Milan Sanremo – an odd race… extremely long, yet often finishes in a sprint… mostly flat, yet features 3 three climbs designed to make it harder for the sprinters… finishes in a sunny beach resort, yet famed for terrible weather… The first editions of the race were notable for their extreme cold, the first race …
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Inside the Tinkoff Saxo kit bag
By now many of you will have seen Global Cycling Network’s latest video with Matt Stephens asking Matti Breschel of Tinkoff Saxo to show them all his kit (at last check it had over 50,000 views!) If you haven’t you can see it below… We thought we would go into a little more depth on …
Inside the Tinkoff Saxo ‘Rain Bag’
Next time you find yourself riding the Tour de France and starting in Yorkshire, you’ll need to take extra care in packing your rain bag. Or in the case of the Tour de France, you actually put a bag in each of the two team cars. SciCon makes this easy for the Tinkoff Saxo riders …
MILAN-SAN REMO: 2014 Preview
Unseasonably cold & severe conditions shaped last year’s Milan – Sanremo and it looks like the weather will play its part once again, this year. With heavy rain forecasted, the correct apparel choices can be crucial in not only surviving the race but also preserving energy for the finale. The Cipressa and Poggio may …
The Survival Jacket
The Survival Jacket – the name is synonymous with riding bikes in rainy, crappy, miserable weather or rather “surviving” said conditions. The jacket has been in the collection for a number of seasons….The “go to” piece of apparel for Tinkoff Saxo; for those days when they wish they didn’t ride bikes for a living! It’s …