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Stories of athletes from other sports coming into cycling and thriving are no longer rare nowadays. Others, such as Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel, discovered their talent in cycling whilst being promising athletes in others such as Ski Jumping and Football. More and more cycling scouts are putti...

On the 4th of August 2024 the women's road cycling peloton takes on the Olympic Games. It is in Paris that the event will take place and the route fits the likings of many riders and the sport's biggest figures. We take a look at the race's profile.The race will take place in and around Paris for a...

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Tom Pidcock's hopes of a second successive Olympic gold medal in the men's mountain bike have suffered a big blow on lap 4 as the Brit has had a very untimely puncture.On lap 3, Pidcock made his big move, with Victor Koretzky the only man able to follow. With the pace unrelenting in the lead duo, t...

Wa, wa, whats happening at the moment? One amazing event after another! After EUROBIKE in Frankfurt, we were up close again for you with a fun setup and took a completely new approach!Ever had an original Porsche 959 Dakar from the museum mess up your Persian rug? We hadnt either. At least until last weekend. And then it happenedIf you know us, you know that we like to take new paths. And do exactly what we feel like by the way, thats the motto of our sister magazine DOWNTOWN. Honestly, whats better than bikes, roof tents, espresso machines, and classic cars? Well, all that together mixed up with a bunch of cool people and some good vibes and sounds.1,500 enthusiasts and around 600 fine classic cars came to this years HEIZR Club Dusty Rides Festival. We went all in and had our own booth. Our goal at the HEIZR Dusty Rides Festival was clear: target new audiences, inspire them for biking and excite them about our magazines, and of course celebrate our DOWNTOWN lifestyle.And what can we say? We were blown away by the rush and interest of the visitors, including many bike enthusiasts and many readers. And those who werent interested in bikes were then fascinated by the roof tents or the La Marzocco, which we are currently testing. If you want to check it out directly: Our roof tent comparison test with 12 roof tents is online check it out! However, we recommend you keep reading Pablo Escobr, the German enduro celebrities, and fast bikes on even faster cars should not be missed.So, enough words, now well let the pictures do the talking enjoy!The German king of enduro himself (right) also at our stand.And of course, Pablo Escobr didnt miss out on the fun either!A 964 Turbo as a GRAN FONDO support car why not?Our coffee bar offers postcards with free worldwide shipping included!Good fuel with proper octane wasnt just for the cars, but also for visitors of the HEIZR Dusty Rides at our friends from the Tofino Store.Nothing to poop, but sweating hard our panting office dog Henry.The only bike manufacturer on site: Porsche Bikes that needs to change next year Stickers were snatched up in no time.I am important I have a walkie-talkie! Our top model Egge!Countless strokes for Henry and playful companions;)There was also watermelon, perfect for this hot weather, enjoyed by both humans and our four-legged friends.Mum Schmitt and a sleek 550 Spyder.A perfect Sunday. The crowning finale was the 100 pretzels for 10 people or maybe the beer?! Guess three times what went fasterA cheers to HEIZR club founder Felix as well as the other exhibitors Porsche, BMW Classic, Recaro, Yeti/Tofino Store, Big Green Egg, Homecation, and La Marzocco.Der Beitrag Dust, speed, and espresso machines: 41 Publishing at the HEIZR Club Dusty Rides Festival! erschien zuerst auf GRAN FONDO Cycling Magazine.

American rider fined 500 Swiss Francs for attacking during the feed zoneELANCOURT, FRANCE - JULY 28: Haley Batten of Team United States celebrates winning silver as she crosses the finish line during the Womens Cross-Country Cycling Mountain Bike Gold Medal race on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Elancourt Hill on July 28, 2024 in Elancourt, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)After a strong race resulting in a silver medal, team USA rider Haley Batten was hit with a fine for Continue reading

CyclistOpinion: This Olympic Road Race might actually be worth watchingWhat do Jan Ullrich, Greg Van Avermaet and Richard Carapaz have in common? Yes, theyve all worn the yellow jersey and won Grand Tour stages, but more importantly at least for the purposes of this piece theyre all Olympic Road Race champions. Its a strange sort of accolade, because while in most sports an Olympic gold medal would be the peak of achievement, in cycling its met by fans with little more than a shrug.All too often an Olympic Road Race course is a dull procession designed to show off tourist sites rather than promote exciting racing, and the standard of an Olympic peloton is usually so low that the outcome can (allegedly and wholly indemonstrably) be decided by a simple chat, handshake and promise of a bottle of vino on the way to The Mall. Related Posts Five of the best cycling moments from the Tokyo Olympics Who are the British cyclists competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics? Paris 2024 Olympics Cycling: Events, schedule, TV guide and everything you need to know Everything leads towards the Olympics: Josh Tarling Q&A Just look at the womens road race in Tokyo 2021, when nobody not least Annemiek van Vleuten seemed to appreciate that there was still one plucky escapee up the road. Take nothing away from Austrias Anna Kiesenhofer, a worthy champion who had the guts to attack early and the strength to hold on, but the whole event reeked of the amateurism for which the Games were once fabled.However, that could all change this summer with a route that not only mirrors a Flemish Classic, but one that simultaneously scratches an itch while showcasing the scope Paris has to offer for bike races beyond its usual playground of the Champs-lyses.Richard Carapaz of Team Ecuador celebrates winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021Michael Steele/Getty ImagesStarting in the plush Trocadro neighbourhood, the mens race is 273km long and takes in ten climbs in a winding loop southwest of the French capital, including one segment that crams six ascents into 40km. But its the final hour of racing where things get spicy, with three loops of a city circuit in the famous hilltop district of Montmartre.Back in the 1940s, cyclocross races were held annually in this rundown artists enclave in northern Paris, where the likes of Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas and other Belle poque giants lived and worked a brush stroke away from the red light district of Pigalle. Scores of riders including 1947 Tour de France champion Jean Robic would run up the 280 steps alongside the funicular to the basilica of Sacr-Coeur before freewheeling down some of the narrow, twisting roads and past the famous Moulin Rouge via other various off-road challenges. I highly recommend seeking out videos of these races on YouTube.Tim de Waele/Getty ImagesGranted, the Olympic course isnt quite as gnarly, but on three occasions the riders both men and women will tackle the kilometre-long drag up the partially cobbled Rue Lepic with its Les Deux Moulins cafe (of Amlie fame) and then sweep past the basilica towards two more punchy ramps to the east of the Canal Saint-Martin and back.If that part is a gritty circuit that takes the riders off the well-trodden tourist track, then the third ascent of the Cte dAmlie is followed by a fast and technical drop back through the traditional heart of Paris, past the Opra and Louvre, before a flat run along the Seine ahead of a finish in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Its bold, its brave and it could be won by some of the best riders in the business.World Champion Mathieu van der Poel, his big rival Wout van Aert and Grand Tour winners Remco Evenepoel are said to be going for gold along with punchy specialists such as Mads Pedersen, Michael Matthews, Michael Woods, Jhonatan Narvez and Britains own Tom Pidcock.In the womens 158km race, the deadly Dutch trio of Demi Vollering, Marianne Vos and Lorena Wiebes will come up against Belgiums Lotte Kopecky and Italys Elisa Longo Borghini to name a few.These are, for the most part, riders at the peak of their powers, not in search of a retirement plan or the novelty of riding a gold bike for four years. We should be in for a treat that outdoes even the best of Parisian patisseries. Just as the Nice finale at this years Tour shows there can be a future for finishes outside Paris, the use of the Butte Montmartre at the Olympics may give ASO ideas beyond the Champs-lyses. This gruelling attritional race will be the antithesis of the usual Paris procession that caps the Tour.Finally well have an Olympics worth watching, one that delivers and ups the ante ahead of Los Angeles 2028, which will have no option now but to head up into the Hollywood Hills. This article originally appeared in issue 155 of Cyclist magazine. Click here to subscribe Related Posts Five of the best cycling moments from the Tokyo Olympics Who are the British cyclists competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics? Paris 2024 Olympics Cycling: Events, schedule, TV guide and everything you need to know Everything leads towards the Olympics: Josh Tarling Q&A The post Opinion: This Olympic Road Race might actually be worth watching appeared first on Cyclist.

Puck Pieterse narrowly missed out on claiming a first Olympic medal in her burgeoning career on Sunday afternoon, finishing 4th in the women's mountain bike race, as home crowd favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prevot took the gold medal in Paris.Whilst the French star was clearly the strongest on the day,...