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Ever wanted a piece of cycling interior apart from bike racks and bohemian ssps hanging around your flat then this is for you: Brooklyn lampshade available now on Etsy.

This is for all cycle crazy who are eagerly counting the minutes to get home and watch today’s recorded Giro stage.

Inspired by Mash’s Today’s Giro d’Italia stage t-shirt which is available here.

A few impressions from yesterdays group ride in honor of Philipps birthday with members of Unicorn and Radcore. Changing weather conditions and pouring rain in the end turned this birthday ride more into a belgian spring classic. 

This years Giro seems to be over for Bradley Wiggins with only 1 week into the Grand Tour. Wiggo crashed in Stage 7 and couldn’t gain enough extra time in Stage 8s individual time trial. But don’t forget that there’s life in the old dog yet :)

Go Wiggo!

cadenced:

Scott Mitchell photograph of Bradley Wiggins in stage 8 of this year’s Giro d’Italia from Team Sky’s Facebook page.

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The Fight For Pink is on again. Who’s your favorite? I’d say this is going to be a tough one for Bradley Wiggins since I consider the 2013 edition of the Giro to be much harder than last years TdF. Cadel Evans? Probably not. Ryder Hesjedal - don’t think he can defend his title from 2012. All eyes on Vincenzo Nibali. He was looking really strong in Tirreno–Adriatico and the Giro del Trentino so he’s looking really strong at the moment. But you’ll never know which tactical master piece Team Sky is pulling off during the next weeks. Excitement guaranteed!

Spent the last weekend in beautiful upper styria and was doing my very own Madone indicator ride up the Dachstein (last weekend of April every year) to compare my level of fitness to last years results. Except a flat tire on my way down from the mountain (as usual) everything worked out pretty well. The weather was awesome - not too hot, my heart rate was acceptable and I wasn’t pushing full blast. In the end skitouring training during winter time really pays off the longer a ride lasts - so I’m pretty confident for the first races of the season to begin.

Strava data of the ride.

Cleaned up my cockpit and got myself a Garmin out-front bike mount. Now I’m finally able to keep an eye on my Edge, plus I got room on my stem - very handy for sticky route profiles. 

Wiggo parking his Pinarello Dogma after struggling with some major flaws with his Dura-Ace Di2 in the final stage of the Giro del Trentino. A major drawback since he was about to win the tour. 

Already heard some rumors that we will most likely see Team Sky on Specialized bikes next season.

fratelli-tapogna:

Dan Martin and his magic panda. L-B-L ‘13

(via blackandgoldbike)

The lost art of cycling for fun

‘To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.’ Well, to a man or woman on a racing bike, every ride tends to have an intensity it wouldn’t have if the bike were more humble. So in that way, racing clothing and racing bikes make it difficult, even unnatural, to enjoy a bike ride – to go casual.”

- Grant Petersen

Make sure to check out this great article on Huck magazine.

Let’s ride. Nice cycling illustration by Spazioc.

Back on the “Hausrunde” after my persistent cold. Easy weekend ride with Markus. Awesome cycling spring weather with an average of 20°C.