Tour Down Under Tech: Tubeless tires, hidden sensors, rim brakes
UAE-Team Emirates is running tubeless tires; Romain Bardet is running rim brakes; and Adam Hansen is tinkering, as always. Here's cool tech from Tour Down Under.
All articles by Rob Arnold
Tour Down Under Tech: Disc brakes reign supreme, and Movistar makes a change
Precision, fit, and cooling. The service courses at the Santos Tour Down Under offer us our first glimpse at new gear and tech for the 2020 race season.
Tour Down Under tech: Specialized’s aluminum ‘Budgie’ Allez
Specialized steps up to aid Australian fire relief with the Budgie-themed aluminum Allez, ridden by Deceuninck-Quick-Step and Bora-Hansgrohe.
Analysis: A shortened showdown on the Col de l’Iseran
Egan Bernal and Julian Alaphilippe had their showdown on the Col de l'Iseran on Friday. Unfortunately, hail and landslides shortened the battle.
Analysis: Bernal may be Ineos’s best bet to challenge Alaphilippe
The other GC favorites flinched when Egan Bernal attacked on the Col du Galibier. Now, the Colombian has emerged as the biggest threat to take down Julian Alaphilippe.
Luke Rowe and Tony Martin disqualified after incident in stage 17
Rowe and Martin were both expelled from the race after it appeared the two men and their teams had an on-road spat in the final kilometers of stage 17.
Remembering Joseba Beloki’s crash on a hot day in Gap
The horrifying crash that defined the 2003 Tour de France and forever changed Joseba Beloki's career was the result of bad management, says Beloki's former teammate Jorg Jaksche.
Christian Prudhomme finally has his storybook Tour de France
The Tour's race director sits down with Rob Arnold to discuss the excitement of the 2019 race, the prospects of a bigger women's event, and who is the Tour's best domestique
Analysis: A dramatic battle on Foix Prat d’Albis
The yellow jersey remains the same after stage 15, but Julian Alaphilippe surrendered time to key rivals in the scintillating finale. Now there are three men with a deficit of less than two minutes to the Frenchman.
The French revolution continues: Alaphilippe increases his advantage
With a French one-two at the top of the Tourmalet, it seems the home fans got that little bit closer to seeing something they’ve been waiting 34 years for: a French rider capable of winning the Tour de France’s yellow jersey.