TheTour de Francehas started off in the most brilliant fashion with a first day that has seen a lot of drama, action among the GC riders and a fan-favourite victory for Romain Bardet who has won and taken the yellow jersey on his final Tour de France. It will be hard to forget such performance, bu...

Lidl-Trek were one of the hardest working teams on the opening day of the Tour de France. Mads Pedersen had a very strong day and survived the brutal weather conditions and hard pace on the climbs to have a chance at the final sprint, but it was ultimately worked that was not rewarded at the end of...

Debuting in the Tour de France pits in Lidl-Treks booth, the upcoming Cyclowax Nex Gen makes hot melt chain waxing cleaner and easier. Designed for high-volume use cases (like Pro Tour teams, but also shops that want to add a valuable service), it applies a hot wax directly to the chain while its still on the bike.Full tech details, pricing, and availability will come later this year, but the gist of it is this: Install a clean chain on your bike, set it on the Nex Gen machine, and it slowly pulls it through and applies melted chain wax to the chain.It pulls the chain through backwards, essentially backpedaling the bike, and appears to full support the bike while doing so. Ive seen a couple of 4-second clips and its slow, but requires virtually no oversight, letting you do other things while it works.Looks like Lidl-Trek might be racing a few stages with a 1x setup.I first spotted Cyclowax at Sea Otter, showing off their Chain Waxing Starter Kit, which is a more traditional hot melt waxing kit. Check that out if you cant wait or just want something for home use.No word on whether the machine cleans and degreases the chain for you, so you may still need to start with a clean chain for the first application. After that, waxed chains typically stay clean enough that simply wiping it down before reapplying is enough (barring extreme use, use your judgement), so you may just be able to throw the bike on here every couple months for a top off.More details as we get it, check their product teaser page at link below.Cyclowax.comThe post Cyclowax Nex Gen is an Automatic Hot Chain Waxing Machine appeared first on Bikerumor.

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It was a difficult first day at the Tour de France but surprisingly, one that didn't see many crashes. None actually that the TV broadcast captured, but we know that off camera Wilco Kelderman of Team Visma | Lease a Bike did fall. However, this does not jeopardize the race for the Dutchman.The fal...

Stage 2 of the Tour de France sees a double ascent of the Madona di San Luca in Bologna and the general classification could explode on it's steep and heat-affected slopes. Wout van Aert was third in yesterday's stage and could definitely be a contender to take the yellow jersey today, but he doesn'...

The Italian fans have come out in force on the opening two stages of the 2024 Tour de France. Sadly, not all have been able to keep their hands to themselves.On stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de France, taking the riders fromCesenatico to Bologna, an EF Education - EasyPost rider was the victim of an ov...

The 2024 Tour de France has been one of the most hotly-anticipated for a very long time. If stage 1 is anything to go by, that anticipation was very placed as Romain Bardet and teammate Frank van den Broek held off the peloton in a thrilling finale to the opening stage.One of the darlings of modern...

'We want Wout to win a stage, but we have to look at it day by day', says Visma-Lease a Bike DS Frans Maassen