Paris-Roubaix is a special race that throws up conditions that are unique to bike racing. Conditions that we only have to deal with for one day a year, but require specific (and cool!) equipment to deal with the almost absurd nature of the race. Sure, it is a truckload of prep for a single day […]

From DS Johnny Weltz
Tomorrow (Thursday) we will meet Maggy, Tyler and Martijn in Valencienne for the final tests on the cobbles. We have custom Felt Roubaix bikes (right: Meatball on his new Roubaix ride) and new wheels that all need a final test.
We will do the forest of Arenberg (check the Arenberg medley […]

If you have ever ridden a bicycle, you have a near-miss or angry motorist story to tell. It’s just inevitable in a society where the car is king and anything—or anyone—else is an obstacle.
David Zabriskie hopes to change that with Yield to Life.
“As a professional cyclist I have ridden my bike all over the world,” […]

24 hours have passed now since the Tour of Flanders and I’m really happy (and significantly relieved) that no one was seriously hurt. Mike Friedman crashed at a really bad time, banging himself up a bit. Though he wrecked his chances of a good showing more than his rugged Meatball body.
Despite the epic weather conditions, […]

Froid, pluie, grèle, neige et vent toute la journée pour ce grand prix de la ville de Rennes. J’ai rarement connu des conditions météo plus difficile. A l’arrivée, moins de 50 coureurs sont classé!
L’équipe Slipstream a encore une fois fait une belle course présente dans les principales échappées. Comme à la Route Adélie, j’ai trouve […]

Our 19-year-old rider Danny Summerhill (left) definitely deserves a big shout out for hanging tough yesterday and finishing 11th in one of the hardest road races in the US. Nearly half the field dropped out, so it was not an easy ride.
The race got off to a very nervous and dangerous start with […]

Martijn Maaskant (above): I’m really happy with this result in my first Ronde! I didn’t expect this in my debut here. Hopefully I can hold on to this form for a couple of weeks and help Maggy in Paris-Roubaix next Sunday.

Huub Duyn (right): Bad day to have bad legs! I still enjoyed the people […]

Right, so the Classics are starting for real tomorrow.
I am still feeling pretty good after the time trial on Thursday, but I still have some apprehensions regarding Flanders. This is a race that when I’m at my very best, I could possibly get up there for. But if anything goes other than perfect, it’s […]