The trails at Bike World News World HQ have finally dried out and I’ve been riding as much as I can. There have been a lot of cool items come through the door, so I wanted to drop some spot reviews to highlight some of them.
Filipo Zana of the Jayco-Alula team survived the break to win atop Val di Zoldo ahead of Thibaut Pinot in Stage 18 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia.
Nico Denz (Bora – Hansgrohe) has won Stage 14 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, the 196km long Sierre-Cassano Magnago.
Davide Bais of the Eolo-Kometa saved it all for the last 300m to attack his break companions and take the win atop Gran Sasso d’Italia in Stage 7 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia. There was no change in the G.C.
Stage 6 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia looked to come down to a two-man sprint between Simon Clarke and Alessandro De Marchi, who lead the race from early on, but a catch at 200m saw the race come down to a bunch sprint. Ultimately, it was a win for Mads Pedersen (TFS) in Napoli.
INEOS Grenadiers riders Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Tom Pidcock will be competing on a brand new, full suspension Pinarello Dogma XC development bike at the opening round of the UCI Cross-country World Cup in Nové Město
Aurelien Paret-Peintre of the Ag2r team won Stage 4 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, with DSM’s Andreas Leknessund taking over the Maglia Rosa from Remco Evenpoel.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) has won Stage 1 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, the 19.6km long Costa dei Trabocchi Tudor ITT from Fossacesia Marina to Ortona
In the modern era of cycling, weight-related issues and unhealthy weight-reduction methods, such as fasting, overexercising, and extreme dieting, are major concerns in cycling.
Mathieu van der Poel added yet another monument victory to his palmeres with a solo win at the 2023 Paris-Roubaix.