Mongoose has revived the Hooligan, a classic BMX from the 90s reborn with 29″ wheels. The so-called Big BMX is made for “riding the streets like a boss“, for those who want the playfulness and style of a BMX but the fast-rolling efficiency of 29″ wheels for going the distance. It comes in three styles,
Giro Stage 3 Race Report: After a less than startling stage, Mark Cavendish took an impressive stage win ahead of Arnaud Démare and Fernando Gaviria. The ‘Manx Missile’ went early and none of the other fast-finishers could get past him. Mathieu van der Poel held the pink jersey going into the first rest day. Watch
Britain’s Fin Graham won his second gold medal at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Ostend with victory in Sunday’s men’s C3 road race. The 22-year-old, Scot, a double silver medallist on the track and road at the Tokyo Paralympics, had won Friday’s time trial. There was also gold on the final day of competition
Mark Cavendish made it two British wins in two days at the Giro d’Italia as he out-sprinted the peloton to win the third stage on Sunday in Hungary. The 36-year-old, riding the race for the first time since 2013, hit the front with 300m to go and held off Arnaud Demare and Fernando Gaviria to
Shimano has announced the sale of cycling apparel and accessories manufacturer, PEARL iZUMI, to United Sports Brands (USB), the parent company of Nathan, Cutters, Shock Doctor, and other outdoor brands. A brand also of Japanese heritage, PEARL iZUMI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shimano US in 2008 when it was purchased from Nautilus Inc at
A new custom 3D-printed carbon Kimoa e-bike reshapes direct-to-consumer e-bike buying in the US, backed by SimplyEV, Fernando Alonso’s lifestyle brand, and the e-technology & manufacturing specialists of Arevo. It’s a reimagining of some unique automated thermoplastic carbon manufacturing tech we first saw a couple of years back from Arevo, now more accessible with the
According to Cannondale, pro cycling teams go through more than half a million plastic water bottles per year, many of them only used once before getting cast to the side of the road during a race. While some become souvenirs, many head to the landfill for pretty much ever. These new 100% compostable water bottles
Giro Stage 2 Race Report: Simon Yates rode the time trial of his life to take the Giro stage 2 win, but it was Mathieu van der Poel, with the pink jersey on his back, who came so close to a two-in-a-row stage win by 3 seconds. Van der Poel holds the overall lead –
Britain’s Simon Yates took stage two in the Giro d’Italia after storming to a surprise victory in the time trial. The 29-year-old completed the 9.2km course in 11 minutes 50 seconds, three seconds ahead of Mathieu van der Poel. Team Jumbo-Visma rider Tom Dumoulin came third, finishing five seconds behind Yates, with 20-year-old Briton Ben
The Orbea Oiz cross-country bike is already lightweight, but the weight weenies at Brujula Bike couldn’t resist pushing the carbon XC bike further to a complete bike weight with pedals and a bottle cage under 9kg. Orbea & Brujula admit they put a lot of exotic ultralight carbon components into the final build, but feel
Rider Obituary: Rest in Peace, Dutchman Harm Ottenbros who died recently at 78 years-of-age. The man was best known for his world professional road race championship title in 1969; but sadly his win has been added to the list of ‘unworthy’ world champions along with the likes of Benoni Beheyt, Luc Leblanc and Laurent Brochard.
HJM Bike’s latest fat-tire e-bike is a testament to what well-designed bikes are capable of in a world that always seems so laser-focused on cars. HJM Bike is a startup that aims to design and create professional electric bikes that suit all types of riders at affordable price points. The HJM Transer Cargo e-bike features
Decathlon is a massive sporting goods retailer, equivalent (or larger) than Dick’s Sporting Goods here in the States. Packed with very affordable house brand equipment, it raised a few eyebrows when their Rockrider mountain bikes debuted on the UCI World Cup XC race scene. So we wondered, how are they putting top riders into the
Giro Stage 1 Race Report: The first stage of the 2022 Giro d’Italia came down to a battle between Mathieu van der Poel, Biniam Girmay and Caleb Ewan. Ewan crashed and Van der Poel bettered Girmay in the last metres. Van der Poel now has a pink jersey to add to his yellow from last
Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel marked his Giro d’Italia debut in style with victory after a chaotic finish to the race’s opening stage. As a classics specialist who excels in punchy climbs, Alpecin-Fenix’s Van der Poel came into the first stage as favourite and won by a bike length. Caleb Ewan crashed after hitting
Black Inc, the component brand of Factor Bike, has announced its new ZERO Carbon Disc wheel will be unveiled on Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia, an Indivividual Time Trail that will take place tomorrow on the streets of Budapest, Hungary. The Israel – Premier Tech team, featuring Giacomo Nizzolo and Alex Dowsett, will debut
Gear Break: Bern Major: A commuter helmet that won’t jack up your style, Colnago presents TT1, its new time trial bike, Black Inc unveils its fastest ever disc wheel at the Giro d’Italia, CHAPTER2: TOA Caitlin Fielder artist edition – Only 50 units, GCN: New & exclusive book and Santini: The Tour de France launches
Owain Doull will start the Giro d’Italia feeling his new team has been “like a breath of fresh air” that has “rekindled that love of cycling”. He is in Budapest where the 2022 Giro starts on Friday, 6 May and relishing the chance to take on his former team. “I’m loving it, I have to