Last year, in our article ‘The Science of Winning the Tour,’ we wrote that tire makers were behind the curve when it came to modern road tires: “They still make their ‘road’ tires as strong and stiff as in the past, when there’s no need for that… read more

Ted King has been riding Rene Herse tires for the better part of a decade on all his bikes. The two-time Unbound-winner also runs his tires tubeless, and he’s got more experience with setting up supple tires than just about anybody. And with so much at stake, he needs to rely on his… read more

If you’ve followed the last stage of this year’s Tour, you’ve witnessed one of the most exciting finales in decades—perhaps since Greg LeMond blasted past the Arc de Triomphe to win the 1989 Tour by just 8 seconds. This year’s final stage was shortened to keep the race inside Paris. This freed up… read more