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Preview: Can FDJ-Suez keep its dominance going at the Tour de Suisse?
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Preview: Can FDJ-Suez keep its dominance going at the Tour de Suisse?

Not if Marlen Reusser has anything to say about it.

by Abby Mickey

News & Racing women's cycling Tour de Suisse Women
Pogačar found lacking in Dauphiné time trial
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Pogačar found lacking in Dauphiné time trial

Remco Evenepoel gets a stage win and Jonas Vingegaard gets a moral victory as the top three favorites for the Tour de France square off.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Tadej Pogacar Critérium du Dauphiné Jonas Vingegaard Remco Evenepoel
TRP Vistar wireless groupset officially released
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TRP Vistar wireless groupset officially released

One of the big stories from last year’s Eurobike was the collaboration between TRP and Classified. TRP was combining a 1x12 wireless groupset with Classified’s two-speed internally geared rear hub. Now the Vistar groupset is ready for sale. With TRP (the premium division of Tektro) as a brake

by Dave Rome

Tech news TRP Classified Road Gravel
Molly Weaver is going for a mysterious 41-year-old ultra record
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Molly Weaver is going for a mysterious 41-year-old ultra record

The ex-pro roadie has turned to ultra racing and has bootstrapped a record attempt that's sat dormant for decades.

by Jonny Long

News & Racing ultra cycling
‘Chocolate helped me win’ – Emma Pooley on cycling’s dangerous obsession with weight
Culture

‘Chocolate helped me win’ – Emma Pooley on cycling’s dangerous obsession with weight

In this excerpt from her new book, the former ITT world champion reflects on her – and the peloton's – unhealthy relationship with food.

by Emma Pooley

Culture Emma Pooley Book reviews
Despite 'constant negativity and criticism', the first ProVelo Super League brought many wins
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Despite 'constant negativity and criticism', the first ProVelo Super League brought many wins

While there's plenty to improve in year two, PSL co-founder Matt Wilson believes there's much to be proud of so far.

by Matt de Neef

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Behind the Curtain: SRAM’s Coimbra chain factory
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Behind the Curtain: SRAM’s Coimbra chain factory

A look inside a vital SRAM production facility and how chains are made there - plus assembly of Zipp wheels and Time pedals.

by Suvi Loponen

Tech features Behind the Curtain Tech SRAM Factory Tour Zipp Time #post-format-gallery
Wild new Factor aero road bike spotted at Dauphiné
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Wild new Factor aero road bike spotted at Dauphiné

The unnamed bike borrows heavily from Factor's track and time trial offerings, and we may see it again at the Tour de France. Also, a revised Cervelo S5 is making the rounds.

by Joe Lindsey

Tech news Factor Cervelo Critérium du Dauphiné Israel-Premier Tech Visma-Lease a Bike
Ask a Wrench: Stuck DUB cranks, greasy hands, and hidden bearings
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Ask a Wrench: Stuck DUB cranks, greasy hands, and hidden bearings

Dave Rome and Zach Edwards tackle eccentric bottom brackets, the best hand cleaners, glove strategies, and the many ways to free a seized fixing bolt on a SRAM crankset.

by Escape Collective

Tech features Ask a Wrench Tech
Collective favourites - Cycling sunglasses
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Collective favourites - Cycling sunglasses

What do we use to shield our eyes?

by Suvi Loponen

Tech features Collective Favourites Tech oakley Smith Optics cycling sunglasses
A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

It looks production-ready, too.

by Dave Rome

Tech news Trek Justinas Leveika Tech Gravel Trans Balkan Race Editors Picks
A tale of two bike racks
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge A tale of two bike racks

Two Kickstarter racks, three years apart, ask the question: where does inspiration end and imitation begin?

by Iain Treloar

Tech features Culture crowdfunding Bikepacking Bike Rack

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❶ Skjelmose's illness woes continue with Suisse DNS
❷ Apple's 'Workout Buddy' adds to AI coaching trend
❸ Evenepoel takes control at the Dauphiné with stage 4 TT win
❹ The Classic Brugge-De Panne will become the Ronde van Brugge
❺ L'Oréal to replace AG2R as title sponsor?
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❶ Kuss: Vingegaard is 'in really good shape'
❷ Romeo attacks to win stage 3 of the Dauphiné
❸ We Are One Composites is now part of Industry Nine
❹ Astral offers a limited edition polished silver Radiant Disc wheelset
❺ Oquo introduces own Q10 hub and new wheels
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❶ Milan bosses stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné
❷ Lotto waiting for scans after De Lie crashes heavily
❸ Kielich wins a chaotic Antwerp Port Epic
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Dispatches from the Tour de Lunsar, ‘West Africa’s noisiest bike race’
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Dispatches from the Tour de Lunsar, ‘West Africa’s noisiest bike race’

The proudly independent Tour de Lunsar operates outside the UCI system on a shoestring budget. It has its struggles, but its successes know almost no bounds...

by Tom Owen

News & Racing #post-format-gallery Tour de Lunsar Editors Picks
A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

It looks production-ready, too.

by Dave Rome

Tech news Trek Justinas Leveika Tech Gravel Trans Balkan Race Editors Picks
Behind the lens: Shooting the Finestre
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Behind the lens: Shooting the Finestre

One of the greatest mountains in cycling had a dramatic impact on one of the sport's photographers.

by Harry Talbot

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Wheel Talk Newsletter: God save the queen
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Wheel Talk Newsletter: God save the queen

A very British edition with a Tour of Britain recap and an appreciation of Lizzie Deignan, a trailblazing pro who will say goodbye to the peloton this year.

by Georgie Howe

News & Racing Wheel Talk Newsletter 2023 Tour of Britain women's cycling
Lidl-Trek puts on a sprint clinic at the Dauphiné as Milan's Tour debut looms
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Lidl-Trek puts on a sprint clinic at the Dauphiné as Milan's Tour debut looms

Jonathan Milan and Lidl-Trek show their rivals how it's done on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Critérium du Dauphiné Jonathan Milan Lidl-Trek
Spin Cycle: All Liquigas, no brakes
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Spin Cycle: All Liquigas, no brakes

Demi Vollering got more than she bargained for.

by Jonny Long

News & Racing regowall Spin Cycle #post-format-standard
Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles

An emotional first win and a dominant run in the mud.

by Caley Fretz

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How, when, and why to use sodium bicarbonate for performance
Performance

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge How, when, and why to use sodium bicarbonate for performance

A guide to using this cheap and effective training aid, including benefits, protocols, and pitfalls.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin

Performance Performance Process sodium bicarbonate nutrition
The power of patience: How Derek Gee climbed into Giro contention
Performance

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The power of patience: How Derek Gee climbed into Giro contention

With unprecedented power data from a GC rider, we can take a look at Gee’s performances across the Italian Grand Tour.

by Alex Hunt

Performance Power analysis Giro d'Italia Derek Gee Israel-Premier Tech
Ronan Mc Laughlin is riding around Ireland
Culture

Ronan Mc Laughlin is riding around Ireland

My latest challenge is a personal one, with a bigger purpose.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin

Culture Performance Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
Beyond the Bonk 2.0: How fuelling is supercharging the women of Lidl-Trek
Performance

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Beyond the Bonk 2.0: How fuelling is supercharging the women of Lidl-Trek

How a new approach to nutrition has helped create the fastest Women's WorldTour peloton, ever.

by Georgie Howe

Performance nutrition Lidl-Trek

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Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles

An emotional first win and a dominant run in the mud.

by Caley Fretz

News & Racing #post-format-gallery Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup Mountain Bike
Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 MTB group: A complete hands-on guide and early review
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 MTB group: A complete hands-on guide and early review

Ari Bikes Signal Peak 3.0 review: DTC XC evolved
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Ari Bikes Signal Peak 3.0 review: DTC XC evolved

Review: WRP Zero Drag Kit, a silent upgrade for DT Swiss hubs
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Review: WRP Zero Drag Kit, a silent upgrade for DT Swiss hubs

Revel Bikes is back in the hands of its founder
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Revel Bikes is back in the hands of its founder

Maxxis Aspen vs. Vittoria Peyote review, battle of the nearly-slicks
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Maxxis Aspen vs. Vittoria Peyote review, battle of the nearly-slicks

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