Innehållsförteckning för Issue 57 från Cyclist Australia

A big welcome to our biggest-ever issue of Cyclist. And by bigger we mean in the literal sense – we’ve increased this edition to 148 jam-packed pages, up from the usual 132, which means it no doubt feels a little heavier in your hand as you hold it right now. Not only do you get more bang for your buck as a Cyclist reader, but we like to think it’s also a sign of just how well the cycling industry is going on the whole. Sadly, when the pandemic first hit in March 2020, like many businesses, a crop of print magazines fell out of existence. The travel genre was a big victim, for obvious reasons, and there’s no doubt travel is a big part of what we do here…

trekbikes.com/au Trek has stepped up its sustainability efforts with the unveiling of a new line of Trek-branded clothing featuring what it describes as sustainably sourced materials chosen specifically to keep waste out of landfills. The range includes the Velocis, Circuit and Solstice line of jerseys, shorts and bibs. To summarise: cycling apparel is usually made from synthetic material, a non-biodegradable byproduct of petroleum that offers increased durability, strength and resistance compared to natural fibres, with direct benefits to performance. However, there are ‘virgin’ synthetics, which are newly created in the production cycle, and then there are recycled synthetics, which are made by collecting plastic waste so that no new plastics are being introduced to the environment (see our article ‘How green is my jersey’ on page 108 for a deep-dive…

$509.95, giant-bicycles.com/au Stages is well-known in the bike world as a pioneer in large scale non-drive side crank based power meter production. Its strain gauge technology helped usher in a shift in the industry, where power meters came down in price from $2,000-plus to less than $1,000. It meant anyone who considered themselves a decent rider snapped up a Stages power meter and began to learn all about functional threshold power, training stress scores and normalised power. Stages pounced on data-hungry riders with its first generation Dash in 2016, offering riders some pretty full-on analysis in its debut computer. I’m not sure whether or not they sold well, but I’ve never seen one in any local bunch rides… Despite this, Stages kept at it, introducing new iterations and improving, keeping…

Cyclist: How did you turn a successful rowing career into life on a bike? Cameron Wurf: I was an under-23 double scull world champion and I rowed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. I got injured and started using the bike to keep fit while I recuperated, and it turned out I was quite good. I turned pro in 2008 but stopped in 2015; I’d done an economics and finance degree and the dream was to work on Wall Street. Cyc: Working on Wall Street? But you’re now riding for Ineos Grenadiers. How did that move back to cycling happen? CW: I was trying to get settled in America, find the right job, and I went back home to Tasmania for Christmas in 2016. Tassie is where Richie Porte is…

Fat is a great fuel – a gram of fat contains 9kcals compared to 4kcals for a gram of protein or carbs – and excess fat functions as a future energy source. Consider who might survive longer in the wild, Les Hiddins (aka The Bush Tucker Man), or Tadej Pogačar. There’s a reason Les carries extra timber. Yet not all fats are created equal. Saturated fat, for example in meat, butter and palm oil, and trans-fat, mostly found in processed food, can raise ‘bad’ low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. But unsaturated fats like those in the nuts in this recipe? Now you’re cooking with a fire you made from strands of sheep’s wool and a stick. Monounsaturated fats, for example in the…

VICTORIES FOR VICTORIA’S RAIL TRAILS There have been a string of exciting extensions, upgrades and funding commitments across Victoria’s rail trails. An extension to the Great Southern Rail Trail, between Korumburra and Leongatha, was opened to the public last month. The rail trail is now a whopping 109 kilometres in length. The trail will also receive an additional $6 million in funding to develop key railway station precincts at Korumburra and Leongatha. In other news, funding for upgrading the Murray to Mountains Trail (NE Victoria) was secured in the state budget for the next fiscal year. Further north, the High Country Rail Trail will see a number of important upgrades that will enhance the riding experience, including boardwalks, bridges and sealed roads. STRATEGIC CYCLING CORRIDORS & PROMENADE UPGRADES FOR SYDNEY…

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$2,365 (approx.), campagnolo.com Campagnolo may be the sophisticated old gent of road cycling, but it is embracing its adventurous side. Having launched the gravel-specific, 13-speed Ekar groupset in 2020, the company has now followed up with a matching set of gravel wheels dubbed Levante. The name – like all the brand’s wheels – comes from a wind (an easterly that blows across the Mediterranean, since you ask), and the Levante marks the first true gravel wheelset from Campagnolo, its Shamal having been repositioned as an ‘all-road’ wheel. The Levante shares a carbon manufacturing process with the company’s top-end Bora WTO wheels, meaning it appears from the mould already smooth and shiny, with no need for extra finishing save for the addition of laser-etched lettering. Such manufacturing techniques help keep weight…

After finding the legs to stick with the attacks launched on the ascent of the Poggio di San Remo by the best rider in the world right now, Tadej Pogačar, Matej Mohorič produced one of the most scintillating, heart-stopping descents that Milan-San Remo has ever seen. The Bahrain Victorious star took descending to the limits of possibility, and once or twice just beyond it, to create a gap over the elite final group. It was a gap he held on to, and one that secured him the biggest win of his career so far. As he crossed the line, still well ahead of the chasing pack, Mohorič dutifully acknowledged his sponsors by gesturing to his chest, but then, rather unusually, he recognised his bike too. The curious display of enthusiasm…

Cyclist: Hey Ryan. Most would know you as an AFL star with the Sydney Swans, so how did you get into cycling? Ryan O’Keefe: I’ve always loved cycling. I rode bikes as a kid, and my dad rides bike as well. It was something I’d always enjoyed. As an adult, after a few years not really riding a bike, a friend of mine who was living with me at the time was right into cycling and suggested that getting a bike and doing some rides with him might be good fitness for my football. So, I got a Giant TCR and started rolling around with him, and the love of the bike came right back. Since then, I’ve been passionate about cycling and everything that comes with it. Cyc: How…

Whichever armchair you sat in as a fan, it was hard not to identify with Thomas Voeckler. The Frenchman rode professionally for 18 years, notching up 45 wins, starting 20 Grand Tours and finishing 19. Fifteen were back-to-back Tours de France, during which he won the polka dot jersey and claimed four stage wins. And yet Voeckler is best remembered for his heroic yet ultimately doomed defences of the yellow jerseys he claimed in 2004 and 2011. Against all odds, Ti-Blanc, as the French called him – ‘little white’, on account of his pale skin and small stature spent a total of 20 days in yellow but would finish the Tour no higher than fourth. ‘I made mistakes, but I prefer to come fourth rather than second if it means…

When it comes to protecting the environment, cyclists are the good guys, right? While riding our bikes we’re not burning fossil fuels or spewing out pollution. But what about that new jersey you’re wearing? According to the latest report from the Apparel Impact Institute, the clothing sector accounts for around 2% of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is ‘well off pace’ to achieve the 1.5°C warming limit set out in the Paris Agreement. Emissions estimates vary. McKinsey & Company’s Fashion On Climate report claims the industry produces around 4% of global GHG emissions, the equivalent of the combined annual GHG emissions of France, Germany and the UK, while the World Economic Forum puts these estimates higher still, at about 10% of global GHG emissions. ‘These emissions vary because…

We start at the Volta a Catalunya, in which Colombia’s Sergio Higuita (Bora–Hansgrohe) claimed his first ever GC triumph In Europe after a spectacular Stage 6 attack alongside Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) – an attack Higuita said he’d tell his children about. It was also a successful race for Aussie riders; Stages 1, 2 and 3 were won by Michael Matthews (Team BikeExchange–Jayco), Kaden Groves (Team Bike Exchange– Jayco) and Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën Team) respectively. Twenty-three-year-old Groves in particular had a memorable week, claiming not only his first WorldTour stage win but also the points jersey at the end of seven days. Next, a Belgian double on home soil at the Classic Brugge-De Panne and the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, Tim Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix) taking the former and Wout van…

Usually this space would be full of yet more insightful words from our regular contributor, Richard Moore, so it is with a heavy heart that we report the news that Richard passed away on 28 March 2022, a few days after submitting this article. We have been lucky enough to know Richard and feature his words in these pages every issue for the past four years, and it is still hard to believe that this will be his last article for Cyclist. His knowledge of the sport of cycling was unrivalled, and his was one of the most respected and admired voices in cycling journalism. A talented cyclist in his own right, Richard competed for Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Later he took up his pen to write about…

If you’re over 45 and seeking high levels of performance then you may well have decamped into one of several exercise realities. The first is that sustained, high-level exercise is inherently good and more exercise is therefore better. Increased FTP equals increased overall health. The second reality is that high-level exercise is inherently harmful – it degrades our biological structures like driving in the rain wears out windscreen wipers. You do it anyway because you love cycling and accept the risks. The third reality choice is one of blissful ignorance. You may assume that exercise is generally good for you but have a nagging suspicion that genetics might be against your best efforts to be healthier. Don’t be disheartened if you reside in one or sometimes more than one of…

What is protein? Protein is one of four ‘macronutrients’ – the nutrients we need most of, as opposed to ‘micronutrients’ such as vitamins and minerals – along with carbohydrate, fat and water. Both the human body and the food we consume comprise roughly 70% water, which is why hydration is so important, while carbs give us energy and fat provides energy and insulation. Protein is used to make, build and maintain our muscles. Any form of exercise will cause muscle damage, so protein plays a crucial role in both the recovery and growth of muscle and muscle tissue. That sounds pretty straightforward. Is that all? Not quite. ‘There are two elements to the human body: lean body mass, which includes the skeleton, vital organs and muscle mass, and body fat,’…

Paul Auster would love Strava. The best-selling author’s extraordinary 1985 novella City of Glass centres around the mysterious Peter Stillman and the amateur sleuth, Quinn, who tails him from dawn to dusk around the streets of Manhattan recording every detail in his notebook. After weeks, Quinn is no nearer to knowing what Stillman’s purpose is, so he translates his notes into geographical maps of Stillman’s wanderings. In each map he deciphers the shape of a letter from the alphabet and before long has transcribed three potentially ominous words. A route-tracking app would have made Quinn’s life so much easier. Emulating Auster’s hero, I have recently been looking for meaning in the wanderings of a mysterious stranger. Fortunately, I haven’t had to follow him in the flesh, merely pore over his…