Local legend status 

 

The doctor is in..

 

First Matej Mohorič, now Spurcycle — are handlebar mirrors no longer a cycling fashion faux-pas?

 Two weeks ago, Grand Tour stage winner and former gravel world champion Matej Mohorič promoted an unexpected item on his Instagram: a rear-view mirror.

Clipped onto sunglasses or tucked into the bar-end of your handlebars, rear-view mirrors allow cyclists to monitor traffic behind them without having to look over their shoulder, helping maintain balance, stability and line of sight while riding. But they’ve long been considered something of a cycling fashion faux-pas, often associated with MAMIL stereotypes alongside hi-viz jerseys and ankle socks.

But are the tides turning?

here’s little doubt the roads are feeling riskier. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, cyclist fatalities in the U.S. reached a multi-decade high in recent years, with an average of 19 cyclists killed every week.

At the same time, cyclists have become increasingly comfortable adopting technology in the name of safety. Radar systems like the Garmin Varia have gone from niche gadgets to non-negotiable equipment for many road riders, despite effectively being a high-tech solution to the same problem: seeing what’s happening behind.

The mirror Mohorič is promoting is certainly a far cry from the plasticky mirrors of old that vibrated so violently you could barely make out what was approaching anyway. The sleek Rizoma R21 is marketed as an “invisible rear-view lens”. It weighs just 18g, has reportedly been wind tunnel tested for aerodynamics and is machined from CNC aluminium with an "unbreakable" ZEISS lens. 

It’s also rumoured to cost well north of $200. But, according to Rizoma, Mohorič tested the mirror on the road and described it as a "revolutionary product".

More attainable is today’s launch from Spurcycle. The Oregon brand, best known for its premium bicycle bells, has unveiled its new Pro Mirror, a drop-bar mirror developed with input from the racy end of the gravel and road scenes.

Available in two sizes, the R35 and larger R50, the Pro Mirror aims to make rear visibility feel less like an awkward add-on and more like a seamless part of a modern cockpit setup. Both versions feature a minimalist machined aluminium body, tempered glass optics and a tool-free mounting system designed to install in under a minute. The company also claims the vibration-resistant design maintains image clarity on rough pavement and gravel roads alike.

The mirror fits handlebars with a 14–20mm internal diameter, is fully rebuildable and backed by a lifetime warranty. Pricing starts at $69 USD, which is significantly cheaper than the Rizoma alternative, yet firmly in the premium accessory category.

Spurcycle says the mirror will “l transform your riding experience,” be it for enhanced safety or a “strategic advantage” in competition.

What do you think? Would you use one?

 

when jimmy fallon dies theyre incorporating his ashes into a ben and jerrys limited time flavor

 

People constantly upgrading there shit, should just train properly….

 

Remember when people cared about podiums 

 

 

Your energy is contagious…don’t be a jerk 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. You lose a KOM, you go out within 48 hours and take it back.

2. After a hard ride you park your bike without taking the water bottles out. 

3. You don’t own a pet

4. Your bike and gear is still dirty after Barry Roubiax 

5. Your doing workouts using wattage numbers from the Obama era

6. You can’t laugh at yourself 

7. Cheating your weight on Zwift

8. Owning a power meter, but rarely testing 

9. Putting ketchup on a hotdog 

10. Sharing your training plan and or info 

11. Promoting a product without ever getting compensation 

12. Screen capturing pictures 

13. Tipping less than the average amount 

14. Never giving kudos or likes to your followers 

15. If you pee on the toilet paper at wrest areas...ya you sick fuck TMS

16. If you don't remember who won ICEMAN 

17.Never had sex in a public place

18. if you never done a full season of week day worlds

19. Your worried you might get addicted to something 

20. You actually like this shit hole blog..

You’re basically dead inside 

 

Anti-doping policy will apply to race events like Sunday Race Club and MyWhoosh Championship

 

Our goal is to protect clean riders

 – virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh introduces randomly selected anti-doping programme

Virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh is to introduce an anti-doping and integrity testing initiative for racers, it was announced on Thursday. Around 700 riders will form part of the initial testing pool, which is believed to be the first anti-doping programme for e-racing.

The free-to-use, Abu Dhabi-based platform is the home of the UCI Esports World Championships, and offers significant cash prizes for winners in its Sunday Race Club competition. As of 17 May, participants will face random drug tests after they compete.

MyWhoosh will work with a provider called International Doping Tests & Management (IDTM), and selected riders will be notified remotely and must remain at their declared location for up to three hours post-event to provide urine,

 blood, or dried blood spot samples to appointed testing personnel.

"The introduction of anti-doping and integrity testing is about protecting fair competition and rider trust," Matt Smithson, Director of Esports & Game Operations at MyWhoosh, said. "As our Sunday Race Club grows, the standards around fairness must match the seriousness of the event. Our goal is to protect clean riders and ensure that our global community can trust in the integrity of every podium finish."

For Sunday Race Club, there is a monthly purse of $300,000 (£220,000), divided out between individual winners (from 1st to 10th) and team winners through six categories – with category one being elite riders, down to category six.

Those tested will be selected based on random choice, podium finishes, performance data, or intelligence-led targeting, and notification could occur shortly before, during, or after an event.

To maintain transparency, riders will be required to provide an accurate declared location during registration to facilitate potential testing appointments. Failure to comply with testing instructions, including refusal, evasion, or tampering, could result in severe sanctions such as disqualification, prize money claw-backs, and suspension from the platform.

The anti-doping initiative will work alongside existing integrity systems, which monitor hardware, software and performance data verification.

"If someone’s cheating, they’re probably mechanically cheating," Smithson told The Guardian. "But we’ve got a lot of verification to try to stop that now. Riders have to use a specific trainer to race, with two ways of showing their power. We also get our athletes to do what we call a power passport test. That includes a film test, so we know it’s that person. We can see their power, we can see their heart rate. We can see all of those things. And that gives us a physiological print of who they are.

"Our drug testing, which is the first of its kind, is another way to help everybody feel that they are racing on a level playing field."

 

'I don't feel welcome in cycling' – Jan-Willem van Schip speaks out following latest disqualification

 

Dutch rider punished twice in eight months over his unusual bike set-up and position

In a video posted to Instagram, Dutch cyclist Jan-Willem van Schip has issued an outburst against the UCI and its commissaires at the Tour of Hellas after he was booted from the race for an illegal position on the bike.

Speaking in Dutch, he opened with the phrase: "Not normal, I've been disqualified again," before arguing his case and complaining that he feels unwelcome in road cycling.

\It's not Van Schip's first run-in with the authorities. The Dutchman has faced the wrath of commissaires and the UCI on multiple occasions, including when was removed from the Baloise Belgium Tour in 2021 for using unusual handlebars made by Dutch brand Speeco, and in 2023 when he was disqualified from Heistse Pijl after using a radical new handlebar set-up from Toot.

More recently, he was removed from the Tour of Holland for an apparently unapproved forward-leaning seatpost.

The exact reason for his latest disqualification appears to be the unauthorized way in which he holds his handlebars, supposedly breaking the forearms-on-handlebars rule.

week, allow Van Schip to adopt an aerodynamic position, but he appears to fallen foul of the UCI's outlawing of the forearms as 'a point of support', even if his hands are still in contact with the bars.

Van Schip argues that "everyone does that and I actually always hold my shifter fully," before adding, "how do you measure this anyway?"

week, allow Van Schip to adopt an aerodynamic position, but he appears to fallen foul of the UCI's outlawing of the forearms as 'a point of support', even if his hands are still in contact with the bars.

Van Schip argues that "everyone does that and I actually always hold my shifter fully," before adding, "how do you measure this anyway?"

"Its very painful. It's really not fun. The bike is completely legal, the seatpost is fine, but they still found a way to screw us over. It hurts a lot," he said, before later adding: "I don't really feel welcome in cycling."

He also invited the UCI to "have a good talk about it" so he can ask: "How do these rules work, what is actually allowed and what isn't?"

The Dutchman has already pondered a move to gravel, where the rules are more relaxed. Maybe that will now be considered more seriously.

Aptly summing up his mood, the video ended with the phrase

 "wat een kut sport," – "what a shitty sport."

 

 

My vibe after I’ve just screen captured another pile of photos 

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