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Photo gallery: Team bikes of the 2019 Tour de France, part one

The Tour de France is obviously a competition between the racers themselves, but for road bike gearheads, it’s also the premier showcase for the best the road world has to offer. The most advanced carbon fiber framesets, the fastest aero wheels, and every special touch and custom trick that the world’s finest mechanics have up …

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2019 Tour de France, Features, Tech - July 15, 2019

Disc brakes and impact drivers: Dissecting a modern Tour de France wheel change

A second-by-second look at a world-class wheel change in the age of discs, thru-axles, and battery-powered impact drivers

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Photo gallery: The best shoes of the 2019 Tour de France

Ah, shoes. In a sport that so often controls exactly how and what pros ride in, shoes (and sometimes eyewear…) are often the last frontier for individuality. Sure, some teams enforce the use of a specific brand, but the majority let their riders walk their own path in finding a shoe that fits their feet …

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Strava and Relive are partners no more

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Life has become much more complicated for Relive, the popular third-party app that lets you replay your rides in glorious 3-D detail using the power of Google Earth, as well as for the thousands of athletes that currently enjoy the service. Strava recently announced that it had terminated its collaboration with Relive, citing “recent updates” …

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Canyon unveils its lightest disc road model, the Ultimate CF Evo Disc

German-based Canyon Bicycles has unveiled its lightest disc-brake road model to date, the Ultimate CF Evo Disc. It’s a bike made for the mountains — feather-light for climbing, and equipped with disc brakes for fast or harrowing descents. The Ultimate CF Evo Disc weighs 5.95kg (13.11 pounds) without pedals. The light weight was made possible …

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