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Fall Training Camp 2019
On November 2nd and 3rd the MIT Cycling team held our annual Fall Training Camp. The destination this year was Pittsfield, MA, an excellent staging point for rides throughout the Berkshires and Western Massachusetts. We had an amazing weekend of riding and team socializing under deep blue skies and crisp New England fall temperatures. We also happi
A Robo-Neutrino with SRAM Force eTap
by IgorWhen Brook from SRAM emailed us asking about getting a Neutrino, I was incredibly intrigued. Is this a personal commuter? Traveler? Are they coming out with mini-velo components? Turns out, they wanted a fun and approachable bike to showcase their new eTap AXS Wireless Force components both at their booth and seminar for Philly Bike Expo. En
2019 Philly Bike Expo Roundup
by IgorAnother amazing Philly Bike Expo is in the books! It was stellar to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, talk about our new and upcoming products, and generally nerd-out on bikes and bits. As tradition (2018, 2017, and 2016) dictates, here's our 2019 round up of bikes that caught our attention!I'm going to start this off with a bang. Th
As cyclists, we are forever chasing the elusive free watts of power, extra few kilometers per hour and a few less grams on the scales, all with the goal of going faster. In this first mini-series of Nerd Alert podcasts, we aim to dispel the myths, understand the technology, and bring you the information you … Continued Read the full article at New
Join us after each stage of the 2019 Tour de France to make sense of what just happened, reactions from the riders and personalities of the race, and shenanigans over a glass of rosé with Caley Fretz and Rupert Guinness who have covered 40 Tours de France between them. We’ll also be covering the Giro … Continued Read the full article at Join us for
Welcome to the first Tour Daily episode of the CyclingTips Podcast. These daily episodes will run in the hours after each stage from today until the end of the 2019 Tour de France. In this episode, Caley Fretz is joined by Rupert Guinness at the grand depart in Brussels, Belgium. Guinness, a veteran of 31 … Continued Read the full article at Tour D
The Tour de France is here. Neal, Caley, and James preview a difficult, climb-filled route, discuss the favorites for each jersey (except polka dots, which are definitely going to Julian Alaphilippe), and then dive into a hypothetical: What happens to Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas if Egan Bernal, just 22 years old, wins this Tour … Continued Read
This week’s episode is something of a departure from our usual programming, with an audio version of our recent feature, ‘What happened to SpeedX?‘ . It takes you on a fascinating journey from the meteoric rise to the catastrophic fall of a bike company called SpeedX – a crowdfunding sensation that made global headlines in … Continued Read the full
The theme of today’s episode: Conspiracies. Pro cyclist Abby Mickey joins Caley and Neal in the basement to discuss the latest racing news, plus the latest maneuverings of the Illuminati. There is a surprisingly large contingent of people who believe that Chris Froome’s crash last week was faked. Yep, you read that correctly. For some … Continued
This week’s episode is a bit salty. Or sweaty, to be more precise. Paying attention to sweat can help you be a better cyclist. This week we’re joined in the basement by special guest Dr. Allen Lim, who explains how to hydrate for your own sweat profile. It’s all a bit more complicated, and yet … Continued Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcas
The second rest day of the Giro d’Italia seems a good time to look back at — or catch up on — our daily Giro podcasts, which began as the race hit the mountains last week and will continue next week. As always, you can subscribe to the CyclingTips Podcast via RSS, iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Giro diaries: Adam … Continued Read the full articl
This year we sent 8 riders and Coach Nicole to the Collegiate Road National Championships in Augusta, Georgia. We arrived on Wednesday and spent Thursday assembling our bikes and checking out the courses for the team time trial, individual time trial, and road race at Fort Gordon. We also got a taste of riding in heat and humidity – Augusta’s weath
The Giro d’Italia saw losses for Tom Dumoulin and a win for Primoz Roglic, the Tour of California may finally be won by its home team, and a couple of old sprinters are back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This week’s episode opens with a discussion of the latest racing news — … Continued Read the full article at CyclingTips Podcast: Th
This week’s episode opens with racing news from Yorkshire and Romandie, then Neal, Caley, and Dane look ahead to the Giro d’Italia and Tour of California, both of which kick off this weekend. In this week’s Nerd Alert, James explains why Trek’s rumored move to threaded T-47 bottom brackets is big news for the bike … Continued Read the full article
For our last race weekend of the season, 22 riders and coach Nicole drove to Burlington, Vermont, for the ECCC Championship! We had our sights set on winning the weekend (in order to reclaim the Easterns trophy!) and winning the conference (in order to win a small and unremarkable plaque). Saturday started with the team time trial. The weather was
Neal, James and Caley are back in the basement for the first time in nearly a month and open this week’s episode with a pressing question: Is Liege-Bastogne-Liege finally exciting? And, follow up, why can’t ASO give us live coverage of the women’s race? That discussion ties into the second part of the show, which … Continued Read the full article
Last weekend, 8 of us undertook the long and rainy journey out to Cleversburg, Pennsylvania, for the Shippensburg Scurry! The weekend started out with a circuit race around a 2.2 mile loop with rolling hills. Jack describes his circuit race: “Under encouragement from Miles, I upgraded from Men’s D to Men’s C before Shippensburg. I wasn’t really exp
Dave Everett and Caley Fretz begin their Sunday in Hell with a walk around the pits at the start in Compiegne, taking in the atmosphere, checking out the bikes, and chatting with Silca’s Josh Poertner about tire optimization. Then they hop in their rental car and head out on course, hitting a few sectors before … Continued Read the full article at
For our third race weekend of the season, we headed north for L’Enfer du Nord. MIT was a force to be reckoned with, bringing 19 riders including 5 first-time racers! A huge thanks to @orionactionphotography for taking some of the pictures in this blog. Saturday featured an individual time trial and criterium held on Dartmouth’s campus. Here is Caro
