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The fastest bike at the Tour de France? An American-born $13,000 hyper-aero...
LES HERBIERS, France — This year's Tour de France has seen an extraordinary number of new-bike launches, including from Specialized, Trek, and BMC, but perhaps the most discussed has been the SystemSix...
View ArticleThis 24-karat gold bike sold for $327,970 — here's how it was made
24-karat gold bike was sold for £250,000 ($327,970).The bike frame is made of aluminium and it is gold-plated.The bike was customized by Goldgenie through a process called electroplating. A London...
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176 riders started the Tour de France, but only these 6 have a shot at winning
BREST, France — On July 7, 176 of the world's best cyclists started this 105th edition of the Tour de France. Six still have a realistic shot at winning.That's according to Jonathan Vaughters, boss of...
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The Tour de France bikes, ranked
CHARTRES, France — The Tour de France brings out the lightest and fastest bikes, and sometimes the best-looking. We visited the 22 teams to check out each squad's line.We didn't consider weight, price,...
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The most popular energy bar at the Tour de France, according to the woman who...
DREUX, France — The Tour de France riders who head to the official energy-bar provider each day really like the chocolate-nut protein bar, the vegan cacao-crunch bar, and the cola-flavored gel shots,...
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The cycling world can't stop talking about Sunday's hellish-looking Tour de...
AMIENS, France — Sunday's stage nine of the Tour de France has been the most talked-about, and most feared, day of the race.On the nearly 100-mile stage in northern France the riders will tackle 13.5...
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Guy jumps his bike no-handed over the Tour de France
A bicyclist on Tuesday jumped over Tour de France riders as they raced on stage 10.It's not the first time this has happened in a big pro bike race, but it's always kind of surprising when it...
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What really goes on inside a Tour de France bus during those closed-door...
DREUX, France — For the Tour de France cyclists, the team bus is a sanctuary. Outside their hotel rooms, it's the only place the riders can enjoy some semblance of privacy. There are no fans in their...
View ArticleA US company has fixed the most annoying thing about portable bike pumps
The Stompump is a portable foot pump that attaches to your bicycle.The Stompump comes from the creators of the "Bar Fly" products. Bar Fly makes a range of bike clips and mudguards.It is made of...
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Lance Armstrong team that dominated the Tour de France
Disgraced former American cyclist Lance Armstrong on Thursday settled federal fraud charges against him for $5 million. The charges were related to his use of performance-enhancing drugs during his...
View ArticleThis electric bike is disguised as a car
The PodRide was invented in 2016 by Mikael Kjellman. He wanted to be able to cycle to work in the winter. The PodRide was an internet hit and Mikeal was overwhelmed with requests from people who wanted...
View ArticleInside Brompton's factory in London where over 1,000 folding bikes are made...
Brompton Bikes is the UK's largest bike manufacturer.It makes over over 45,000 bikes per year.The Brompton was invented in 1975 and can be folded down in 20 seconds.Each bike is created by hand in...
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Why you should try indoor cycling — a low-impact workout with major benefits
A 45-minute indoor cycling workout can burn 350- 600+ calories.Indoor cycling is a low-impact way to get a high-intensity cardio workout.In addition to a heart-pumping cardio workout, cycling works you...
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What it's like to ride a $13,000 Tour de France road bike
The Tour de France, the world's greatest race, runs July 7-29. The most advanced performance road bicycles will be on display during the three-week event. Curious what a fully loaded Tour bike would be...
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'The world's fastest bike': Cannondale unveils new SystemSix just days before...
The US bicycle manufacturer Cannondale on Monday debuted the SystemSix, which it claims is the world's fastest road-race bike.It's rolling out just in time for professional cycling's preeminent race,...
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By paying staff to cycle to work, companies benefit from more savings, less...
It's been two years since France introduced a "cycle-to-work" reimbursement scheme. A study of the scheme carried out by the Observatoire de l'IKV showed the number of employees cycling to work shot...
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Inside the Tour de France: Top US team boss blasts 'arrogant' juggernaut Sky...
LES HERBIERS, France — Ahead of the 105th edition of the Tour de France, the headlines have been all about Team Sky and its star rider, Chris Froome, but hardly for good reasons.He almost didn't get to...
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I just went inside America's coolest Tour de France team's critical race...
The world's greatest race, the Tour de France, starts Saturday. One hundred and seventy-six riders on 22 teams will take the start of the three-week, 3,351-kilometer/2,082-mile event.One of the most...
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The fastest bike at the Tour de France? An American-born $13,000 hyper-aero...
LES HERBIERS, France — This year's Tour de France has seen an extraordinary number of new-bike launches, including from Specialized, Trek, and BMC, but perhaps the most discussed has been the SystemSix...
View ArticleThis 24-karat gold bike sold for $327,970 — here's how it was made
24-karat gold bike was sold for £250,000 ($327,970).The bike frame is made of aluminium and it is gold-plated.The bike was customized by Goldgenie through a process called electroplating. A London...
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