Author: Harold Dalton

Did you know that, in 1981, the Grateful Dead played a 10-day tour in Colorado that culminated with an unforgettable concert at the CU Events Center in Boulder on December 9? Or are you, like us, not a boomer? Either way, PEARL iZUMi’s new Ten Spot collection celebrates that tour with a colorful tie-dyed theme across 10 PEARL iZUMi custom products including cycling jerseys, bibs, socks, and water bottles. It’s available exclusively on PEARL iZUMi’s website. To create the collection, PEARL iZUMi’s in-house designer, Lucas Marshall, used high-visibility colors and harmonized them with the band’s bright and colorful music. The…

Perhaps in response to Zwift’s controversial new Zwift Hub, Wahoo Fitness has launched a new hardware and software package to get you riding indoors at an affordable price. In addition, it has expanded its training software platform, Wahoo X, with new features and updates, including outdoor workouts, integrated Voice Chat, a new virtual Real Road, structured training plans and cross-training workouts. The Bundle Let’s not allow the term “Indoor Training as a Service” to gain any traction, because we can sense the tech startup boys salivating already. Nevertheless,,,,, The Wahoo X Indoor Cycling package is available exclusively in the US…

Guest post by Jassica Mendez Cyclists are always looking for new ways to improve their performance, and cross-training is one of the best ways. There are countless benefits to cross-training, from improving your overall fitness to preventing injuries. And the great thing is there are endless cross-training options to choose from, so you can find something that fits your individual needs and interests. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of cross-training for cyclists and offer advice on how to get started. What Is Cross-Training? When you’re a cyclist, your body is used to a certain type of workout. And…

The number one bike tech company in the whole world (ed: ?), Wahoo, has begun legal action against Zwift over alleged patent infringements in the latter’s newly-released Zwift Hub indoor smart trainer. It filed documents in the US District Court for the District of Delaware on October 3. Ohh, filing documents. Wahoo believes three patents related to its smart trainers have been infringed upon. “But Zwift just rebadged a JetBlack Volt trainer,” we hear you say. So did Wahoo: they’ve filed the same lawsuit against JetBlack. With the JetBlack Volt available for several years, it’s somewhat hard to see this…

Filippo Ganna’s UCI Hour Record has prompted concern in the UCI ranks by elevating cycling’s attention away from the inaugural Gravel World Championships. In an effort to divert enthusiasm from the archaic hour record ridden on old fashioned fixed wheel bikes hand built for $75,000, the UCI will require all future hour record attempts to take place on gravel, sources have confirmed.  The new regulations stipulate that the velodrome must be filled with loosely-packed gravel, and all bicycle geometry must be recognizable as a gravel bike. Panniers are required, and sock length will be measured to ensure they meet the…

Report He did it again. A year after his first victory on Paris-Tours, achieved after a superb ride, Arnaud Démare again conquered the French Classic this Sunday to complete his season in the most beautiful way. At the end of the Avenue de Grammont, and following a great team race, the former French champion outsprinted a small bunch to get his seventh win of the season. Doing so, he also took the Groupama-FDJ cycling team’s tally to nineteen victories, one week before the official end of the season on the Chrono des Nations. While part of the professional bunch ended…

1,500 cyclists from 26 countries, up to 12 hours of riding and twice as many participants on Istrian roads than the last year – that is the recap of this year’s edition of Istria300, a unique cycling event for passionate cyclists worldwide, held on Saturday, October 8th. Under the slogan “Ride your Limits!”, 1,500 cyclists from different parts of the world competed on courses of 300, 230, and 156 kilometres. They all started and finished in Poreč, but they could have decided what course they wanted to complete during the ride – another feature of this event that makes it…

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