The compressed season means a bunch of racing all at the same time. We highlight three things we've observed from these past few weeks including the World Championships, the Giro, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and Flèche Wallonne.

What do you ticker with when you first get a new or used bike? We all make changes to make our bicycles our own. What's most important and why do we alway talk about weight weenying in the end.

Finally, why are ugly kits beautiful and how does a company with no connection to cycling happen to make a kit that fits so well in the peloton and some bold speculation on MVDP's path to the World Tour.