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Tadej Pogačar raises a fist in victory as he crosses the line to win the 2024 Il Lombardia race. He's in an all-white skinsuit with the rainbow chest bands of World Champion. Behind him, and empty road stretches, lined by barriers packed with fans.

Just how historic was Tadej Pogačar’s season?

Charts put the Slovenian's romp through 2024 in context of past performances and help illustrate why it is one of the top five seasons of all time.

by Joe Lindsey
2 hours ago

Rigoberto Urán at the Vuelta a España.

Daily News: Rigoberto Urán, footballer?

Wiebes, Uneken and Kopecky celebrate after winning Simac Ladies Tour

Wheel Talk Newsletter: Do WorldTeams need more riders?

Cycling industry’s sustainability efforts fall short of consumer expectations, study finds

Staff Joy Rides: A new life for a Salsa Chilli Con Crosso

Commentary: An advocate’s perspective on the Afghan evacuation’s bruising aftermath

Race Results

Results → road mtb cyclocross

New Tour of Chongming Island (2.WWT) Stage 1

1. DE ZOETE Mylene

02:29:07

2. NEUMANOVA Tereza

+0:00

3. ZANARDI Silvia

+0:00

New Gree - Tour of Guangxi (2.UWT) Stage 1

1. TAMINIAUX Lionel

03:17:58

2. VAN HOECKE Gijs

+0:00

3. MOLANO Sebastian

+0:00

Simac Ladies Tour (2.WWT) General classification

1. KOPECKY Lotte

17:25:53

2. KOCH Franziska

+0:02

3. BACKSTEDT Zoe

+0:07

Mont-Sainte-Anne (XCO | F)

1. LECOMTE Loana

01:19:01

2. STIGGER Laura

+0:09

+1:19

Mont-Sainte-Anne (XCO | M)

1. HATHERLY Alan

01:28:56

2. AZZARO Mathis

+0:30

3. KORETZKY Victor

+0:48

Mont-Sainte-Anne U23 (XCO | F)

01:10:11

2. ONESTI Olivia

+0:31

3. SCHIBLER Fiona

+0:43

Indianapolis II (CX: C2 | M)

1. HOLMGREN Gunnar

01:00:28

+0:00

+0:53

Indianapolis II (CX: C2 | F)

1. MANI Caroline

00:46:32

2. GUNSALUS Lizzy

+0:27

3. DOROVSKIKH Anna

+1:28

Clonmel (CX: C2 | M)

1. YOUNG Jenson

00:58:43

2. HARKNESS Travis

+1:50

3. KILLEEN Tadhg

+1:51

Calendar → road mtb cyclocross

15/10

Tour of Chongming Island (WE)

(2.WWT)

15/10

Gree - Tour of Guangxi (ME)

(2.UWT)

16/10

Giro del Veneto (ME)

(1.Pro)

17/10

Vuelta Costa Rica (WE)

(2.2)

20/10

Veneto Classic (ME)

(1.Pro)

20/10

Japan Cup (ME)

(1.Pro)

16/10

Falun(ME)

(C2)

16/10

Falun(WE)

(C2)

17/10

Ardooie(ME)

(C2)

17/10

Ardooie(WE)

(C2)

19/10

Citta Di Jesolo(WE)

(C2)

19/10

Citta Di Jesolo(ME)

(C2)

Tech +

Bonus Geek Warning: Gerard Vroomen Opens Up on why most gravel bikes are moving to 700C-only

Plus chatting a long-awaited renewal of the Open Up, on-shoring of manufacturing, and plenty more.

by Dave Rome
12 Oct 2024

Threaded #25: An all-or-nothing relationship with ratchets

An introduction to ratchets and my must-have features.

by Dave Rome
11 Oct 2024

Geek Warning: Gravel Worlds and the Mount Rushmore of cranks

Plus, new bikes and Ask a Wrench.

by Dave Rome
10 Oct 2024

Bonus Geek Warning: Gerard Vroomen Opens Up on why most gravel bikes are moving to 700C-only

Plus chatting a long-awaited renewal of the Open Up, on-shoring of manufacturing, and plenty more.

by Dave Rome
12 Oct 2024

Threaded #25: An all-or-nothing relationship with ratchets

Geek Warning: Gravel Worlds and the Mount Rushmore of cranks

Race Results

Results → road mtb cyclocross

New Tour of Chongming Island (2.WWT) Stage 1

1. DE ZOETE Mylene

02:29:07

2. NEUMANOVA Tereza

+0:00

3. ZANARDI Silvia

+0:00

New Gree - Tour of Guangxi (2.UWT) Stage 1

1. TAMINIAUX Lionel

03:17:58

2. VAN HOECKE Gijs

+0:00

3. MOLANO Sebastian

+0:00

Simac Ladies Tour (2.WWT) General classification

1. KOPECKY Lotte

17:25:53

2. KOCH Franziska

+0:02

3. BACKSTEDT Zoe

+0:07

Mont-Sainte-Anne (XCO | F)

1. LECOMTE Loana

01:19:01

2. STIGGER Laura

+0:09

+1:19

Mont-Sainte-Anne (XCO | M)

1. HATHERLY Alan

01:28:56

2. AZZARO Mathis

+0:30

3. KORETZKY Victor

+0:48

Mont-Sainte-Anne U23 (XCO | F)

01:10:11

2. ONESTI Olivia

+0:31

3. SCHIBLER Fiona

+0:43

Indianapolis II (CX: C2 | M)

1. HOLMGREN Gunnar

01:00:28

+0:00

+0:53

Indianapolis II (CX: C2 | F)

1. MANI Caroline

00:46:32

2. GUNSALUS Lizzy

+0:27

3. DOROVSKIKH Anna

+1:28

Clonmel (CX: C2 | M)

1. YOUNG Jenson

00:58:43

2. HARKNESS Travis

+1:50

3. KILLEEN Tadhg

+1:51

Calendar → road mtb cyclocross

15/10

Tour of Chongming Island (WE)

(2.WWT)

15/10

Gree - Tour of Guangxi (ME)

(2.UWT)

16/10

Giro del Veneto (ME)

(1.Pro)

17/10

Vuelta Costa Rica (WE)

(2.2)

20/10

Veneto Classic (ME)

(1.Pro)

20/10

Japan Cup (ME)

(1.Pro)

16/10

Falun(ME)

(C2)

16/10

Falun(WE)

(C2)

17/10

Ardooie(ME)

(C2)

17/10

Ardooie(WE)

(C2)

19/10

Citta Di Jesolo(WE)

(C2)

19/10

Citta Di Jesolo(ME)

(C2)

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Camila Nogueira launches a takeoff of a massive jump in Red Bull Formation. Steep sandstone cliffs form a bowl around her, and she's easily 30 feet in the air as she soars above the camera toward a landing zone.

How women finally got into Red Bull Rampage

After 23 years, women will compete for the first time in freeride's premier event, but not without a lot of work to make it happen.

by Micah Ling
08 Oct 2024

The people that Eddy Merckx has said are (or mostly aren’t) better than him

Eddy, send to voicemail next time please.

by Iain Treloar
05 Oct 2024

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Understanding heart rate variability (HRV) can improve your riding

Although you might have access to HRV data, do you know how to use it?

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Won't someone think of the human toll of Amazon Prime Day?

For balance, there are those of us who enjoy the diversion of the occasional non-cycling / social commentary article. It was pretty apparent to me from the first paragraph what the genre of this article was. Personally, I loved it!

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Il Lombardia report: Guess who?

No offence, but I find your comments fucking boring, even more so then Pog winning.

When was the last time you made a comment on EC that didn't imply Pog was doping?

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Spin Cycle: Very cross

It's all kicking off.

by Jonny Long
14 Oct 2024

Gallery: Pogačar caps an incredible season at one of the world’s most beautiful races

The result might have been a little predictable, but the scenery at Il Lombardia is as good as it gets.

by Matt de Neef
14 Oct 2024

Kopecky pumps her fist as she crosses the finish line

Simac Ladies Tour wrap-up: Kopecky finishes off dominant week for SD Worx-Protime

SD Worx-Protime won five of the six stages in the Netherlands.

by Abby Mickey
13 Oct 2024

Tadej Pogačar, in a white skinsuit with rainbow accents, holds his bike aloft at the finish line on winning Il Lombardia 2024.

Il Lombardia report: Guess who?

Tadej Pogačar went for the all-white skinsuit for his final race of the season, this time going solo 48km from the finish.

by Kit Nicholson
12 Oct 2024

Spin Cycle: Very cross

It's all kicking off.

by Jonny Long
14 Oct 2024

Gallery: Pogačar caps an incredible season at one of the world’s most beautiful races

Kopecky pumps her fist as she crosses the finish line

Simac Ladies Tour wrap-up: Kopecky finishes off dominant week for SD Worx-Protime

Tadej Pogačar, in a white skinsuit with rainbow accents, holds his bike aloft at the finish line on winning Il Lombardia 2024.

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Tom Pidcock raises a hand to signal his victory in the men's XC at the 2023 Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup round. He's crossing the finish line transitioning from sunlight to shadow. Behind, afternoon light glows in the fall color and on the crowd of fans lining the finish with banners that read Quebec.

‘True mountain biking’ – What makes Mont-Sainte-Anne legendary

Even as other World Cup venues come and go, MSA remains a constant in the sport, hosting 29 World Cup rounds and three World Championships since 1991. What's its secret?

by Ryan Simonovich
04 Oct 2024

Gallery: Chasing rainbows at a dusty MTB Worlds in Andorra

Alan Hatherly rides a rocky, rooted, dusty descent at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Pal Arinsal, Andorra.

MTB World Champs: Hatherly puts it all together

MTB World Champs: Puck Pieterse caps off superb summer with her first elite title

Evie Richards posts up exuberantly after outsprinting Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to win the women's XCC at the 2024 World Mountain Bike Championships. Richards has a huge grin, while Ferrand-Prévot slumps slightly over her bike behind.

Richards and Koretzky win XCC world titles

Sofia Gómez Villafane races at the Leadville Trail 100, followed by a male rider.

Leadville women’s podium finishers renew call for no-draft rule