Pro Bike: Nathan Earle's Pinarello Dogma F8

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Nathan Earle made his debut with Team Sky in 2014. He joined the British team after having raced in Australia with friend and fellow Tasmanian Richie Porte on the Continental Praties Squad. Since he moved to the World Tour in 2014, Earle's had some of his better results in longer races, such as the Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Amstel Gold Race. In fact, Earle was the only Sky rider to finish the 2014 edition of Liège. Here, we look at Earle's 2014 race bike, which, in the guise ...

















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Jens Voigt: Last Action Hero

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With Jens Voigt now retired , he looks back on the highs and lows of his Tour de France career with the help of some iconic photos to jog his memory On the first rest day of the Tour , Procycling caught up with Trek Factory Racing’s Jens Voigt to accompany the 43-year-old on a journey down memory lane. The German has been a fixture at the Tour since he first took part in 1998: he made it to every Grand Départ since and completed all but three Tours. And in those 17 years, he tasted ...

















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First look: Alex Dowsett's Hour Record bike

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Movistar and Canyon believe that they have provided Alex Dowsett with the ideal machine to break the Hour Record next February . The British rider will attempt the record at the London Olympic velodrome on February 27 and at the press conference to announce the bid, Dowsett showed off his one-of-a-kind Canyon Speedmax WRH bike. At present the frame - a standard road set up with a few specific track modifications - is painted with a white livery with the hashtag #perfecthour donning the top tube. ...

















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Brailsford resets Team Sky's strategy for 2015

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For Dave Brailsford the path towards Tour de France glory in 2015 starts with a blank piece of paper. Neatly tucked into his top pocket for the best part of a fortnight it symbolizes the way forward for Team Sky as they reassess, analysis and plot their challenge for the Tour next season with Chris Froome at the spearhead. From Team Sky’s Mallorca training camp, to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Glasgow, back to Mallorca and then onto the final leg of this recent journey ...

















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Vaughters: This team is the love of my life

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We are constantly told that cycling is a sport both undervalued and undersold, that sponsors should be lining up to back teams and that the sport is an excellent marketing opportunity when compared to soccer and other mainstream sports. While that may all be true, unless you’re backed by Kazakh oil or have the deep pockets of an Andy Rhis or Rupert Murdoch at your disposal, running a WorldTour team can be a draining and ultimately fruitless endeavour. Take Cannondale and Garmin-Sharp, for ...

















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Vanmarcke: I’m ready to take another step

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Over the years, it’s become something of an informal tradition. On the final Saturday of February, Tom Boonen has almost invariably heralded the end of the long, Belgian winter by lining out the peloton on the climb of the Taaienberg during Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Regardless of the result – and it’s the one big cobbled race he has never won, after all – Boonen’s cameo sends his legions of fans home content, satisfied that their man will be fit for purpose by the Tour ...

















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NRS team feature: Holden Women's Cycling Team

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The 2015 season for the Holden Women's Cycling Team saw them claim overall honours in the both the National Road Series (NRS) team and individual classifications. In Ruth Corset, the team had the dominant rider of the women's peloton while the performances of Ellen Skerritt and Jennelle Crooks highlighted the depth of talent on the team roster, helping them to claim the mantle as the top women's team in Australia. Cyclingnews spoke to team manager Julien Knuppel ‎about the successful 2014 season ...

















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