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An introductory guide to power: What is power zone training?

Depending on which model you use, there can be between three and seven power zones. Here is how each model works, and how to decide which works best for you.

by Alex Hunt
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Astana Qazaqstan in team time trial mode.

News & Racing

Daily News: Astana’s new name and a new women’s second division

News & Racing

Taller barriers still didn’t stop a horrific Track Champions League crash

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The obscure world of bikejoring: competitive cycling with a canine twist

Tadej Pogačar on stage 15 of the Tour de France.

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Pogačar: ‘Everybody wants to go faster all the time’

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Lefevere to step down as Soudal-Quick Step CEO

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Vuelta a Costa Rica (ME)

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14/12

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14/12

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14/12

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To explain Pidcock’s two bike sponsors, just follow the money

Pidcock will ride Pinarello mountain, gravel, and cyclocross bikes while staying Q36.5 sponsor-correct on the road with Scott.

by Caley Fretz
09 Dec 2024

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A few of my favorite things 2024: Caley Fretz

No surprises, please.

by Caley Fretz
06 Dec 2024

Tech news

Exclusive: The UCI is considering three rules to slow down the peloton

Amid debate over whether high pack speeds are worsening safety in road racing, the sport's governing body is exploring equipment regulations to slow racing. The bike industry is pushing back.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
06 Dec 2024

Tech

To explain Pidcock’s two bike sponsors, just follow the money

Pidcock will ride Pinarello mountain, gravel, and cyclocross bikes while staying Q36.5 sponsor-correct on the road with Scott.

by Caley Fretz
09 Dec 2024

Tech reviews

A few of my favorite things 2024: Caley Fretz

Tech news

Exclusive: The UCI is considering three rules to slow down the peloton

Race Results

Calendar → road mtb cyclocross

13/12

Vuelta a Costa Rica (ME)

(2.2)

14/12

Xativa(ME)

(C2)

14/12

Xàtiva(WE)

(C2)

14/12

La Ferté Bernard I(WE)

(C2)

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The Mark Gunter Photo Awards are back!

Celebrating the best cycling photography of 2024.

by wade wallace
06 Dec 2024

Luke Grenfell-Shaw and a joiner on his tandem during Bristol2Beijing.

Escapism

Six years after being diagnosed with incurable cancer, Luke Grenfell-Shaw is re-writing the ‘laws of life’

Since being diagnosed with stage IV cancer at 24, Luke has completed a Master’s at Oxford, cycled from Bristol to Beijing on a tandem and represented GB as a trail runner.

by Kit Nicholson
30 Nov 2024

The peloton at the Tour of Guangxi crosses a long bridge. The span's white arch looms in the distance, framing a rectilinear skyline of identical skyscrapers.

News & Racing

Last kilometer: out of contract and retiring riders face an end far from home

Every pro must retire someday, but whether they choose the circumstances of that departure is far less certain.

by Andy McGrath
20 Nov 2024

Escapism

Six years after being diagnosed with incurable cancer, Luke Grenfell-Shaw is re-writing the ‘laws of life’

News & Racing

Last kilometer: out of contract and retiring riders face an end far from home

❶	Tom Pidcock is out at Ineos Grenadiers
❷	Daily News: CX World Cup cancelled in Sardinia due to extreme weather
❸	Exclusive: The UCI is considering three rules to slow down the peloton
❹	A few of my favorite things 2024: Caley Fretz
❺	A few of my favourite things 2024: Abby Mickey
❻	Threaded #29: The best pocket-sized bicycle torque wrenches