Not even a brief mechanical could stop the time trial world champion from winning Friday's 25km test

The great thing about the sport of cycling is that you don't need to buy a ticket to come and see your heroes in person. The fact supporters can easily get up close and personal with riders comes with problems however, as seen on numerous occasions over the years.At the recent Giro d'Italia for exa...

Our dogs are barking after three days of traipsing through Eurobikes expansive halls but our resolve to bring you the hottest tech from the worlds biggest cycling show remains steadfast.In our final roundup from the show, were pleased to bring you a whopping 14 new, weird and wonderful tech highlights from manufacturers big and small.And if that isnt quite enough, check out our roundups from days one and two.Exposure debuts Mesh technologyMesh-equipped lights can communicate with other Exposure lights. - Jack Luke / Our MediaExposure Reflex-equipped mountain bike lights use highly sensitive thermisters and accelerometers to control light output.Working in conjunction, these detect small dips in ambient temperature and movement.A drop in ambient temperature alongside fast movement suggests a rider is riding fast on technical terrain. If it detects this, the light increases power to help light the way.Conversely, an increase in ambient temperature and reduction in movement signals the rider has likely stopped. Light power will then decrease.Smaller helmet-mounted lights, such as the Zenith, can pair with bigger models. - Jack Luke / Our MediaWhile effective, this tech is bulky, so its limited to Exposures bar-mounted lights.Exposures new Mesh technology enables larger Reflex-equipped lights to communicate with its lighter helmet lights, adjusting their power in tandem with the bar-mounted light.This, Exposure says, increases overall power, as the lights can be run at higher power for short periods something that wouldnt be possible with manual control as it risks burning out the LED if run at high power for extended periods.USE brings Vybe suspension stem to marketThe Vybe complements USE's longstanding suspension seatpost. - Jack Luke / Our MediaThe Vybe suspension stem joins USEs long-standing suspension seatpost of the same name.Designed primarily for gravel riders, the Vybe ships with four different elastomers.Elastomers and preload screws can be adjusted to suit. - Jack Luke / Our MediaRider weight should be used as the initial starting point when selecting these. Further adjustment can be made via two preload adjusters.These screws can be adjusted to alter the stems angle by approximately 7 or 8 degrees.Abuss indicator-equipped Hyp-E helmetThe Hyp-E has a slightly appealing Robocop-like quality to it. - Jack Luke / Our MediaThe Abus Hyp-E is a fully-featured urban helmet designed primarily for e-bike riders.The helmet features a removable visor, brake and indicator lights, adjustable vents and optional ear covers.The indicators are actuated via a handlebar-mounted remote. The optional brake light is activated by a sensor that slips onto a brake lever.The helmet is NTA-certified (a higher level of helmet safety certification for electric bike riders).Though less frequently seen in the UK and US, Abus says it has seen significant uptake of visor-equipped electric bike helmets in France and elsewhere in continental Europe.Enduos longevity-boosting skip tooth chainringEnduo claims its new chainring can substantially reduce wear. - Jack Luke / Our MediaEnduo claims its skip tooth chainring improves drivetrain efficiency or longevity depending on whether its tooth profile is designed to engage with a chains inner or outer plates.The pictured chainring is designed to extend longevity, with the narrow-wide-like teeth meshing tightly with the outer plate rollers of a chain.Its designed to fit existing mountain bike, eMTB or gravel bike cranks, though this design is only compatible with singlespeed chains (and, by extension, hub gear-equipped bikes).Enduo claims its testing has shown the chainring can last up to 12,000km up from 4,000km compared to an unspecified competitor chainring.Enduo hasnt tested the chainring design on multi-gear drivetrains.The brand expects the chainring will be available towards the end of this year, with pricing TBC. However, Enduo says its long-term goal is to license its technology to existing drivetrain manufacturers.Prologos unusual carved-out Tgale TT saddleThe scooped-out rear section is retained to comply with UCI rules. - Jack Luke / Our MediaThe new Prologo Tgale TT saddle has been designed with feedback from Fillipo Ganna and Josh Tarling two of the worlds most successful time triallers.The new saddle features an unusual dipped rear end.Prologo says this section of the saddle is not truly necessary, as time trial riders spend next to no time on the rear of the saddle. However, the saddle must be a certain shape to conform with UCI rules.Berks super light Lupina Monocoque saddleAt the other end of the saddle spectrum is the Berk Lupina. - Nick Clark / Our MediaSlovenian carbon composite brand, Berk displayed has its recently-released Lupina Monocoque saddle on display.This integrates the rails directly into the saddle.The rails meet the wings at the rear of the saddle. - NorthwaveThe saddle gives off big next-generation jet fighter vibes, especially in the ultralight pad-free model.With padding, Berk says the saddle tops the scales at 119g.Due to its lightweight design, the brand has given a maximum rider weight of 100kg.Fiziks 3D-printed Aeris Adaptive TT saddlesThe Aeris is designed for TT or triathlon riders. - Stan Portus / Our MediaFizik launched its 3D-printed Aeris Adaptive time trial saddle at Eurobike.The saddle is available in two models.The long-distance version has a 55mm-wide split nose for pressure relief and stability, while the short-distance version is 45mm wide with a more conventional cutout.The extension on the rear of the saddle is designed to accept a bottle cage.Fizik says the Aeris has a flatter surface than its other 3D-printed saddles, such as the Argo Adaptive, to spread pressure evenly.For triathletes, the Aeris comes with a link to integrate a bottle cage at the back of the saddle. Fizik says this angles the bottle for easy mounting and dismounting in transition zones.The Aeris Adaptive is available with metal or carbon rails, costing 299.99 / $299.99 and 259.99 / $259 respectively.Aerons European-manufactured TPU AirTubesAeron manufacturers its tubes in Europe. - Stan Portus / Our MediaAeron is a new TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) inner tube brand owned by RTi Sports.Aeron says its AirTubes are lighter, stronger, faster and more sustainable than conventional butyl inner tubes.The brand produces tubes for all cycling disciplines. - Stan Portus / Our MediaAeron makes tubes for all disciplines, including city riding. The European production also means the brand can keep the price to 25.It offers tubes in different thicknesses across all disciplines, with the thicker tubes providing greater puncture protection and the thinner tubes providing weight savings.In terms of puncture protection, Aeron says its Superlight race inner tubes offer a similar level of protection as butyl tubes.The worlds first carbon-neutral tyreReTyre uses unconventional methods to manufacture its tyres. - Stan Portus / Our MediaMany brands now aim to make their tyres more environmentally friendly, including Hutchinson, who launched the Touareg Green at Eurobike.But the Norwegian company ReTyre claims to have produced the worlds first carbon-neutral tyre.ReTyre says it doesnt use anything youd find in conventional tyre manufacturing such as vulcanisation but it does look to other industries for manufacturing techniques, such as injection moulding.The tyre uses recycled and repurposed materials, including fishing nets.Pirellis eco-sourced P-Zero Race FSCLidl-Trek are riding the Pireeli P-Zero Race FSC at the 2024 Tour de France. - Stan Portus / Our MediaPirelli is also taking steps towards developing greener products.Its new P-Zero Race FSC is one example. The new race tyre, used by Lidl-Trek at this years Tour de France, uses Forestry Stewardship Council-certified natural rubber.The new tyre is produced in Pirellis Bollate factory in Italy. All tyres produced in this facility will be FSC-approved.The switch to FSC-certified natural rubber hasnt led to a drop in performance. In fact, Pirelli says this new tyre is 6 per cent faster and 18 per cent lighter than its previous road racing tyre.Dares prototype Velocity Ace aero bikeDare's aero bike is defined by its mammoth head tube. - Stan Portus / Our MediaTaiwanese brand Dare had its unreleased Velocity Ace aero bike on display.Uno-X is racing the bike at the Tour de France, but Dare had a new colour scheme on display at Eurobike, which it says is limited to 50 framesets.Uno-X is riding the bike at the 2024 Tour de France. - Stan Portus / Our MediaThe bike has a deep head tube to help it cut through the wind. Its dimensions are said to be right at the limit of whats acceptable under UCI regulations.Its a similar story with the handlebar, which is deeper than most aero cockpits.Dare hopes to bring the bike to market next year. - Stan Portus / Our MediaDare hopes to have complete Velocity Ace bikes for sale by the 2025 season.Also on display at Dares booth was its climbing bike, the Mountain Ace (MA), in the highest spec available. Called the MA AFO (short for Aficianado), the frame uses high-modulus carbon fibre from Toray.Dare was also showing off its climbing bike. - Stan Portus / Our MediaThe bikes paintwork honours Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the supreme court judge who is a hero of Dares visual designer. The frame has a graphic based on Ginsburgs jewellery, which the designer describes as armour like. Giant teases prototype carbon balance bikeWould you consider this for your budding WorldTour tike? - Nick Clark / Our MediaA carbon fibre balance bike was on display at Giants stand, with the tike bike featuring a full carbon fibre monocoque construction.Keeping up to date with modern trends, the bike has a carbon fibre integrated cockpit, as well as carbon fibre wheels.This bike follows Specializeds 999 Hotwalk Carbon in 2020.ZF enters the electric bike marketZF's entry to the electric bike market has dominated headlines from Eurobike. - Jack Luke / Our MediaZFs background is in marine propulsion, robotics and locomotives, but now the brand is turning its hand to electric bike motors.The CentriX 70 motor is designed for electric mountain, gravel and urban bikes. It produces 75Nm of torque and 400W of peak power.XF has developed batteries and controllers to complement the motor. - Nick Clark / Our MediaA more powerful CentriX 90 is designed for mountain bike use and features 90Nm of torque with a corresponding increase in peak power to 600W.ZF says the CentriX 90 tops the scales at 2.5kg. Its form factor is much smaller than the majority of its rivals.Similar to Bosch, Shimano and SRAM, ZFs new motor is part of a full eco-system that includes a top tube mounted controller, handlebar display and mode selector.Stijn Cycles unusual 20in Peg road bikeIt feels right to finish our roundup with something weird and wonderful. - Nick Clark / Our MediaStijn was displaying its Peg road bike on the ply-lined island of Eurobikes large handmade section.With 20in wheels, the Peg could be mistaken for a folding bike, but the designers say the smaller wheel size was chosen to make storing the bike easier at home.The handlebars can be turned around to shorten the wheelbase even further.Stijn says the Peg weighs 7.9kg when specced with a Shimano Ultegra groupset.

After a solid performance in the stage 7 individual time-trial, Matteo Jorgenson is now up into the top 10 of the 2024 Tour de France, continuing to go from strength to strength since his off-season move to Team Visma | Lease a Bike.Stopping the clock with the 7th fastest time, 53 seconds down on th...

Julien Bernard may not have contested for the win on the stage 7 individual time-trial at the 2024 Tour de France, but the 32-year-old Frenchman of Lidl-Trek will take away a lifelong memory from the day after receiving a hero's welcome on the days's climb.Bernard, who is competing in the fourth To...

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) has said he set an aggressive pacing strategy in the stage 7 TT at the Tour de France and tried to hang on all the way to the line in a bid to get the best result possible. Though he paid for that approach a little towards the end of the []The post Ben Healys Tour de France | I had good legs. I went for it from the start appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Wout Van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Jasper Stuyven and Tiesj Benoot are the chosen four to represent Belgium at Paris Olympics. All four are currently in action at the Tour de France and so it makes sense there are concerns about whether the workload from three weeks of racing in France won't impact the...

Megan Armitage may have missed out on a Tour de France appearance last year in cruel circumstances but the Irish rider will finally get to start a Grand Tour this weekend when she lines out as part of the EF Education-Cannondale team at the Giro dItalia. The eight-stage race gets underway tomorrow, Sunday, in Brescia []The post Irelands Megan Armitage picked for Grand Tour debut with EF-Cannondale appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Jasper Philipsen refused to speak to the press on Friday afterthe sprint incidentin which he and Wout van Aertwere involved at the end of stage 6. The Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter however apologized on his Instagram in the morning after the stage. As if the third missed stage win in this Tour wasn...

Victor Campenaerts may not have been the fastest Belgian in the time trial fromNuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin but unlike his compatriot Remco Evenepoel's victory, which was widely expected, Campenaerts' top 5 result came seemingly out of the blue. In fact the 32-year-old was the best amon...