Author: Henri Giroud

Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.

The XTERRA World Tour is in full swing with eight races in two weeks across Europe and the U.S. leading up to the XTERRA World Championship in Trentino, Italy on October 1, 2022. In the U.S., big names like Eric Lagerstrom and Heather Jackson are racing at XTERRA Portland on August 6 to solidify their qualifying spots to Italy, while in Europe, five elite races including a pair of high-octane XTERRA Short Track events and the European Championship has the sports top performers chasing €57,500 in prize money. The EU racing block starts Saturday, August 6, at the XTERRA Nouvelle-Aquitaine…

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You don’t want to read a press release about this shit though do you? Instead, as an abstract depiction of the folly that is investing in this website, we’re sharing this art we made of a spaceship crash landing in the Grand Canyon. Launching in July 2019, Cyclry has now outlasted Boris Johnson’s entire tenure as Prime Minister. With three more years guaranteed, there must be a good chance we’ll outlast whichever corrupt idiot replaces him too.

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T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom have announced that Spoke, a mobility platform for safety, connectivity and rich rider experiences, will use T IoT to help bicyclists and motorists share the road more safely. T IoT, a comprehensive solution for global IoT connectivity, platform management and support, will power Spoke’s new hardware and software system that delivers near real-time information to bicyclists and motorists on the road, to help them reach their destination safely. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 78 percent of bicycle accidents happen in urban areas where bicyclists ride near traffic. Spoke is on a journey to…

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“Buon Vivere” isn’t a wish: it’s a promise. A promise made by MV Agusta, the legendary motorcycle manufacturer that’s recently made its first foray into the e-bike sector, and that created an important partnership with the Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board: the agreement between the two players resulted in the launch of the “Routes of Buon Vivere,” a series of e-bike itineraries – complete with competition and prizes – that wind their way through the fertile hills of Barolo, Barbaresco and Dolcetto, for a truly life-affirming, joie de vivre experience. The project has an international reach too: presented at MV…

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Panagiotis Bitados (GRE) and Loanne Duvoisin (SUI) won the exciting new XTERRA Short Track France off-road triathlon titles with times of 39:35 and 46:10, respectively, on a beautiful day in Xonrupt on Saturday, July 2, 2022. It’s the first Short Track win for Bitados and the third for Duvoisin. An innovative new format was unveiled for the race that challenged competitors to a 200-meter swim, two-kilometer mountain bike, and one-kilometer trail run, three rounds through. The action was non-stop with dozens of lead changes and podium spots decided by seconds. The full event replay is available now on Cyclry In…

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The Olympic champion and World Number One will bid farewell to professional cycling at the end of 2023 season, after renewing with Movistar. On Wednesday, Movistar announced that Annemiek van Vleuten, its team leader since the start of the 2021 season, has re-signed with the Telefónica-backed project managed by Sebastián Unzué for an additional year, 2023, after which she will put an end to 16 years in the pro peloton. Van Vleuten’s extraordinary career, which includes almost 90 pro wins, has gone through some of its biggest highlights while racing for the Movistar Team. 2021 was Miek’s best season to…

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