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Why You Should Use Compression Socks For Cycling

Cycling is a physically demanding sport that requires optimal performance and a quick recovery to excel. In recent years, compression socks have gained popularity among cyclists due to their purported benefits in enhancing performance and aiding recovery. Several efforts, including appropriate gear, go into preventing horrific crashes in pro cycling.
Designed to exert graduated pressure on the lower legs, compression socks are believed to improve blood flow, reduce sore muscles, and minimize the risk of injuries.
Before exploring where to buy compression socks for cycling, let’s check out how it works. So, this post will …

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What Pro Cycling is doing to Avoid the Horrific Crash

During the Tour of Poland, a collision between Dylan Groenewegen and Fabio Jakobsen left the latter with critical injuries that required an emergency medical airlift. The collision took place during the final sprint and ended with Jakobsen hitting the metal barriers at 50mph.
This crush started a debate that led to a change in UCI rules. The bunch sprint is one of the most hectic stages of pro cycling. The race to the finish line at approximately 50 mph puts the racers with marginal room for error. The slightest bumps of tires cause a wipe down of the racers.
UCI enacted some rules to avoid such catastrophic crushes. For example, racers are forbidden from changing lanes once they launch a sprint. Racers are also not allowed to deviate from lanes that obstruct other riders, pull jerseys or saddles of other riders, intimidate or threaten another rider, kick, blow another rider’s head, elbow, knee, hand, or shoulder.
The New Rules
In February, the UCI introduced new rules to guide riders to a safe …

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First MTB World Cup Win For Christopher Blevins In Snowshoe, West Virginia

On September 19, Christopher Blevins became the first American to win a world cup cross country elite men’s race since Tinker Juarez in 1994. It was a celebration galore for the trinity racing team in snowshoe for this historic win that was hard to come by for over 20 years.
The 23-year-old propelled himself to the finish line after attacking the last climb of the Olympic country course overtaking Nino Schurter, a 9-time world champion. Vlad Dascalu came in second, with Ondrej Cink from the Czech finishing third. A flat front tire held Schurter to a fourth-place finish.
Belvins is also the current world champion in the short track racing after winning the August 26th UCI Mountain Bike World Championships race at Val di Sole, Italy. The Snowshoe short track race was a little challenging for Blevins after finishing fourth three seconds behind Victor Koretzky, who won the race.
Belvins is a product of the Durango Devo youth cycling development program. Although this program is not specific to racing, it has …

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The Return of the Tour of Somerville

There are many cycling events held in America throughout the year. Unfortunately, the events of the past year and current events were affected by the pandemic, and racers could not enjoy cycling as much as they would wish.
Things are slowly coming back to normal, and borders are opening, which means pro-criterium racers can chase the American events. One such event that crit racers are looking forward to is The Tour Somerville.
The Tour of Somerville, also known as the Kentucky Derby of Cycling, is one of the few classic racing events. Many crit events have slowly faded away, and the Corona pandemic had threatened to erase the Kentucky Derby. However, the Somerville tour has been held on to date.
This year’s event was held on the Labor day weekend between September 4th and Monday 6th.
The History
The Tour of Somerville began in 1940 and has been held 77 times ever since. The race started as a small carnival cycling event for the local community. This changed during the 70s when cycling gained …

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