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WIN VITTORIA’S NEW GRAPHENE CLINCHER TYRES SEE PAGE 46
TEAM SPIRIT
WHY MATES
LOVE RIDING
TOGETHER
RIDDEN &
REVIEWED
CANYON CF
SLX AERO
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
CYCLING LEGEND
GREG LEMOND
GEARING UP
HOW TO CHOOSE
THE RIGHT GEAR
FOR YOUR RIDING
ELECTRONIC GEARS
GO WIRELESS
WE PUT SRAM’S
ETAP TO THE TEST
MAR/APR ‘16 ISSUE 33
NZ $9.90 inc. GST
WWW.NZROADCYCLIST.CO.NZ
MAXIMUM
VALIDATION.
IZALCO MAX AG2R TEAM
The IZALCO MAX frame weighed in at 721 grams! Yes, this is a new record
for RIDE. The lightest frame out of the 340 (now 349) bikes that have been
tested in RIDE since 1998.
RIDE Cycling Review - Issue 65/2014
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AG2R LA MONDIALE
ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ
WINNER STAGE 8 - 2015 TOUR DE FRANCE
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ISSUE 33
MARCH – APRIL ‘16
C O N T E N T S
FEATURES
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TEAM SPORT – New event gives mates a chance
to race together
GREG LEMOND INTERVIEW – Up close with a
genuine cycling legend
VENTOURO AT THE TDU – Doing it pro style
MIKE’S BIG IDEA – The man behind the Tour
Down Under
THE LION OF FLANDERS – It’s Spring Classics time
RUSHLEE’S DOUBLE – Elite Nationals success for
Kiwi rep
NZ CYCLE CLASSIC – Racing the roads of the
Wairarapa
REGULARS
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LEAD OUT – The freedom of cycling
ROAD RASH – NZ’s road and track cyclists of the
year named; The Graperide becomes a UCI World
Champs qualifier; South Islanders grab your
chance to ride like a pro with Team Skoda; and
much more
SUBSCRIBE – Save big bucks on NZ’s #1 road
cycling mag and be in to win 1 of 4 sets of
Vittoria ‘graphene’ clincher tyres
SHOP WINDOW – More goodies for you and your
bike
INSIDE STORY – James Oram on cafe etiquette
FITNESS – How to work an inverted bell curve taper
ASK TRISTAN – What gearing should you choose?
OFF THE BACK – Van Hyer goes trackside
EVENT GUIDE – C’mon, there’s still plenty of
events on the calendar
LANTERNE ROUGE – It’s all about team spirit
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REVIEWS
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PRODUCT REVIEWS – Going natural with
Biomaxa Bicycle Biolubricant; Vittoria’s top-of-
the-range Corsa G+ clincher tyres; Garmin’s Varia
bike radar; and more
BIKE REVIEW – Canyon’s Ultimate CF SLX Aero
GEAR IMPRESSION – eTap, the first electronic
wireless groupset
GEAR REVIEW – Tristan Thomas tests SRAM’s Red
Hydro 22 disc brake groupset
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PUBLISHER:
CHRIS GASKELL
EDITOR:
JOHN
MCKENZIE
CONTRIBUTORS:
JAMES CANNY, DARRYL CAREY, JOHN COWPLAND, LIAM FRIARY, PHILIPPA FRIARY,
BRENT GILLIES, RUSSELL JONES, NICK LAMBERT, STEVE LAWTON, RYAN LEWIS, JAMES MAHUTACOYLE,
PAUL ODLIN, JAMES ORAM, TRISTAN THOMAS, ROB TIGHE, MURRAY VAILE, RUSSELL VAN HYER, GRAHAM
WATSON.
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LIAM FRIARY OR RYAN LEWIS, 09 418 5205
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CONTACT:
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ALL MATERIAL ©2016. NO PART OF THIS MAGAZINE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION
OF THE PUBLISHER. VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EDITOR OR
PUBLISHER. WHILE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE ACCURACY, THE PUBLISHER ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY
FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN.
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COVER:
WHAT A GREAT COUPLE OF MONTHS IT’S BEEN FOR DION SMITH:
PICKED UP ALONG WITH FELLOW KIWIS JAMES ORAM AND HAYDEN
MCCORMICK FOR FORMER ENGLAND CRICKETER MATT PRIOR’S ONE
PRO CYCLING TEAM; SCORING A PODIUM FINISH BEHIND SKY’S CHRIS
FROOME AND PETER KENNAUGH NO LESS ON STAGE ONE OF THE HERALD
SUN TOUR  THAT’S DION CELEBRATING ON THE COVER; AND THEN BEING
NAMED AS CYCLING NEW ZEALAND’S ROAD CYCLIST OF THE YEAR.
PHOTO BY:
GRAHAM WATSON
CONTENTS:
WITH THE CLASSICS SEASON ALMOST UPON US, SPECTACULAR
CRASHES LIKE THIS ONE ON THE COBBLES OF PARISROUBAIX  WHICH OF
COURSE ARE NOT ALWAYS THIS DRY  ARE PRETTY MUCH A GIVEN.
PHOTO BY:
GRAHAM WATSON
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