ben Sonntag (Ger) 2 Alex Grant (USA) 3 Todd Wells (USA) 4 Federico Lico Ramirez (CRc) 5 Manuel Prado (CRc) 6 Luis Mejia (Col) 7 Maxwell…
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Cadel Evans in pink at the Giro view thumbnail gallery Procycling looks back at a team that dominated the sport of cycling This feature is from the latest issue of Procycling. To subscribe, click here. They were the biggest and most ambitious team that cycling has ever seen and won practically everything. Looking back from another…
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Provisional starters as of October 13, 2011 Tinelli Racing Team 1 Christopher Klem 2 Tom Bentley 3 Bevan Mason 4 Joel Lewis 5 Hadleigh Milligan 6 Terence Maguire 7 Jared Rowney Genesys Wealth Advisers 11 Kyle Marwood 12 Kane Walker 13 Joel Pearson 14 Campbell…
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Team Sky Tech Channel LATEST NEWS: HOW TO STOP CRAMP: TEAM SKY’S EXPERT GUIDE Pro bike: Jeremiah Bishop’s Cannondale Flash Carbon 29er There’s light, and then there’s LIGHT Interbike 2011: Big shoe and pedal round-up Massive image gallery, from Five Ten to Vittoria Interbike 2011: Car rack round-up Quieter and more convenient ways to tote…
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Amanda Carey (Kenda-Felt) riding a very strong race view thumbnail gallery Queen of 100-milers finishes off season with second consecutive series title Amanda Carey was the queen of the National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series in 2012. She won six of its endurance mountain bike races throughout the season including the Cohutta 100, Syllamo’s Revenge, Lumberjack…
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24 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Darrell Lee-Donckers Koffie Cycling 1 25 René Haselbacher (Aut) 26 Joong Kim Ki (Kor) Team Korea 27 Mike Blewitt (Aus) Subaru/MarathonMTB.com 28 Arnott Graeme (Aus) Subaru/MarathonMTB.com 29 Ashley Hayat (Aus) The Fitzroy Revolution 30 Matthias Schwarze (Ger) The Fitzroy…
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Official starters as of September 30, 2011 Liquigas-Cannondale 1 Ivan Basso (Ita) 2 Eros Capecchi (Ita) 3 Damiano Caruso (Ita) 4 Alan Marangoni (Ita) 5 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 6 Simone Ponzi (Ita) 7 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) 8 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) …
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Jonny Clarke’s Boardman SLR 9.8T elite at the Tour of Britain view thumbnail gallery The best of British for UnitedHealthcare The American UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team has racked up 21 wins this season, all on Boardman bikes. The UCI Professional Continental squad was racing in this year’s Tour of Britain where we caught up with…
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MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN)—Specialized has hired veteran cycling journalist Ben Delaney as brand communications manager.“From the local trails to the Tour de France, Specialized is actively involved in every aspect of cycling,” said Specialized chief marketing officer Steve Francisco. “With so many world-class engineers, racers and designers constantly pushing the envelope with innovative bikes and…
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Hope’s new master cylinder converter is smaller and tidier than comparable units from TRP or Tr!ckstuff. Latest gear from TRP, Hope, Tr!ckstuff, Look, Stevens, Dedacciai Lots of buzz has surrounded the UCI’s decision to allow disc brakes on ‘cross bikes and the performance potential is certainly there: superb mud clearance, more consistent braking in poor…
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Eurobike 2011: Disc brakes for cyclo-cross taking off Latest gear from TRP, Hope, Tr!ckstuff, Look, Stevens, Dedacciai Eurobike 2011: New road and mountain bike wheels Zipp, Bontrager, Fulcrum, DT Swiss, Easton, Stan’s NoTubes and e*13 Eurobike 2011: Power meter market exploding for 2012 PowerTap, SRM, Quarq, Garmin, Look, Rotor and Power2max Eurobike 2011: Giant’s new…
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