It’s the day of the Olympic Ceremony in Paris, and the biking kicks off with the boys’s and girls’s highway races on Saturday 27 July. Brompton and Mappin & Webb have collaborated to create two very particular gold-plated folding bikes to have a good time and assist Staff GB — the world’s first, in actual fact — and they are going to be utilized by athletes to get round throughout the occasion.
It’s the week of recent paint jobs and Canyon has completed one thing particular for its Olympic hopefuls. They are going to be racing on fully distinctive frames throughout the disciplines; the MACH874 bikes are customised to every rider’s nationwide flag with placing designs. Specialised turns 50, and to have a good time, the model has introduced out a restricted S-Works Ahead 50 assortment, celebrating its previous and trying to future improvements.
Guava’s gravel bikes have reached the UK, however if you’d like a sunny journey to Spain, the corporate will take you on the market to gather your bike, at no cost! Alternatively, get your self out to the mountains of Italy… registration has opened for LaStelvioSantini.
Brompton helps Staff GB with actual gold
Brompton releases gold-plated bike for Olympic Video games
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What higher excuse to create a world first than the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Video games? British manufacturers Brompton and Mappin & Webb have completed simply that in a collaboration that reveals their assist for Staff GB at Paris, releasing two gold-plated C Line fashions.
Every of those very particular bikes required practically 100 hours of labor to shine, clear and gold-plate nearly each half. They’re distinctive and fantastically completed, with hand engravings, and sterling silver and gold-plated decals, utilizing a method to brighten the gold end. Certain to point out the athletes’ intentions after they use them to get round throughout the Video games, as soon as over the bikes can be auctioned to lift cash for the British Olympic Basis.
Along with the 2 gold-plated bikes, each Brompton and Mappin & Webb have their very own collections — the Staff GB and ‘Without end a Fan’ collections respectively — which can be out there in the event you’re trying to get your fingers on a restricted version piece.
Specialised celebrates 50 years
Specialised celebrates 50 years with Ahead 50 assortment
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In celebration of the previous 50 years of revolutionary design, and searching in the direction of the subsequent 50, Specialised has launched the restricted S-Works Ahead 50 assortment.
This new launch is about combining the perfect of the perfect with a brand new and gorgeous aesthetic. Flagship S-Works fashions of the Tarmac SL8, Epic World Cup MTB, and Prevail 3 and Evade 3 helmets embellished with gold and pink symbolize the ‘innovate or die’ perspective and rebellious racing spirit of the model. The unique Staff Stumpjumper additionally vastly impressed the design.
Merchandise on this assortment are positive to be displaying up on the Olympics, however it’s but to be seen if they are going to be there within the new colourway.
Canyon brings pace of sunshine bikes to the Metropolis of Gentle
Canyon creates MACH874 colourways for Olympic athletes
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Figuratively talking, no less than, Canyon is hoping that riders of its bikes on the Olympics can be racing on the pace of sunshine (1,078,553,020 km/hr or Mach 874,030) of their bids for gold. To have a good time that sentiment, Canyon has adorned its Olympic machines with a brand new paint job.
The placing prizm MACH874 colourways will adorn the highway, monitor, TT and MTBs of the likes of Puck Pieterse (NL) and Sam Gaze (NZ) within the cross-country MTB, Chloe Dygert (US) within the time trial and highway race, and Mathieu van der Poel (NL) within the highway race.
The bikes look extremely quick with the sample distributed just like the blur of high-speed movement, and every can be customised to the rider’s nationwide flag, so look out for some distinctive designs that remember each particular person athlete.
LaStelvioSantini registration now open
Tackle well-known climbs within the Italian Alps with LaStelvioSantini
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Registration is open for the thirteenth version of LaStelvioSantini on June 8 2025. Bormio within the Italian Alps — a wonderful medieval city in its personal proper — is among the hottest locations in Europe to cycle and ski, and the proper beginning city.
You may guess from the title that individuals trip the mighty Passo dello Stelvio (a ‘should do’ for a lot of highway cyclists), however select the lengthy route and also you’ll additionally climb the Mortirolo and a few smaller, however vital, cols alongside the best way.
There are three routes on provide: 130km, 108km or 64km. The elevation is what’s going to harm; the brief course contains 2,280m of climbing, and the lengthy 4,270m, so get coaching early. Or trip the brief route on an eBike in the event you’d wish to expertise the Stelvio in just a little extra consolation.
Early Fowl registrations (€90) are open till July 31 2024 after which the worth rises to €100. As a consequence of final yr’s reputation, couple registration returns; enter with a companion, member of the family or pal for a reduced worth, however keep in mind you’re a group, so it’s essential to end inside two minutes of one another.
Guava now ships to the UK however you may acquire from Barcelona at no cost
Guava gravel bikes are actually out there direct within the UK and Eire, or you may choose yours up from Spain
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Guava is new to the scene however its founders are captivated with creating an inclusive model that welcomes anybody to the gravel world.
There’s presently a modest providing, simply the Guava Spot. It is full carbon with a one-piece carbon cockpit and tonnes of practical particulars resembling loads of mounting factors for mudguards, bottles, a rack and even Fidlock inside downtube storage. Manufactured in Asia however painted and assembled by hand in Barcelona, you may select from eight body colors and ten decal colors, so there’s positive to be a combo to tempt you.
Now out there via a UK distributor, it’s straightforward to get your fingers on one in every of these bikes. There aren’t any delivery prices, no duties or further dealing with charges and the costs are affordable. Nonetheless, in the event you want some extra persuading, Guava will presently fund a visit to Barcelona to gather your new bike! You may’t argue with that.
