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TECH NEWS
FROOME Christopher (TEAM SKY) © ASO:A.Broadway.jpg11 things we've learnt this week
1. The 2016 Tour de France was the most successful ever for British cyclists with seven stage wins plus the yellow (Chris Froome) and white (Adam Yates) jerseys.
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2. You can race across Europe self-supported with a bike and equipment that weigh just 12.5kg.
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3. Five stages in this year’s Tour de France were won on Cervelo S5s.
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4. An hour of physical activity is necessary every day to offset the health impact of sitting at a desk for eight hours.
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5. Jumping a red light can result in a £220 fine.
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6. You can virtually ride the Prudential RideLondon course, featuring Box Hill and London landmarks, on Zwift.
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7. Sidi’s new Shot shoes glow in the dark.
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8. Sir Chris Hoy is Britain’s favourite Olympian ever.
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9. The Tour de France’s King of the Mountains polka dot jersey has been around only since 1975.
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10. Exeter has a naked nighttime cyclist.
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11. The UCI conducted 3,773 unannounced controls on bikes in this year’s Tour de France.
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Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
Its tragic but worth noting that this is just statistics playing out. Same happens at most mass participation sports events. The London Marathon...
Thanks Brooksby, I asked for that!
What does he know about keeping safe? He had little regard for his own, his team's or opponents health....
Those at the back of the peleton should get a special award, they were trying to finish withing drug fueled time limits.
'Sold Secure rated' isn't particularly informative without mentioning the actual rating (in this case the lock is Bronze rated).
This is true too! Maybe I had got used to Carrera brand name as a bicycle brand, forgetting the fancy 4 wheeler with the same name.
I'd find a physio who would have a look. They will do tests to determine where the issue lies, the extent of mobility and maybe some exercises....
An uh-oh email signifying that it took Tadej Pogacar to dethrone you, that's pretty impressive. You'd want to keep that email.
It was a bit of a tongue in cheek suggestion
The thing we're envious of over here in the UK is ... any largely motor vehicle-free area (still not normal for UK). Never mind one with formal...