As Eliud Kipchoge and a group of some of the world’s fastest runners assemble at the starting line for the Berlin Marathon on September 25, professional cyclist Freddy Ovett will lace up a pair of Adizero Adios Pro 2 racing shoes a few starting waves behind them and give it a go. Ovett won’t be […]
They say love can be everlasting, but this little saga began with my wife impatiently imploring me to get more life insurance. After spending the first two years of the pandemic off the bike—for reasons I’ll explain soon—I had begun to ride a bit around Los Angeles, a city with limitless sunshine, spectacular canyon roads, […]
Ever wondered how much you’d earn if you won the Tour de France twice before you turned 23? Six million euros ($6.6 million) a year, that’s how much. At least, that’s what a report published this weekend by sports finance outlet Calcio e Finanza suggests Tadej Pogačar is earning in 2022. The Calcio e Finanza […]
I expected the heat from the incessant sun. But at sunrise, it was the cold that gave me grief, numbing my fingers as I fumbled with my tire’s Presta valve. I wanted to make sure everything was perfect for my ride across Death Valley, but I was challenged before I even started. The idea was […]
On April 16, 2016, Danielle Davis stepped off an overnight flight from San Diego to New York City with her mother, Lana. The morning before, Danielle’s older sister, Lauren, had been killed by a driver while riding her bike to her job at the Pratt Institute, an art and design school in Brooklyn. She had […]
This article was first published by CyclingTips. In the medieval walled town of Provins, Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) sits on a bale of hay. She’s got her head bowed, hands clasped together in front of her, taking a moment to catch her breath. As a throng of journalists crowd around her, Vos reflects on the moment. In […]
This article was first published by CyclingTips. Boring, or beautiful? Necessary, or foolish? Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, who is leading the Tour de France, peered over his shoulder at Tadej Pogacar lying on the ground, his front wheel washed out in a patch of gravel, bloody thigh peeking through his shorts. The two had been speeding down […]
This article was first published by CyclingTips. This Tour de France has been raced with the menacing threat of COVID-19 hanging over it. There were late substitutions right up until the Grand Départ in Copenhagen, and in the weeks since 13 riders have tested positive for the virus, including stage winners, team leaders, and vital domestiques. One of those […]
This article was first published by CyclingTips.com. Even when you’re driving Alpe d’Huez, it’s steep—a brutal opening ramp, 21 switchbacks, and the July sun beating down on your back. Now imagine doing that with a single-speed bike that weighs 40 pounds. That’s how Rwandan cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti spent his Thursday morning, crossing the line a […]
This article was first published by CyclingTips. The first rest day of the 2022 Tour de France is upon us. We did have a day off between stage four in Denmark, but that was more of a travel day than a chance to rest. After an opening week containing cobbles, punchy finishing climbs and La […]