50 years of shimano dura-ace

Campagnolo steals a march on its rivals with its new 13-speed road groupset

While most of the pro peloton have swapped over to using tubeless road tyres, Specialized-sponsored pro teams remain staunchly loyal to the brand’s S-Works Turbo Cotton clincher tyre. When it launched

A groupset, often shortened to ‘group’, is a collection of parts that makes up a bicycle’s brakes and drivetrain, all from the same manufacturer and targeted at a specific price bracket. On road bikes

Cyclist: What are your earliest memories of the Tour? Serge Laget: I first discovered the Tour in my village of Langogne in the Cévennes in 1954, when I was seven. I remember as if it were yesterday.

THE MARCH OF TECHNOLOGY SAW GRAND PRIX racing reach a new zenith in the ’90s. Active suspension – first seen on a Lotus as early as 1981 – was perfected. Paddleshift transmissions – a late-’80s innova

‘Who are the French guys who can win the Tour this year? It’s a subject that’s served at the table every July,’ says Romain Bardet, whose second place in 2016 is the closest a Frenchman has come to br