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The Road to Cape Epic – Episode 2: Getting an ass-kicking at the Pioneer
The ABSA Cape Epic is the pinnacle of mountain bike stage racing. It attracts the highest profile professional athletes and the most competitive of amateurs, who over eight days test their limits across the stunning Western Cape province of South Africa. Last year CyclingTips Founder Wade Wallace and ex-pro teammate Allan ‘Alby’ Iacuone didn’t finish the 2019 Cape Epic, but in 2020 they’re having another crack and will be documenting their journey.
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The best of CyclingTips in 2019: Our favourite and most successful stories
The holiday season is just around the corner and all of us here at CyclingTips are looking forward to a relaxing break. Before we sign off for the year though, we thought we’d take a look back at the year that was. Throughout 2019 we’ve published somewhere in the vicinity of 1,800 articles — that’s …
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Spotted: A new 2021 Giant TCR Advanced SL that looks a lot like the old one
Giant has yet to officially announce the next generation of the TCR Advanced SL, but current Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet of Team CCC has already been putting prototypes through their paces, and it appears that the company’s flagship road racer is finally going aero — at least somewhat. Assuming the images trickling out from …
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Vuelta a Espana 2020 takes in Netherlands, France and Portugal
MADRID (AFP) – The Vuelta a Espana unveiled an international route on Tuesday with Spanish cycling’s grand tour embarking from the Netherlands before side excursions into France and Portugal on the 2020 itinerary. The action begins with an agenda setting team time-trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht on August 14 and culminates 3,245km, 21 …
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Pogacar set for Tour debut as UAE announces 2020 Grand Tour plans
UAE Team Emirates has laid out the 2020 Grand Tour plans of its marquee riders. The team announced on Tuesday that Fabio Aru, Fernando Gaviria, and Tadej Pogacar will all race next year’s Tour de France. The race will mark the Tour debut of rising star Pogacar. The 21-year-old Slovenian rode to three stage victories …
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