Cyclist Australia

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Ed’s Letter

Cyclist Australia

Off the scale • Pinarello’s latest Dogma breaks with naming convention but is better than ever

Santini Adapt kit • Jersey $299.95, bib short $279.95, ¾ bib tights $249.95, santinisms.com.au

Oakley Kato sunglasses • $366, oakley.com

Wahoo Elemnt Bolt II • $429.95, wahoofitness.com

Pirelli SmarTUBE • $52.95, pirelli.com

PRO Stealth Curved and Stealth saddles • RRP Performance (stainless rails) $220, Team (carbon rails) $349, pro-bikegear.com

Bontrager Starvos WaveCel • RRP $169.99, trekbikes.com/au

Spinning yarns • Knitted uppers are now common on cycling shoes, but what are their benefits? And should you go for knitted, woven or something else entirely?

Tour with a twist • As Tadej Pogačar was riding to his second-straight Tour de France victory, Lachlan Morton was completing an epic achievement of his own

See you in Paris • Next year will herald the arrival of the Tour de France Femmes, a women’s version of the world’s greatest bike race. But is it going to provide the parity that women’s racing has been demanding? Cyclist investigates

Calendar clashes • The arrival of the Tour de France Femmes means that the top pros might have to decide where their priorities lie

A moment in time Bartali rescues Italy • In 1948 Italy was on the verge of revolution. To prevent anarchy the country needed a hero, and up stepped Gino Bartali

Q&A Newcrest Orange Challenge • Keen to ride the Spring Classic? The Newcrest Orange Challenge is scheduled for 12 September 2021, so to help you prepare we sat down for a chat with a couple of the event’s official ambassadors

Degrees of speed • How controlling temperature can boost turbo times

Should I sit or stand when climbing? • Do you spin like Froome or dance like Contador?

Flash in the pan • Chorizo makes the perfect flavour enhancer for this Scottish take on the Spanish classic paella dish

Feed for speed • Get your glucose right and you can go further, faster

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Repair and rebuild • Undo the damage of cycling with these eight post-ride yoga poses

King of the gravel • Victoria’s King Valley is the epitome of picturesque, remote Aussie gravel adventure - and best of all, much of it remains undiscovered

The rider’s ride • Baum Cycles Orbis X, $17,000 (approx.), baumcycles.com, (pictured on right of shot)

The route we took • Follow in Cyclist’s wheel tracks

The rider’s gear • A massive thanks to Advance Traders for decking us out with Endura apparel and MET helmets

By the numbers • Let us count the ways

How we got there

The Tour’s First Lady • Amaury Sports Organisation – or ASO – is the owner of the Tour de France and the most powerful private body in cycling. Steering the ship is Madame Marie-Odile Amaury, and here she grants Cyclist a rare audience

Read all about it • The rise of Groupe Amaury and the Amaury dynasty

Origin stories • How a French army captain’s injustice sparked the Tour de France

Pikes Peak • They say everything is bigger in America, and when it comes to Pikes Peak in Colorado, they’re not kidding. This climb towers over anything that Europe has to offer

Power of one • The 1x groupset is now ubiquitous on gravel bikes, but will it become standard for road bikes too? Cyclist investigates

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