I f downhill mountain cycling was an Olympic sport, Rachel Atherton would have won BBC Sports Character of the Year about five times by now. As it is, she is not even a family name. Which is plainly ridiculous due to the fact that the 31-year-old is not simply one of British sport’s most fantastic athletes, however one of its leading characters, too. Atherton, w.
Murphy Woodhouse/KJZZBetsab ée Salomon was the fastest female rider in the 2017 Trip de Tucson. It’s a vigorous early December morning on the outskirts of Hermosillo. A team of bicyclists is clipping into their pedals and rolling out onto a short circuit. This is P&S, an amateur group based in Hermosillo and sponsored by a local engineering company o.
As 2018 gradually spins its wheels away from us, we take a deep appearance back at all the gear caught our eye in 2018. We take a look at whatever from tailor-made bikes, to eBay finds to indoor cycling shoes that’ll make all the difference in your training. Whether you choose road riding or mountain biking, there’s something here for you. Examine ou …
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