For many amateur cyclists racing in the 1970s, the figure of Eddy Merckx dominated thoughts as an example of the ultimate professional. There was much celebration around the Cannibal’s 80th birthday as fans looked back upon an amazing career that has not been surpassed in the decades since. An entertaining YouTube video reveals what might […]

Ed Hood moves us on into the 80s with his Tour de France through the decades series. Let’s take a look back at the riders that defined the decade at the Tour de France and wonder for a moment: Who did shoot JR Ewing; Cliff Barnes? Nah! Kristin Shepard. Don’t worry if you had to […]

Gear Break: Pirelli has just launched the P ZERO Race RS, a high-performance tube-type road cycling tyre designed for racers who demand speed, reliability, and sustainability. Made in Italy using FSC®-certified natural rubber and tested by World Tour teams like Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck, this new clincher option brings elite-level performance to everyday riders. In this […]

In this week’s AIRmail newsletter, The Outer Line takes an in-depth look at trending cycling news: UAE continues dominance, questionable new safety guidelines, Stadiobike announces plans for new racing series, African team to race at MCC and Hincapie unveils new team …… # Catch up on pro cycling – and its context within the broader […]

As the excitement rises for the 2025 Tour de France, we have a full EUROTRASH with all the latest news from the French behemoth. Plus video, race report, result and rider quotes from the Giro dell’Appennino. TOP STORY: Evenepoel, Vingegaard and Roglič take a look at the Col de la Loze Rider news: No National […]

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – The American Criterium Cup continues on Saturday, June 27, with the 46th running of the Cafe Hollander Otto Wenz Downer Classic. The third stop on the summer-long professional series in the United States takes place during the 11 days of racing around Wisconsin at the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The Downer Avenue Classics […]

After seeing what goes on inside the Mips helmet test lab in Stockholm, I can tell you I’ve never felt better about wearing a Mips-equipped helmet. It’s one thing to understand the theory behind safety tech. It’s another to watch helmets get smashed to pieces in real-time — all in the name of protecting your […]

The Drive G45 CS wheels from Elite Wheels may change what you thought you knew about wheels from a little known brand from China.  But these carbon gravel wheels punch way above their price-class, given the production value, high quality finish, and all in-house fabrication and build.  And the price will blow you away. The […]

TOOLBOX: Pedaling may seem like the most natural motion on a bike—but when you’re turning the cranks over 5,000 times an hour, small inefficiencies can add up fast. While many cyclists focus on fit and equipment, few stop to consider how symmetrical their pedaling actually is—or whether their dominant leg is doing more work than […]

While professional cycling may not garner the same unprecedented amount of attention and worldwide coverage compared to its other sporting predecessors, there has since remained a growing interest within the profession and its involvement in sports media coverage which has since expanded immensely in recent years, which now has fans firmly enthralled as to which […]

In today’s congested urban environments, the Qronge Lava 3-wheel electric bike has emerged as the ideal transportation solution for adults and senior riders. Compared to traditional two-wheel bicycles, this electric trike (3 wheel electric bike) features 4.0-inch fat tires that deliver triple the contact area, dramatically improving traction on wet surfaces. Its 750W high-power motor […]

The Route d’Occitanie is a 2.1 category stage race with a nice mix of WorldTour, ProTeam and Continental squads that race around the hills and villages of the magnificent Occitanie region in France every year just before the Tour de France. This year our man in France, Chris Selden was on hand at the start […]

The UAE Emirates XRG team showed that they don’t need Tadej Pogačar to win the final overall in stage races. João Almeida took the Tour de Suisse and Filippo Baroncini the Baloise Belgium Tour. In a packed EUROTRASH we also have the video, race reports, results and rider quotes from the Men’s and Women’s Copenhagen […]

As someone who has a bookshelf groaning with volumes dedicated to a certain now-non-Tour de France-winning Texan and even three autobiographies of Mark Cavendish, it has always seemed odd to me that books dedicated to the “Greatest Cyclist of the 20th Century,” according to the UCI, are fairly scarce in English, or pretty much any […]

Sunday July 20th 1969; that’s well over 50 years ago now, but I remember it clearly as the day that I first became aware of professional bicycle racing – I was 14 years-old. I walked in to the living room of our little flat in Kirkcaldy, Scotland and glanced at the black and white TV […]

Gear Break: Giro Imperial II shoes, SunGod Vulcans sunglasses, Pas Normal Studios x JJJJound: Bridging heritage and contemporary cycling culture, the Chris King Titanium 1 1/8 NoThreadSet is back in limited production, unique ‘Eddy 80’ bikes launched for The Cannibal’s 80th birthday and Canyon launches first U.S. Experience Center in California. Giro Imperial II Shoes […]

In this week’s AIRmail newsletter, The Outer Line takes an in-depth look at trending cycling news: “One Cycling” rejected, Dauphine as Tour predictor, is Pog making the sport boring? New stars in women’s racing, changing immigration policy impact on sports and reliance on individual stars …. # Catch up on pro cycling – and its […]

As we look forward to the Tour de France, we have the Tour de Suisse and the Baloise Belgium Tour in a very full EUROTRASH Thursday – All the videos, race reports, results and the rider quotes. TOP STORY: ‘The Cannibal’ spoke about the present generation on his 80th birthday Rider news: The peloton honoured […]

TOOLBOX: We may love the sport of cycling, but it does not love our bodies back in ways that promote long-term health and well-being – at least not off the bike. Here are 3 exercises to help you retain balance which can also help you regain power on the bike. That riding position – Good […]

Tadej Pogačar dominated the second part of the Critérium du Dauphiné to take the final overall win. Meanwhile in Switzerland; home rider, Marlen Reusser surprisingly beat Demi Vollering in the Tour de Suisse women and Romain Gregoire took the win and overall lead on stage 1 of the men’s race. Catch up with all the […]

The 2025 Giro was certainly one to remember: three weeks of drama and, ultimately, redemption for Simon Yates on the same climb that smashed his dreams of victory in 2018. A fairy tale ending but we have a chance to stand back and admire Italy once again as the Giro organizers have posted three short […]

70’s Rider Interview: Wilfried Wesemael was out of the tough Belgian school of bike riders who worked had for his team leaders, with some success of his own thrown in. Ed Hood caught up with the man from Aalst to chew over old times. In January we lost our friend and colleague Ed Hood, two […]

Gear Break: Introducing the Campagnolo Super Record 13 Platform, Miche rolls out the high-performance Graff Aero 48: Race-ready and gravel-proven, introducing the fizik Arche-Type helmet collection: a new limited-edition look, meet the new Eroica-Colnago wool jersey, the Chris King Titanium 1 1/8 NoThreadSet is back in limited production and Formula 100 launches test team program […]

June 12, 2025 – Stage 5: Saint-Priest > Mâcon 183km After days of mountain mayhem and GC fireworks, Stage 5 at the Critérium du Dauphiné finally threw a bone to the fastmen—and it was James Stewart of Israel-Premier Tech who grabbed it with both hands. The 23-year-old Brit launched a blistering sprint in Mâcon to […]

Summer 2025 has arrived, and some of the biggest bike races of the year are still on the horizon. For fans of road cycling, mountain biking, track, gravel, and BMX, the coming months are stacked with action. Tour de Suisse is running from June 15 to 22. While it doesn’t draw quite the same attention […]