Author: Harold Dalton

Gonna be honest: we forgot about BKOOL. Between Zwift, Rouvy, and whatever Wahoo is calling their RGT subscription right now, the indoor virtual cycling market is pretty saturated. BKOOL does still exist though, and it’s “the official Giro d’Italia Virtual cycling simulator.” Remember that fact if you ever attend a cycling-themed pub quiz. BKOOL’s positioning is realism, with a wide variety of real-world routes available in video and 3D, plus virtual velodromes (this is very cool), and video spinning classes (this isn’t cool at all). Now it has a family plan, so it’s cheaper for you and your significant other/child/dog…

Consider this: The 2024 Tour de France Will Finish with a 35KM Time-Trial into Nice. The race will be decided on the final day. Unless it’s decided by about stage 15, like usual. Either way, it’s something different, which is very important to people as old and jaded as us. Florence to Nice. Never thought we’d see the day. That would be one hell of a single-day race too.

Race Report Tadej Pogacar claimed the final stage of Paris-Nice in splendid fashion taking an emphatic solo stage win and finishing in first place in the overall General Classification. Today’s stage saw the riders cover 118.4km, starting and finishing in Nice, with five classified climbs on the menu. It was on the slopes of the Col d’Eze, 19km from the finish, where the Slovenian rider broke away from an elite group of rivals, crossing the finish line alone to celebrate his third stage victory in this his first participation of the ‘race to the sun’. Pogacar said, “It was always…

Report Primoz Roglic has won Tirreno-Adriatico for the second time in his career. The 33-year-old Slovenian saw his leading position unchallenged in the flat seventh stage. With three stage wins and victory in the overall, mountain and points classification, Roglic enjoyed a successful return to the peloton. The peloton set off for a 154-kilometre final stage to and from San Benedetto del Trento. An eight-rider breakaway took a maximum four-minute lead, but was not able to hold off a steaming peloton in the closing kilometres. Jasper Philipsen again proved to be the fastest sprinter, while Roglic secured the overall victory.…

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Race Report Tadej Pogačar was once again victorious on the second summit arrival at Paris-Nice. After a day of forced rest caused by the strong wind, UAE Team Emirates’ captain conquered stage 7 of the French race, 142,9 km from Nice to the Col de la Couillole, preceding his direct rivals for the general classification David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), 2nd at 2”, and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), 3rd at 6”. On the final climb, the peloton bridged the gap from the main breakaway of the day (18 riders) and then the battle between the main favourites of the race began: Vingegaard attacked…

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Race Report Olav Kooij has won the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. The 21-year-old sprinter got off the wheel of Mads Pedersen after more than two hundred kilometres, following a strong lead-out from Edoardo Affini, and pushed his bike across the line first. It is Kooij’s second victory at WorldTour level, having won a stage at the Tour of Poland last season. The longest stage of this edition of the “Race to the Sun” had to be climbed right from the start. Some second- and third-category climbs were perfect for a possible breakaway, but it did not materialise. Towards the end,…