It is at a Cafe I first met Peter during a Coffee Ride and as the saying goes “Birds of The Same Feather Flock Together” we soon counted Peter as part of our DMCX Coffee Rides.
I let Peter tell the full story below… Read more
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It is at a Cafe I first met Peter during a Coffee Ride and as the saying goes “Birds of The Same Feather Flock Together” we soon counted Peter as part of our DMCX Coffee Rides.
I let Peter tell the full story below… Read more
Primoz Roglic is having a fantastic racing season 2019 among his Team Jumbo-Visma and on his Bianchi bike.
Each rider of the team has a total of four Bianchi bikes among which is the Oltre XR4 available in Disc brakes and rim brakes version.
The team seems to prefer the rim brakes for most races, the disc version being used on rainy days.
Egan Bernal name has hit general public awareness on Tour de France 2019. The Colombian climber is also an excellent downhiller.
Egan is 174cm tall and is racing the Tour de France 2019 on a Pinarello Dogma F12 size 530mm (C-C).
The Italian bike company has put a lot of work on making this frame the most Aerodynamic as possible claiming a 5% Aero gain over previous model. All cables are internally routed.
The Ineos team use the rim brake version instead of the disc brake as the wheel changing time during race is still of the advantage of the rim brake wheels. Read more
After last year Kobe city Marathon as a first running experience I did set my 2019 running challenge to participate to the “Hakodate City Marathon” in Hokkaido (北海道).
The race being held in the coolest part of Japan, it felt wise to run it in summer despite the heat and humidity that hit the other Japanese islands at this period of the year.
The modest size of Hakodate city makes it easy to get to and around the city by walk or by tramway, and to the race start included.
Caleb Ewan is a prominent Australian Sprinter racing for the Lotto-Soudal especially famous for his sprinting style and his bike position is particularly .
Caleb is a 165cm sprinter racing the 2019 season on a XS frame size Ridley Noah Fast for most sprint stages including the Tour de France.
One of the most unusual particularity of the bike is it is fitted with a 150mm stem length. Try to convince your local bike shop you want a XS size frame mated with a XXXL size stem… Read more