CULTURE
What’s on
The best media, entertainment and events from the cycling world
Rouleur the world
●The Rouleur Live cycling show (3-5 November) attracts heavy hitters from the cycling world and it’ll no doubt be the same in 2022 in its new venue, at The Truman Brewery on London’s Brick Lane. rouleur.cc/pages/rouleur-live
Mountain man
●Breaking the Cycle, a new film by Red Bull, follows Bora-Hansgrohe Anton Palzer, who in 2021 swapped a career as a top ski mountaineer for life as a domestique in pro cycling. Watch here: tinyurl.com/palzer
High demand
●The 2023 Haute Route mountain sportive series has been unveiled. It opens with the 3-day Crans-Montana on 9-11 June, with the flagship 7-day Alps event from 20-26 August
Natural world
●A new documentary about the late Italian climber Marco Pantani has just been released. The Natural: Marco Pantani leans on the private archives of his family, in a fresh spin on an often-told story
Up your game
● Online training game Zwift has revealed its first smart trainer, Zwift Hub. The £449 turbo comes with a pre-installed cassette, which can be tailored to match your bike. More next issue
Biggest ride
●RideLondon, which partnered with Essex for the first time this year, has announced a return for 2023, on Sunday 28 May. Routes and entry details for the sportive will be announced in due course. ridelondon.co.uk
Go figure The month in numbers
16
Stage in which Primož Roglič crashed out of the Vuelta, while in second overall
15
Seasons were plenty for Richie Porte. The Aussie retired at the 2022 Tour of Britain
25
miles of road that Zwift’s Makuri Islands world will offer upon its November update
6.9
Giant’s 2023 Propel aero road bike tips the scales at an incredibly low weight (KG)
910
Weight, in grams, of the frame of BMC’s new lightweight gravel racer, the Kaius