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This is truly a golden age of cycling. We have just been graced with one of the best Spring Classics seasons of all time, headlined by two riders with already incredible and seemingly limitless palmarès. Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel won each of the four Monuments to kick off 2025 between them, and did so in a fashion that would turn any sports enthusiast into a cycling fan. Their determination, panache and love of racing have been a joy to watch throughout spring (ahem… autumn), and their respect and sportsmanship has been on another level. If you missed any races, I recommend Flanders and Roubaix as great starting points (chef’s kiss). I also recommend our outstanding Spring Classics gallery starting on page 96. Speaking of taking things to…
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As guerilla marketing goes, Cannondale could hardly have asked for better when Port Macquarie’s Lachlan Morton (EF Education-EasyPost) used the new, as-yet-unreleased Synapse to ride the circumference of Australia in October 2024. He covered 14,200km in a little over 30 days, smashing the fastest known time for the ride by more than a week. With the Synapse’s reputation built around its ability to help riders cover big distances in comfort, Morton’s average of 450km a day did that no harm whatsoever. While this superhuman feat was rightly the headline, Morton’s choice of bike set internet forums buzzing. What people were arguing about was not whether the bike was a new Synapse – that much was evident – but whether the bike included the SmartSense system of lights and radar its…
Pro Discover finishing kit Aero bars $742, Stem $190, pro-bikegear.com As the speeds in gravel racing continue to increase, aerodynamic equipment is becoming more relevant than ever, with the perk that its performance attributes translate neatly onto the road as well. The latest bars and stem from Shimano’s components brand Pro demonstrate that logic as applied to finishing kit. ‘Aero gains in gravel frames and wheels have become the norm, yet dedicated cockpits have been in short supply,’ says Pro’s Niek Verbakel. ‘We wanted to change that.’ The tops of the Pro Discover Aero bars use an aerofoil cross section but ultimately that’s chump change when it comes to improving aerodynamics. The real gains come in manipulating rider position to create an aggressive but sustainable position. ‘The tops adopt a…
Cyclist: Who were your sporting idols growing up? Tim Declercq: My first was Johan Museeuw [see page 116]. One of my first memories of the sport was seeing him smashing up Tenbosse in the Tour of Flanders. I was also a big fan of Jan Ullrich. Those were my two idols. It was a different time in cycling; I’m very happy that it changed a lot. Cyc: When did you decide that you wanted to be a professional cyclist? TD: I was always one of the better ones in my age group, but my parents said it’s important to have a degree so I started studying and enjoyed being a student. I had severe Epstein-Barr virus during my last year as a junior, so actually I just did cycling as a hobby,…
‘It’s not a bike for introverts,’ says Curve co-owner Ryan ‘Rhino’ Flinn. ‘You’re going to get a lot of attention riding this thing. “That’s not a normal bike, is it?” is something you’ll hear a lot of.’ The hugely oversized wheels of the Titanosaur ensure that it is anything but normal, but there is method in the madness behind the Melbourne brand’s behemoth. ‘We originally designed it as an outback tourer about six years ago,’ says Flinn. ‘The Australian Outback is known for its horrendously corrugated terrain, which regular wheels – even 29ers with three-inch tyres – struggle to contend with. Our thinking was simple: big wheels roll better. ‘Imagine approaching a gutter on a scooter with tiny little wheels,’ Flinn continues. ‘You wouldn’t stand a chance. The angle of…
