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Pretty good racing in Stage 4, which ended with 3-4 local loops featuring some short but very steep climbs. Epic performance by Dane Mads Pedersen, who left no doubt that he'll be a force to contend with in the upcoming Vuelta.

May or may not be relevant, but my torque-sensing hub-drive surges only when I find myself in (a) too high an assist level, (b) too low a gear, or (c) both for the total resistance at hand. Simple, reliable fix (in my case): Reduce assist, upshift, or both. Whether or not that works for the...

Stage 4 just passed this very cool mural way out in the middle of farm country: Per this post on the e2e.bike touring site: "Coming into Jerlev we were startled to see a giant mural of a racing cyclist on the side of a disused silo. It was painted to celebrate the 2022 Tour de France: the...

Declan Quigley and Matt Winston.

I stand on the shoulders of giants — and one in particular... Gary Larson, greatest cartoonist who ever lived.

Incredible! That's only 1.7 kg above the TdF minimum.

Big time bragging rights among fellow rattlers if they land a strike on a passing cyclist. Much higher degree of difficulty than a hiker. ;^}

Watching Stage 3, a pan-flat 14.3 km TT. As noted earlier, lots of Danish riders. Seems like half of them have first name Søren, and half of the rest have last name Sørensen. Sprinter Fabio Jakobsen tried to make a comeback after recent iliac artery surgery — a rather important vessel for a...

Fun gift from daughter: I know some people who'd probably prefer that for me, too.

Yeah, I keep hoping he'll tell us what planet he's really from.

Pretty cheap to sign up for a month of two of racing season coverage then cancel. Tour of Germany's August 20-24 with some heavy hitters signed up. Will overlap 2 days of Vuelta, which starts August 23. Who needs sleep anyway? Philipsen got 4th in Stage 2 but may not be 100% after his big TdF...

Hoping that'll be a new bike week off, not a fighting to get your Nytro delivered week off. Assuming you have access to some pretty nice loaners.

Yeah, the big Ice Age ice sheets pretty much ground Denmark down to a nub. Still, a lot of nice scenery — especially along the Baltic coast. No surprise that when they needed to block sideroads onto the course, they just hauled in giant pieces of farm equipment.

Haven't heard their names, but not Robbie (former Australian rider who called the TdF). Sounds like one's been a rider and race director. Good for me because, as you know, I'm still learning how all this works.

Will your new Nytro arrive before the Tesoro's back on the road?

Coming up on our 4th fall here in Carlsbad. There comes a glorious mid-September schoolday when you look up and realize, ah, they're gone! Probably the same with you. Luckily, we're far enough from Orange County and San Diego proper that it never gets totally bonkers here. And the wider...

HBO Max is streaming the 5-stage Tour of Denmark with 2 interesting TNT callers. Stage 3 coming up. Replays available. Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsen are probably the biggest names there. Most World Tour teams represented. Also a lot of Danish riders looking to make their mark. So far, the...

I've ridden enough of the coast in OFF that I could probably get in 62 mi there without an RE — and no big deal if I'm wrong. What's lacking is the motivation and the neck for it. My creaky old neck really starts complaining after 35 mi or so. Nonetheless, sounds like a good project for October...

So you've already been through this wringer. Pretty sure this was the SQlab I ended up with: https://www.sq-lab.com/en/us/products/ergonomic-mtb-saddle-611-ergowave-active-2-1-57230-2024?color=900%20black HOWEVER, my issue was tailbone > perineal pain. Sitbones were fine up to that limit, so...

On saddle #6 on my fairly upright flat-bar commuter. Called off the search with an SQlab saddle that got close enough to push my butt limit out to 30-35 mi. Excellent fitting process, customer service, and return policy. Still on the narrower, firmer factory saddle on my somewhat more forward...