Today’s historic photo of the day is about one of the most iconic figures of cycling history – Jens Voigt. When he was riding for Saxo Bank team, he participated in the Tour de France 2010 edition as a domestique to his leaders, the Schleck brothers. After completing his domestique duties on the mountainous stage …
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Trek and Bontrager delivered a new bike, new shoes, new clothes to Jens Voigt for his farewell
The 2014 USA Pro Challenge will take place between August 18-24, and it will be Jens Voigt‘s farewell tour. His team’s sponsors Trek and Bontrager gave him a bike, a new helmet, and a new pair of shoes – all are chrome-colored! Every cycling fan has special memories of Jens Voigt, whether it’s his crazy …
Nibali joins the greats
Vincenzo Nibali, the Italian rider of the Astana team won the Tour de France 2014 edition and joined the greats, becoming the sixth cyclist to win all three grand tours. “The Shark” previously won the Vuelta a España in 2010 and the Giro d’Italia in 2013.
Quote of the day – From Cannondale’s Ted King
Cannondale’s Ted King published a new blog post on his personal website and wrote about his early exit from the Tour de France. Ted King’s ride at the Tour de France ended abruptly on Monday as he was forced to abandon after a Stage 10 crash. He also did crash earlier in the race, once …
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Vincenzo Nibali’s new Shark Bike and Tricolore jersey
Astana Team’s Italian star Vincenzo Nibali has won the Italian national road title recently. The Kazakh team prepared for him a new jersey. And the “Shark” has a new bike – a dangerous-looking Specialized Tarmac. Nibali’s new Specialized S-Works Tarmac is mainly black and white in color and has a shark figure with sharp teeth …
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Safety advice for the cycling fans, from Marcel Kittel (video)
Marcel Kittel, the sprinter of the team Giant-Shimano, in a video prepared in collaboration with the ASO (Amaury Sports Organisation – the Organizer of the Tour de France) gave the cycling fans some safety advice. Kittel says: “Thanks for coming to the Tour to support us. Please respect the riders, protect yourself and especially your …
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How Adam Hansen keeps his shoes tight with no laces?
Lotto Belisol’s Australian Adam Hansen produces his own carbon cycling shoes by himself. They are so lightweight (the claiming weight is 95 grams for one shoe!). They also look sleek and simple with neither laces nor buckles. But then, how he keeps his shoes tight? Hansen gave the answer via Twitter with a photo.
Peter Sagan’s custom jersey for Tour of California
Team Cannondale’s clothing sponsor Sugoi launched a custom Peter Sagan jersey for the upcoming Tour of California. Peter Sagan himself also helped the jersey’s design. The custom-built jersey has a Slovakian flag and colors on both sides (Peter Sagan is the current Slovakian road champion). Green is the dominant color and there are two red …
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Garmin-Sharp and Katusha unveiled their 2014 kits
The American team Garmin-Sharp and the Russian team Katusha have unveiled their new kits for the upcoming 2014 season.
Team Mulebar Girl riding on Cannondale bikes in 2014
Team Mulebar Girl is a UK-based women’s cycling team. They will ride on Cannondale Evo bikes in 2014.