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In his debut year at World Tour level, 21-year-old American sprinter Luke Lamperti has left a strong impression. With no more races on his programme though, its time for reflection for the Soudal - Quick-Step wonderkid.Cycling is really simple is what Ive learned.Its the same basics. You can ma...

CyclistPro cycling MVPs: Which team duos scored the most points in the mens WorldTour?The UCI points system means WorldTour teams arent safe at the highest level of professional racing. They have to earn their right over a three-year cycle that results in relegation and the promotion of ProTour teams based on their points tally.Every race has points depending on its classification. Some prizes make sense the Tour de France offers 1,300 points for the winner of the yellow jersey, while some can cause confusion a 5th place at San Sebastian Klasikoa is the same as a Giro dItalia stage win. As the 2024 season is all but over, weve tallied up the points of the top two riders in each mens WorldTour team to see who the MVPs are according to the UCI rankings.18. 2,184 points Alberto Bettiol and Simone Velasco (Astana Qazaqstan)17. 2,406 points Luca Mozzato and Kvin Vauquelin (Arka-B&B Hotels)16. 2,494.71 points Axel Zingle and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis)15. 3,024 points Romain Bardet and Oscar Onley (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL)14. 3,148.29 points Antonio Tiberi and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious)13. Richard Carapaz and Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost): 3,380 pointsEF Education-EasyPosts Duracell bunnies Richard Carapaz and Ben Healy were lighting up the Vuelta a Espaa, where Carapaz placed fourth overall for 600 points. He had a remarkable final week at the Tour de France too, riding his way into the mountains jersey and winning Stage 17 for 420 points combined.Healy has one win this season at the Tour of Slovenia but his most points in a one-day race come from seventh place in the World Championship Road Race (265 points) and tenth place at the Olympics (150 points).Richard Carapaz: 2,404 pointsBen Healy: 976 points12. Michael Matthews and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla): 3,390.42 pointsThere were smiles as far as the eye could see when Michael Matthews dug deep to claim a strong second place at Milan-San Remo this season, which brought home 640 points for Jayco-AlUla. His recent victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Qubec added another big haul with 500 points.Dylan Groenewegens big scorer came at the Tour de France. The Dutchman won Stage 6 to Dijon and bagged 210 points. He secured another 100 points by reclaiming his Dutch Road Race Championship. Thats also equivalent to ninth place at Gent-Wevelgem.Michael Matthews: 1948.71 pointsDylan Groenewegen: 1441.71 points11. Stefan Kng and Valentin Madouas(Groupama-FDJ): 3,575 pointsWhats worth more, a fifth place at Paris-Roubaix or winning your first Grand Tour stage? According to UCIs ranking, theres quite a gap. Stefan Kngs result on the cobbles of France gave him the most points all season (360), while his priceless maiden victory at the Vuelta a Espaa was worth 180. His seventh place in the Olympic Road Race was his second-best points haul of the season, adding a whopping 265 added to his total.As for Valentin Madouas, the Frenchman took a spectacular silver medal at his home Games. This is understandably the bulk of his points tally, with 715 given. Consistent top tens in the Classics also helped him reach second place on Groupama-FDJs rankings, with sixth at Amstel Gold Race (175) and seventh for Lige-Bastogne-Lige (240). Although he also has the most sanctions on this list, with 40 points taken away for in-race misdemeanours. Stefan Kng: 2,002 pointsValentin Madouas: 1,553 points10. Enric Mas and Alex Aranburu (Movistar): 4,334 pointsEven though he is winless this season, Enric Mas leads the way for Movistar thanks to his strong performance at the Vuelta a Espaa with his fourth overall podium in the race. Spanish Road Race Champion Alex Aranburu has two wins that scored UCI points this season, that national title and a victory at the Belgium Tour. However, his highest-scoring points come from second places at Eschborn-Frankfurt and Grand Prix de Wallonie.Enric Mas: 2,851 pointsAlex Aranburu: 1,483 points9. Biniam Girmay and Gerben Thijssen (IntermarchWanty): 4,357 pointsAt his history-making Tour de France, Biniam Girmay won three stages and the points jersey, helping him rocket to ninth place in the UCI rankings. Despite this, his highest points awarded actually come from a second place at GP du Quebec (400) and a third place at the BEMER Cyclassics. Go figure.Teammate Gerben Thijssen was also at the Tour with Girmay helping him to his stage wins. He bookended his season with his biggest points scorers, winning the Trofeo Palma for 125 in January and racing to second place at the GP de Fourmies for 150 last month.Biniam Girmay: 3,352 pointsGerben Thijssen: 1,005 points8. Carlos Rodrguezand JhonatanNarvez(Ineos Grenadiers): 4,430.86 pointsIneos Grenadiers are a team going through a lacklustre season by their own standards. 23-year-old Carlos Rodrguez is their top rider on the UCI points ranking, just cracking the top 20 overall with 2,290.86 points after winning the Tour de Romandie, finishing second at Itzulia Basque Country and a decent seventh place overall in the Tour de France.The decimal point comes from the 2.86 awarded to Ineos Grenadiers riders during the Stage 3 individual time-trial at Paris-Nice, where the squad placed fifth.Close behind is Ecuadorian Road Race Champion JhonatanNarvez on 2,140. Theres a big jump at the top end of his points, with 400 from finishing second at the Tour Down Under followed by 180 as a result of his Giro dItalia escape on Stage 1 for the first maglia rosa. This somehow gave him the same number of points as a fifth place finish at San Sebastian Klasikoa.Carlos Rodrguez: 2,290.86 pointsJhonatanNarvez: 2,140 points7. Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek): 5,213 pointsMads Pedersens only victory in the Classics this year was Gent-Wevelgem, but it wasnt his highest point-scoring result. In fact it was 20 points lower than the 520 he was awarded for third place at Paris-Roubaix. Overall victories at toile de Bessges, Tour de La Provence and the Deutschland Tour helped him climb to top spot on the Lidl-Trek squad with 2,723 points.It was tight between Pedersen and Jonathan Milan however. A prosperous Giro dItalia in which Milan won three stages and finished second on four occasions gave him over 1,000 points in a matter of three weeks. By the end of the season, Milan racked up 2,490 points.Mads Pedersen: 2,723 pointsJonathan Milan: 2,490 points6. Primo Rogli and Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe): 5,544 pointsTwo thirds of Primo Roglis points came from the Critrium du Dauphin and the Vuelta a Espaa, with both overall wins plus three stages at the Vuelta along with second in the points classification and second on Stage 21 for a grand total of 2,400. While some on this list might not typically race together, Aleksandr Vlasov was a key domestique for Rogli at the Vuelta, Paris-Nice and the Tour de France. Vlasov has one victory this year at Paris-Nice and finished second overall the Tour de Romandie. Aside from that, most of his 2,073 points come from high placings on Vuelta stages and finishing third overall at the Voltaa laComunitat Valenciana.Primo Rogli: 3,471 pointsAleksandr Vlasov: 2,073 points5. Ben OConnor and Benot Cosnefroy (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale): 5,720 pointsDecathlon-AG2R La Mondiale have a lack of brown bibs and Ben OConnor to thank for these points, as over 4,000 of them came from the Aussie. That was mostly from his captivating Vuelta a Espaa, in which he finished second overall, as well as his second place in the World Championships Road Race, but also finishing just off the overall podium at the Giro dItalia didnt do any harm to his total. OConnor is moving to Jayco-AlUla next season, so the team will have to find point hunters elsewhere. Theres a large gap between first and second on the squad, with Benot Cosnefroy sitting behind with 1,624. The Frenchman had a decent Classics run, fourth at La Flche Wallonne and sixth at Strade Bianche bringing in the most points. His win at Brabantse Pijl got him 200, as did victory at the, uh [checks notes], GP du Morbihan. Ben OConnor: 4,096 pointsBenoit Cosnefroy: 1,624 points4. Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike): 6,461 pointsThe killer bees points largely come from the exploits of Jonas Vingegaard, who dominated stage race O Gran Camio before winning Tirreno-Adriatico early in the season. He finished second at the Tour de France, which got him over 1,000 UCI points.Wout van Aert is still second for Visma-Lease a Bike despite the horrible crash at the Dwars door Vlaanderen that kept him out of the remainder of the Classics season and a race-ending crash at the Vuelta a Espaa while leading both the points and mountain classifications.His biggest points-scoring escapades this season comes from third places in the Olympic Games ITT, the E3 Saxo Classic and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as opposed to his victory at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne or stage wins at the Vuelta. He finished just shy of 3,000 points.Jonas Vingegaard: 3,536 pointsWout van Aert: 2,925 points3. Remco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep): 8,479.57 pointsRemco Evenepoel and Tim Merlier comfortably earned their place on this podium. Evenepoel is way out in front for Soudal-QuickStep, his Olympic double helping surpass his trade teammates in the UCI rankings with 6,072.57 points. An overall podium at the Tour de France and second place at Il Lombardia certainly helped too.The decimal point is due to the Soudal-QuickStep team finishing fourth in the Stage 3 team time-trial at Paris-Nice, where all were awarded 3.57 points.Tim Merlier meanwhile has racked up 16 victories this year for 2,407 points as the sprinter to beat. He wasted no time early on, hitting the ground running with stage wins at the UAE Tour and AlUla Tour, followed by three stages at the Giro dItalia. Its his victories in the European Championship Road Race, Nokere Koerse and Scheldeprijs the sprinters Classic that have racked up the most points for him. His win against Dutchman Olav Kooij at the European Championships gave him the same number of points (250) as a second place against Jasper Philipsen in the Classic Brugge-De Panne. Make of that what you will.Remco Evenepoel: 6,072.57 pointsTim Merlier: 2,407 points2. Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck): 8,843 pointsJasper Philipsen has nine victories to sprint rival Tim Merliers 16 this year but has acquired more UCI points for his team largely as a result of winning Milan-San Remo (800) and finishing second at Paris-Roubaix (640). He raced to victory in three stages of the Tour de France too and therefore sits comfortably third overall in the UCI standings.Former World Champion Mathieu van der Poel led home that Alpecin-Deceuninck 1-2 at Paris-Roubaix for the second year running and was the perfect leadout for Philipsen on Stage 10 of the Tour de France. Van der Poel also won the Tour of Flanders, with 800 points to boost his total from that making it 1,600 in Holy Week alone. Finishing first at the E3 Saxo Bank Classic and second at Gent-Wevelgem both yielded 400 points. Jasper Philipsen: 4,790 pointsMathieu van der Poel: 4,053 points1. Tadej Pogaar and Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates): 15,273 pointsTadej Pogaars points total this season wouldnt be out of place on a Sainsburys Nectar card, a whopping 11,655. Bolstered by his historic Triple Crown of the Giro dItalia, Tour de France and World Championship Road Race, the Slovenian tops the UCI standings by over 5,500 points from Evenepoel the equivalent of four overall Tour victories. In fact, his tally on its own is still far greater than any other combination of riders in this list. Marc Hirschi was UAEs second best points scorer, finishing sixth overall in the points standings, just ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. Hirschi enjoyed a fruitful couple of months that began with his overall victory at the Czech Tour in July and included five consecutive wins at the Donostia San Sebastin Klasikoa, the Bretagne Classic, GP Industria & Artigianato, Coppa Sabatini and Memorial Pantani.The wins at San Sebastin and the Bretagne Classic gave 400 points each, equivalent to his second place at the Amstel Gold Race earlier in the season.Tadej Pogaar: 11,655 pointsMarc Hirschi: 3,618 points Related Posts Cyclist Magazine Podcast episode 116: Peter Sagan, highs and lows of a triple World Champ What if Tadej Pogaar didnt exist? Pro Log: Pogaar and Pidcock make headlines at Il Lombardia; Teammateless Zoe Bckstedt rides to third on GC; Velo dOr nominees announced; Cyclocross bust-up Pogaar vs Merckx: Who had the best season ever? The post Pro cycling MVPs: Which team duos scored the most points in the mens WorldTour? appeared first on Cyclist.

Fiona Mangan has had a big season, by far the most successful in her still fledgling racing career. The Limerick woman won both the road race and TT titles at the National Road Championships from the strongest group of riders ever assembled before being picked for the World Championships. And it was during []The post Mangan | He did a speech midweek and I was nearly crying during it appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

CyclistFollow the leader with TredzCycling retailers come and go, but Wales-based Tredz has been at the top of its game for nearly two decades. Evolving from Swansea store M&Ps Cycles, which opened in the 1980s yes, those long-distant days of steel frames, suicide shifters and ankle socks the online giant has been offering cyclists not only practical advice and service from real-life cyclists since 2006, but also some of the best deals around, all backed up by exemplary customer service and unmissable benefits. With more than 500 brands in stock, it really is a one-stop shop for all your two-wheeled needs. And Garmin is just one of the mega-brands availableGive yourself the EdgeCurrently in stock at Tredz is the class-leading Garmin Edge 1050. A premium GPS cycling computer, its a shining light in the world of not only navigation but also connectivity. Owners rave about its super-bright colour touchscreen interface, and the fact that it offers up to 20 hours of battery life in the most demanding use cases (and if youre riding for more than 20 hours in a single hit, hats off to you!).The mapping on offer is unparalleled in the world of GPS bike computers, and the way it hooks up with your smartphone really makes it stand out from the crowd. You can get mirrored text messages and alerts, leaderboards, configure your electronic shifters through the Garmin head unit (as well as view their battery life and swipe through data pages), and its compatible with any ANT+ enabled e-bike. Other hardware highlights include the ability to receive road hazard alerts reported by fellow cyclists, and contribute your own route when using the Edge 1050 with a compatible smartphone. The presence of a built-in speaker, meanwhile, means you can hear workout and navigation prompts, and even alert other riders and pedestrians with a loud on-device bike bell.The icing on the cake (almost literally) is that, beyond being able to download custom data fields, widgets and apps via the Garmin Connect IQTM Store, you can even use the Edge 1050 to settle up for your caf stop coffee and pastries, with Garmin Pay contactless payments.Train with TredzWhere the Garmin Edge 1050 really shines is in its ability to assist your training, no matter what the end goal. If youre focussing on a race or event, the Edge 1050 works seamlessly with Garmins free training plans, while event-adaptive training delivers personalised workouts that as the name suggests adapt to your performance and recovery when used in tandem with a power meter and heart rate monitor.Real-time stamina insights let you know how much youve got left in the tank, the Climbpro Ascent Planner shows you the remaining length and grade of ascent on a hill, the head unit will tell you how your body is holding up with heat and altitude acclimation (for this you will need a training status and your VO2 Max, which requires a power meter and heart rate monitor), and it can even tell prompt you with hydration and nutrition alerts to ensure youre properly fuelled.Training with power? You can manage your efforts with recommended power targets. It even reports real-time stamina and wind conditions to help adjust your targets as you ride. For these reasons and more, its an indispensable piece of kit, and just one of the compelling causes to visit Tredz.Going beyondThe good people at Tredz make it even easier to bag the kit you really want. Besides benefitting from their years of experience and knowledge, you can get 0% APR finance on any products over 99, and all orders with a value of more than 30 are delivered free of charge in the UK. Add to this their willingness to price-match any item you find cheaper at a UK retailer, Cytech-qualified builds and 16-point quality checks on all bikes (which are delivered fully built), live online chat seven days a week, and a very generous 365-day returns policy, and its difficult to imagine a better place to shop online. Shop the Garmin Edge 1050 at Tredz nowThe post Follow the leader with Tredz appeared first on Cyclist.

With the Bespoked custom bike show returning to Dresden starting tomorrow, lets take a look inside Actofive Cycles, who machines beautiful mountain bikes in the German city. Weve been closely following Actofive for a few years from the development of their variable travel trail to enduro bikes, to their chainrings and modular cranksets. But we also had the unique chance to get a closer look behind the curtain on one of our last visits to Dresden.Check out these machined aluminum gems with us, and some rare up-close looks at the inside of their machined masterpiecesActofive Factory Tour: CNC-machining mountain bikes in Dresden, DE(Photos/Cory Benson)Fully CNC-machined, Actofive produces some of the most refined mountain bikes you will find anywhere in the cycling industry. But they are actually quite a small specialist manufacturer, sitting inside an old industrial building on the edge of Dresden, Germany. Beneath, those old-school riveted steel trusses and tucked in with several other types of small manufacturers is a more contemporary box hiding the modern capabilities of Metzner Engineering and the home of Actofive Cycles.Once inside the inner sanctum, a number of Actofive models and development prototypes hang on the wall of the unassuming workshop.Metzner Engineering: The man behind the machineReally, there are 2 secrets that make Actofive. One is the man behind the brand, Simon Metzner. And the other, the precise Portatec CNC milling machine. Working together, these two create every Actofive mountain bike and component.The CNC-machine and several of its unique features are produced by the company of Simons father, primarily for the aerospace industry. But instead of taking over the business, Simon always had other ideas of how to use these machines. And with mountain biking being his passion, Simon Metzner went out on his own to start up Metzner Engineering, a contract CNC-manufacturing company created to allow him to also further his MTB component and bike development. So by mixing his expertise in manufacturing process optimization, the CNC capabilities of his small workshop, and deep mountain bike design knowledge, Simon has developed Actofive into a sought-after small German mountain bike manufacturer creating true CNC-machined MTB gems.From prototype to productionWe were first really introduced to Actofives high-pivot alloy P-Train about 3 years ago. But Simon has been working on that first adaptable-travel enduro bike for at least a few years longer, since 2018. Thats when he hung out his own shingle as Metzner Engineering, after leaving the family CNC machine production business.In its first iteration, the bike started with a welded steel front & rear triangle joined together with CNC-machined alloy links. And it has continued to evolve in many iterations along the way. That original steel bike now sits in Simons office with a machined rear end quite similar to todays production P-Train.And while CNC-machining aluminum has always been kind of in Simons blood, he isnt entirely beholden to one material, or even the subtractive machining process. Hes toyed with other materials like titanium and also with the potential of modern 3D-printing capabilities.But machining aluminum has defined the development of Actofives bikes and components these last 6 years, especially the use of intricate and well-thought-out milling designs. And it forms the basis for Actofives unique clamshell, or sandwich construction. And Simon continues to show that he has more ideas on how to refine both his designs and their manufacturing. So theres plenty evolution left to do in CNC-machined aluminum.Inside Actofives factory tour: MTB parts in-processLooking around the Actofive workshop during our factory tour showed a pretty good sample of their complete offering, in various stages of completion. Here are a couple of I-Train trail bike front triangles. The two halves have each been machined from both sides the outside that we can see, plus the intricate inside webbed truss structure that Actofive doesnt let anyone else see. We had a peek, and its even more impressive that the fine tool marks you see on the outside. The design of the inner structure allows Actofive the ability to fine-tune strength and stiffness at various locations within the mountain bike frame, while keeping it lightweight.But Actofive is wary of giving away the secrets of how they achieve their balance of lightweight-to-strength. And especially resistant to give away the design of their interlocking system that is used to bond the two halves of a frame together to create the complete bike.We also had a chance to watch some Actofive crankarms be machined in their first step during our factory tour.From alloy slabs to machined gemsThe heart of everything that Actofive produces starts out as simple slab of aluminum billet. And really, most of Actofives components come down to machining one side to get the final outside shape. Then, flipping it over (and securing it to a negative fixture on the milling machine) to hollow out the second side.The simplest parts like their more affordable Signature X crankset, the P-train rear end, and the I-Train seatstays leave it at that, where you can see both sides that have been machined. But more complex hollow parts like the mountain bike front triangles & Signature cranks, get 2-sided machining for each frame half that are then bonded together to create the more complex hollow structure.But of course, moving big heavy chunks of aluminum around is quite difficult before all that extra material is machined away (and collected for recycling). So Actofive has this nice little crane in their machining room, which allows Simon the ability to easily maneuver everything on his own.And then, once held down on the milling machines worktable with a strong vacuum pressure, the intricate designs can be carved out of the raw billets of aluminum. Most often in densely packed, nested layouts to optimize the most amount of components out of a single piece of raw aluminum material.CAD upstairs + CAM downstairsEverything that Actofive produces in made in-house in the factory that we toured. Simon has a design office upstairs directly over his machining room. There everything is designed and refined in SolidWorks, creating the computer-aided design (CAD) data to drive the computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) processes one floor below.ActoFives key production outputsActofives specialty is creating 3 things. CAD/CAM data, metal filings, and out of that precision machined alloy components.The Portatec CNC mill is the brawn. But the brains of the Siemens controller manages all the machining processes, tooling, and where those tool cut. While Simon can remotely operate everything from his computer upstairs, for production, everything is handled directly at the machine. Theres so much raw data governing the machining process, this ensures that any potential minor breakdown in communication couldnt negatively affect the final work.Besides data, Actofives factory is covered with these small aluminum filings we saw in our tour. Sure, the bulk of material gets efficiently collected for recycling, but plenty of chips fly around. Thats why machining happens in its own completely enclosed room. But every time Simon moves around to control the process, filings stick to his clothes & shoes. And since theyre not magnetic, its a chore to totally keep under control. So he has separate clothes and shoes for working on bikes & components in the shop. And just resigns himself to regular cleaning and swapping to separate clothing before leaving the workshop.Lastly, specialized machined alloy components. Actofive is the bike brand that drives Simon Metzners passion. And from that we get full-suspension Actofive mountain bike frames, cranksets & chainrings.But he does plenty of contract manufacturing too. Theres certainly a bit of crossover in the bike industry things like bashguards, top caps, and even some more advanced elements like rocker links & seatstays for other bike companies. But theres plenty of other industrial machining, too. Simon explained that he spends the vast majority of his development and production time on the Actofive mountain bike side of things, but still more than three-quarters of his profit comes from contract machining.Actofive Factory Tour: MTB cranks, chainrings & framesSignature X cranksets were a big shift in making Actofive components more affordable, from just under 400.. or half the cost of the original hollow Signature cranks.Actofive direct mount chainrings add 120-150 on top of that.The rocker link on the I-Train is another great example of Actofives creative 2D manufacturing. Like most of their MTB components, it is made by simply matching two halves (from both sides) that are then joined together with a simple keyed interface and a single bolt for simple strength.MTB frames start from 6000 for the simpler I-Train frame set. A P-Train will set you back at least 7000.Interestingly, one way to get a hold of an Actofive mountain bike frame for a bit cheaper might be to lay your hands on a show demo. With Bespoked on the horizon, Actofive is offering deals in their online shop on previous versions of the I-Train that were already shown. And they are even offering the custom mk2 I-Train bike in advance, that will be on display in the Dresden Airport show over the weekend. Anodized eye candy colorsOf course, one of the cool benefits of an all-machined-alloy mountain bike (or components) is the ability for some flashy anodized finishes. Actofive has a partner manage their eye-catching colors, but they can even do some fun stuff with two-done finishes one side to the other.(Photo by Adla afrnkov/Vojta Blha)I especially like the half blue + half silver race bike of Czech enduro World Cup racer y Vojta Blha/DVO who showed off his bike to us for the DVO Prime launch earlier this summer.Inside the actual clamshell Actofive mountain bikesOK, so heres a real rare sneak peek inside an ActofiveThis red/orange I-Train front triangle is manufactured in 2 halves with a clamshell design. By machining each side individually, Actofive can creates the exact smooth outer shape that they want for the bike, but can vary thicknesses throughout various sections of the frame, much like you find with butted tubing.But in reality, the inside of the I-Train is much more complex that that, featuring a series of reinforcing webs that vary the tube wall thickness much more than could be achieved by any tube-to-tube style construction.And then the real secret comes with the mechanically overlapping finger joint from one side of the frame to the next. This greatly increases the surface contact area between the two halves, resulting in a strong bond when the frame is assembled with adhesive. And it also reinforces the joint at the top and bottom edges of the frame, protecting it against impact with rocks or other obstacles.One thing I really love about Actofives bikes is how you can see the machining marks that show how the CNC tooling cuts back and forth into the aluminum billet. But of course, since they machine the inside of the frame just as much as the outside, our Actofive factory tour also gave us an up-close glimpse at how those tool paths are even visible inside of the frame. Like on the inside of this I-Trains headtube.What comes next for Actofive?That was pretty much it for our Actofive factory tour. We got to watch some Signature X cranksets be machined 60 crank arms at a time in that batch. And Simon revealed us a bit of what was coming soon this year. Think UDH compatibility across all frames, of course, including the ability to retrofit all of the frames they had previously produced. And these newly machined, open-back seatstays that replaced the I-Trains original welded tubing stays.Plus, theres even more that we will see over the coming seeking with more next-gen P-Train & I-Train updates.Stay tuned for that!Actofive after darkAnd with that, well leave you with Actofive After Dark. Much of Actofives CNC-machining processes take 8 hours or more to complete. So Simon tries to schedule it so that he can set up a machining task at the end of his workday, to run overnight. And hell often even reducing tool speeds a bit to ensure less chance of any trouble when the machines are left to work on their own.Actofive has a webcam in the machining room so Simon can dial-in to keep tabs on progress whether hes upstairs working at his desk on another project, or back home for the night.And while the lights go out in the human side of the Actofive workshop, the light often stays on all night as the CNC robot chugs away, machining mountain bikes through the lonely night. Actofive.comThe post Inside Actofive Factory Tour: German CNC-Machined MTB Gems, A Closer Look appeared first on Bikerumor.

One of the most social media active teams in the entire peloton, TDT-Unibet could be one step closer to achieving their dream of a Tour de France appearance in the coming years, after successfully changing the nationality of the team from Dutch to French, gaining new sponsorship and changing names i...

UCD researchers are looking to assess cycling infrastructure safety using wearable sensors and cameras are seeking parents to volunteer to wear the devices while cycling their children to school.The devices will match stress levels to locations and look at the causes, such as gaps in cycling infrastructure or poorly designed cycle paths or road user behaviour.The SHIFT project is researching ways of monitoring stress levels in people cycling, especially parents cycling their children to school, with a view to identifying locations and behaviours that induce stress and may deter people from cycling, said Ciarn Ferrie, a founder of the I Bike Dublin campaign group, is a Societal Impact Champion for the project. He said: The hope is that local authorities and local communities can use this data to work together to identify priorities for road safety interventions. We have been examining various wearable devices that can help to monitor stress levels and are now looking for volunteers to test the devices in real-life situations.The SHIFT, or Sustainable and Healthy InFrastructure by reducing stress during active Travel project, is looking for parents to take part in a week of cycling their children to school with the equipment and a short review of personal observations.The University College Dublinproject is being led by Dr Anna Molter, an environmental epidemiologist, and the co-lead is Prof Brian Caulfield, a professor of physiotherapy and a principal investigator at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCD.The project is part of the Research Ireland (formally Science Foundation Ireland) National Challenge Fund, which is funded by the EU.Parents who want to participate should contact Nakisa Soltani using the details below.

Lara Gillespie has gotten Irelands campaign at the UCI World Track Championships off to a very strong start in Denmark with 5th in the elimination race. The Wicklow woman was up against some serious talent in the world title race, with world and Olympic road and track champions on the track, including Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) []The post Lara Gillespie off to very strong start at World Champs in Denmark | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Lotte Kopecky is the winner of the 96th Belgian National Sports Merit Award. This was announced at Brussels town hall on Thursday afternoon. Kopecky succeeds speed skater and inline skater Bart Swings.A jury of (former) sports champions chooses the laureate, who can win the award only once in their...