No traffic lights and virtual barbecues: cycling becomes an indoor sport | gmaddox
When Natasha Cogle goes cycling, she puts on one of her oldest outfits, grabs a towel and water bottle then heads upstairs in her Little Bay townhouse.
"There's no coasting, no traffic lights to stop at, no chitchat and you break out in a sweat really quickly," Ms Cogle said. The general manager of the national chain 99 Bikes, Andrew Garnsworthy, says its 47 stores sold out of indoor trainers in two days when isolation seemed imminent. People have also been buying more bikes for certain types of outdoor riding: commuter bikes for people wanting to avoid public transport, electric bikes for food delivery and bikes for families.
Virtual racing has become a novel option for pros now that Europe's spring classics have been either postponed or cancelled.
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