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Almeida looks strongest at the Tour de Suisse, but can he overcome a rough start?

Almeida looks strongest at the Tour de Suisse, but can he overcome a rough start?

The Portuguese all-arounder storms to a dominant win and claws back some time on stage 4.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Tour de Suisse João Almeida

Shimano’s wireless avalanche: XT and Deore Di2 follow XTR

Shimano’s wireless avalanche: XT and Deore Di2 follow XTR

You wait seven years for an update to XTR, and then wireless XT and Deore arrive two weeks later. The trio of releases rounds out the brand's cable-free catch-up across a range of price points.

by Alex Hunt

Tech news Tech Mountain Bike Shimano Shimano Di2

In for destruction: The worst folding bike I’ve ever seen

In for destruction: The worst folding bike I’ve ever seen

Where did this thing come from, and why, and what should we do with it next?

by Iain Treloar

Culture Tech features marketing

What do the UCI’s new handlebar regulations actually mean?

What do the UCI’s new handlebar regulations actually mean?

320 mm between the hoods sounds narrow, but it will rule a lot of relatively wide bars illegal.

by Alex Hunt

Tech news UCI handlebars Bike fit

Simmons honors Mäder just over two years after fatal crash

Simmons honors Mäder just over two years after fatal crash

The American rider – who later said he nearly left the sport after witnessing the crash – paid tribute to the late Gino Mäder after winning stage 3 of the Tour de Suisse.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Quinn Simmons Tour de Suisse Gino Mäder

SRAM Rival AXS E1 2x road groupset review

SRAM Rival AXS E1 2x road groupset review

Plus, everything you need to know about SRAM's second- and third-tier road groupsets, which just made the features of Red more accessible.

by Suvi Loponen

Tech reviews Tech Tech news SRAM SRAM AXS SRAM Rival AXS SRAM Force AXS

In for Review: SRAM Force XPLR E1 13-speed gravel groupset

In for Review: SRAM Force XPLR E1 13-speed gravel groupset

Plus details of the new and even more affordable Rival XPLR.

by Dave Rome

Tech news In For Review Tech reviews SRAM SRAM AXS Gravel

Ask a Wrench: how hydraulic disc brakes work

Ask a Wrench: how hydraulic disc brakes work

Plus: A persistent skipping freehub, heat and carbon fiber, and environmentally friendly alternatives to light oils free from PFAS.

by Escape Collective

Tech features Ask a Wrench Tech

Are barefoot cycling shoes the next step in cycling shoe design?

Are barefoot cycling shoes the next step in cycling shoe design?

A step beyond wide shoes lands us at a controversial point. Barefoot shoes look to have some benefits, but not for everyone.

by Alex Hunt

Tech features cycling shoes Bike fit

The Critérium du Dauphiné is getting a new name and it's a mouthful

The Critérium du Dauphiné is getting a new name and it's a mouthful

Out: history. In: a geographically correct but uninspiring re-brand.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Critérium du Dauphiné

Spin Cycle: Bye bye Bardet, Bardet goodbye

Spin Cycle: Bye bye Bardet, Bardet goodbye

There's a new star coming out of Colombia ...

by Jonny Long

News & Racing regowall Spin Cycle #post-format-standard

Riders say the UCI's new handlebar rule is bad for women's racing

Riders say the UCI's new handlebar rule is bad for women's racing

Pros and industry leaders alike react to the UCI's adjusted handlebar width rule.

by Abby Mickey

News & Racing women's cycling UCI

Joy Rides: A Wove and Rodeo Labs TD4.2 custom gravel bike collab

Joy Rides: A Wove and Rodeo Labs TD4.2 custom gravel bike collab

Rethinking gravel bike geometry through a collaborative build between Wove, Rodeo Labs, Rise Bikes, Speeco, Sabo, and 9point8.

by Escape Collective

Tech features Joy Rides Tech Wove Rodeo Labs Sabo Speeco Rise Bikes

Bonne retraite, Romain Bardet

Bonne retraite, Romain Bardet

A retrospective on the career of Romain Bardet, who climbed his last mountain at the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné, the home race he chose for his curtain call.

by Kit Nicholson

News & Racing Romain Bardet #post-format-gallery

Dauphiné wrap: Visma vibes wilt as Pogačar reigns supreme

Dauphiné wrap: Visma vibes wilt as Pogačar reigns supreme

What have we learned about the upcoming Tour de France from the Critérium du Dauphiné?

by Kit Nicholson

News & Racing Critérium du Dauphiné Jonas Vingegaard Tadej Pogačar Remco Evenepoel Florian Lipowitz Mathieu van der Poel

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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 Editors Picks

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 Editors Picks

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

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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

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 Editors Picks

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 Editors Picks

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.

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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

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

Culture Performance Natasha Allergy Research Foundation

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

Mountain Bike

Shimano’s wireless avalanche: XT and Deore Di2 follow XTR

Shimano’s wireless avalanche: XT and Deore Di2 follow XTR

You wait seven years for an update to XTR, and then wireless XT and Deore arrive two weeks later. The trio of releases rounds out the brand's cable-free catch-up across a range of price points.

by Alex Hunt

Tech news Tech Mountain Bike Shimano Shimano Di2

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

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

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