Interesting notes and facts about bicycles.
Pētersone won the small final in Mentougou, China. In the women’s title race, Nadine Aeberhard beat defending champion Sabina Košárková by 0.085 seconds.
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The route from Molde to Kristiansund links islands, fishing villages and the Atlantic Road. It is unsigned, and a tunnel near the finish calls for a transport plan.
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An Irish study points to traffic, lighting and daily responsibilities as factors in cycling decisions. Counting kilometres of cycle lanes alone misses the lived journey.
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Side-to-side wobble and an up-and-down hop are different faults. Spoke tension can correct some deviations, but it cannot always rescue an impact-damaged rim.
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The Italian rider clocked 3:58.850 in four-kilometre individual pursuit qualifying, then went on to win the world title.
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Road and gravel tyres differ in volume, pressure and the job their tread must do. The surface matters more than the pattern alone.
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This EuroVelo 9 stage links Gdańsk and Tczew, leaving city streets for a paved Vistula embankment. Rail connections serve both ends of the ride.
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Late-nineteenth-century sociable bicycles offered a different shared ride, placing two people shoulder to shoulder rather than one behind the other.
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A fixed gear, constant pedalling and a higher bottom bracket make the track bike suited to banked turns and the rhythm of velodrome racing.
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Sweden’s Itera set out to change how a bicycle was made. When deliveries began in 1982, assembly and quality problems challenged the idea.
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