PezCycling News - What's Cool In Road Cycling : Interpro-Stradalli’s Daniel Whitehouse Gets PEZ’d!

June 25, 2018 - Elia Viviani has been on a win-fest in the Adriatica Ionica Race - Results and video. Salbutamol test on dogs, Froome Dog defense - Top Story. The first National championship results are in. Other cycling news: Albert Bourlon, Lotto Soudal Tour team, Hamilton to stay Sunweb, Nsek to Aevolo, Kolar retires, Giro green and La Vuelta song of 2018.

The agreement providing for a long-term technological partnership was announced at the Paul Ricard circuit. Simon Yates completed a lap on the France F1 Grand Prix circuit with the new Pirelli tyres.

TOUR'16 Roadside: For every Batman there is a Robin and Callum MacGregor is the Robin to Ed Hood's Batman. Callum is the PEZ Tour de France chauffeur; yes, he sees the French Grand Tour close up, rub shoulders with the stars, photograph the distractions and drive on those closed roads, but he does have a lot to put up with. Driving Miss Eddy.

VIDEO: The Koo Orion glasses are the newest eyewear from the Italian brand who also make KASK helmets. You've seen the gear on Team Sky riders, and while lens and frame shape will likely be the #1 reason you'd buy these, they're also heavy with features like Zeiss lenses, arms that adjust length-wise to fit different sized heads, and a nifty anti-fog vent.

Tour Retro: As the 2018 Tour de France is about to kick off, our Grand Tour maestro, Ed Hood, is trying to rekindle his love for the big three week tours after the 'farce' that was the Giro d'Italia. In this attempt Ed has taken a look back on the past Tours that have personal meaning - good or bad. The Tour highs and lows for Ed Hood.

Rider Interview: One young rider who has quietly been working his way up through the categories is James Knox, now a WorldTour rider with the top winning Quick-Step Floors team. We caught up with James earlier in the season to hear about his road to stardom and what he hopes the future will bring.

PeloPics: Quick-Step Floors' Elia Viviani took his fourth Adriatica Ionica stage victory in Trieste. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) was second and Viviani's teammate Alvaro Hodeg was third. Ivan Sosa (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) held his overall lead to win by 41 seconds over Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani-CSF) - Photo gallery and video.

PeloPics: Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) took his 12th victory of the season with a perfectly-timed sprint on the penultimate stage 4 of the Adriatica Ionica on Saturday. Ivan Sosa (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) held the overall lead with 45 seconds over Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani-CSF) - Photo gallery and video.

PeloPics: Ivan Sosa (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) took the win on stage 3 of the Adriatica Ionica Race on Friday. The Colombian attacked to take the solo victory and the overall lead on the climb of the Passo Giau. Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani-CSF) finished second with Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) in third - Photos and video.

2018 Tour de France Preview: The PEZ Course Preview! In October, Christian Prudhomme unveiled the 2018 Tour de France race route. With the cobbles of Roubaix, the return of the Alpe d’Huez and a mountain time trial in the Basque Country. As the Tour starts in just over two weeks, our PEZ Grand Tour supremo, Ed Hood, takes his look at the course.

Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling Rises to Top for Men; ISCorp powered by Progress Software and Feed Hungry Kids Project Big Movers for Women.

The Critérium du Dauphiné, a warm-up race before the Tour de France, begins this year with a 6.6 kilometer prologue through the streets of Valence and our PEZman in France, Daniel Thévenon, was there to soak up the 'ambience'. Dauphiné Roadside Baby!

TOUR'16 Roadside: For every Batman there is a Robin and Callum MacGregor is the Robin to Ed Hood's Batman. Callum is the PEZ Tour de France chauffeur; yes, he sees the French Grand Tour close up, rub shoulders with the stars, photograph the distractions and drive on those closed roads, but he does have a lot to put up with. Driving Miss Eddy.

Tour Retro: As the 2018 Tour de France is about to kick off, our Grand Tour maestro, Ed Hood, is trying to rekindle his love for the big three week tours after the 'farce' that was the Giro d'Italia. In this attempt Ed has taken a look back on the past Tours that have personal meaning - good or bad. The Tour highs and lows for Ed Hood.

The science of anti-doping takes center stage in Dr. Bill Apollo's analysis of Chris Froome's adverse finding for an asthma medication. Dr. Apollo, a cardiologist and avid cyclist, thoroughly dissects the science behind Salbutamol, its therapeutic use, Froome's drug test, and his possible defense strategy.

VIDEO: This video from Bell Helmets carries on from last year's Bell All Stars series about some of cycling's modern pioneers, and shifts focus from retired riders to the future stars of road racing in 2018. This is 4:27 minutes of you life you'll be glad you spent watching...

VIDEO: With the 101st Giro d'Italia aimed straight at the feared Monte Zoncolan climb for the Stage 14 finish at the summit, it's a great time to enjoy the climb from the comfort of your own mobile device, and watch someone else do the suffering while climbing this beast.

One of the pieces of advice given most often to riders trying to get faster is to ride with people or groups that are faster than they are. And it’s pretty good advice, because faster group rides motivate us to go harder and longer.

“Train easy in order to train hard” along with “Ride your easy rides easy and your hard rides hard” epitomizes the idea of polarized training. Let’s look at the evolution of speedskating over the past four decades to see how changes in a sport led to changes in how training occurred.

There are numerous debates over different cycling training philosophies, mainly the “big three” of sweet spot, HIIT (high-intensity interval training), and polarized (80/20). While proponents of each method tend to choose the “side” they like and defend it, my experience has been that each one plays a valuable role in training over time and in specific situations. We can use them all.

As a lover of high end bikes, our reader Andy from Connecticut was always going to get a special bike when he went bike shopping but instead of just another off the shelf option he instead went all out with a sweet custom Favaloro Puma XLIGHT from Italy decked out with full Campag Super Record of course. Bellissimo!

This Trek is a special bike for many reasons: it has suspension, it has ridden Paris-Roubaix, it's an ex-team bike and it holds great memories of a wonderful man who is no longer with us. Martin Clark put the bike together in memory of his friend and took it back to Roubaix.

Today's reader is Aaron from Australia who has recently added to his ever growing stable of Specialized bikes with a new Allez Sprint LTD in bright pink which certainly doesn't go unnoticed on the roads down under.

June 21, 2018 - 'STRIKE!' Bernard Hinault doesn't want Chris Froome at the Tour de France and is inciting a rider's strike - EUROTRASH Top Story. Race news from Adriatica Ionica and Halle-Ingooigem with videos. Other news: Federico Ezquerra, Tour teams, Deutschland Tour, Guadarrama Challenge, USA Road Championships, the Dauphiné in numbers and an eco Vuelta.