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Features, Podcast, Podcasts - July 17, 2020

CyclingTips Podcast: Real Tour, virtual Tour, and ranking our mechanic skills

Bike racing approaches, and with it plenty of bike racing-related news. We run through news from the Tour de France, La Course, and the Virtual Tour de France, plus dig into Chris Froome’s decision to jump to Israel Start-Up Nation. Then, a spirited debate: How do our podcast hosts stack up as home mechanics? Click here for …

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The case for riding a $119 road frame and fork

Mark Slavonia is an avid rider, a cycling nut, a super fan. He’s the man behind the $5,000 prize for a QOM in California. As you might guess, he has lots of bikes, but the cheapest one might be his favorite. Here’s the story of a $119 frame and fork that has become a staple …

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Features, Mathieu van der Poel, News - July 16, 2020

Van der Poel’s Alpecin-Fenix team changes plans, won’t race next week

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Matheu van der Poel won’t be making his return to road racing at the Sibiu Cycling Tour as initially planned as his Alpecin-Fenix team has decided to withdraw from the Romanian stage race. The Belgian ProTeam announced the change in plans on Thursday, explaining in a statement that a variety of health and safety concerns …

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2021 BMC Teammachine SLR01: The fourth generation revealed and reviewed

In its 10-year existence, BMC’s Teammachine SLR01 has won the biggest of races: the Tour de France (Cadel Evans), the Road World Championships (Philippe Gilbert) and the Olympic Games road race (Greg Van Avermaet ). Since the beginning, the SLR01 was never the lightest, stiffest or most aerodynamic race bike; rather the Swiss company always …

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Features, Tech, Tech news, Trek Bikes - July 16, 2020

The 2021 Trek Madone goes under the knife and gets a threaded bottom bracket

It’s been a busy 30 days for Trek Bikes. First, the American company overhauled and aero-ised its Emonda lightweight race bike. Last week the company released an all-new aluminium version of its Domane for those on a budget. And now, the company’s flagship aero road bike, the Madone SLR, gets a couple of noteworthy updates. …

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CyclingTips Podcast: Real Tour, virtual Tour, and ranking our mechanic skills

The case for riding a $119 road frame and fork

Van der Poel’s Alpecin-Fenix team changes plans, won’t race next week

2021 BMC Teammachine SLR01: The fourth generation revealed and reviewed

The 2021 Trek Madone goes under the knife and gets a threaded bottom bracket

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