Sagan has a boutique sports hotel. What about other famous riders?
The latest news on Peter Sagan's retirement has the formerly brilliant and entertaining sprinter opening a cycling focused boutique hotel in his home town of Zilina, Slovakia. The design and decor is basically an homage to the sporting accomplishments and grandiose ego of Sagan. Themed rooms attempt to capture his career highlights including a Roubaix room, Flanders room, a Tour de [...]
Review: BodyBio electrolyte concentrate. Bye cramps.
After hard rides over about two hours, I can pretty much count on leg cramps sometime in the evening or during the night. That can be extremely painful. One solution I've used with good success was a recommendation from my functional medicine practitioner: BodyBio E-Lyte. It's a concentrated supplement of electrolytes that you add to to an eight ounce bottle [...]
Guided meditations for pro riders in grand tours.
In the endless search for marginal gains, FDJ-Suez riders are using a recovery/meditation chamber after each stage during the Tour de France Femmes. It's called the Rebalance Impulse. The goal is to relax, de-stress, reset the body's natural rhythms and promote healing and deeper sleep. Like altitude tents, it's another tool in the arsenal of teams looking for an edge. [...]
Evenepoel. The favorite wins his favorite race.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-steo) has won this year's Clasica San Sebastian. Are you surprised? Remco won the last edition and the one before that. At age 23, he's already tied for the most victories in San Sebastian. I don't know who he's tied with but I got news for that guy. Remco will win his fourth in the next few years. [...]
Review: Specialized Zee Cage II. Side load is better
The top loading water bottle cage might be dead. That's certainly my takeaway on the Specialized Zee Cage II. It loads from the side, which is a huge plus for everyone who has a compact bike frame that makes extracting a bottle from the top a challenge. It's much easier to pop out the bidon from the side. It's like, [...]
Review: Road ID — peace of mind magnified
My wife made me do it. I've thought about getting a Road ID for my wrist for years. Just never got around to it. It was a low priority and not top of mind. Then I got older and crashed a few more times and started thinking hmmm, if I keep riding these technical single-track trails, something bad is going [...]