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Pro bike: Peter Sagan’s Specialized S-Works Venge
Aside from day one of this year’s Tour de France, Peter Sagan hasn’t worn his standard team kit since 2011 — and even after the first stage, he immediately traded his Bora-Hansgrohe jersey for the green jersey of the current points leader, since stage winner Mike Teunissen (Jumbo-Visma) couldn’t wear that one and the maillot …
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Photo gallery: The fastest (and slowest) 2019 Tour de France time trial tech
Sunday’s team trial wasn’t very technical, and mostly flat, which meant that everything was geared toward all-out speed — quite literally, in fact. The average speed of the winning team was a whopping 57.2 kilometers per hour. Whereas 56T and 58T outer chainrings are often the norm, 60T ones weren’t entirely uncommon today, plus heaps …
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Tubeless tires gaining ground in road and TT stages at the Tour de France
Fans of tubeless road tires have been eagerly awaiting the adoption of the technology at the upper echelon of the sport, and only recently have there been glimmers of hope. Those fires will burn a little brighter yet this year, as tubeless is clearly being used by more riders and teams at this year’s Tour …
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Photo gallery: Adam Yates’ Mitchelton-Scott Scott Addict RC
The Tour de France isn’t only a race fought between riders; on the equipment side, every bike supplier also uses the event as a showcase for its flagship machines, and they’re often resplendent in eye-catching custom paint that’s specifically designed to attract attention. Scott provided the Mitchelton-Scott team with gorgeous new Addict RC framesets just …
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The Darren by Baum: An adjustable bike for finding the ideal gravel geometry
In the following article we take a look at the unique frame that Darren Baum built as part of his research and development on gravel bike design. “The Darren” has an adjustable head angle, bottom bracket height, and chainstay length, which allowed Baum to methodically test the importance of each when the bike was fitted …
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