Ever wanted to ride your bike through the scenic Scottish Highlands? Great! Now you can. Ever wanted to ride your bike in Glasgow? Gr– oh. Well, you can do that too, if you ever change your mind. Zwift has released its Scotland map. But the map’s existence has never been a secret, with Zwift openly sharing its plans to add the 2023 Worlds location. Its first public appearance was as the finale of the 2023 Tour de Zwift. The new map includes enchanted forests, winding climbs, and a shimmering loch. You absolutely know, absolutely, that there’s a monster in that…
Author: Harold Dalton
Harold Dalton
Cycling industry professional with two decades of experience in professional journalism, television, and industry writing.
That’s a lot of power meters! Boom boom. Giant Group has announced it has made a $20,000,000 investment in its bicycle computer partner Stages Cycling. That works out to 32.5% of the company’s common stock. Stages makes power meters, bicycle head units, and smart bikes. Giant has partnered with Stages in some of these endeavors, including distributing the latest Stages Dash computers as Giant products. Now their relationship is Facebook official. Wait, is that reference out of date? They’re doing… a TikTok duet? Hinge one-night-stand? Giant said some waffle about “the integration of indoor and outdoor cycling products,” and “comprehensive…
A cycling RPG designed by cycling industry veterans. Accurate, fun racing simulation combined with team dinners, press conferences, training camps, and levelling up your rider to take on the greatest challenges in the sport. Your rider will transform from talented Yorkshire youth to World Tour underdog facing down his greatest rival: his childhood best friend. Influenced by cycling novel Striking the Sun, Il Campionissismo will launch for free as a SNES ROM this year.
Beyond the sweat and gears lies a complex system of representation. Part one of this series explores how the media translates the chaos of professional cycling into a consumable, narrativized myth for a global audience.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you can’t failed to have noticed the insurmountable rise of lemon-based hydration and recovery drinks from Eastern European countries (LBHARDEEC). Almost every site is now on back order, with only influencers and pro cyclists able to get their hands on the most in-demand product in cycling. But don’t just pre-order recklessly. This is an increasingly saturated market, with competitors and clones popping up to cash in on the LBHARDEEC bubble. Here are our top four products in this market, ranked from least to most recommended. Number one will surely…
National children’s cancer charity Cyclists Fighting Cancer have appointed track legends Laura and Jason Kenny as their first charity patrons. Now in their 17th year, Cyclists Fighting Cancer have helped over 8,500 children in their rehabilitation from cancer by providing them with lightweight bikes, specially adapted trikes, cycling equipment and support. Laura and Jason Kenny are Great Britain’s most decorated ever Olympians, with 12 Olympic cycling gold medals between them. Laura and Jason say: “We’re really honoured to become patrons of Cyclists Fighting Cancer (CFC) and to support their crucial work with children and young people living with cancer throughout…
Done deal. The Astana Qazaqstan Team has announced the arrival of British National Champion Mark Cavendish. Their words, not ours. We’d have picked phrasing that made it sound less like he was our new born baby. Anyway, the sprinting legend will join the Kazakh team for the 2023 season, likely with a dream of finally securing the Tour de France’s stage victory record. Mark Cavendish (37) is one of the greatest road sprinters of all times, who shares a phenomenal 34-Tour-de-France-stage-win-record with the legendary Eddy Merckx. Mark is the winner of the sprinter’s jersey in all three Grand Tours and…
DerailedUK Archives:1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27a | 27b | 28 | 29 Issue Five was framed around an intelligent reference to Julius Deutsch, the Austrian socialist who proposed, and implemented, an international, collaborative sport designed to prepare the working classes for a militia-led revolution. And while we believe that this would be…