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Finally, a new Giant Trinity TT bike (and helmet)

The last of the rim brakes succumbs to big disc TT, but the new bike offers much more to see than just new brakes.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
1 hour ago

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New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 3 (ITT)

1. MCNULTY Brandon (UAE Team Emirates)

+00:20:06

2. SHEFFIELD Magnus (INEOS Grenadiers)

+0:13

3. GROßSCHARTNER Felix (UAE Team Emirates)

+0:15

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New Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2.Pro) Stage 6

1. VAN DEN BROEK Frank (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)

+04:10:00

2. KUDUS Merhawi (Terengganu Cycling Team)

+0:00

3. DOUBLE Paul (Team Polti Kometa)

+0:03

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New Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (2.1) Stage 1

1. DEL TORO Isaac (UAE Team Emirates)

+04:46:14

2. MAJKA Rafał (UAE Team Emirates)

+1:01

3. FAGÚNDEZ Eric Antonio (Burgos - BH)

+1:04

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Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

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23/04

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es

(2.WWT)

01/05

Grand Prix du Morbihan

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Spin Cycle: He should probably go

Don't bend the knee, Tom.

by Jonny Long
2 hours ago

Podcasts

Podcast: Chasing noises and the better way to apply chain lube

A tightly packed Geek Warning episode with a wrap-up from the Sea Otter Classic, talk of industry woes, the return of our Pick One segment, a PSA, and far more.

by Escape Collective
3 hours ago

A woman raises her arm in victory as she wins a bike race.

News & Racing

La Vuelta Femenina preview: GC contenders, sprinters, and others to watch

Top contenders for the GC, sprint classification, and more ahead of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
7 hours ago

Tech features

Tech gallery: 2024 Sea Otter Classic, part five

Fancy titanium bolts, colorful shoes, incredible kid bikes, save-your-bacon satellite communicators, and lots and lots of wheels.

by James Huang
11 hours ago

Workshop

Threaded #14: an easier route to internal cable routing

Random tips, tricks, and tools to save the day when dealing with internally routed cables.

by Dave Rome
15 hours ago

Race Results

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 3 (ITT)

1. MCNULTY Brandon (UAE Team Emirates)

+00:20:06

2. SHEFFIELD Magnus (INEOS Grenadiers)

+0:13

3. GROßSCHARTNER Felix (UAE Team Emirates)

+0:15

Full Results

New Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2.Pro) Stage 6

1. VAN DEN BROEK Frank (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)

+04:10:00

2. KUDUS Merhawi (Terengganu Cycling Team)

+0:00

3. DOUBLE Paul (Team Polti Kometa)

+0:03

Full Results

New Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (2.1) Stage 1

1. DEL TORO Isaac (UAE Team Emirates)

+04:46:14

2. MAJKA Rafał (UAE Team Emirates)

+1:01

3. FAGÚNDEZ Eric Antonio (Burgos - BH)

+1:04

Full Results

Upcoming Races and Startlists

21/04

Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

(2.Pro)

23/04

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es

(2.WWT)

01/05

Grand Prix du Morbihan

(1.Pro)

Road

Q&A: Grace Brown breaks down her amazing Liège-Bastogne-Liège win

"I've won races before but I don't think I've ever screamed as I crossed the line. The emotion was just so raw and real. Super epic."

by Matt de Neef
16 hours ago

The Tashkent City team ahead of stage 4 of the UAE Tour.

News & Racing

Tashkent City is officially heading to the Tour de France Femmes

The Uzbekistan-registered squad earned enough points last year – even after the UCI deducted a substantial sum – to get an invite.

by Dane Cash
21 hours ago

Road

La Vuelta Femenina preview: Stage-by-stage breakdown

The 2024 stages of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
25 Apr 2024

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Redemption at the Little 500

Teams of four college kids racing two bikes around a 400-meter cinder track in one of the biggest bike races in America.

by Nicholas Hartman
23 Apr 2024

Seven Salvadoran workers, six of them women, stand in front of a camera holding signs that read in English and Spanish "Specialized did not pay me" and "I sewed your clothes but didn't get paid."

Tech features

The bike industry’s sustainability blind spot

An apparel factory that produced clothing for Specialized closed abruptly and left workers unpaid, exposing a major gap in the industry's commitment to ethical manufacturing.

by Joe Lindsey
10 Apr 2024

A cyclist spreads her arms in celebration, her bike on the ground next to her and her back to the camera

News & Racing

Alison Jackson: The making of a Monument

One year ago Alison Jackson rocked the world with her Paris-Roubaix Femmes victory. In the countdown to the 2024 edition, we relive the memories that led up to that historic win.

by Abby Mickey
03 Apr 2024

A closeup shot of the head tube of Ruth Edwards' Factor Ostro VAM, with the motto "never status quo" on the back of the downtube.

Tech features

Why are modern bikes so expensive?

Inflation is only part of the story; we delve into the actual dollar figures of what premium performance bikes cost to produce.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
19 Mar 2024

Tech features

The many lifetimes of an old red bike

Five generations of a family's love, told through a bicycle.

by Iain Treloar
14 Mar 2024

An Oracle F1 car races past a blurred grandstand at the 2023 United States Grand Prix. The perspective is tilted slightly to show the car heading uphill, and the grandstands behind are a kaleidoscopic whirl of color.

News & Racing

Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain

The Kate Wagner story that Road & Track pulled from its web site.

by Kate Wagner
09 Mar 2024

Tech

Finally, a new Giant Trinity TT bike (and helmet)

The last of the rim brakes succumbs to big disc TT, but the new bike offers much more to see than just new brakes.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
1 hour ago

Tech features

Tech gallery: 2024 Sea Otter Classic, part five

Fancy titanium bolts, colorful shoes, incredible kid bikes, save-your-bacon satellite communicators, and lots and lots of wheels.

by James Huang
11 hours ago

Workshop

Threaded #14: an easier route to internal cable routing

Random tips, tricks, and tools to save the day when dealing with internally routed cables.

by Dave Rome
15 hours ago

Tech features

Who will SRAM acquire next?

SRAM has built itself through smart acquisitions. Here we look into the future, where fiction and business strategy meet.

by Dave Rome
25 Apr 2024

Tech features

Tech gallery: 2024 Sea Otter Classic, part four

New power meter pedals, tools and accessories, car racks, denim onesies, and more.

by James Huang
24 Apr 2024

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Stages Cycling lays off entire workforce

The well-known power meter and indoor bike company has seemingly ceased operations.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
23 Apr 2024

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La Vuelta Femenina preview: GC contenders, sprinters, and others to watch

Top contenders for the GC, sprint classification, and more ahead of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
7 hours ago

Road

Q&A: Grace Brown breaks down her amazing Liège-Bastogne-Liège win

"I've won races before but I don't think I've ever screamed as I crossed the line. The emotion was just so raw and real. Super epic."

by Matt de Neef
16 hours ago

Road

La Vuelta Femenina preview: Stage-by-stage breakdown

The 2024 stages of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
25 Apr 2024

The rumoured new Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe kit according to Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung.

Culture

I am ready to be Red Bull Bora-pilled

Austria's biggest newspaper claims this is the team's new jersey.

by Jonny Long
25 Apr 2024

Road

Spring step-ups: Who broke through in the men’s peloton this Classics season?

As ever, new talents emerged on the cobbles and climbs this spring.

by Dane Cash
23 Apr 2024

A woman rests her head on the handlebars of a bike after a bike race. Her body language indicates she is sad.

News & Racing

Wheel Talk Newsletter: Is it Over?

Try not to be sad the Spring season is over, be happy we got to witness it.

by Abby Mickey
23 Apr 2024

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Spin Cycle: He should probably go

Don't bend the knee, Tom.

by Jonny Long
2 hours ago

News & Racing

La Vuelta Femenina preview: GC contenders, sprinters, and others to watch

Top contenders for the GC, sprint classification, and more ahead of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
7 hours ago

Road

Q&A: Grace Brown breaks down her amazing Liège-Bastogne-Liège win

"I've won races before but I don't think I've ever screamed as I crossed the line. The emotion was just so raw and real. Super epic."

by Matt de Neef
16 hours ago

News & Racing

Tashkent City is officially heading to the Tour de France Femmes

The Uzbekistan-registered squad earned enough points last year – even after the UCI deducted a substantial sum – to get an invite.

by Dane Cash
21 hours ago

Road

La Vuelta Femenina preview: Stage-by-stage breakdown

The 2024 stages of La Vuelta España Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
25 Apr 2024

Culture

I am ready to be Red Bull Bora-pilled

Austria's biggest newspaper claims this is the team's new jersey.

by Jonny Long
25 Apr 2024

View All +

Podcasts

Podcast: Chasing noises and the better way to apply chain lube

A tightly packed Geek Warning episode with a wrap-up from the Sea Otter Classic, talk of industry woes, the return of our Pick One segment, a PSA, and far more.

by Escape Collective
3 hours ago

Podcasts

Podcast: How do you solve a problem like Pogačar?

Kit Nicholson, Dane Cash, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to discuss the Classics season that was.

by Escape Collective
24 Apr 2024

Podcasts

How the Race was Won: Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The podcast breaks down Tadej Pogačar's Monumental win.

by Dane Cash
22 Apr 2024

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Podcast: Aero has come for the Roubaix-specific tech

The latest Performance Process is a Classics tech debrief examining where all the wild tech has gone.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
19 Apr 2024

Podcasts

Introducing … the Tangents podcast

The weird and wonderful world of bike races, piped directly into your ears and eyeballs.

by Iain Treloar & Jonny Long
19 Apr 2024

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Podcast: Rear Radars need to work 100% of the time

Geek Warning chats new bikes, the use for gravel suspension, Trek’s rear radar, and much more.

by Escape Collective
18 Apr 2024

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Race Results

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 3 (ITT)

New Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2.Pro) Stage 6

New Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (2.1) Stage 1

Upcoming Races and Startlists

Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

Grand Prix du Morbihan

Race Results

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 3 (ITT)

New Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2.Pro) Stage 6

New Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo (2.1) Stage 1

Upcoming Races and Startlists

Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

Grand Prix du Morbihan

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