Nick Legan

Erik Slack’s Team Exergy Felt F1. An unusual selection of parts.

Nick Legan ferrets out some tech tidbits from the USAPCC prologue

Cannondale's new aero Slice. Ready for Basso's use.

A look at the new lightweight SRAM cassette that Levi Leipheimer used in the USAPCC prologue

Editor's Note: Earlier this year VeloNews tech editor Nick Legan rode with the Rapha Continental team to scout the stages of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado. VeloNews and Rapha partnered to produce videos about the stages. Today we are sharing the fourth video from the ride, focusing on the final stage, from Golden to Denver.

Pros' replacement parts, where to carry your stuff, carbon brake pads and more

Fat and fun road tires, if you don't mind the occasional flat

Earlier this year VeloNews tech editor Nick Legan rode with the Rapha Continental team to scout the stages of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado. VeloNews and Rapha partnered to produce videos about the stages. Today we are sharing the fourth video from the ride, focusing on stage 5, from Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge (see map below the video). Watch for the rest of the videos to be posted over the next week and a half.

Trying to get a leg up on the competition (and over obstacles) 35 cyclocross racers attended the FasCat Coaching-Jeremy Powers Cyclocross Camp August 12-14 in Boulder, Colorado.

Pro saddle choices, worn-out wrenches and more

Check out Nick Legan's author page.

Earlier this year VeloNews tech editor Nick Legan rode with the Rapha Continental team to scout the stages of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado. VeloNews and Rapha partnered to produce videos about the stages. Earlier this week we posted the first video and Nick's article about the ride. Today we are sharing the video about stage 1, from Salida to Crested Butte.

Dirt road ridin', team chef job opportunities and more

I moved to Colorado ten years ago, but it took five guys from Portland (OK, one of them lives in New York City, but he’s originally from PDX) riding black and pink bikes to get me out to explore my adopted home state by bicycle.

Time trial crank lengths, nature breaks, and more

Cork remnants, long-low pros, and what do retired pros ride?

David Moncoutié’s LOOK 695 IPACK

Stage 12 winner Sammy Sanchez's Orbea

The weight of steel, pro warm-ups, UCI rules and more

We take a look at the bike of another unfortunate early Tour retiree, Brad Wiggins

He may be gone from the Tour, but Vino's Specialized Tarmac SL4 still deserves a look

Nick Legan pokes around Leopard-Trek's Tour de France support car.

Sylvain Chavanel's Eddy Merckx EMX-5. Why the French champion has a stealth paint job

Nick Legan rides Cervelo's new S5 (the same model Mr. Hushovd is using). Plus a look at Hushovd's personal bike.

The UCI will begin random bike controls at the Tour de France

A look at Cadel Evans' stage-winning BMC teammachine SLR01

Nick Legan looks at how team mechanics prepped bikes for Tuesday's rainy stage

AleJet’s Wilier Triestina Cento 1 — long, low stem and short cranks

Nick Legan feasts his eyes (and lens) at the stage-2 team time trial of the 2011 Tour de France.

This time the UCI is making sure that saddles are "horizontal."

Philippe Gilbert's spare Canyon Aeroad CF is sexy enough to be anyone's main machine.

Nick Legan sends a few snaps from the start of the 2011 Tour de France.

A look at Ivan Basso's Cannondale Super Six Evo, and Basso's adjustable-on-the-fly seatpost

Mavic's new aero wheels feature a smooth transition from rim to tire.

Fabian Cancellara will be ready to take on the Tour's time trials with a new Trek Speed Concept TT bike.

A look at Andy Schleck's Trek Madone 6 series SSL. Is it a Tour winner?

Cervelo will debut its new S5 aero road bikes at the first stage of this year’s Tour de France, on Saturday.

Giant introduces a bevy of new features in its 2012 road bike line. Nick Legan gives his take.

One of the most impressive items that Giant has launched for the 2012 model year is its new WheelSystem.

Here's a chance to see how the new Ultegra Di2 might look on your bike.

What do UCI WorldTour teams do with team cars after races outside of Europe such as the Tour of California or the Tour down Under?

What's that bike CVV is riding at the Swiss Tour?

Giant's new prototype road frame is being used by several Rabobank riders

Terra Forma Evolution hubs are an impressive new design for off road bikes, but have just as much potential for the road.

Rus Kappius is bent on taking the mountain bike a step forward with his fresh take on bicycle transmissions

A look at the Salsa Vaya Ti that Nick Legan used for the 200-mile Dirty Kanza race. UPDATED with Kanza video.

Bar tape underlay, sticky numbers, and trainer stress

Nick Legan checks in from the Dirty Kanza 200 and the Rapha Continental tour of Colorado.

Pre-race weigh-ins, TT follow cars and a Dirty Kanza update

Tom Zirbel's Jamis Xenith T2 time trial machine

Road rash treatment, skewer placement, vans in the caravan and more

Nick Legan takes a look at the bikes used in the penultimate stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California.

Inside the Team RadioShack mobile kitchen

Five hours of bike work for 30 minutes of racing? Must be TT time.

Svein Tuft's prototype time trial bike

A sneak peek at Levi Leipheimer's Giro TT helmet

For stage 6 of the 2011 Tour of California, Christian Vande Velde chose a 2010 bike.

Rory Sutherland’s third place on the mountaintop stage-four finish may have surprised many fans, but flying form in California has been the plan for 2011 for the 29-year old since his seventh overall finish last year. His third place behind Chris Horner and Andy Schleck on the very selective stage also serves as a return to the top level of the sport for the pragmatic Australian.

Jesse Anthony’s Orbea Orca Silver

After questions on tire pressure and my favorite chain lube, the most popular question I’m asked is how to become a pro team mechanic.

A look at the bike of Ben Swift, the ATOC's first leader.

Bling's Rabobank Giant TCR Advanced SL

A look at the on-bike cameras some teams are using.

Just because the race didn't take place doesn't mean that team riders and staff got a big break. It was all systems go until seconds before the start.

Nick Legan snaps the pre-race prep' for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California.

HTC-Highroad's Tejay Van Garderen hopes to ride his Specialized Venge to the top step of the podium at the Amgen Tour of California.

While $9,800 is an obscene amount of money to pay for a bicycle frame, the Cervélo R5CA is sublime.

Questions on spectator etiquette, pros with fenders and lightweight bike

Nick Legan prepares himself, and a special bike, for a 200-mile gravel road race

Fat tire love, Mavic's neutral support questions and power meter queries.

Quarq, makers of the CinQo crank-based power meter, announced today that it has been bought by SRAM.

Collective currently has 14 members (see list below). This small group of leaders within the custom frame building community has reached an agreement with the UCI to reduce the cost of the frame and fork approval process.

Readers ask Nick about Contador's plans to switch bikes mid-stage and what it takes for a mechanic to make adjustments on the run.

Quick look: If you ride white handlebar tape, white shoes and white shorts, then check out the new white Apex.

Special shorts for Roubaix, team vehicle parking spots, painted roads and more questions, answered

Nick Legan reviews the new Giro Aeon: Lighter than the Ionas, better ventilated than the Prolight. But it could use more sizes.

Caravan order, water bottle practices and Roubaix flats. All your questions, answered.

Back home after Roubaix, it’s time to look through photos from the weekend.

Supporting a team at Paris-Roubaix is a tough hustle. VeloNews hitched a ride in a Garmin team car to find out just how tough.

New rubber from Michelin, killer MTBing and Porsches in Alabama? Yup. Let Nick Legan explain