The Wright Brothers, the American aviation pioneers who invented, built, and flew the first successful motor-operated airplane, have opened a bicycle rental and repair shop in Dayton, Ohio in 1893.
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Selle Italia SLR Boost Tekno Superflow
Selle Italia presents SLR Boost Tekno Superflow: a full carbon saddle engineered by Dallara and developed in partnership with Fabian Cancellara.
Santini creates a UCI Worlds 100th anniversary collection
The UCI Road World Championships reaches its 100th anniversary in 2021 and Santini is celebrating the event with a special collection including a men’s and women’s jersey decorated with the names of male and female UCI Road World Champions, plus a Limited-Edition jersey with gold details.
Granfondo Stelvio Santini 2021 Results
In between all cycling lovers of the 9th edition of the Granfondo Stelvio Santini, the top-ranked men and women in each category were crowned Kings and Queens of the Mountain on the basis of their overall time trial results on the Long, Medium, and Short Routes.
A dragonfly hitchhikes on Steven Kruijswijk’s shoulder
During the final Time Trial stage of the Vuelta a España 2021, an interesting scene occurred: a dragonfly hitchhiked on the shoulder of team Jumbo-Visma’s Steven Kruijswijk.
Model X Green Comfort+ Superflow: The Environmentally Friendly Saddle is Now Even More Comfortable
After the success of the Model X Green Superflow saddle, Selle Italia launches the “Comfort+” version with improved padding designed to provide the greatest comfort when pedaling. The Selle Italia Model X Green Comfort+ Superflow is a saddle also dedicated to the e-bike world and to those looking, above all, for comfort, that comes from …
Dura-Ace History
Dura-Ace is the admiral ship of Shimano, the Japanese (now multinational) manufacturer of cycling components (and some other things like fishing tackle and rowing equipment). Here is a brief history of the Shimano Dura-Ace.
Santini and Vuelta a España 2021: eco-friendly jerseys for the leaders
The 2021 edition of the Vuelta a España plays out between August 14th and September 5th, spanning 21 classic stages spread across Spain. The race starts on August 14th from Burgos Cathedral and finishes on September 5th at Santiago de Compostela. The event gets underway with an 8-kilometer time trial and also ends with a …
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Claudio Chiappucci & Gianni Bugno, 90s
A beautiful and a bit funny photo of the Italian cyclists Claudio Chiappucci & Gianni Bugno, in the early 1990s. Cycling kits, especially the early helmets look very different back then.
Tour de France Winner Groupsets, Year by Year
Tour de France is the world’s most popular and prestigious bicycle race. Wining “the Tour” is a great victory for cyclists, as well as groupset producers. Here are the Tour de France Winner Groupsets, since 1937, year by year (also the average speeds of each year’s winner).
