Professional cyclists can ride their bikes every day and get paid the big bucks to do so. Sounds like the dream, right?
Tag: pro cycling
Are you a cyclist?
Cycling. It’s what we do, what we love, but is it who we are? If you kicked a football around the park every Saturday, you probably wouldn’t say you’re a footballer. Or perhaps you would? I don’t know. But as a cyclist (yes, I identify as one) it’s different. I was reading a post by…
The UCI drop the “ban hammer” again, this time on blood glucose monitors
The UCI are on a roll. This year they’ve banned the supertuck, the use of the “puppy paws” phantom aero bar position, then the throwing of bottles in races, then tiny little aero shaped axle covers on time trial front wheels, and now… …they’ve banned the use of blood glucose monitors in racing. So what…
How does the average roadie compare to a pro cyclist?
Have you ever been watching the Tour de France or any other pro cycling race and wondered how long you’d last in the pro peloton? We’ve all thought about it. Okay, I’ve thought about it. But really, how would you fare? Could you hold your own in the bunch? How do us everyday road riders…
Project Postal: 2002 Trek 5200 US Postal Team Edition (Bike Check)
Back in the late 90’s / early 2000’s the Trek 5200 / Trek 5500 was one of the lightest production frames available and was the very first carbon fibre frame to “win” a Tour de France. Ridden by big names such as Tom Boonen, George Hincapie, Tyler Hamilton and Lance Armstrong to multiple race wins,…
Why do cyclists shave their legs?
Big Jim recently posted on Fit Recovery about leg shaving for road cyclists. In the Northern Hemisphere they’re coming out of a long winter and into the warmer weather road season. Drains are being clogged all over the top half of the globe as summer approaches and road cyclists break out the razor for the…
Tempo Cyclist - Tasmania 