Cycling is a sport that is much easier to quantify than the average game. The position, altitude, speed acceleration, heart rate, power and cadence of a rider can tell a lot about the race, and how the rider is faring in it. Velon, the joint venture that includes 11 of 18 WorldTour teams, will be […]
The last time we saw Nike making headlines sponsoring cycling, Lance Armstrong was winning Tour de France titles. Fast forward to 2016, and Nike is seeking to get its logo on bicycles once more. Nike announced a partnership with Portland, Oregon to buy the city a $10 million bike share program, currently being called Biketown, […]
Technology has enabled humans to try new and creative ways of doing pretty much everything, and today some in the running and cycling communities are exploring what is possible with “GPS art.” While this relatively new trend will most likely not change the world or end up in the Louvre, it is enabling many people to have […]
In the world of cycling the most ignominious event to occur has been Lance Armstrong juicing his way to seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999-2005, each of which he was retroactively stripped of after acquiescing to 2012 charges of using performance-enhancing drugs. But a new “technological doping” scandal is making its way through the […]
A newly launched Indiegogo project called the Camile is a camera and GPS for cyclers to log their activities as well as record their rides. The Camile, based out of Hangzhou, China, includes both still photo and video capture capabilities with a 140º wide-angle lens to record in 1080pHD at 30fps or 720p at 60fps. Users can download, […]
