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Continental, DT Swiss and Swiss Side join forces to create the Continental Aero 111, the ‘world’s first aerodynamic tire’: here are our first riding impressions

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Continental, DT Swiss and Swiss Side team up to create the Continental Aero 111, the 'world’s first aerodynamic tyre': here are our first ride impressions

The mysterious new tire spotted on the front wheels of Decathlon AG2R riders at the Tour de France can now be revealed as the Continental Aero 111. It is the culmination of six years of research and development between DT Swiss, Swiss Side and Continental, with the aim of creating the ultimate wheel-tyre system, or … Read more

The US pursued a Congolese mining deal for Swiss trader Mercuria

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The US attempted to broker a deal for Swiss trading house Mercuria to acquire copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The transaction was conditional on Washington lifting sanctions against controversial Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler. The unusual U.S. initiative, led by Amos Hochstein, President Joe Biden’s senior energy adviser, reflects the intensifying … Read more

DT Swiss’ lowest engagement hubs, Oakley’s new Aro 5 helmet, a Flowbio sweat sensor and a Wolf Tooth pump with internal storage

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It’s almost time for the Tour de France and this year’s race promises to be much more fun and unpredictable than the British election campaign. Jonas Vingegaard won the yellow jersey with force majeure last year. But after the Dane’s crash and Tadej Pogačar’s dictatorial Giro performance, will the general classification be a ‘hung parliament’ … Read more

The Swiss regulator rules that HSBC has violated money laundering rules

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Swiss financial regulator has banned HSBC’s Swiss private bank from taking on prominent public figures as clients after finding the lender had breached anti-money laundering regulations. Finma has imposed a series of fines on … Read more

Mad butt-massaging saddles special: is THIS the craziest bicycle seat ever? Plus the “lightest and fastest” tubeless plugging tool, a new Zwift climb and tech news from DT Swiss, Xpedo, Zwift + more

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Mad bum-massaging saddles special: Is THIS the craziest bike seat ever? Plus the "lightest and fastest" tubeless-plugging tool, a new Zwift climb and tech news from DT Swiss, Xpedo, Zwift + more

Some things just keep on giving in the world of cycling technology, and one of those things in recent months has been strange saddles. This week we’ve seen not one, but two rather ‘different’ bike seats, and as always we’ve got plenty more tech news to tell you about. Let’s dive right in and see … Read more

Super expensive lightweight wheels make DT Swiss’ new gravel offering look like a bargain, pink chamois, pink sunglasses and a retro saddle

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This week we have some new wheels for the deepest wallets. Staying on the road, may we recommend the latest wheels from Lightweight, which manage to lose 130 grams compared to their predecessors? Yours for just £8,799/$10,895. If you prefer gravel, DT Swiss has two new rim profiles to suit your riding style, each of … Read more

Technology for reducing waste from nuclear power plants receives Swiss support

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Switzerland has endorsed a long-sought technology known as “nuclear transmutation” to dramatically reduce the amount of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. Nagra, the Swiss national agency that manages nuclear waste, said it had spent … Read more