Daily Archives: July 15, 2015

Concerned by the recent story of the Brazilian national cycling team’s ride in error along the Don Valley Parkway, a local Toronto cycling club is extending a helping hand, offering to act as ride guides for the South American cyclists and others as they train.

Gripped Publishing, publisher of Canadian Running Magazine, Canadian Cycling Magazine, Triathlon Magazine Canada, Gripped Magazine and the Canadian RaceGuide, is looking […]

In June, Bianchi released the 2016 Specialissima in picturesque Franciacorta, Italy. The Specialissima is Bianchi’s latest effort to produce “the best bike in the cycling market,” according to the company’s CEO Bob Ippolito. The Specialissima falls into the lightweight climbing category, coming in at 780 g for a 55 cm frame. Bianchi claims the Specialissima will provide more comfort and control than its peers’ lightest bikes. While getting my first look at the bike and adjusting measurements for the ride to come, my first impression was that Bianchi might have met its objective.

Last year’s Tour de France King of the Mountains and double stage winner Rafal Majka (Poland/Tinkoff-Saxo) won solo on the Cauteret climb of Wednesday’s second day in the Pyrenees, attacking from a breakaway on the Tourmalet 50-km from the finish.

Polar Electro Canada and Canadian Cycling Magazine are giving away a Polar V650 cycling computer valued at $365.

Polar has arrived on the GPS bike computer scene with the release of the Polar V650. The the device’s release, it seemed the Finnish company was once again getting competitive in the bike computer market. Polar was a dominant force in the early 2000s and brought technical data to the forefront of training with their heart-rate monitors. Today Polar is aiming to have the V650 bring it back into its top form.