The Most Learn PEZ Articles of 2024: As we ring within the New 12 months, it’s time to look again at what resonated most with PEZ readers in 2024. From cutting-edge gear critiques to insightful options on biking well being and efficiency, the previous 12 months introduced a wealth of charming tales. Whether or not it was the most recent Pinarello Dogma F, a deep dive into driving with A-Fib, or the reality behind Phil Liggett’s rumored retirement, these high articles showcase the range and keenness of the PEZCycling neighborhood. Be a part of us as we revisit the highlights of 2024 and kit up for an additional thrilling 12 months of biking content material in 2025.
Crunching our readership information all the time reveals just a few surprises – which solely proves that you just PEZ-Followers are a gaggle with diverse and unpredictable tastes, generally swayed by popular culture or trending information bites, different occasions merely responding to what resonates with you as people.
This 12 months’s High tales revealed a wholesome mixture of what all of us like studying about – our weekly information round-up in Eurotrash all the time exhibits properly, tech options and kit critiques are common – however the most costly gear doesn’t all the time make it the preferred – so whereas our first take a look at Pinarello’s freshly up to date Dogma F (price ticket: $15,000US) pulled a whole lot of reads, so did our take a look at beforehand unknown model Cycplus’ electrical mini-pump priced at $89.
Then there are the Options – tales we expect are cool to write down, as a result of there’s an thought the author desires to discover and share. And naturally – as athletes, we’re all involved about our bodily efficiency, and as mature cyclists, we’re additionally involved about how strenuous exercise can affect our daily well being.
All of those and extra are lined in our record – so let’s dive in…
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Phil Liggett Retires? WTF!!
The reality behind the faux information
When an Australian television channel sensationally dropped a narrative that Phil Liggett was retiring from biking commentating… I figured I’d finest examine. Right here’s the reality about Phil Liggett’s retirement plans.
Click on Play to observe my interview with Phil Liggett, and see extra video at the PEZ Youtube channel:
Biking: Is It The “Anti-Luxurious Model?”
“Luxurious” is outlined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “Possession & use of all home equipment for gratifying the senses, a factor that one enjoys, a fascinating factor that may be executed with out, luxurious environment.” Once we consider luxurious shopper manufacturers, we consider couturier clothes, fragrance, classic Champagne, and Rolls-Royce. The last word instance of this could be the LVMH conglomerate, the primary European firm to be valued at over US$500 billion, and which operates some 60 subsidiaries, together with Tiffany & Co., Christian Dior, Princess Yachts, Louis Vuitton, and cognac producer Hennessey. Luxurious items with excessive identify recognition, all fascinating issues that may be executed with out, however which have profitability that has made LVMH’s CEO the richest man on the earth.
Pinarello – Ivan Glasenberg owned:
Driving With AFib – Atrial Fibrillation
Chances are you’ll be in nice form. Chances are you’ll be in nice well being. Chances are you’ll not have any heart-related points or exhibit any signs of coronary heart issues. However you could possibly nonetheless have AFib (atrial fibrillation) that’s an irregular heartbeat that would trigger a stroke. PEZ’s Chuck Peña takes you thru his private journey with AFib.
Pinarello DOGMA F 2024: First Look
Lighter and Sooner
Whereas precise bikes are nonetheless laborious to come back by, and media samples even more durable, the brand new uber-bike Pinarello Dogma F they does exist in the true world, and I discovered one proper right here in Vancouver at Veloholic Cycles – a store specializing in excessive finish European and customized highway builds. Right here’s a primary take a look at this high-end dream machine.
See a brief take a look at the Pinarello grasp painters ending framesets in Treviso, Italy:
Cycplus AS2 PRO Mini Bike Pump Assessment
I’ve been utilizing the Cycplus AS2 PRO mini tire inflator on my bike tires for just a few weeks now, and located it’s compact dimension, portability, and ease of use make it value having alongside on my rides, and a pleasant enchancment over the outdated operated by hand mini-pump I used to hold. Right here’s a more in-depth look.
Click on Play to see my video overview of the Cycplus AS2 Professional Mini Tire Pump:
LOOK 795 Blade RS Assessment: Useless Horny
There are some bikes that simply have “the look.” No pun meant, however the LOOK 795 Blade RS Proteam White is a type of bikes. It attracts admiring stares and elicits “oohs” and “aahs” — even from non-cyclists at espresso stops. As bikes go, it’s a head turner. The time period that involves thoughts is: lifeless attractive.
OLYMPICS’24 Males’s Street Race PREVIEW: Can Van Der Poel Beat The Belgians?
Who will take highway Gold?
2024 Olympic Video games Males’s Street Race: Arguably no race in 2024 had as a lot pre-race anticipation because the the Males’s Street Race on the Olympic Video games in Paris. The highway race is rather more necessary within the biking world than it was once and now many high riders have made it a significant purpose of the season. World champion Mathieu van der Poel, World and Olympic TT champion Remco Evenepoel and his countryman Wout van Aert will likely be on the beginning line in Paris on Saturday together with a high line-up. Right here is the PEZ rundown on the course and the favourites for Gold.
Richard Carapaz received solo in Tokyo in 2021:
Toolbox: W’ And Anaerobic Capability
This previous weekend the Cyclo-cross World Cup kicked off in Valkenburg with a commanding win by Lars Van der Haar, after a usually audacious begin for the younger gun. The flexibility to dash for the outlet shot by LVdH and one other younger star like Mathieu Van der Poel are spectacular and, certainly, taxing, however how taxing are they?
The Aero Evolution: Pushing The Limits To Cheat The Wind
Aerodynamics have been within the information once more this week with Visma | Lease a Bike’s new time trial helmet, the Giro Aerohead 2.0. It triggered fairly a stir on Monday when the rider’s of the Dutch staff used it in Tirreno-Adriatico’s stage 1 time trial. This provides us the chance to look again at Ed Hood’s tackle the aerodynamic query just a few years in the past.
Jonas Vingegaard giving the Giro Aerohead 2.0 its first airing:
WORLDS’24 Males’s Street Race PREVIEW: Pogačar, Evenepoel, Van Der Poel Or…?
The Rainbow Battle
2024 World Championships Street Race Preview: Sunday’s World Championship elite males’s highway race ought to see an enormous battle between three of the highest riders of this technology over a tricky route in Zurich. Tadej Pogačar has been touted on the favorite, however Remco Evenepoel is hardly a slouch in the mean time; double Olympic and World time trial champion. Then there may be reigning World champion, Mathieu van der Poel desires to maintain his rainbow jersey for an additional 12 months. Right here’s the ‘PEZ Worlds Preview’.
Mathieu van der Poel was unstoppable in 2023:
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