Author: Henri Giroud
Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.
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…
“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…
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…
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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Report Kristen Faulkner took victory in the Individual Time Trial at the Tour de Suisse Women by a margin of 14 seconds, and stepped into the overall lead of the race too, on a remarkable day for Team BikeExchange-Jayco. Incredible rides from Faulkner, Georgia Williams and Georgia Baker saw the team take a clean sweep of the podium. Williams, wearing her New Zealand TT champions kit, had taken the hotseat with a blistering time of 32’00 flat, going an incredible 1’14” clear of the next rider in the provisional standings at that point. Faulkner improved on her team-mate’s time by…