Author: Harold Dalton
Cycling industry professional with over 14 years of experience in professional journalism, television, and industry writing.
Davide Rebellin died this morning after being hit by a truck while on his morning ride. Initial reports state that the driver of the heavy truck that hit him while exiting a motorway off ramp did not stop. Italian police are working to trace the truck’s driver. The 51-year-old had only just retired after a long career that included victories Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Amstel Gold, La Fleche Wallonne (three times), the Paris-Nice, and the San Sebastian Classic.
Ey up. It’s been a quiet November because we’ve been writing in secret for other places this month. Well, one of us hasn’t been, but we also don’t let her write for this site either after the incident. Anyway, we’re back to announce that we’re jumping on the jumping off the sinking ship bandwagon. We’re open source or something now. Why We Left Twitter Forgot we had it, mostly. Those 20 followers will be disappointed. Alright, we left because it’s a billionaire’s plaything, and he’s using it to fight that garbage culture war nonsense. But it was easier to delete…
But don’t do it. Come on, have some dignity. Don’t surrender to the capitalists, comrade.
Chasing Watts is the cycling app that connects cyclists with group rides, letting you find, create, or join local rides. Cool. Now it’s been updated with new features. But first: What’s Chasing Watts? Within Chasing Watts, riders can see all the rides in their geographical area, join rides, download the GPS routes, see the ride roaster, and chat with others that plan to attend. Ride leaders can quickly create, curate, and modify ride details from one location and share them across multiple outlets. The app is integrated with popular cycling computers and route-making tools to make ride creation, location, and…