In Episode 7, the Riding Fixed Up Mountains with Pros team met up with Toms Skujins only one week after his 2018 cycling season, which saw a King of the Mountains Jersey in Tour of California and the Tour De France, a national TT championship (Latvia), and multiple stages won around the world. They chat with Toms about his homeland Latvia, living in Colorado, bike racing, and of course his love of potatoes.
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Rapha and EF Pro Cycling
Rapha returns to the men’s WorldTour in 2019 with EF Pro Cycling.
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Last Night from Reno Cross
I didn’t expect to be here in Reno during Interbike but I did expect to be in Nevada. We’re embarking on a tour of Highway 50’s best-kept secrets: its mountain bike trails. Over the next several days, we’ll be heading east on 50, stopping along the way to soak in the culture and shred the trails that are barely noticeable from the highway. Last night, we – the random group of ragtag riders – met at Reno Cross to cheer on the racers and bid adieu to Reno for the time being. While there I did my best to shoot the event, not expecting to get anything of value yet sometimes I surprise myself…
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Between Two Puzzlers: Luca Shaw Bike Check
Jordi Cortes from FOX and Luca Shaw discuss what works and what doesn’t work on a professional downhill bike like the Santa Cruz V10.
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Doping’s Worst Excuses
I think at this point, we have to accept the fact that athletes are going to dope, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find doper’s excuses humorous!
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#RubberSideUp at the Tour
We don’t post these videos all too often, but when wrecks happen at the tour, there’s an increase in gnar factor. Luckily Philippe Gilbert appears to be ok! Got a favorite Tour crash? Post it up in the comments!
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She’s Out There with Mitchelton-SCOTT
Striking a balance between work and family can be particularly difficult when your job is a pro cyclist. Meet the women of Mitchelton-SCOTT in the latest video from the She’s Out There web series.
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The Syndicate Takes to Les Gets
Crankworx Les Gets is the backdrop for the latest video from the Syndicate, Santa Cruz’s downhill team. Check it out for some behind the scenes from Jason Marsh and PA Roche as the legendary Steve Peat tries to wrangle them to a common goal: domination.
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Who is Watching the Giro Rosa?
This time of year, everyone is buzzing about the Tour, yet who is watching the Giro Rosa?
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The Straight Dope Tour Coverage with Floyd Landis
Tired of the same ol’ same ol’ Tour coverage? Want to hear the straight dope perspective of cycling’s greatest race? Well, it’s time to tune into Floyd Landis and Dave Zabriskie’s coverage of the Tour! Open up “The Straight Dope” and mute your Tour video feed because Floyd and Dave are going to give you the inside-the-peloton perspective on events as they unfold, with 93% more humor and 100% more profanity than you’ll find on commercial video feeds.
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Moser: Dare to Win Trailer
If you went to the Bicycle Film Festival last weekend in New York City, you might have caught this Moser documentary. For the rest of us, we’ll have to wait. From the looks of the trailer, it will be worth it!
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Merckx Knows Best
Dave Moulton wrote a piece on Eddy Merckx, comparing his legacy to that of Chris Froome’s with a critical edge:
“By opting out of the Tour de France in 1973, Eddy Merckx still goes down in history as the “Greatest Rider Ever,” by the sheer number of races the won over the years. He chose the honor people’s feelings over his own ego.
What a shame that Chris Froome is not taking a leaf from Eddy’s book and opting voluntarily out of this year’s Tour de France. Why would anyone want to participate in an event when no one wants you there?”
Keep reading this piece at Dave Moulton’s Blog!
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Team Dream at the ATOC with AG2R: Stage 03 – Laguna
Team Dream continues their coverage of this year’s Amgen Tour of California with pro team AG2R during stage three’s course out of Laguna.
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Team Dream at the Amgen Tour of California
Team Dream hangs with the AG2R La Mondiale Pro Cycling Team at the Amgen Tour of California, with special thanks to Factor Bikes and Mavic.
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Bloody Disc Brakes!
In a freak accident, total bad ass of a cyclocross star Katie Compton was mangled at the start of Saturday’s race – the Ijsboerke Ladies Trophy – in Lille, Belgium by a fellow racer’s disc brake rotor during a crash. This kind of event is exactly what the UCI will use to solidify their disc brake safety laws. You can see the graphic photo at Mr. Katie Compton’s Twitter. On a more positive note, it appears the laceration was clean enough to make dressing the wound easy. Personally, I think it’s one hell of a story and accompanying battle wound.
Congrats on your killer season, Katie. Heal up quick!!
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I’d Do Reno: An Unsolicited Photo Essay About This Year’s Cyclocross Nationals in Reno, Nevada – Laura Winberry
I’d Do Reno: An Unsolicited Photo Essay About This Year’s Cyclocross Nationals in Reno, Nevada
Words by Laura Winberry, photos by Ian Stowe, Michael Jasinski and Patrick Means
Reno is a shit hole. This is the unsolicited and resounding opinion given to me by friends and strangers alike in the months leading up to this year’s Cyclocross Nationals in Reno, Nevada. More or less, the transaction would play out like this. Other People: Are you going to race through to Nats? Me: Yes. Other People: Cool. Reno is a shit hole. See you there. Me: Vague staring, plus some blinking.
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CX Hairs at the CX Nats: Men’s Elite
We already saw the Women’s Elite highlights, now here are the highlights from the Men’s.
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CX Hairs at the CX Nats: Women’s Elite
I’ve been waiting for this to drop ever since catching previews of this race on Instagram. What an exceptional CX Nats this year, across the board!