Author: Harold Dalton

Time to get fat! Here’s what Pat McQuaid, former UCI President, Irish national champion, and two-time winner of the Tour of Ireland, had to say: “The Covid-19 pandemic has played havoc with our lives this past 9 months and nowhere has this been so evident than the world of sport. My sport, cycling, was likewise affected and for a time it looked like the full season would be lost. “However the stakeholders led by UCI collaborating with organisers, teams, cyclists and fans created a protocol to deal with Covid-19 which would allow the major races take place in a shortened…

2020 has done Dirty Kanza like it’s done the rest of us. After early calls to change its name due to insensitivity to the original people of Kansas, it then found itself in a shitstorm due to comments from its founder. It was rescheduled. Then it was canceled. And in the midst of this, calls to rename the event resurfaced. Well, now it’s bouncing back for 2021. There’s a new date, and, rightly, a new name too: Garmin Unbound Gravel. Expect the Garmin part to be fluid, depending on who’s sponsoring the race at a given moment. Good news all…

The Movistar Team announced Monday that Leah Thomas (Cupertino, CA; 1989) has signed a contract for the 2021 season with the squad managed by Sebastián Unzué, which makes her the fourteenth, final name of the Telefónica-backed outfit for the next season. A cyclist only for the last seven years, having previously competed as a gymnast and at long-distance running, the American has steadily developed a big talent on the bike towards world-class performances in the most diverse terrains. A great time trialist -she was 7th at the World Championships and Pan-American champ in 2019, also claiming the victory at the Chrono des…

(Scroll down for key stages) Looping the Loop The 108th Tour de France will feature a groundbreaking route with a double serving of double trouble. Contenders for the overall victory will have to be on high alert from the get-go, lest they choke on the two climbs up the Mûr-de-Bretagne, which will be tackled from a different side in the stage 2 finale. Ten days later, they will have to make another show of strength on the slopes of the Mont Ventoux. The Giant of Provence, which is making its first double appearance in a stage, will be tackled from two different…

Endura Jacket- Pro SL Waterproof Softshell – $229 Winter road riding demands protection from the elements without compromising performance. The Pro SL Softshell delivers through a fully waterproof construction with enough stretch to achieve a fantastic flap free fit on the bike. Roval Alpinist CL wheels – $1600 The brand-new Alpinist CL now brings mountain-taming performance slightly closer to Earth with a carefully selected build designed to let riders take full advantage of the low rim and spoke mass. Built with a complex and precise carbon fiber layup schedule that makes for the lowest possible mass, optimized strength and high durability, all…

We went all out for a Giro special, with an expert in Italian cycling guesting, but technical issues and timezone wrangling worked against us. So you’ll have to enjoy this Wrap in a format other than audio of a drunk man slurring in his basement. Whats a Scousers favorite bike race? It’s barely a month since the Tour de France ended. In a normal year, the peloton would collectively be eating frites and riding rigged criteriums, but 2020 isn’t a normal year. We’re trying to fit an entire season into the space of three months, and that means we’ve seen…

Our favorite races, and the only pro races we attended this year due to COVID-19, are almost certain to be canceled with the looming resurgence of the little boy who likes to live in your lungs. This is the first major race cancelation of 2021, as far as we know. Omloop, you’re back to being our official season-opener. Err, for now. Here’s what they’re coyly saying about the situation. Official cancelation incoming. Statement attributed to Executive Director Events South Australia, Hitaf Rasheed The Santos Tour Down Under is an important event for South Australia, and it’s for that reason that…

The protagonist of EF Pro Cycling’s alternative racing calendar, Lachlan Morton, has taken us along with him on an enthralling journey over gravel passes, up muddy peaks, through long dark sleepless nights, and had us raise our arms in celebration after his stage win. His talent to keep pushing when most stop, to take on whatever terrain is thrown at him blows our minds as well as world records. Now he’s renewed his contract with the team, which has them “buzzing to see where his limits can take him — and all of us — next.” Interview follows. What were…