Tour de France 2013: team lists
With 12 days to go before the 100th edition of the Tour de France, the first nine-man line-up for a team was announced. As each squad names their selection, we will update this page so that you can follow the formal announcements as they are made in the lead-up to the opening stage on Saturday 29 June. The exact order of the riders (and their race numbers) won’t be known until a few days prior... [Read more]
SBS and the Tour de France: Michael Ebeid Interview
The Tour and the broadcaster… There has been a long history between the Special Broadcasting Service, SBS, and the Tour de France. Many fans of cycling in Australia can thank the network for introducing them to racing, initially with broadcasts of the Tour de France – from the highlights packages that began being shown back in 1990, to the live coverage that we know today. SBS is proud... [Read more]
Official Tour de France Guide (Australian Edition)
– On sale from 12 June 2013 – Since 2003, RIDE Cycling Review has published the Australian version of the Official Tour de France Guide. The popularity of the event combined with the increased coverage in Australia and the success of Australian riders and the quality of the publication are all contributing factors that have helped make this title the biggest selling cycling magazine... [Read more]
Alex Morgan – photo diary (part 07)
This week Alex shares his experiences racing in the UCI 2.2 Olympias Tour in the Netherlands, and then the team’s venture into various Belgium races. Check out the 18 year old’s scenic shots from the bike, giving us an insight into what it’s like to be part of the Jayco-AIS WTA cycling team. • Part 01 • Part 02 • Part 03 • Part 04 • Part 05 • Part 06 • Photos... [Read more]
Tour de France 2013: Team Websites
With the 100th Tour de France starting at the end of the month and the Australian edition of the Official Tour de France Guide on sale as of 12 June 2013, cycling fever is in the air. This is a time when “our” sport hits the mainstream and while most readers of RIDE Cycling Review would already have bookmarked the pages of the teams that will be contesting the Tour, there are many fans... [Read more]
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand’s premier and largest cycling event where up to 10,000 riders from across New Zealand and over 20 countries around the globe take part each year. Held on the last Saturday of every November around the pristine and picturesque Lake Taupo, the event will this year celebrate its 37th anniversary on Saturday the 30th of November. It is well known for its... [Read more]
RIDE #60 – 15th Anniversary Issue
RIDE Cycling Review is a quarterly and the 60th edition has recently come off the press. Yep, that’s 15 years of making a magazine all about the best sport in the world. The focus hasn’t deviated from the early years: racing and product reviews. The first issue was released in July 1998 and was 108 pages; the 60th issue, on sale from 17 May 2013, is 244 pages and weighs 639g. Over the past... [Read more]
RIDE #60 – Bike Shop Stockists
To find a copy of RIDE #60 please visit one of these fine bike stops. Australian Capital Territory TLC Cycles: 36 Botany Street, Phillip, (02) 6281 5538 New South Wales Ashfield Cycles: 353 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, (02) 9797 9913 Bicycle Garage: 215 Lilyfield Road, Lilyfield, (02) 9818 3303 Bob Wallis Bicycle Centre: 30/252 Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour, (02) 6652 5102 Cheeky Monkey Multisport: 28... [Read more]
RIDE #60 – Wheel Weight Corrections
We’re sorry to say that there were some data entry errors in the bike review section of RIDE #60. Our ‘Sum Of All The Parts’ tables at the end of the bike reviews list some incorrect wheelset weights. Here are the corrections: Basso Diamante • 1,332g is our measured weight for the pair of Microtech M1 wheels. • The published weight 1,947g includes tubular tyres and skewers. Bottecchia... [Read more]
Alex Morgan – photo diary (part 06)
This Friday Alex Morgan shares with us a behind-the-scenes look at the Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy Team’s experience racing in Azerbaidjan. The Tour d’Azerbaidjan is a UCI 2.2 road race that covers a gruelling course over 700km in five days. Below are a collection of shots that give some insight into what the team got up to before and after their races each day… • Part 01 • Part... [Read more]
Allan Peiper Q&A
With the 2013 Giro d’Italia about to begin, we thought we’d look back at last year’s race for the maglia rosa in this interview… Allan Peiper was one of the directeurs sportif with the Garmin-Barracuda team for the 2012 Giro d’Italia. The first Grand Tour of the season was meant to be a chance for the squad’s sprinter to pick up a few wins and their GC specialist... [Read more]
Retrospective: “Blood Money” – RIDE #33 (2006)
On 23 May 2006, a Spaniard who was an owner of a cycling team was arrested in Madrid. On the same day, raids on a clinic by police discovered 211 bags of blood being stored. It was the beginning of another protracted doping scandal that has had massive ramifications for the world of sport… or rather, professional cycling. After almost seven years of protectionism, accusations, rumour-mongering... [Read more]
RIDE #60 – Bike Reviews
Thanks for reading our ‘Round Table’ observations and scanning the QR-code. Here are links to additonal content for each bike featured in RIDE #60. • Avanti Corsa DR Team • Basso Diamante • Bottecchia Emme 695 • Rivet Resolutus • Focus Cayo Evo 2.0 • Specialized S-Works Allez Ltd (There are now 15 issues of RIDE available in a digital format via Zinio, with reviews... [Read more]
Roulston’s power from the Tour of Flanders
Powerhouse domestique. Hayden Roulston is denoted with a “DNF” in the results of the 2013 Ronde van Vlaanderen, but the New Zealander put out some big numbers in his role as a pacesetter for the eventual winner, team-mate Fabian Cancellara.PHOTO: Yuzuru Sunada Interesting numbers: power reading… – By Nick Squillari Of the many unique privileges cycling fans... [Read more]
RIDE #60 Bike Review – Avanti Corsa DR
The Avanti Corsa DR… “Out of the box the Avanti Corsa DR represents a giant leap forward for the Kiwi brand.” “Originally destined for the (gone-too-soon) Pure Black Racing team, and now raced by Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers, this model has been spec’d without compromise or budget restraints. It’s ready to race with a price tag that ensures it will be compared with... [Read more]
