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Was cycling better back in the day?
Was cycling better when it was made of wool and shot on film?

Tech trends of 2020: Rome’s Rants and Raves
The past few months have seemed busier than usual as far as new product goes. Sure, the Tour de France is always busy, but the burst-dam ...

Opinion: An e-road bike won’t make you faster
I really like e-bikes. I own a nice one for getting around town. And every time I’ve ridden one off-road I can’t stop an idiotic grin fro...

Opinion: We can all learn from the misguided single-file cycling petition
Four months ago, a petition quietly launched on Change.org, calling for ‘Compulsory Single File for Cyclists’. So far, so unremarkable: a...

Hello from the other side: struggles and frustrations of a budding Director Sportif
An Ella contributor since our early days, Loren Rowney is a South-African born Australian currently living in Belgium. After five years i...

A mother’s worries as my daughter starts biking
“Mum, when can I start riding to school by myself?” my daughter asked me one day. We were returning from school, me walking in a sling an...

Beyond podium girls: My experience as a woman in cycling
Today, Flanders Classics announced they will no longer use flower girls, or podium girls as they're better known. And it sparked some con...

The SHEcret Pro: lies of equality, accidental doping, and kit fashion
For a couple years now, The Secret Pro has been providing an entertaining and informative perspective of life inside the professional men...

JRA with the Angry Asian: Fun isn't a four-letter word
I’ve recently been spending some time exploring outside of the usual bounds of a cycling tech journalist. Earlier this month, I visited t...

Biking while fat: 4 things I wish I had known when I started riding
I know the word 'fat' makes some of you uncomfortable, but that is what I am: a fat woman who loves bikes. As such, my past four years of...

Memorable moments of women's cycling in 2017
The year 2017 is about to pass on by, but not without leaving us some incredible memories of edge of the seat wins, emotional comebacks, ...

JRA with the Angry Asian: The folly of rim-brake carbon clinchers
Alto Cycling has just announced a new carbon clincher rim, which the company claims can handle far more heat than any other rim it’s test...