May 2014

The initial phase of recovery after training or racing is the most important.
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We spoke to the soigneurs and riders before stage 20 of the 2014 Giro d'Italia to find out how they recover immediately after a stage.

The soigneurs outline the processes that they have developed to ensure that the riders stay warm and healthy, rehydrate, and refuel.

How do you recover after  a ride or race? Comment below and let us know!

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How To Recover Like A Pro | Giro D'Italia 2014

What gears do the pros use for the steep climbs of the Giro?
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The final week of the 2014 Giro D'Italia is brutal. Featuring the Gavia, the Stelvio and the Monte Zoncolan, it has even the best in the world reaching for compact chainsets and big cassettes. We spoke to SRAM and the mechanics to find out what ratios the riders are using to deal with the punishing gradients.

Do you use standard or compact? Let us know in the comments below!

Music: Border Crossing - Original Heads: 

How The Pros Choose Gears For The Mountains | Giro D'Italia 2014

This is Nairo Quintana's Canyon CF SLX.
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Nairo Quintana is looking strong in the maglia rosa at the Giro d'Italia. The lightweight Colombian climber rides this super-light Canyon which is equipped with Campagnolo Super Record, Campagnolo wheels, Canyon finishing kit and a Power2Max powermeter.

Let us know what you think of Quintana's Canyon in the comments below!

Nairo Quintana's Canyon Ultimate CF SLX

Stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia 2014 travels 167km from Maniago to the top of the fearsome Monte Zoncolan. 
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GCN's stage previews are Google Earth fly throughs of key stages of the 2014 Giro, giving you a detailed look at the route, the terrain, and highlighting all of the king of the mountain (KOM) and sprint points along the route, along with insights from GCN's ex pro and 2010 Tour de France finisher, Daniel Lloyd.

Giro d'Italia 2014 Stage 20 Fly Through

Which bike is best for an uphill time trial? Road bike or TT bike?
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We spoke to the mechanics and team staff the evening before  Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia. Stage 19 is a predominately uphill time trial, with a flat section to start. This means that equipment will be a compromise.

We spoke to the team mechanics who were due to fit TT extensions and Josu Larrazabal, DS at Trek Factory Racing, about the bike change strategy his team leader Robert Kiserlovksi will employ.

Uphill Time Trial Tech | Giro D'Italia 2014

Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia 2014 travels 171km from Belluno to Rif. Panarotta (Valsugana). 
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Giro d'Italia 2014 Stage 18 Fly Through

Team Sky will be riding a new frame at the 2014 Tour de France - the Pinarello Dogma F8.
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Designed in collaboration with British automobile manufacturer Jaguar, who supply the team cars for Team Sky, the F8 looks strikingly different to Pinarello's previous incarnation, the Dogma 65.1 Think 2. The F8 has been extensively tested in a wind tunnel and is reportedly 40% more aerodynamic than the previous model.

Tom Last spoke to John Pitman from Jaguar at the grand unveiling  in Venezia to talk about working with Pinarello to create an aerodynamic, UCI-complicit frame.

The F8 is expected to appear at the Criterium du Dauphine in June, before being used by all Team Sky riders at the Tour de France in July.

What do you think of this bike? Let us know in the comments below.

Pinarello Dogma F8 - Team Sky's New Bike | Giro D'Italia 2014

Who were some of the pro peloton's cycling heroes growing up? We asked the riders who they most admired
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Who did Bradley Wiggins, Taylor Phinney and Tom Boonen look up to in cycling when they were growing up and getting into the sport? We asked these riders and many more who their heroes were, and along with the usual suspects like Miguel Indurain, Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, and Greg LeMond there are a few less well known riders.

Ask The Pros - Cycling Heroes?

Campagnolo have made sweeping changes to their mechanical groupsets.
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We took a closer look at Campagnolo's updated mechanical groupsets. The updates will apply to Super Record, Record and Chorus and some of the riders in the Giro peloton were lucky enough to get their hands on a groupset.

The new groupset looks good! Comment below and let us know what you think of the changes.

New Campagnolo Mechanical Groupset | Giro D'Italia 2014

If you're entering a sportive, gran fondo or race any time soon, this technique is important to get right.
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It might seem like the last thing on your mind, but pinning your race number correctly takes a bit of practice to keep it attached to your jersey and stop it flapping in the wind.

Daniel Lloyd has over 15 years of experience in this field, and recommends using 7 pins per number.

While a stack of safety pins is a reliable way to keep your number secure, alternative products like RaceDots use powerful magnets to keep everything in place. To find out more, check out 

How To Pin Your Race Number

We bring you the latest in cycling news, direct from the Giro D'Italia.
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Matt Stephens takes shelter inside a team bus to give you a roundup of another busy week of racing.

The Giro D'Italia gave us plenty of surprises, including 2 consecutive stage wins for Pro-Continental team Bardiani-CSF. Rigoberto Uran laid claim to the Maglia Rosa on the Stage 12 time trial and will be the man to beat as the race enters it's final week.

Elsewhere, we round up the results from the Tour of Norway, Tour of Japan, World Ports Classic and the US National Championships.

We also check in on the Strava club, pick the winner of our caption competition and tell you what's coming up on the channel.

Our tweet of the week comes from Michael Hepburn of Orica-Greenedge.

Music:
A.C. Revery - Emerging From The Mist Of Time 
2222 - Hypertension 

Giro D'Italia, Tour of Norway and World Ports Classic - GCN Cycling News Show - Ep.73

Stage sixteen of the Giro d'Italia 2014 travels 139km from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello Martelltal
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May 2014

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