In the first bunch sprint of the 2024 Giro d'Italia, Tim Merlier took the stage win for Soudal - Quick-Step but that does not tell even half the story on another epic and exciting day.With no riders attacking at the flag drop, the peloton settled in for a somewhat sedate opening to stage 3 with no...

For the third time in his career, Soudal - Quick-Step's Tim Merlier sprinted to a Grand Tour stage win on stage 3 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia, surviving a late scare and a frantic finale in the process."It was the hardest victory so far!" admitted the 31-year-old Belgian, who's previously won stages...

Bikes or Death hosted its second annual Bikepacking Basics campout a few weeks ago, welcoming 30 riders for a chance to try out bikepacking in a supported environment. Find a written recap and photos from event organizer Patrick Farnsworth here...The post Bikes or Death Bikepacking Basics Campout: An Event for All appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

The Soudal Quick-Step sprinter beat Jonathan Milan and Biniam Girmay to the line

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With the Maglia Rosa already somewhat comfortably on his shoulders and 18 stages of the Giro d'Italia plus the Tour de France still to come in the coming weeks and months, Tadej Pogacar would have been forgiven for having a quiet day on the sprint-friendly stage 3 of the 2024 Giro. Doing typically P...

In the first Grand Tour bunch sprint of his career, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Olav Kooij took a creditable 6th placed finish. Enough for the Dutchman to remain optimistic.It was a quiet stage, but then there was that intermediate sprint. Suddenly the whole thing was split in two," the 22-year-old...

Reynolds has a new family of three 25mm deep ultralight carbon road bike wheelsets designed to get you up and over the steepest climbs faster than ever. All 3 share the same low profile hooked tubeless carbon rim, with their differences coming in carbon layup and how fancy a wheel build you want to pay for. Weights tip the scales as low as 1251g at the most premium end of the spectrum. While pricing at the entry-level is as low as $1450, while still not even giving up a couple hundred grams in the process.2024 Reynolds 25mm deep lightweight carbon road wheels(Photos/Reynolds)Any way you look at it, a new set of Reynolds 25mm deep carbon climbers wheels will help you crush your local climbs and set some new best times.Aero may be everything on the flats and rolling terrain, but roadies who ride in the mountains know that an ultralight climbers wheelset simply feels different. It just feels like you are flying up the hills. And Reynolds is on board with three new 25mm deep carbon road bike wheelsets designed to appeal to riders across a wide range of budgets.Tech detailsAll 3 of the new Reynolds 25mm carbon road wheelsets feature the same 21mm internal width. With a max 30mm external width to pair well with wide modern road bike tires optimized for 28mm tires. The wheels are low-profile, but Reynolds assures that the shape has been aerodynamically optimized, to claw back any of those incremental aero gains possible.And they all stick with hooked tubeless beads for compatibility with all types and tube-type or tubeless setups.The rim difference being that the two top BlackLabel wheels are built with a carbon rim featuring Reynolds premium CR6, higher modulus carbon layup. And, they are built for internal spoke nipples. Then the AR wheelset uses a slightly heavier, slightly less stiff CR3 layup and sticks with conventional external nipples. Reynolds Blacklabel 25 Pro hubBlacklabel 25 Expert hubReynolds AR 25 hubHub spec is the other big point where the different wheelsets diverge.The top-tier goes with Industry Nine Torch hubs with 6 engagement from 3 pawls. Mid-spec wheels get Sun RinglSuper Bubba X hubs with 8 engagement from 3 pawls. And the entry spec wheels are built with Sun RinglSRX hubs with 12 engagement from 3 pawls. All are centerlock disc brake only, with 12mm thru-axles, plus the option for a 15mm front thru-axle for broad fits.Reynolds 25mm Road Wheels Pricing & optionsThe new Reynolds 25mm wheels come in three tiers AR, Blacklabel Expert, and Blacklabel Pro. Each with the same shallow carbon rim profile. Reynolds AR 25The AR 25 is the most affordable at just $1450, for the 1432g wheelset built with Ringl SRX hubs, 24 Sapim Sprint spokes, and external brass nipples. Reynolds Blacklabel 25 ExpertBlacklabel 25 Expert ratchets the price up to $1900. There you get Ringl Super Bubba X Road hubs, 24 Sapim CX-Ray spokes, and internal alloy nipples bringing the weight down to 1286g for the pair.Reynolds Blacklabel 25 ProThen at the absolute top-tier, the $2300 Reynolds Blacklabel 25 Pro manages to shed even a few more grams down to 1251g claimed. They do that with a swap to Industry Nine Torch Road hubs. And to a 20-spoke front / 24-rear wheel build with CX-Ray spokes and those internal alloy nipples.Get all three new Reynolds 25mm carbon road wheelsets direct from Reynolds, covered by a lifetime warranty. But only the affordable AR25s are available at the moment. They all come with Shimano HG, SRAM XDR, or Campagnolo N3W freehubs. And they ship with tubeless tape installed plus a set of tubeless valves for you to install with your fav tubeless road tires.ReynoldsCycling.comThe post Reynolds Spin Up 3 Levels of Ultralight 25mm Deep Road Wheels from 1252g & from $1450 appeared first on Bikerumor.

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Throughout the Giro d'Italia, there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the Corsa Rosa, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race.Stage 1No riders have abandoned the race on it's fir...