Long perceived as a simple, almost popular pastime, cycling has in a few years become a multifaceted universe: high-level sport, ecological mode of transport, technological object, and sometimes a social marker. But […] Read more →
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Has cycling become a rich person’s sport?
Long perceived as a popular sport, cycling is undergoing a profound transformation. Exploding professional team budgets, soaring equipment prices, marketing of technological excellence: behind the heroic image of the peloton, a question […] Read more →
When a bike costs the price of a racing motorcycle: an old racer’s thoughts
Some comparisons are amusing, others are thought-provoking. The one recently shared with us by Carlos Lopes, a former high-level motorcycle racer and now a passionate cyclist, clearly falls into the latter category. […] Read more →