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Komoot unveils ChatGPT-powered app for route discovery – but I'm not sure we need it | BikeRadar The app is said to remove “friction” from route planning, but Stan wants to add that friction back in

I wrote about Komoot’s ChatGPT collaboration and the dissonance between a love of the outdoors and such energy-intensive tech www.bikeradar.com/features/opi...

My feature on Rapha’s future with CEO Fran Millar is now in the latest Cycling Plus. It’s an intriguing time for the brand, with its deal with Team USA and the move away from the “discounting drug”

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Rapha CEO Fran Millar: “We are the originals, we started this” | BikeRadar As Rapha reveals its latest financial results and a new partnership with USA Cycling, Fran Millar explains why the lauded cycling brand needs to get back to doing what it does best

A few weeks ago I headed to Rapha’s headquarter to hear from Fran Millar about the future of the company, as it reveals a new partnership with USA Cycling and reports a net loss for the eighth consecutive year. You can read my feature here 👇🏼 www.bikeradar.com/features/rap...

Looking forward to this. New Fosse is a real treat

Looks great!!

Israel–Premier Tech to change its name and drop Israeli identity after mounting pressure  | BikeRadar Team announces full rebrand, with co-founder Sylvan Adams to step back

www.bikeradar.com/news/israel-...

…The co-founder and “self-appointed ambassador-at-large for the state of Israel” Sylvan Adams is also stepping away from his day-to-day responsibilities.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens next.

How it started vs how it’s going.

I’ve been following this story since the BDS Movement first called for protests back in April.

Now, after riders spoke out, protests disrupted La Vuelta and sponsors threatened to leave the team, Israel-Premier Tech is changing its name and nationality...

Journalist warns of widespread debt bondage risks in Taiwan’s bicycle industry following forced labour allegations | BikeRadar Peter Bengtsen’s investigations in Taiwan uncovered debt bondage which he calls “the rule, not the exception”

Following the news that the US is blocking some Giant Bicycles imports, I spoke to Peter Bengtsen about his investigations in Taiwan which uncovered debt bonadge and he calls “the rule, not the exception” www.bikeradar.com/news/debt-bo...

UCI criticises Spanish government following Vuelta a España pro-Palestine protests | BikeRadar The UCI says Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s position on the protests is “contradictory” to Olympic values

Quite an unbelievable statement from the UCI regarding the Vuelta a España pro-Palestine protests, saying it “condemns the exploitation of sport for political purposes” www.bikeradar.com/news/uci-que...

“Sportswashing pure and simple”: pro-Palestine organisers at La Vuelta explain why they’re disrupting the race | BikeRadar We speak to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and BDS Deportivo about why they are protesting against the participation of Israel–Premier Tech at the Vuelta a Es...

What’s behind the protests at the Vuelta a España? I spoke to organisers to find out www.bikeradar.com/news/pro-pal...

Tour de France threatens Pro Cycling Stats with legal action: “We’re getting too popular” | BikeRadar The cycling results website’s campervan has become a staple of bike races, but the organisers of the Tour de France aren’t happy about its presence at this year’s race

The Tour de France organisers threatened @procyclingstats.com with legal action. I spoke to them to find out more www.bikeradar.com/news/tour-de...

Eurobike’s biggest groupset news wasn’t from SRAM or Shimano – it was everyone else | BikeRadar Challenger brands set out their stall

The biggest groupset news at Eurobike wasn’t from Shimano or SRAM. Here’s my analysis www.bikeradar.com/features/tec...

Rotor to release electronic groupset later this year – here’s what we know so far | BikeRadar The groupset revives the Uno name and was developed in collaboration with Wheeltop

Rotor has a new electronic groupset coming 👀 www.bikeradar.com/news/rotor-t...

Microshift's first electronic groupset spotted on new Giant kids' bike | BikeRadar The unreleased groupset is on display at Eurobike

We spotted an unreleased (and electronic!) Microshift groupset www.bikeradar.com/news/microsh...

Tram lines with grass is peak infrastructure

Why did reading this make me think of *this*

Pro cyclist Tom Pidcock hits 95kph in breathtaking descent video  | BikeRadar Sweaty palms guaranteed as Q.365 rider takes on the Rossfeld Panaorama mountain pass

Tom Pidcock’s at it again www.bikeradar.com/news/tom-pid...

Afghanistan Women’s Road Championships to return this month in show of solidarity | BikeRadar Following a three-year hiatus, the Championships will take place in Les Herbiers, France, with Fariba Hashimi returning to defend her title

The Afghanistan Women’s Road Championships are back after three years www.bikeradar.com/news/afghani...

UCI rejects One Cycling with damning description of proposed racing reforms | BikeRadar The scheme’s future is now up for debate with the racing schedule finalised through to 2028

Is it over for One Cycling? www.bikeradar.com/news/uci-rej...

Good news: cycling in midlife is linked to lower dementia risk | BikeRadar Active travel is also associated with maintaining brain health, according to a new study

Active travel is associated with a lower dementia risk and maintaining brain health, according to a new study www.bikeradar.com/news/cycling...

A battle over ebike regulations is causing havoc in the cycling industry | BikeRadar Zweirad Industrie Verband's position paper on the future of ebikes could 'devastate' the market, according to one industry insider

A few weeks back I wrote about a battle over ebike regulations which could devastating effects, according to one source www.bikeradar.com/features/tec...

Fotomuseum Winterthur | Museum for Photography and Visual Culture | The Lure of the Image Fotomuseum Winterthur is a museum for contemporary photography. The works of young as well as established international photographers and artists are shown in changing group and solo exhibitions. In t...

Pleased to have an essay in the catalogue for Fotomuseum’s new exhibition The Lure of Image, opening today www.fotomuseum.ch/en/product/t...

Berman, boulevards and rolling coal Are we in the era of supererogatory combustion?

For instance, Andreas Malm and the Zetkin Collective write about the manhood of cars and steak which I wrote about… open.substack.com/pub/stanport...

Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests The French study of 15,000 people shows men emit 26% more pollution due to eating red meat and driving more

This is something that others have remarked upon so it’s interesting to see a study on the matter… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The mind blowing 🙄

An incredible book. The depth of research, the mindblowing activities, the wit

Can’t wait to read this

Cycle paths are pointless if women don't feel safe using them at night Nearly a quarter of Transport for London cycleways are deemed socially unsafe after dark

“The point is any true cycle network needs to cater for the least risk-averse of us, and the most vulnerable, to be truly accessible – to be, in fact, equitable.”

Great to publish this piece today by @lauralaker.bsky.social

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