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Tadej Pogacar, on the results sheet, looked to have a calm day on the bike, but it was not quite. He survived a tense moment where he almost crashed and rode across the finish line safely in Saint-Vulbas, but he shares his opinion on what is arguably the highlight of the day: The victory of Mark Cav...

In terms of proof that bicycles can save the world, it doesnt get much more iconic than the World Bicycle Relief Buffalo bike. Since founding in 2005, WBR has distributed more than 800,000 bicycles across 21 countries while training more than 3,000 mechanics to help keep them running. These are more than just bicycles though, they represent access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities that rural communities would not have otherwise. Working along with many product testers over the years, WBR is introducing the next generation of the Buffalo bike, the Utility S2, designed in conjunction with SRAM, Trek, Giant, and Karasawa. Notably, this bike has a two-speed, two-chain drivetrain that allows riders to shift gears with a simple backpedal. This is not the first bike with the ability to change gears by backpedaling, but it is the first with essentially two completely separate single-speed drivetrains, only connected by the freewheel. The crankset features a 45/27t chainring setup, while the freewheel features a 19/18t combination for 45/19 and 27/18t gearing. There are a few benefits to this design including outright durability, and the ability to have two drastically different gear ratios which is very helpful for riders using the bike to carry heavy cargo. The drivetrain is reliant on the new AK-2 freewheel, which is WBRs first-ever patented innovation. Compared to the previous Buffalo bike which used a coaster brake hub, the move to a freewheel allows for the use of caliper rim brakes, and heavy-duty box section aluminum rims with 3x lacing to create strong, but light wheels. Additionally, the standard freewheel interface makes the replacement of the AK-2 a cinch, and the unique dual chain arrangement means the rider can continue to their destination, even if they break one of the chains. You can help WBR reach their goal of providing one million bikes globally by donating at the link below. worldbicyclerelief.orgThe post The New WBR Buffalo Bike is First with Two Chain, Two Speed Drivetrain appeared first on Bikerumor.

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CyclistGiro dItalia Women 2024: Route, how to watch, start listart and everything you need to knowThe Giro dItalia Women, formerly the Giro Donne and Giro Rosa, is the longest-running stage race in womens cycling, though this years race is the first since RCS Sport, who run the mens Giro, took over organisation.The 2024 edition starts on Sunday 7th July in Brescia and finishes on Sunday 14th July in LAquila, with a reduced number of stages from nine in 2023 to eight this year. It begins with an individual time-trial and finishes with two mountain stages, including a summit finish on Blockhaus on Stage 7.The 2023 race was won by Movistars Annemiek van Vleuten in her final year of racing by 3min 57sec over Juliette Labous of DSM-Firmenich, with Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) completing the podium. Labous and Realini are back for this year, along with Realinis teammate Elisa Longo Borghini and world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime). Related Posts The trials of time: Marlen Reusser profile I hate racing for second: Elisa Longo Borghini profile All the right moves: Elisa Balsamo profile Gallery: Bonza Blockhaus battle on Giro dItalia Stage 9 as true contenders emerge Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know Giro dItalia Women: Key informationMassimo Fulgenzi/PMG Sport/SprintCyclingAgencyDates: 7th-14th July 2024Start: Brescia, LombardyFinish: LAquila, AbruzzoUK television coverage: Eurosport, Discovery+2023 winner: Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)Most wins: Fabiana Luperini (five)Giro dItalia Women 2024: Stage-by-stage previewThe 2024 Giro dItalia Women has been reduced in length to eight stages. It departs from Brescia with an individual time-trial as usual and heads south through Italy. Theres only one flat stage with the majority of days being classed as hilly or mountainous. Stage 1: Sunday 7th July, Brescia Brescia, 15.7km, ITTThe opening stage is a flat 15.7km trip around Brescia. Last years Stage 1 ITT was called off due to torrential rain and thunderstorms.Stage 2: Monday 8th July, Sirmione Volta Mantovana, 110kmStage 2 should be one for the sprinters. Organisers have put the Category 4 Cavriana just 10km from the finish but it shouldnt pose a challenge, although if anyone desperately needed a point to break awayStage 3: Tuesday 9th July, Sabbioneta Toano, 113kmNow this looks interesting. The first summit finish of the race comes on Stage 3, with a 12.5km climb to Toano, which has a 4.9% average gradient but hits a maximum of 12% in the final kilometre.Stage 4: Wednesday 10th July, Imola Urbino, 134kmHalfway through the race and halfway through the stage riders will climb into San Marino with a 5.5km ascent that has gradients up to 15%.Stage 5: Thursday 11th July, Frontone Foligno, 108kmTheres only one climb on Stage 5 and it comes early on, so it should be fairly straightforward. This day will take them from Frontone to Foligno with a classic sprint point in the middle of the stage. Stage 6: Friday 12th July, San Benedetto del Tronto Chieti, 159kmStage 6 is not only the longest day of racing at the Giro dItalia Women, but also one of the longest stages the peloton has seen at all recently. It falls just one kilometre short of the UCIs maximum kilometre limit for a womens stage (160km) and its very undulating with a tough climb that plateaus from 3km to go.Stage 7: Saturday 13th July, Lanciano Blockhaus, 120kmHere. We. Go. Get those climbing legs on. Two huge climbs are on the menu for Stage 7, with the gargantuan Blockhaus the summit finish. Stage 8: Sunday 14th July, Pescara LAquila, 117kmThe grand finale of the Giro dItalia Women is fierce with the climbing almost non-stop until the summit of the Category 1 Castel del Monte, halfway through the stage. Theres a lot of descending from there to the finish but its uphill to the line. Who will win the maglia rosa?Giro dItalia Women 2024: How to watchMassimo Fulgenzi/PMG Sport/SprintCyclingAgencyThe 2024 Giro dItalia Women will be available to watch on TV with Eurosport and streaming withDiscovery+for 6.99 per month with the basic package, which includes cycling and all other Eurosport programmes. In North America FloBikes will be streaming the race.If its not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN Virtual Private Network which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they dont need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while abroad in countries without access. One such example isExpressVPN, which is verywell reviewed, helps users to find a way to watch cycling without having to pay for broadcasters services, and costs from 5.36 per month, with three months free.Other options includeNordVPN,SurfsharkandKapersky.Giro dItalia Women 2024: Start listData powered by FirstCycling.com Related Posts The trials of time: Marlen Reusser profile I hate racing for second: Elisa Longo Borghini profile All the right moves: Elisa Balsamo profile Gallery: Bonza Blockhaus battle on Giro dItalia Stage 9 as true contenders emerge Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know The post Giro dItalia Women 2024: Route, how to watch, start listart and everything you need to know appeared first on Cyclist.

There is little more to say. After winning for the first time at the Tour de France back in 2008, he was beaten sprinters over generations on end and has done it today once again. Astana Qazaqstan Team's goal of taking the Manx Missile to Tour glory has payed off and Mark Cavendish has finally manag...

Classified and Tektro Racing Products (TRP) have collaborated on a 1x electronic groupset called Vistar Powershift with up to 16 gears.Classified and TRP say the Vistar Powershift has the widest range of any gravel or road bike groupset on the market.With 16 speeds for road or 15 for gravel, the Vistar Powershift is said to have a gear range of 528 per cent.Integrated shiftingThe Classified internal gear hub has two speeds. - Stan Portus / Our MediaUnveiled at Eurobike ahead of its official launch in October, the new groupset was an opportunity for Classified to integrate a shifter for its two-speed Powershift hub into a groupset.The Classified Powershift two-speed internal gear hub replaces your front derailleur. It offers the range of a 2x drivetrain and promises quicker and more reliable gear shifting.In the past, Classified relied on an auxiliary shifter a bit like SRAMs blip shifter to change between its hubs two speeds.Yannick Mayer, product manager at Classified, says TRP was the first groupset manufacturer that was open to integrating a Classified shifter into a groupsets levers.The Vistar Powershift is TRP's first road and gravelelectronic groupset.The levers have two buttons to change gears like on Shimano Di2 levers. - Stan Portus / Our MediaThe gear shifters are configured like Shimano levers, with two buttons on each Vistar Powershift lever. The left lever controls the hub and the right controls the rear derailleur.The synergies between our brands have been useful for this project and were happy we can launch it now its been quite a while in development, says Mayer.How many gears?The derailleur works in tandem with the hub to provide 15 or 16 speeds. - Stan Portus / Our MediaThe Vistar Powershift uses a 1x drivetrain, 12-speed cassette and Classifieds Powershift hub.Classified and TRP say Vistar Powershift has virtual shifting, courtesy of what they call QuantumShift.Some simple arithmetic, however, may lead to some confusion. A 12-speed cassette paired with a two-speed hub does not make 15 or 16 gears.But Mayer says you do not get 24 gear ratios on 2x systems.In traditional 2x systems, there is always an overlap, says Mayer. So those systems have about 14 unique gears.With our cassette spread and QuantumShift, we can extend that to 16. The 16 are programmed in a way so it is the most seamless ratio spread that you can have.The gear range with the biggest cassette we sell which is the 11-40t cassette is 528 per cent.For comparison, with other gravel groupsets, which usually have a 10-52t cassette, the gear range is 520 per cent.With our option, you have small steps between the gears and still more overall range than the competition, he says.Despite this, Classified and Powershift say you can still use the Powershift hub and rear derailleur independently, enabling all 24 gear options.Chain management and braking performanceThe groupset is available with four chainring sizes from 46t to 52t. - Stan Portus / Our MediaIn their press material, Classified and TRP highlight the aerodynamic benefit of a 1x drivetrain, but they state their new groupset also optimises drivetrain efficiency through chainline management.The Vistar Powershift groupset is available with a lightweight or aero crankset in four sizes: 46 or 48 teeth for gravel bikes, and 50 or 52 teeth for road bikes.Mayer says the cranksets are available in different offsets for the ideal chainline.The road chainline is 45mm and the gravel chainline is 47.5mm.Then we have a long gravel spindle. So that, in combination with the less offset chainring, gives you a 50mm chainline to clear the very narrow chainstays of some gravel bikes, he says.The TRP cassette also features the brands Wave Technology to ensure direct and quick shifting.TRP which has also released an electronic drivetrain with Bosch at Eurobike says it has brought its 35 years of experience producing advanced braking systems to the Vistar Powershift groupset.TRP claims the Vistars brakes are ergonomic and enable powerful, one-fingered braking irrespective of hand size.Raced at UnboundThe aero chainring on Arno Van Den Broeck's Unbound bike.Classifieds first full groupset was raced at Unbound 2024 by Arno Van Den Broeck (Ridley Factory Team) who completed the 200-mile gravel course in nine hours.Classified and TRP cite this as proof of the Vistar Powershifts durability and reliability. They say the groupset uses high-quality materials and advanced engineering techniques, and is built to withstand the rigours of intense cycling.The collaborating brands also highlight that riding with one large chainring reduces the load on the chain, cassette and bearings, improving the lifetime of the components.Tooth profile helps durability but Mayer adds: No front shifts increases the durability because you dont have side forces on the chain, or dirty parts grinding down on the chainring.While its not available to the public yet, the groupset has already received recognition, winning the components category at the Eurobike Awards 2024.

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Jasper Philipsen was the great dominator of the sprints at the 2023 Tour de France but has not had his way over the first two sprints of the 2024 race. This Wednesday he was beaten by Mark Cavendish."It was a very nervous sprint and I was a bit boxed in for a while," Philipsen said in a post-race i...

The Hutchinson Touareg Green gravel tyre is a new eco tyre that uses recycled or bio-sourced materials.Revealed at Eurobike, the Touareg Green replaces the previous Touareg and follows a trend for more environmentally friendly tyres. Schwalbes new Green Marathon tyre, which has a closed-loop production cycle, is probably the best known. The Norwegian company ReTyre is also showing the worlds first carbon-neutral tyre at Eurobike.Hutchinson has also announced it will introduce recycled and bio-sourced material into all of its products by next year.Hutchinson says its new gravel tyre offers the same performance and standard as the previous Touareg. It is also available for the same price of 45.99 / 49.99.Five years of developmentThe Touareg Green is manufactured using 57 per cent sustainable materials. - Stan Portus / Our MediaHutchinson says it began developing the Touareg Green in 2019. It aimed to create a sustainable gravel tyre that maintains the same performance and price as typical gravel tyres.To achieve this goal, Hutchinson has developed two new compounds, a casing and tread, which use 90 and 64 per cent recycled or bio-sourced materials, respectively.The previous Touareg gravel went some way towards being sustainable. But Hutchinson says the proportion of sustainable materials used throughout the Tourag has risen from 15 to 57 per cent.Hutchinson says it didn't want to create a tyre with a higher percentage of sustainable materials that impact performance or lead to a price increase.Hutchinson says the Touareg Green performs like its predecessor. - Stan Portus / Our MediaThe French company now uses carbon black a material used in tyres for stiffness and durability that is recycled and sourced in Europe. Guillaume Trouvain, head of research and development at Hutchinson says: Raw materials are also a huge part of the transition to sustainability. Our suppliers recognise this and are constantly testing and developing new products and processes which show real promise.Everyone in the ecosystem must participate to ensure the transition continues and we are proud to be one of the driving forces behind this progress.Hutchinson ResolutionsThe Touareg Green uses recycled carbon black sourced from Europe. - Stan Portus / Our MediaThe Touareg Green is part of Hutchinsons commitment to improving its environmental credentials.To highlight its credentials, Hutchinson has created a new labelling standard for eco products called Resolutions.All products with this label will go through in-depth lifecycle analysis to ISO standards, according to Hutchinson.The products are assessed in three areas: CO2 reduction; weight savings; and use of recycled or bio-based materials.Hutchinson says it also conducts a more global analysis of the entire environmental footprint of the products.