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Another book review now live on Rideupgrades - this time it's 'I Like Alf: 14 Lessons from the Life of Alf Engers' by @cycling_pj . A biography of one of the sport's rebellious champions interwoven with some personal ruminations on what it all meant:
rideupgrades.co.uk/2020/05/1…
It might have taken the end of the world, but it's finally time to start working through all those classic sports books.
First up: Racing Through the Dark, from @millarmind
Full review on Rideupgrades:
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“The Racer shows cycling for what it really is. Complex, problematic, and tragic…It’s a deeply personal take on the sport, but also on the nature of our obsessions” @rideupgrades - Available now on #iTunes #Amazon & #Google @CoureurDeFilm @Lightbulb_Films rideupgrades.co.uk/2019/11/0…
Now live on Rideupgrades: a review of @CoureurDeFilm
'Directed by former pro cyclist @KennethMercken, The Racer is an intimate, human, and starkly beautiful take on the world of competitive cycling which remains honest about the realities of the sport.'
rideupgrades.co.uk/2019/11/0…
A Corinthian Endeavour is a history of the CTT National Hill Climb in the UK. But there's much more to it than that.
Read the review below:
rideupgrades.co.uk/2018/12/1…
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CONTINENTAL GP 5000 ROLLING RESISTANCE AND AERO DATA!
We took the brand new @continentaltire @ContiUK GP 5000 tyre to the wind tunnel and performed rolling resistance testing to see how it compared to the iconic GP 4000, see the results here 👇
aero-coach.co.uk/aero-testin…
Whether it’s power meters, running poles, or aero testing, lots of people get up in arms about equipment upgrades and how they feel that it detracts from the sport.
A trip to the wind tunnel provided some food for thought:
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As a cyclist I’m sadly used to media coverage that pins blame on riders and ignores the larger issues of car culture.
This @WSJ story is truly an exception...it’s a vigorous 360 examination of cyclist deaths and the car issues at the core. A must read: wsj.com/articles/the-most-da…
‘Cross is here, and there’s a full gallery of shots from last weekend at:
rideupgrades.co.uk/2018/09/1…
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Early season cyclocross races. Make the most of it.
Photos from @wmccl round 2:
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Too often health/fitness world overcomplicates things, digs trenches around their particular activity being absolute best.
Simple truth: CONSISTENT BRISK WALKING GETS YOU 95-99 PERCENT OF THE WAY THERE. How's that for a "hack"?
My latest @outsidemagazine outsideonline.com/2342346/wa…
'When you pay a monthly fee, you’re really paying a big fee for the first day of parking and then every day after that is free.'
It's great when small and 'easy' adjustments can make big changes to how we think of things:
The @gatesfoundation started charging employees $15/day to park at work. Their drive-alone rates plunged from 90% in 2008 to 34% in 2016. Charging for parking by the day, not by the month, is the key. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Awesome news - @Harrytanfield94 taking the next step:
*RIDER ANNOUNCEMENT*
Huge congratulations to @Harrytanfield94 on the announcement that for 2019 he will step up to WT, signing a 2yr contract with @katushacycling remaining within the @canyon_bikes family!
Read the full statement here 👇
bit.ly/HarryKATUSHA
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Looks like a case of 'eyes bigger than your stomach' for Beukeboom today, but they're all learning experiences.
Dion Beukeboom rides 52.757km for the @UCI_cycling @UCI_Track #hourrecord #UCIHourRecord at Aguascalientes in Mexico. With only 17 laps spent at or above record pace, the writing was on the wall from early on and by 10km it was all over @TourDeJoseLive @TourDeJose @Doctor_Hutch
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It's not looking great so far 😬
Dion Beukeboom is loosing time FAST as he enters the halfway point 😬 His goal of holding a 420 normalised power 💣 looks like it's slipping away #UCIHourRecord
Steve Douce at the World Cyclo-cross Championships, Roundhay Park, Leeds,1992. (pic kindly sent by @johngarwell )
Sad to see.
Exclusive: Disabled sport in crisis as numbers of participants drop by ten per cent since London 2012. @bencoles_ reports telegraph.co.uk/paralympic-s…
