The 2025 Tour de France promises a showdown unlike any other, with cycling’s modern “Big Four”—Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, and Mathieu van der Poel—ready to battle across three weeks of varied terrain, brutal mountains, and tactical sprints. From a flat and wind-swept opening week through northern France to epic summit finishes in the […]

TOP STORY: The final start list for the 2025 Tour de France! More 2025 Tour de France news: A Tour for old men? English speakers at Le Tour Special Jerseys at Le Tour Extreme Heat Preparation Rider news: Matteo Jorgenson to continue with Visma on Long Term Contract Race news: Women’s Giro Kicks Off This […]

PEZ readers will know I have a fondness for Cycology kit: What I love most about Cycology kit is that it’s fun … by design. Their stuff stands out in a crowd. Definitely not for introverts. According to husband and wife founders Sarina and Michael: “Our design style ranges from mild to wild so we […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Primož Roglič leads Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe at the Tour de France Primož Roglič Targets Grand Tour Podium No. 9 Primož Roglič headlines the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe roster for the 112th edition of the Tour de France. A four-time Vuelta winner and Giro d’Italia champion, […]

Cycling’s commercial landscape is changing faster than ever. Where the sport was once defined purely by athletic performance, money and technology now play increasingly important roles. Gambling and Betting takes off in Sweden Cycling is growing as a betting market and Sweden leads this development. Swedish players are discovering more opportunities to bet on everything […]

If you’ve ever been stopped in your tracks mid-run, ride, or workout by a sudden, sharp pain in your side, you’re not alone. Side stitches—technically known as Exercise-Related Transient Abdominal Pain (ETAP)—affect athletes across all disciplines, from runners to cyclists. But what really causes a side stitch, and how can you prevent it? In this […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The 2025 Tour de France is set to captivate cycling fans worldwide as the iconic Grand Tour returns for its 112th edition. Kicking off on July 5th  in Lille, France, this year’s race features a challenging 21-stage route that covers a diverse mix of terrain—from cobbled classics-style roads in the […]

One of the most memorable bike rides I’ve had this season was a visit to Waterloo Region, cycling from Kitchener’s bustling urban core to the pastoral backroads of Woolwich Township surrounding the village of St. Jacobs. Waterloo Region is such a unique cycling destination as it combines big-city amenities – like bike infrastructure, transit, and […]

Shortly after the ferry leaves port, the dense sprawl of Southern California fades into the distance. Roughly an hour later, you arrive at Santa Catalina Island, a mountainous ridge rising from the Pacific. Although it has been inhabited for the better part of the past 7,000 years, the Spanish are said to have “discovered” Catalina, […]

Only a few days to go before the biggest bike race on the planet starts in Lille, and we have loads of news from the race, the riders and the teams. The National road and time trial championships were last week and we have as many of the results as we could fit in an […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Dehydration may be detrimental to your health. After all, water performs several bodily functions, such as lubricating joints, digesting nutrients, and controlling body temperature. We lose water via natural biological activities every day, but dehydration happens when you lose more bodily fluids than you take in. Because humans are primarily […]

MILWAUKEE — Aline Seitz and Ben Oliver took sprint wins on the third stop of the American Criterium Cup and the Cafe Hollander Otto Wenz Downer Classic. A full day of racing saw massive fields contest the pro women’s and pro men’s races on the tenth day of racing in Wisconsin. Adding to the excitement […]

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 […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Casting Call Opportunity for Ford Commercial A new national commercial for Ford is currently casting Latino and Latina cyclists, ages 20–39, for a professional production scheduled to take place in the Seattle, Washington area from July 15 to 18, 2025. The production is looking for 5 to 7 cyclists based […]

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 […]

We always imagine a holiday as something that should happen far away. We want to cross the ocean or a continent to a place with different trees, different people, different things. That novelty and transformation pulls our attention back to the world around us before everything becomes too much the same. Yet the world is […]

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 […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Emporia, Kansas is not the likeliest home for the world’s most famous gravel bike race.  For most of the year, the sleepy college town, which lies on the Kansas Turnpike between Topeka and Wichita, is a hub for families that farm the nearby upland prairie called the Flint Hills. Asa […]

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 […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Movement, like cycling, plays a powerful role in healing by boosting mental and physical recovery after trauma or hardship. Pedaling Through the Past When Movement Aids Recovery Movement has been linked with healing ever since human culture has existed, with the practice of exercise therapy spanning cultures and centuries. Simply […]