Rachel Atherton takes on function on British Cycling’s Gravity Commission
4 time downhill mountain bike world champion signs up with working group that functions as sounding board for British Cycling policies on mountain cycling. Meeting up to 4 times a year, the commission provides professional help, support and guidance to the organisation’& rsquo; s board and senior management group. British Cycling shares with its members a dedication …
See all stories on this subject Gear Vigilance: Is It Worth It to Buy Leggings for Winter Bicycling?Plus: Can we put bike equipment on our wedding event windows registry? Gear Vigilance: I’m aiming to bike more in cold weather, and my present equipment doesn’t cut it. I’m thinking about purchasing leggings, however I’m a man and have actually never bought or worn tights prior to. Exists anything unique about tights for biking that I need to understand? Are they even worth it?– Coul … See all stories on this subject’Most likely the most competitive field ever’Cape Town- The Topeak Ergon and Centurion
Vaude groups will forever be linked through an extraordinary act of sportsmanship at the 2014 Absa Cape Impressive. In 2017, nevertheless, they will be major competitors for one of the most significant rewards in mountain cycling: the Absa Cape Impressive overall winner & rsquo; s yellow jersey. Three years ago Centurion Vaude & rsquo; s Jochen Kaess and Markus Kaufmann, both German, were leading after 2 days however a broken frame put them from contention. On Stage 3 Topeak Ergon & rsquo; s Kristian Hynek of the Czech Republic and Robert Mennen, also German, took the lead. But disaster struck for Hynek and Mennen on Stage 5 when the former at the same time punctured both his front and back tires. The Centurion Vaude pair stopped and fortunately Kaufmann & rsquo; s wheels and gearing worked with Hynek & rsquo; s bike: he took them off his bike and handed them over. & ldquo; That was an incredible sporting gesture and I owe them huge time, & rdquo; stated Hynek after going on to take the general “win. It is not likely that the financial obligation will be repaid this year: both teams are amongst the race favourites. Kaess and Kaufmann are back together however Mennen has actually since been replaced in the Topeak Ergon group by Austrian Alban Lakata, who has actually previously ended up sixth, 5th, fourth, third and second in the Absa Cape Legendary. Now, desperate for a win, Lakata says he deals with & ldquo; most likely the most competitive field ever & rdquo;. & ldquo; Sure, the win is exactly what we want, however this year’s edition has a harsh starter field and it will be extremely hard to accomplish the triumph, & rdquo; states the Austrian strongman. & ldquo; I see Bulls( Karl Platt and Urs Huber ), Specialized (Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy ),” Scott (Nino Schurter and Matthias “Stirnemann) and Centurion Vaude as the main contenders for the title. & rdquo; Hynek is plainly deadly major and declares himself & ldquo; 100%focused … this year I chose to focus my preparation fully on the Cape Epic and South African conditions. & rdquo; To this end “he will spend nearly 3 months in Stellenbosch training with local Erik Kleinhans. He has actually likewise begun his racing season earlier than normal and last weekend finished second to Sauser at the Attakwas Extreme. This weekend he will do the national marathon series race in Grabouw and after that the Tankwa Trek, by which time he will have been participated South Africa by Lakata. Kaess and Kaufmann were amongst the favourites before catastrophe struck in 2014 and injuries have actually prevented them from riding together in the Cape Epic ever since. & ldquo; After our misfortune in the last years our objective is to win the race, & rdquo; says Kaufmann. & ldquo; But of course we would be also delighted about the overall podium … a lot of really strong groups are taking part in the race. “& rdquo; Kaess adds: & ldquo; The difficulty is harder every year” and this year Susi “(Sauser )is back in business … plus Bulls and Topeak. The podium is our minimum goal but we are looking with one eye at the” overall win. “& rdquo; All four have been poring over the path and are anticipating a tough obstacle. & ldquo; I know Hermanus a bit -we remained there for three weeks two years ago, & rdquo; states Hynek. & ldquo; We are planning to do some training in Hermanus and Greyton to obtain to know them “and get utilized to the conditions. The stages will be extremely difficult and difficult,” as always. “& rdquo; And, in another indicator of their aspirations, both groups have outstanding support. Lakata and Hynek will be able to depend upon a skilled back up team in Kleinhans and the USA & rsquo; s Jeremiah Bishop. Centurion Vaude & rsquo; s support group of Austrians Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteiner completed ninth in 2016 and will supply powerful support. Lakata has actually’started eight Cape Epics and ended up 7, Hynek 3 and ended up 2, Kaufmann has actually ended up the event 4 times and Kaess five times. Exactly what is it that keeps them coming back? & ldquo; The Cape Legendary is the biggest race in the world and should provide for marathon racers like us, & rdquo; says Lakata. Hynek includes: & ldquo; The race is unique, the atmosphere is unique and the competitors is very, extremely high. I have won it once, but I am 100% motivated to win it again with Alban. & rdquo; & ldquo; The Absa Cape Legendary is one of my “preferred race and the strategy is to win this race as soon as in my life, & rdquo; states Kaess. And Kaufmann: & ldquo; We discovered a lot in the Impressives in the past and want to “do a perfect race. When whatever runs fine, whatever is possible. See all stories on this topic Charitable bicyclists in Scunthorpe top ₤ 10000 RUSTYS CYCLES in Scunthorpe has raised over ₤ 10,000 for charity in the last 3 years. The remarkable overall was assisted in no little part by the shop in Ashby’s yearly Sportive in aid of Prostate
Cancer Research last year, where around 100 riders who assisted raise in excess of ₤ 1750.00. The Sportive started from Laughton woods and passed thro …See all stories on this topic
