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One gear and a dream: Rwandan ex-pro conquers Alpe d'Huez on Qhubeka bike
Adrien Niyonshuti hit the slopes of cycling's most iconic climb on a hefty single-speed designed for Africa.
I once spent three hours riding up Alpe d'Huez
The real kicker? I spent almost as much time lying by the side of the road waiting to die as I did on my bike.
2022 Tour de France preview: everything you need to know about the route
Profiles and details of all 21 stages.
Is this where the Tour will be won? Shoddy inspects the TDF’s highest bike path
Last week I built up (with some help) a Ritchey Logic disc road bike adorned with Sram Force eTAP ASX and Zipp's new 303 wheelset, yeah s...
Steel bike vs. brand new Tour de France climbs: A Shoddy investigation
Living in the French Alps, you'd think that I'd climbed all the monumental mountain passes that the Tour de France has been routed up and...
Rides to Remember: Why you should never underestimate Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d’Huez is one of those climbs that’s so ingrained in the imagination of cyclists that it comes up in ride bucket lists time and time...
Chasing Le Tour: Riblon wins the Double Alpe
It took 18 stages but the French fans can finally celebrate one of their countrymen winning a stage at the 100th edition of the Tour de F...
Alpe d'Huez preview
After tomorrow, Alpe d'Huez will have been featured as a finishing climb at the Tour de France 28 times. And while it's not the most visu...
Le Tour Diary | Stage 19 - And Then There Were Three
We were expecting fireworks yesterday and what we got was a nuclear explosion! I've never seen anything like the spectacle of the crowds ...
A Ride Up Alpe d'Huez
As I briefly mentioned in the previous post, we took a ride up Alpe d'Huez yesterday to see what all the fuss was about. This was the fir...