Admin This week: Indonesia s tight deadline for new Asian Games velodrome; Oil prices impact Astana Pro Cycling Team; Netherlands the EU s largest bicycle exporter in 2015; Giant planning to go direct in India?; Trek Bicycle s NZ subsidiary now official. Market Talk is a collection of market intelligence from across the Asia-Pacific selected to … Read more
As the Giro d Italia comes to a close with just four riders from Asia in the peloton, Cycling iQ looks at the role of the continent in pro cycling s globalisation and asks managers from a diverse cross-section of first- and second-division teams how it might change in future. Globalisation is a relatively recent … Read more
Yes, the Asia Tour is still in Indonesia and, after the weekend s commotion, everyone is no doubt looking forward to an entertaining, but uneventful, five days of racing. Does that make sense? BACKGROUNDER The Tour de Flores is a brand new race on the Asia Tour calendar, yet somehow it seems familiar. Is it … Read more
Singha Infinite rider Peter Pouly was stripped of a third successive GC victory in Banyuwangi yesterday after race officials discovered the French-born resident of Chiang Rai had violated the UCI s 6.8kg weight limit rule on the race s final stage. But plenty of questions remain that may never be properly answered. Image: Mokhriz Aziz … Read more
As one Asia Tour race draws to a close in Southeast Asia, another one starts 8 000 kilometres to the northwest and it doesn t take long to realise the Tour of Banyuwangi Ijen and Tour of Iran are as different as they are far apart. OFF THE BACK By the time this post goes … Read more
Evidence of deliberate tampering of results by race officials at this week s Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen is the latest episode lending weight to cynics contentions that unethical behaviour in the Asia Tour is far more widespread than reported. As the UCI in recent years has continued to busy itself with cleaning up and regulating … Read more
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal continued to spruik the establishment of a cycle valley in the district of Ludhiana after a joint meeting of the national bicycle associations of India and China at the 2016 China Cycle exhibition held over the weekend. We are the world leader in manufacturing the common man s … Read more
For the first time this year, the UCI Asia Tour peloton heads to Indonesia for the fifth edition of the International Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen. BACKGROUNDER Let s start off with some good news for those Asia Tour watchers who may still have the recent farce in Malaysia fresh in their minds: the Tour de … Read more
The first Grand Tour of 2016 is due to get underway tomorrow and there is no better way to follow the action than a live broadcast. Most cycling fans in Europe will be busy at work when the Giro kicks off in Apeldoorn (Netherlands) tomorrow at 13:45 CEST, but this won t deter many from … Read more
The bicycle industry spends a lot of time focusing on how to sell more bikes, yet strangely overlooks the untapped value of the market it already has. Cycling iQ examines the potential benefits of a certified pre-owned program. With very few exceptions, the moment a new road bike s tyres meet the asphalt, a substantial … Read more