We’re very proud of our partner teams that took part at this year’s Tour de France! While Geraint Thomas won the tour for the first time in his career, two riders of LottoNL-Jumbo ended up high in the GC ranking. And not to forget the battles for the other jerseys that were very successful for the Quick Step Floors team and pro cycling team BORA-Hansgrohe!
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Recap Eurobike
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The Tacx crew was present at the world’s most renown cycling trade show, Eurobike. In beautiful Friedrichshafen near the Bodensee in the south of Germany, the biggest brands of the cycling world put their (newest) products on display.
Read moreTacx Desktop app: explained
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Nowadays, you can hardly think of indoor cycling without training software. It’s more popular than ever: it doesn’t only make your training better, but also much more fun! This year we introduced our new training software: the Tacx Desktop app. In this article, we explain what it is and what the possibilities are.
Read moreOver the years indoor trainers have become more and more silent. However, they can still produce some noise while you train. In this article we’ll give you some advice on how to make your indoor training quieter and thus more pleasant!
Read moreThe Tour de France was a real thriller this year, exciting up until the finish in Paris! How cool would it be if you could relive the climbs of some of the most breath-taking stages on your Tacx bike trainer? Well, you can with the Tacx Desktop application!
Read moreIndoor training is getting more and more popular. Not only because the trainers are getting better, but also because the possibilities with apps and software are endless now. There’s a wide range of indoor trainers and you might wonder what kind of trainer suits you best? Let’s start by explaining the difference between the classic wheel-on trainer and a direct drive trainer.
Read moreIndoor cycling can be very tough, hot and sweaty. To make your training more bearable, you can enhance your training cave with some special accessories. Let’s take a look at what’s available.
Read moreFTP test, how it works
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When you’re searching for a good power training on the internet, you must have noticed that the term ‘FTP’ comes up every time. In this article, we’ll explain what it is, why it is useful for your training and how to perform a FTP test on your indoor trainer.
Read moreIn 2015, Tacx launched the NEO Smart trainer. Since then, this trainer hasn’t been equalled or surpassed by other brands. The product developers of Tacx have not been idle since the launch and have added extra features, like Road Feel and isokinetic mode, for example. Martin Smits, business development manager of the Dutch brand, explains these new features.
Read moreYou’ve been training your *ss off for that BIG moment. Whether it’s for La Marmotte, The IRONMAN or a cyclosportive, you might ask yourself in the weeks before D-Day what’s best to do? We’ve asked professional coach Jim van den Berg from Robic in the Netherlands for the best tips.
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