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    New Research: Cycling to Work Makes You Live Longer
    Health & Training

    A new survey study shows just how healthy cycling can be. According to the researchers, people who cycle to work have a 13 % lower risk of mortality compared to those who use public transport. Surprisingly, the study didn’t find the same positive effect for…

  • 10-sentences-only-a-cyclist-would-say

    10 Sentences Only a Cyclist Would Say
    Socialising and Culture

    Have you ever heard cyclists speaking gibberish? The lingo of the world on two wheels has slangy terms, words and phrases that might be hard to understand unless you’ve joined the bunch. To make things even more complicated, both roadies and bikers have their unique…

  • a-story-of-the-flying-scotsman

    A Story of the Flying Scotsman
    Road cycling

    Many of the great cycling stories began with a banality: wanting to match a sibling, taking up a delivery job or having a father exchange ten chickens for a bicycle (we are not making this up – if you don’t believe us, google Alfonsina Strada!).…

  • power-to-weight-ratio-why-do-cyclists-care-about-it

    Power to Weight Ratio: Why Do Cyclists Care About It
    Health & Training

    A lot of cyclists are working on their power-to-weight ratio and it wouldn’t be hard to find some that are outright obsessed with it. That’s because especially in certain scenarios involving long steep hills, the power-to-weight ratio is the best predictor of performance. Let’s take…

  • mtb-trends-for-2020-and-beyond

    MTB Trends for 2020 (and Beyond)
    Outdoor/Mountain

    The motto of most bicycle manufacturers seems to be: If something works, don’t fix it – make it better! That’s because no matter how efficient, comfortable, sturdy and all-out-wow today’s mountain bikes are, the tweaking and tinkering go on. It is a highly competitive industry with…

  • fuelling-on-cigarettes-and-alcohol-at-paris-nice

    Fuelling on Cigarettes and Alcohol at Paris–Nice
    Health & Training

    Paris–Nice is a legendary cycling stage race that has been held annually since 1933. It has a long and rich history, which makes it very appealing for professional cyclists to compete in. It also means that by today’s standards, riders in the early years were…

  • what-do-pros-eat-during-paris-nice

    What Do Pros Eat During Paris-Nice?
    Health & Training

    Paris-Nice, sometimes also called the Mini Tour de France, is an iconic stage race that takes riders across central France. The thing is, it’s not really all that “mini”, it’s actually a very gruelling race that puts even the very elite to test. Let’s take…

  • 3-road-bikes-that-changed-racing

    3 Road Bikes that Changed Racing
    Road cycling

    Even the cheapest racer you buy from a big-box store is better than the most advanced bicycle used in the first Tour de France. The awesome technology we take for granted was hard earned and well appreciated by amateurs and pros alike. So, which bikes…

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