Giro d'Italia Stage 7 ITT: Tech and Race Analysis
Posted by Joe Laverick on 11th May 2024
“When it comes to technology, it is often the things that you are not allowed to talk about that are the most interesting.”
After a week of the Giro d’Italia, the maglia rosa is Tadej Pogacar to lose. He’s dancing up mountains, attacking on sprint finishes and dominating time-trials. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe his performances.
Closer to home, the man wearing the green and gold is having a stunning few days. When the news came that Plappy was joining Jayco-AlUla, the vis
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Why Aerobars are Essential for Newbie Triathletes
Posted by Joe Laverick on 4th May 2024
Being a beginner triathlete can be overwhelming. There’s not one, not two, but three sports that you have to get to grips with. Cycling is without doubt the most technology-driven of the three disciplines. Changing your equipment, or position can unlock minutes of free speed. One of the most important parts of the bike optimisation are the “aerobars”.
The aerobars are the extensions that go straight out from the basebar, or are otherwise attached to a more traditional handlebar (clip-on aeroba
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In.Triathlon - Lachie Skinner
Posted by Joe Laverick on 4th Apr 2024
“Triathlon is a lifestyle that once it sucks you in, you cannot get enough. You start to see some components will contribute to the quality of an athlete's position and aero performance. Still, they will not make up for a lack of consideration in each other performance factor.Lachie Skinner is a dirt biker, turned roadie, turned triathlete. Swapping horsepower for pedal power and then to triathlon. There’s a joke somewhere in there about him getting slightly less cool each time…"Progression be
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