Mathieu van der Poel finally captured the Rainbow Jersey on the road last year in Glasgow. Can he defend his World Championship title in 2024? Well we now know the support team joining Van der Poel in the Dutch orange in Zurich.Playing a supporting role for Van der Poel in his quest for a second str...

Decathlon seems to have snuck out another couple of e-bike designs to run alongside the Rockrider E-Expl we tested recently, and some of them even have Shimano's ultra-rare Autoshift.Decathlon Rockrider E-Feel 900 When Shimano launched its Autoshift system for e-bikes last year, we were intrigued. Paul Burwell went to the launch of Continue reading

This week's Reader's Rig comes from Beija in Seattle, who shares her new steel Otso Warakin with a color-coordinated build and some intriguing limited edition bags from Swift Industries. Meet Beija and find her perspective on pursuing joy on two wheels here...The post Readers Rig: Beijas Otso Warakin appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Taking his second stage win at the 2024 Tour of Britain, Paul Magnier was again aided in his quest for victory by a superstar leadout from Soudal - Quick-Step teammates Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe."I'm super happy again to take the victory," the 20-year-old French sprinter said delighted...

Im working on the last of my coverage of the MADE Show, which means its time to do something with a boatload of photos. I knew I took a ton of photos but jeez Louise!Everywhere you looked at the show, you were treated to a cornucopia of bike awesomeness and my photos reflect that. There are pictures of anything and everything that caught my interest.To give you guys a taste of what I was looking at, Ive included some of the coolest, albeit random, things I saw while attending MADE.There will be a lot of photos, none of which will be in any specific order, enjoy!The calm before the storm!! (Photos / Ron Frazelle)Chris King Get Together/Factory TourWilde Bikes Lugged Earth Ship Cool Cal Poly Cargo ConceptCable steering with a hub that pivots on a fixed mount?!Paul Components Titanium Booth BikeBike Friday/Bosch eBikeLiminal Machine Works Retro Direct Gearing System: Pedal Forward for One Speed/Backpedal for AnotherCool Bikes at the Show not in the ShowKing Cages one-off Condiment CagePair o RonsYellow Bird Thread WorksProva CyclesBlack Magic PaintPinarelloMosaic EnveRons BikesStinner Frameworks/MADE Show CollabSchonScarab CyclesRare Earth CyclesNo22 Bicycles 3D Printed Aero Titanium Tonic FabricationSquid BikesBaum CyclesHot SaladTom Ritchey Brazes some Bull Moose BarsI hope you enjoyed all of that bike nerdy stuff, I know I did! Made.BikeThe post Tom Brazes, Curvy Curves, Cool Cargo Prototype, & Amazing Paint Close Out MADE Show Coverage appeared first on Bikerumor.

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The 2024 Vuelta a Espana is nearing a conclusion. Having survived nearly three full weeks of racing, the last thing the riders in the peloton need is an avoidable crash. Thankfully, they were just able to avoid disaster on stage 19.Courtesy of fan footage uploaded to X, a loose dog can be seen runn...

Irish Rails new timetable, introduced on August 26, the most repeated delays or such widespread passenger anger in many years.The daily widespread delays are affecting services operating through Connolly station in Dublin.Rail Users Ireland, a transport users group, said that the complaints centre on delays, changes where trains were direct previously, overcrowding, and poor and conflicting information.Mark Gleeson, spokesperson for Rail Users Ireland, said: We have not seen such repeated delays or such widespread passenger anger in many years. There has been no apology or acknowledgement from Irish Rail.He said: A single delay has a domino effect resulting in knock-on delays across multiple services which cannot be recovered. More passengers must now change at Dublin Connolly, resulting in longer journey times made worse by repeated delays and overcrowding.Rail Users Ireland said that while the additional services on Galway, Waterford and Wexford routes have been welcomed and appear to be working well the same cant be said for services operating through Dublin Connolly station.The group said that the issues have arisen before students return to college and the dreaded leaf fall season has not yet started, and said that there is a worry that delays will get worse in the coming weeks.Many of the delays stem from the changes linked to the introduction of hourly Dublin Belfast services which requires a revised timetable which requires a degree of operating precision never seen before.Gleeson said: We believe the level of delays now meets the criteria under EC passenger rights regulations, that monthly and annual ticket holders have a right to seek compensation for the cumulative sum of delays over a period. Irish Rail has never acknowledged this obligation or defined the criteria to make a claim.Rail Users Ireland said that tighter turnaround times have not been met. For example, the new timetable means that a train turning around at Grand Canal Dock now has 5-7 minutes which allows no margin for error while before, 8-10 minutes was more typically allowed.The group said that a train every 10 minutes through a single dead end platform is pushing the limits and results in trains queuing awaiting a delayed departure to clear the platform.Bus transfers between Belfast and Newry until Belfasts new Grand Central Station is opened for rail services also has injected delays into services which have a domino effect across Dart and Northern Line commuter.Rail Users Ireland is seeking a review of the timetable, more operational discipline to ensure trains depart precisely on time, an extra commuter train on the northern line where there is currently a significant gap in service, additional time on the Belfast bus transfer, and implementation of track works at Connelly.On the extra Commuter service, the group said: It would be possible to provide a departure at 0750am from Balbriggan to Connolly, if the Belfast train is late this can leave on time and be overtaken at Skerries to minimise delays.The group said that if a limited number of trains which are currently terminating/starting at Grand Canal Dock were extended to Dun Laoghaire or Bray it would reduce congestion and provide more direct journeys.It also Irish Rail needs to progress trackwork modifications at Connolly urgently to increase capacity and flexibility. It added that no planning permission is required and an NTA-funded report made recommendations on these works as far back as 2019.Irish Rail said that it is monitoring the timetable and has apologised to customers for the issues with the timetable.Barry Kenny, a spokesperson for Irish Rail, said: As with all major timetable changes, we closely monitor its implementation to identify any issues which arise which may impact service performance.We have experienced some issues impacting punctuality performance in the first two weeks of the implementation of the new timetable, notably arising from congestion in the Connolly Station area affecting Commuter routes feeding into Connolly, he said.Kenny said: We are analysing these issues to improve punctuality for our customers, examining any minor modifications or platform changes which will assist in addressing these issues. Should this require any minor modifications to service times to resolve, we will liaise with the NTA to seek approval for these and advise customers in advance of any changes, and hope to implement any steps required very soon.He added: We apologise to customers for any inconvenience they have experienced, and assure customers we are working to resolve these initial issues.

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Stage 19 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana was the first of the last two mountain stage of the race. After nearly two weeks, Ben O'Connor's time in the Red Jersey was finally brought to an end as Primoz Roglic soloed away to the stage win and a massive time gap.With the arrival at the decisive final climb...