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Porte and Gigante win on Willunga at the Santos Festival of Cycling
Sarah Gigante and Richie Porte (both Garmin-Australia) have taken memorable victories atop Willunga Hill on stage 3 of the Santos Festiva…
Tour de France broadcaster NBC Sports will shut down by the end of the year
Where are how Americans will watch the Tour de France in 2022 remains unclear
IOC and Japanese government deny rumors suggesting Olympics set to be cancelled
Amid media reports suggesting that the Japanese government has decided that the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo must be called off, the I…
Jumbo-Visma announces where its star riders will race this season
Jumbo-Visma has unveiled the plans of its marquee riders for the 2021 season, announcing its Giro d’Italia and Tour de France rosters, th…
Freewheeling Podcast: The future of e-racing with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
Abby chats with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, professional cyclist for SD Worx and the first-ever esports cycling world champion, about everyth…
Bernie Sanders is once again asking you to love bikes as much as he does
The cycling world has had fun with the ‘Bernie in a Chair’ meme.
Gigante and Plapp win stage 2 of the Santos Festival of Cycling
Two promising Australians took the honours on stage 2 of the Santos Festival of Cycling.
Bikepacking the Iron Curtain: A ride through European history
Join Markus Stitz as he bikepacks through history on the Iron Curtain Gravel Trail.
Tokyo Olympics likely to be cancelled: report
The Japanese government has reportedly decided that the Games can’t go ahead.
Jolien D’hoore will hang up her wheels at the end of 2021
After 14 years in the professional women’s peloton, Jolien D’hoore is reportedly planning to hang up her wheels at the end of the 2021 se…
Cyclocross Diaries: Get comfortable being uncomfortable
The sand of Mol taught Curtis White some valuable lessons.
Alejandro Valverde confirms that he plans to retire at the end of 2021
Alejandro Valverde has confirmed that he plans to retire from racing at the end of the year.
Specialized S-Works Ares shoe review: A sprinter’s shoe for everyone
A novel strap layout yields an ironclad hold and surprising comfort
Wout van Aert to remain with Jumbo-Visma through 2024
In what could be called the best contract extension announcement of all time team Jumbo-Visma has put to bed the rumblings of Wout van Ae…
Durbridge and Mullens win on stage 1 of the Santos Festival of Cycling
The former national champs came to the fore on day 1 of the four-day race.
Meet the 18-year-old cyclocross sensation who’s taking it to the world’s best
Since swapping football for cyclocross, Fem van Empel has been on an impressive trajectory.
News & Racing
Froome: ‘I don’t feel as if I’m done yet’
As he heads into a new season with a new team, Chris Froome is hopeful of Tour win number five.
Annemiek van Vleuten hopes to inspire with Movistar in 2021
Annemiek van Vleuten joined her Movistar teammates at the first training camp of the 2021 season and she is already feeling swept up in t…
Thibaut Pinot confirms that he will race the Giro and not the Tour in 2021
Thibaut Pinot won’t be racing the Tour de France in 2021. The 30-year-old Frenchman confirmed at the Groupama-FDJ team presentation on Tu…
‘I need to improve’: Pogacar will work on time-trialling ahead of his Tour defence
Tadej Pogacar won last year’s Tour de France with an incredible uphill ITT. To defend his title, he’ll need to improve in flat ITTs.
Seven Bora-Hansgrohe riders hit by driver at training camp
Three riders were sent to the hospital for further evaluation, two have confirmed concussions
Daily News Digest: Aderlass doctor given prison sentence
As we close out the week, the headlines include news of a prison sentence for the doctor who ran the doping ring at the center of the Ope…
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Latest Tech
Electronic versus mechanical shifting: The pros and cons
Is electronic shifting worth the extra money? What are the downsides? Here we discuss the highs and lows of electronic shifting over mech…
Factor LS gravel bike review: putting the road in ‘groad’
Factor’s first foray into gravel offers a focus on saving weight, road-bike-like handling and a considered ride quality.
Outdoor cycling legend Sean Kelly launches indoor cycling screen mounts on Kickstarter
Former classics star launches IndoorVelo screen mounts, a new screen display mount to hold multiple devices simultaneously.
Shimano to replace Mavic for neutral service at the Tour De France
Mavic’s iconic yellow vehicles will no longer be at the Tour de France
Ritchey Outback Break-Away review: the zen machine
Ritchey’s new Outback gravel bike is greater than the sum of its parts.
State Bicycle Company Undefeated Road review: Back to aluminum basics
A workhorse budget aluminum road racer in need of more appropriate build options.
Adventure
Video: The long way around
Four friends set off into the woods for what turns out to be anything but a normal bikepacking trip.
From The Service Course: Tajikistan – The Not Knowing
Wild, remote, unforgiving. The roads of Tajikistan are known for the ancient silk trade, but for Christian and Peter, this trip was about…
Colin Strickland’s New Frontiers
In the lateset episode of Wahoo’s Frontiers series, Colin Strickland talks about racing Red Hook, winning Unbound Gravel, and is quite ca…
Video: “I mean, what is gravel?”
Gravel riding means something different to everyone, and this video does a pretty great job at showing the convergence of cycling backgro…
Unhurried: The joy of slowing down
Markus Stitz is an Edinburgh-based filmmaker, photographer, writer, and the founder of Bikepacking Scotland. You might recall the two pre…
Gravel bikes were not meant to be ridden like this
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put an enduro rider, decked out in lycra, on a gravel bike? Well, evidently the answer is…
Videos
Sam Bennett, lycra boy
Sam Bennett stars in this fun ad for Dublin’s bike share scheme, courtesy of NOW TV Ireland.
2021 Field Test: Our favourites of the mid-tier road race bikes
2021 Cervelo Caledonia Ultegra Di2 review: the true all-rounder
A year after a horror crash, Kristof Ramon is putting the misery behind him
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