Ben Delaney

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SBT GRVL tech highlights

Great gravel variety: An SBT GRVL tech gallery

By Ben Delaney published

tech gallery From people who built or painted their own bikes to a Paris-Roubaix winner, diversity in gear was prominent in Steamboat Springs

tech gallery
Specialized will be selling the Power cranks as single-side and dual-sided meters

Specialized launches S-Works Dual and Single power meters

By Ben Delaney published

Specialized partners with 4iiii for Tarmac SL6 Disc own brand power meter

Cycling Tech & Components
One chain ring, hydraulic-disc brakes and a contract with a UCI Pro Continental Team for 2018

Aqua Blue Sport to compete on 3T Strada disc bike with 1x drivetrain in 2018

By Ben Delaney, Josh Evans published

Pro road team to race on single-ring 3T bikes

Pro Bikes
Marcel Kittel has won three stages of the 2017 Tour de France on 26mm S-Works Turbo Hell of the North tubulars. The rest of his team is on Specialized's S-Works Allround 3 tubulars, also in 26mm

Tires of the Tour de France

By Ben Delaney published

A breakdown of the brands, the widths, the pressures and the stage wins

Races
Alberto Contador was made to go uphill, and so is this new Trek Emonda SLR

Alberto Contador's 640g climbing Emonda with old-style brakes

By Ben Delaney published

Spaniard prefers double tape and adjustable calipers

Cycling Tech & Components
Peter Sagan has a custom camo-fade paintjob on his new Specialized S-Works Tarmac

Peter Sagan's Tour de France stage-winning silver S-Works Tarmac

By Ben Delaney published

Custom-painted new Tarmac worthy of a world champion

Pro Bikes
Four-time Paris-Roubaix winner Tom Boonen lined up on a front-suspension Specialized Roubaix, next to the 2015 and 2016 winners who started on aero bikes

Massive Paris-Roubaix tech gallery: artillery for the cobbles

By Ben Delaney, Josh Evans published

Digital sensor-driven suspension, triple-security bottle cages, and all-important tire specifications

Cycling Tech & Components
The bike that won the 2015 UCI road world championships: Peter Sagan's Specialized S-Works Tarmac

Peter Sagan's Specialized S-Works Tarmac

By Ben Delaney published

The bike that won the 2015 road World Championships

Pro Bikes
Alex Dowsett's Canyon Speedmax CF

Pro bike: Alex Dowsett's Tour de France Canyon Speedmax CF

By Ben Delaney published

Four-time British TT champ helps power Movistar to third in Tour TTT

Pro Bikes
Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) in his training gear

Degenkolb to support Stuyven at Tour of Flanders

By Ben Delaney last updated

Stuyven not afraid of Quick-Step might

Teams & Riders
Peter Sagan at his gran fondo in California

Peter Sagan eyes record-equalling Tour de France green jersey in 2017

By Ben Delaney last updated

World champ reflects on career and team dynamics at his namesake Gran Fondo

Teams & Riders
Phillip Gaimon (Cannondale)

Surprise Paris-Roubaix debut for Phil Gaimon

By Ben Delaney last updated

"About as crazy and ridiculous and awesome as I had hoped," American says

Teams & Riders
What looks to be new Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 was captured on Instagram at the Taipei Cycle Show.

Unreleased Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 spied in Taipei

By Ben Delaney last updated

Spyshots show new black Dura-Ace crank and derailleur; Shimano declines comment

Races
Team Giant-Alpecin ran 30mm Vittoria tubulars at Paris-Roubaix. The team edition 30mm tubs were marked with this simple smile

Paris-Roubaix pros' tubulars of choice - Gallery

By Ben Delaney last updated

Most riders settle for 28mm, while Sagan, Giant-Alpecin go for 30

Races