Although Primoz Roglic no longer rides in the colours of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the feeling between both parties remains strong. After the Slovenian, now at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, crashed late on stage 12 of the 2024 Tour de France, all but ruling himself out of Maillot Jaune contention, V...

Its a relatively small shift in hub tech, and one that was easy to miss, but ENVEs oversized Innerdrive ratchet internals now come to their most affordable US-made carbon Foundation wheel family, too. No price increase just wider bearing spacing, bigger ratchet rings with stronger teeth, and the option for much faster hub engagement as an upgrade.ENVE Foundation wheels get a J-bend Innerdrive upgrade(Photos/ENVE)ENVE introduced a new tougher and lighter straight-pull hubset for their premium wheels this past winter. It was the first fully ENVE-developed hub and drive system. But it was whats inside that actually makes them stand out. By significantly increasing the diameter of their steel ratchet rings and shifting them into an oversized hub body, but sticking with the same standard 9 / 40T engagement, the ratchet teeth got bigger and thus stronger. Plus, the bigger ratchet diameter meant that ENVE could widen the space between the bearings in the freehub, aligning that ratchet over that big main bearing for reduced stress while ensuring smooth freewheeling and engagement.While we only heard about a straight-pull version of Innerdrive last January for SES & G series wheels, it seems ENVE already had traditional flanged hubs for J-bend spokes at the start of this year. Same great ENVE Foundation price, just better Innerdrive hub engagementENVE Foundation AG25, AG28, 56 & 45 (l-r)So now (and probably for the last several months) the more affordable $1400 carbon Foundation 45 & 65 road and AG25 & AG28 gravel wheels have already featured new Innerdrive tech inside.No price increase, just better performance. And if you want faster engagement from your hubs down the line, these US-made carbon Foundation wheels can be also upgraded to 6/60T, 4.5/80T, or 3.6/100T Innerdrive ratchet rings like the premium wheels, too.ENVE.comThe post ENVEs Affordable Carbon Foundation Wheels Get No-Cost Innerdrive Ratchet Upgrade appeared first on Bikerumor.

There is no doubt about who the dominant sprint force is of the 2024 Tour de France. On stage 12,Intermarch - Wanty leader Biniam Girmay powered to his third stage win of this Grand Tour, giving a big boost to his Green Jersey hopes."First of all I would like to say thanks to God for giving me a l...

Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare has said hell take two weeks to decide on when the plan will be implemented.An economic assessment report commissioned by the Dublin City Centre Traders Alliance has been questioned as relying on completely poor metrics and understanding of how the plan fundamentally works.The economic report was written by PMCA Economic Consultings managing director, Pat McCloughan. He previously authored a report that predicted that a traffic and public realm plan for Lucan Village, which would result in a reduction of just ten (10) car parking spaces and no major traffic movement changes, would lead to a loss of 53% of the 600 jobs in the area.The Dublin City Centre Traders Alliance was set up to oppose the College Green Plaza and its only apparent activity is lobbying against car-free streets, cycle routes, and bus priority measures. It is made up of Brown Thomas Arnotts, Jervis Shopping Centre, Retail Excellence Ireland, Restaurants Association of Ireland, Louis Copeland & Sons, Irish Parking Association, Best Car Parks, and Fitzwilliam Real Estate Capital meaning five of its members have direct interests in car parks.In his report, McCloughan said: The analysis indicates that the proposed traffic management changes would reduce retail spending in the City Centre by 141,253,366 in 2028 (when all the proposed changes would be in place) and lead to corresponding reductions in gross value added (GVA) of 87,253,471, employment 1,787 retail jobs, wages 94,198,090 and Exchequer revenue 18,262,152.Commenting on the report, Jason Cullen, chairperson of the Dublin Commuter Coalition, said: Just as we expected, is falsely predicting a collapse of city centre business based on completely poor metrics and understanding of how the plan fundamentally works. It fails to take into account any increase in any modal shift of public or active transport.He said that the report incorrectly assumes motorists who are driving through the city centre are spending an average daily amount, based on a shopper survey from 2022.The PMCA report references the Dublin City Centre Shopper Survey 2022 by polling company Behaviour & Attitudes for the National Transport Authority. That shopper survey focuses on Grafton Street and Henry Street and found that of the respondents in those locations 65% of their main purpose in the city centre was shopping or paid recreational pursuits. This includes shopping (55%), going to a restaurant (5%), attending an event/cinema/theatre (4%), or going to the pub/having a drink out (1%).In the PMCA report for the alliance group, McCloughan referred to the above survey and said: together implies that 65% visited the City Centre for retail spending (mainly shopping).Later in the report, McCloughan wrote: However, we also need an estimate of the number of people crossing the Canal Cordon whose principal purpose for coming into the City Centre was retail spending. The relevant number is the aforementioned 65% (outlined earlier in footnote 8 in reference to the Behaviour & Attitudes survey commissioned by the NTA in 2022).In writing the report, McCloughan combined the data from the survey of people in the citys two main shopping streets with the data for the Canal Cordon Report, which records all traffic entering the city centre. Based on the canal counts and localised counts, Dublin City Council estimates that 60% of traffic in the core area is through traffic that does not stop for shopping etc. This is hardly a solo run for the council as retailer groups such as Dublin Town have long maintained that a majority of car users, especially at peak times, are not shoppers and that the council should focus on non-shopper traffic.Localised data from the council shows that only 2% of people around OConnell Bridge are in cars. One of the main measures in the traffic plan is bus gates on the north and south quays at the bridge.Dublin City Council, for its part, has maintained that the plan targets through traffic while maintaining access to city centre car parks.Cullen said: It is clear by their own misrepresented metrics that the cost they expect to the business sector is actually lower than the cost of congestion as reported by the Department of Transport, which, of course, would be a net positive for the business sector.He said the report also fails to factor in any economic cost to health or environmental while suggesting the overall impact to the Irish economy could be severe.Cullen added: Its very disappointing to see a report with such embarrassing errors being used by a small group of prominent businesses in the City Centre in a very transparent effort to maintain the status quo of one of the worlds worst congested cities to the detriment of the very customers they rely on.Cullen said that he and others met with Dublin City Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare today but it was only just after the head of the council management had received the PMCA report.Ciara Murphy, who also attended the meeting as the environmental policy advocate at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, said: We had a positive meeting with Richard Shakespeare from Dublin City Council, alongside our colleagues in the Dublin Commuter Coalition, Access for All and the Irish Cycling Campaign.Were still hopeful that in August that well see a rollout of the Dublin City Transport Plan, but its not certain. So, we need to continue the pressure to make sure that it is rolled out on time and implemented in full, she said.Murphy added: But its also clear that theres very strong resistance from some retailers such as Brown Thomas, Arnotts and Jervis Street [Shopping Centre], which have car parks as well as retail centres. So, if we want to fight for a more healthy, liveable city we need to stand up to these retailers and say enough is enough.

This post carefully compares the Wahoo ELMNT ROAM 2 vs. Garmin Edge 1040, to help you decide which of these two excellent bike computers would work better for you. People who love to ride bikes and who also take their riding seriously usually need reliable bike computers to track performance, navigate routes, and stay connected. Two top contenders in this space are the Wahoo ELMNT ROAM 2 and the Garmin Edge 1040. While the Garmin Edge 1040 comes with a higher price tag, both devices offer unique features that cater to the needs of avid cyclists. And yes, they are both excellent choices for average Joe cyclists too! Use our comparison chart to help you decide which one would work better for you.The post Comparing the Wahoo ELMNT ROAM 2 vs. Garmin Edge 1040 appeared first on Average Joe Cyclist.

Stage 12 of the Tour de France 2024 promised little activity in the fight for the general classification. In principle there should be a sprint finish, and the favourites for the yellow jersey should not have too complicated a day. That's not quite how things transpired however.Unfortunately, the c...

Although Mark Cavendish wasn't truly in the fight for the stage win on stage 12 of the 2024 Tour de France, crossing the line in 5th, the Manx Missile was among two riders relegated by the race jury post-stage, along with Arnaud Demare."We're all obviously very disappointed," Astana Qazaqstan Team'...

Wout van Aert continues to be made to wait for any personal success at the 2024 Tour de France. On stage 12, the Belgian sprinted strongly again, but was forced to settle for second behind Biniam Girmay."I'm disappointed.I was trapped between Arnaud Dmare and the fences, reflected the Team Visma...

Patrick Casey, the newly minted Irish junior road race champion, is continuing his dream season in Europe; winning the second stage of Ain Bugey Valromey Tour, which is sometimes billed as the junior Tour de France. The Team GRENKE-Auto Eder rider was by far the strongest in the final of todays 130km stage from Beaupont []The post Irish junior champ Casey takes dominant win in major French race | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Primoz Roglic has again been caught up in a crash at the 2024 Tour de France and with just 10km to go on stage 12, the Slovenian faces a race against time to get into the peloton by the end of the day.As the stress levels began to rise before the inevitable bunch sprint, Alexey Lutsenko of the Astan...