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Threaded #41: A consumer-friendly New Tools Day

Threaded #41: A consumer-friendly New Tools Day

New from Feedback Sports, Rex, Trek, Connex, 711L, CMH Design, Sumart, and Arch Design.

by Dave Rome

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UCI quietly announces swathe of equipment changes, and hoo boy

UCI quietly announces swathe of equipment changes, and hoo boy

As of January 1, there will be new limits on bar width and rim depth, new frame design regulations, and a helmet review.

by Iain Treloar

Tech news UCI Rider Safety SafeR pro tech

UCI releases 2026 WorldTour calendars, decisively rejecting One Cycling

UCI releases 2026 WorldTour calendars, decisively rejecting One Cycling

A unanimous vote puts cycling's ambitious reform project firmly on the outside looking in, with no quick prospects to overhaul the sport.

by Joe Lindsey

News & Racing WorldTour Women's WorldTour One Cycling

Cycling rear radars tested: Garmin, Trek, Wahoo and more

Cycling rear radars tested: Garmin, Trek, Wahoo and more

Which ones work, which ones don't – and which might be worth your money.

by Suvi Loponen

Tech reviews Tech Rear radars Group test Garmin Wahoo MagicShine Giant Bryton Trek

Well, that didn't take long

Well, that didn't take long

The Demi Vollering vs. Marlen Reusser duel on the opening stage of the Tour de Suisse sends a clear signal about form and favorites for the upcoming Grand Tours.

by Abby Mickey

News & Racing women's cycling Tour de Suisse Women Demi Vollering Marlen Reusser

The cycling industry's most cursed office park

The cycling industry's most cursed office park

How one industrial park in Colorado became a microcosm of the boom and bust of the bike world.

by Iain Treloar

Industry Tech features Specialized Pearl Izumi Shimano The Pro's Closet Outside

Geek Warning: Factory tours and fresh tech

Geek Warning: Factory tours and fresh tech

We’re back in tradeshow season, and there’s a whole lot of new tech coming.

by Escape Collective

Geek Warning Tech Podcasts

Are those bicycle pizza cutters any good?

Are those bicycle pizza cutters any good?

Time for some Very Important Science.

by Iain Treloar

Culture nutrition Tech reviews

Pogačar found lacking in Dauphiné time trial

Pogačar found lacking in Dauphiné time trial

Remco Evenepoel gets a stage win and Jonas Vingegaard gets a moral victory as the top three favorites for the Tour de France square off.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Tadej Pogacar Critérium du Dauphiné Jonas Vingegaard Remco Evenepoel

Preview: Can FDJ-Suez keep its dominance going at the Tour de Suisse?

Preview: Can FDJ-Suez keep its dominance going at the Tour de Suisse?

Not if Marlen Reusser has anything to say about it.

by Abby Mickey

News & Racing Tour de Suisse Women women's cycling

Molly Weaver is going for a mysterious 41-year-old ultra record

Molly Weaver is going for a mysterious 41-year-old ultra record

The ex-pro roadie has turned to ultra racing and has bootstrapped a record attempt that's sat dormant for decades.

by Jonny Long

News & Racing ultra cycling

‘Chocolate helped me win’ – Emma Pooley on cycling’s dangerous obsession with weight

‘Chocolate helped me win’ – Emma Pooley on cycling’s dangerous obsession with weight

In this excerpt from her new book, the former ITT world champion reflects on her – and the peloton's – unhealthy relationship with food.

by Emma Pooley

Culture Emma Pooley Book reviews

Despite 'constant negativity and criticism', the first ProVelo Super League brought many wins

Despite 'constant negativity and criticism', the first ProVelo Super League brought many wins

While there's plenty to improve in year two, PSL co-founder Matt Wilson believes there's much to be proud of so far.

by Matt de Neef

News & Racing ProVelo Super League Matt Wilson Interviews

Behind the Curtain: SRAM’s Coimbra chain factory

Behind the Curtain: SRAM’s Coimbra chain factory

A look inside a vital SRAM production facility and how chains are made there - plus assembly of Zipp wheels and Time pedals.

by Suvi Loponen

Tech features Behind the Curtain Tech SRAM Factory Tour Zipp Time #post-format-gallery

How, when, and why to use sodium bicarbonate for performance

How, when, and why to use sodium bicarbonate for performance

A guide to using this cheap and effective training aid, including benefits, protocols, and pitfalls.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin

Performance Performance Process sodium bicarbonate nutrition

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Dispatches from the Tour de Lunsar, ‘West Africa’s noisiest bike race’

Dispatches from the Tour de Lunsar, ‘West Africa’s noisiest bike race’

The proudly independent Tour de Lunsar operates outside the UCI system on a shoestring budget. It has its struggles, but its successes know almost no bounds...

by Tom Owen

News & Racing #post-format-gallery Tour de Lunsar Editors Picks

A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

It looks production-ready, too.

by Dave Rome

Tech news Trek Justinas Leveika Tech Gravel Trans Balkan Race Editors Picks

Behind the lens: Shooting the Finestre

Behind the lens: Shooting the Finestre

One of the greatest mountains in cycling had a dramatic impact on one of the sport's photographers.

by Harry Talbot

Culture #post-format-gallery Giro d'Italia Editors Picks

Is SRAM quietly reinventing the chain?

Is SRAM quietly reinventing the chain?

Exclusive: A recent patent filing suggests the brand could be preparing to make a shift in chain design.

by Alex Hunt, Alan Cote

Tech new SRAM Chain Bike Industry Patent watch Tech Editors Picks

In 2025 and beyond, what will the future of gravel look like?

In 2025 and beyond, what will the future of gravel look like?

The sport is still on the rise, but fresh barriers and a changing landscape could change its course.

by Alex Hunt

Culture Gravel Unbound Gravel Races Pro Gravel Editors Picks

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Wild new Factor aero road bike spotted at Dauphiné

Wild new Factor aero road bike spotted at Dauphiné

The unnamed bike borrows heavily from Factor's track and time trial offerings, and we may see it again at the Tour de France. Also, a revised Cervelo S5 is making the rounds.

by Joe Lindsey

Tech news Factor Cervelo Critérium du Dauphiné Israel-Premier Tech Visma-Lease a Bike

Ask a Wrench: Stuck DUB cranks, greasy hands, and hidden bearings

Ask a Wrench: Stuck DUB cranks, greasy hands, and hidden bearings

Dave Rome and Zach Edwards tackle eccentric bottom brackets, the best hand cleaners, glove strategies, and the many ways to free a seized fixing bolt on a SRAM crankset.

by Escape Collective

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Collective favourites - Cycling sunglasses

Collective favourites - Cycling sunglasses

What do we use to shield our eyes?

by Suvi Loponen

Tech features Collective Favourites Tech oakley Smith Optics cycling sunglasses

A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

It looks production-ready, too.

by Dave Rome

Tech news Trek Justinas Leveika Tech Gravel Trans Balkan Race Editors Picks

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The power of patience: How Derek Gee climbed into Giro contention

The power of patience: How Derek Gee climbed into Giro contention

With unprecedented power data from a GC rider, we can take a look at Gee’s performances across the Italian Grand Tour.

by Alex Hunt

Performance Power analysis Giro d'Italia Derek Gee Israel-Premier Tech

Ronan Mc Laughlin is riding around Ireland

Ronan Mc Laughlin is riding around Ireland

My latest challenge is a personal one, with a bigger purpose.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin

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Beyond the Bonk 2.0: How fuelling is supercharging the women of Lidl-Trek

Beyond the Bonk 2.0: How fuelling is supercharging the women of Lidl-Trek

How a new approach to nutrition has helped create the fastest Women's WorldTour peloton, ever.

by Georgie Howe

Performance nutrition Lidl-Trek

24 mph and 295 watts for 8 hours: Inside the unbelievable ride that won Unbound 200

24 mph and 295 watts for 8 hours: Inside the unbelievable ride that won Unbound 200

Cameron Jones didn’t just break the Unbound 200 record, he obliterated it. Here’s how he rode away from everyone and rewrote what’s possible in gravel racing.

by Alex Hunt

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Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles

Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles

An emotional first win and a dominant run in the mud.

by Caley Fretz

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Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 MTB group: A complete hands-on guide and early review

Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 MTB group: A complete hands-on guide and early review

Ari Bikes Signal Peak 3.0 review: DTC XC evolved

Ari Bikes Signal Peak 3.0 review: DTC XC evolved

Review: WRP Zero Drag Kit, a silent upgrade for DT Swiss hubs

Review: WRP Zero Drag Kit, a silent upgrade for DT Swiss hubs

Revel Bikes is back in the hands of its founder

Revel Bikes is back in the hands of its founder

Maxxis Aspen vs. Vittoria Peyote review, battle of the nearly-slicks

Maxxis Aspen vs. Vittoria Peyote review, battle of the nearly-slicks

Rocky Mountain Bicycles has a new owner

Rocky Mountain Bicycles has a new owner

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