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Never Magny: Can we stop using motor racing circuits?
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (509+ words) Escape Collective Welcome to Escape Collective. Please select your language. Please note that this is an automated translation and it will not be perfect. All articles have been written in English and if anything appears to not make sense, please…...
The Tour de France is on fire
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (259+ words) The oppressive heat that is tormenting the race will relent this week, but the sport can't go on like this. On the TV coverage, emojis light up the screen, a virtual confetti shower of applause. Bordelieu rips off his full-wrap…...
Why does the Tour de France keep getting faster?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (316+ words) The Tour has never been faster. New research explores why and whether the sport is nearing its limits. If, like me, you enjoy trawling through the numbers around the Tour de France, you don’t have to dig very deep to…...
The evolution of Tour tactics from Froome to Pogačar
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Chris Froome confirms his retirement
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (117+ words) Escape Collective Welcome to Escape Collective. Please select your language. Please note that this is an automated translation and it will not be perfect. All articles have been written in English and if anything appears to not make sense, please…...
Traditional vs progressive road geometry: A wind tunnel test
4+ week, 1+ day ago (483+ words) Can optimising a rider's fit offer bigger gains than rushing out to buy the newest aero bike? On paper, today's aero bikes are faster than anything we've ever ridden. Manufacturers spend countless hours in CFD simulations and wind tunnels chasing…...
Scott updates the Spark RC with a new suspension layout
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (191+ words) Slack, longer, and a whole lot more capable. Scott’s new Spark RC is more than just a race bike. Scott has launched the latest generation of its Spark RC, a bike that doubles down on the hidden-shock concept that first…...
Japan should be a pro cycling power, but its national tour reveals why it isn’t
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (321+ words) Japan has the money, the riders, and the races, but isn't producing WorldTour talent. Shimano, Bridgestone, Panasonic, Panaracer, PEdALED. The list goes on. Japan is home to many of the world's largest cycling brands. Its domestic road racing scene is…...
Bike check: Cam Jones and Scott are going big at Unbound
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) Big wheels, big ambitions for Unbound's defending champion as all eyes are on a prototype Scott with 32" wheels. Last year at this time, Cameron Jones was somewhat on the outside looking in. He'd won a couple of gravel races in…...
Wheel Talk Newsletter: No offense, Itzulia... but let's trim the calendar
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (714+ words) The Spanish block of WWT races is great, but do three-day events really belong in the WorldTour? Your hat looks great, Mishca The Itzulia Women's race was fantastic. Three days of all-out racing, and the overall battle came down to…...