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.
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I wonder if these were tested for durability by team-owner Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa himself? But just how many pro-democracy protestors would he have to kick to simulate the stresses of an entire three-week tour?
Agree, they do look a bit like some 80's Diadoras, must be the gold.
Anyone else think the new Sidi are looking a bit, well, dated?
The Wire were nice, if not exactly futuristic. The new ones look like they could be an older model.