Just to confirm how far superior he was to everyone else at the 2024 Giro d'Italia, Tadej Pogacar put multiple minutes into everyone again on stage 20, securing himself overall victory and adding a sixth stage win to his race of complete and utter dominance.In truth, the writing was on the wall for...

May 22nd-26th | Rs Tailteann 2024 Promoted by Cairde Rs Tailteann Stage 4 | Horse & Jockey to Kildare Town 139.2km General ClassificationThe post Rs Tailteann | Results stage 4 Horse and Jockey to Kildare Town 139.2km appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

The final 'proper' stage of the 2024 Giro d'Italia before the processional finale in Rome, stage 20 has seen Tadej Pogacar make it a scintillating sixth stage win with yet another performance for the ages on the Monte Grappa climb.In the fight for the breakaway on the final mountainous stage of the...

Refusing to settle for what he had, Movistar Team's Einer Rubio has been one of the most attacking and vibrant general classification riders in the last few stages. On the last day of GC action on stage 20, the Colombian again took an aggressive tactic to the Monte Grappa."We leave with excellent fe...

Tom Martin (Wheelbase-Cabtech-Castelli) has won stage 4 of Rs Tailteann as a breakaway again succeeded today, on the road from Horse and Jockey to Kildare. The British rider broke clear with over 40km remaining with compatriot Will Perrett (Spirit TBW Stuart Hall Cycling) and young Itish rider Conal Scully (Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei). While []The post Martin takes stage 4 at Rs after Team Ireland move canceled | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Tadej Pogacar is powering towards yet another stage win at the 2024 Giro d'Italia and a thunderous Maglia Rosa victory. Sadly though, some of the fans on the packed-out Monte Grappa are getting a little too close for the Slovenian's comfort.Just moments after the UAE Team Emirates leader launched ye...

For the second successive day, Team SD Worx - Protime's sprint superstar, Lorena Wiebes has powered to victory at the 2024 RideLondon Classique, thanks in part once again to an expert leadout from world champion Lotte Kopecky.I had a good day.I was able to take full advantage twice during the bon...

By Shane Stokes Hes been described as probably the strongest rider in the race by Ireland teammate Dillon Corkery, and as an animal by stage two winner Conn McDunphy (USA: Skyline-Cadence), and Liam OBrien heads into the final two stages of the race level on time with the yellow jersey. Well try whenever we can, []The post Im all in | Liam OBrien promises aggressive approach to Rs final appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Two months ago we got a sneak peek at a prototype next-gen BH cross-country race mountain bike. We suspect it could be the successor to their long-running Lynx family. Details are still very limited since BH is doing a good job keeping the prototype wrapped up both on the racetrack and in the pits. But we got in for a closer look to try to sus out some more detailsBH XC race mountain bike prototype could replace the Lynx(Photos/Cory Benson)As it stands now, Spanish bikemaker BH has two cross-country models in the lineup. Theres the Ultimate Evo hardtail and the 100mm travel Lynx Race Evo fully. An eagle-eyed anonymous reader sent us spy shots of the prototype from a race in the north of Spain back in March. Now that the UCI MTB World Cup is in our backyard, we dropped in to try and get a better look ourselves. I had hoped by now it would be uncovered, but unfortunately, its still wrapped in neoprene.Most of the BH Coloma team are still racing the current Lynx Race. That suggests the final launch of this new prototype is probably still quite far off. But it does give us a chance to see the bikes next to each other. So what can we see?Just like we saw in the spy shots before, the headtube really looks just like the Lynx Race, with the same full internal cable routing through the upper headset bearing. And the main pivot of the swingarm looks like its in exactly the same place as before, too.Whats a little curious here on the driveside, is that there is an all-new and quite significant tapering of the seatstay above the Split-Pivot concentric pivot at the rear axle. Normally when we see a taper like this, it is meant to allow the seatstay to flex instead of having an extra pivot. But since theres obviously already a pivot at the axle, the only real reason you would need a flex stay would be if the shock was fixed to the seatstays instead of having another pivot hidden inside that secret wrap, right?What we can see.Here we get a close-up view of the main pivot, the swingarm, and the PressFit bottom bracket. Its all quite similar to the current Lynx Race.But it is worth noting that this BH prototype XC bike has a flatter, boxier shape to the swingarm. And theres a more dramatic bend to drop the stays. Thats likely to increase tire clearance to meet the new 29 x2.4 standard while keeping a short chainstay length.The tall & narrow boxy shape continues back to the Split-Pivot, those massive triangular brake post mounts, and a UDH standard. While many bikes have prioritized SRAM and wireless shifting, this one still has clean mechanical shift cable routing. What we cant quite seeThis BH prototype is still hiding its XC secrets inside the neoprene wrap. But a closer look reveals some interesting shaping!Just in front of the seattube, the toptube flares out quite a bit to the sides. That looks a lot like the shaping of the front shock mount on the current Lynx Race, which could suggest a reverse shock orientation?Theres also a clear inward curve of the seatstays in from of the seattube. My guess is this is a one-piece seatstay assembly, just with the bridge now in front of the seattube where it meets the shock. And maybe a tiny rocker link in there too?Other BH prototype XC bike build detailsA close look BH Colomas Jofre Cullel Estape cockpit does clear up a bit of the compatibility of the new bike. Sure everything is routed internally. But its also key to see just many cables are going into the frame. Theres 2 mechanical cable from the left hand a remote lockout for the hidden rear shock, plus the cable for the mechanical BikeYoke Divine SL dropper post. Then on the right hand 2 more the mechanical shift wire for the XTR rear derailleur, and the hydraulic hose for the rear brake.More XC World Cup race testingThats all we know about this prototype of BHs next-gen carbon XC race bike. The question remains whether there is a conventional shock and linkage hidden inside that little neoprene sock. And if it will deliver 100mm, or more or less travel? But seeing just behind the BH rider, how tiny the linkage and hlins XC shock (hmm with electronic controls!) on the BMC Fourstroke is, BH could probably fit it all in there with a cleanly integrated design.BHbikes.comThe post Update on BHs Prototype Cross-Country Race Bike, Under Cover on the XC World Cup appeared first on Bikerumor.

Six stage wins, a near ten-minute time gap to second place and more outfit changes than a runway model at Milan Fashion Week, Tadej Pogacar has been front and centre of everything at the 2024 Giro d'Italia. This was again the case on stage 20.The final 'proper' stage of the 2024 Giro d'Italia before...