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Wahoo has updated its entry-level Kickr Rollr smart trainer with a built-in power measurement feature. Though Wahoo admits these power readings won’t necessarily match direct-drive trainers due to the free-moving rear wheel. For more precise numbers, there's an option to pair the trainer with power meter pedals.
The Rollr’s dual-roller design means it's relatively easy to set up with almost any bike without removing the rear wheel, and Wahoo continues to market this as a convenient option for multi-bike households or casual users.
The update also expands virtual platform compatibility across Wahoo Systm, Zwift, Rouvy, MyWhoosh, and TrainingPeaks Virtual. Pricing stands at US$700 / UK£550 / €600.
Fara launches GR4 gravel bike with 57 mm clearance
Fara has unveiled a new gravel bike, the Gr4. Designed as a "Goldilocks" all-rounder, the Norwegian brand claims the bike caters to both racing and adventure gravel riders, drawing on characteristics from bikes across the gravel riding spectrum.
The bike gets a new high-modulus carbon frame weighing a claimed 970 g (size M, 200 g less than the previous model), and Fara claims it's the combination of shorter chainstays and the generous 57 mm (2.2in) tyre clearance that makes this an option regardless of your preferred type of gravel.
Sticking with the bold claims, Fara says the geometry is tuned to suit both aggressive race positions and more relaxed ultra-distance fits. The frame features in-tube storage, full cargo and mudguard mounts, removable magnets for Fara’s bikepacking system, and UDH compatibility. All builds come with Fara’s Modular Cockpit, which allows changing the bar width between 360 and 440 mm, and stem length from 80 to 130mm, and can be fitted with an optional aero bar for ultra-distances.
The Gr4 only takes electronic groupsets, and is available in three SRAM XPLR build options: Rival (€6,500) with Fulcrum RapidRed 300 wheels, Force (€8,000) with Zipp 303 S XPLR, and Red (€9,900) with Zipp 303 SW XPLR. A €5,200 frameset option includes the Modular Cockpit, carbon seatpost, and CeramicSpeed bottom bracket and headset bearings. [Fara Cycling]
Pogačar: 'I am already counting down the years until retirement'
Having already touched on the topic shortly after the Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has again addressed retirement in an interview with Slovenian outlet RTV SLO.
"The fact is that I am already counting the years until retirement," Pogačar said. "I started winning early, and there can also be worse results, I am ready for anything. I will probably ride a few more Tours, although you can never say that you will definitely compete there."
Pogačar also looked to the nearer term future. The world champ will be racing the GPs Québec and Montréal in Canada next month, while Juan Ayuso and João Almeida will lead UAE at the upcoming Vuelta a España, where Visma-Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard will be a favorite.
"It's hard to say whether Joao Almeida or Ayuso can beat Jonas Vingegaard," Pogačar said. "If Almeida hadn't fallen at the Tour, he certainly could, but now I don't know." [RTV SLO]
19-year-old prospect Adrià Pericas signs with UAE through 2030
UAE Team Emirates-XRG has secured another prospect for the long haul. 19-year-old Adrià Pericas, already a part of the organization's development team, will join the WorldTour ranks next year as part of a deal that runs all the way through 2030.
Adrià, who hails from Tona, north of Barcelona, has already landed a top 10 at the Giro Next Gen and a stage win at the Istrian Spring Trophy this year, and he will soon ride for Spain at Tour de l'Avenir, cycling's premier under-23 race.
Esker Cycles to introduce 10% tariff surcharge
Esker Cycles will introduce a 10% surcharge on new orders from 1 September 2025, following the finalisation of a 20% US tariff on goods from Taiwan, where Esker bike frames are made.
In a statement, the Minnesota-based brand said it had held off passing costs on to customers until the tariff ruling was confirmed, unlike some in the industry who added surcharges earlier in the year. It added that orders placed before the deadline, including pre-orders for titanium and steel frames, will not be affected.
Corbin Strong wraps up Arctic Race overall, Dversnes wins final stage
Corbin Strong has won his second-consecutive overall title since finishing the Giro d'Italia earlier this season, sealing the Arctic Race of Norway with back-to-back runner-up stage finishes to Tom Pidcock on stage 3 and Fredrik Dversnes on Sunday's Tromsø finale.
The young Kiwi has held the race lead since his stage 1 victory, picking up where he left off at the Tour de Wallonie in July, where he also won stage 1 and was runner-up in the final two stages.
Stage 4 top 5
Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) 3:08:40
Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) "
Davide Ballerini (XDS-Astana) "
Rick Pluimers (Tudor) "
Sakarias Koller Løland (Uno-X Mobility) "
Final GC top 5
Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) 15:49:03
Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) +0:11
Christian Scaroni (XDS-Astana) +0:28
Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:35
Clément Champoussin (XDS-Astana) +0:39
McNulty wins final TT and Tour of Poland overall
Brandon McNulty took a commanding victory in the stage 7 individual time trial that concluded the Tour of Poland, and with it the UAE Team Emirates-XRG took the overall title, his first WorldTour-level GC win.
McNulty started the 12.5-kilometre race against the clock having propelled himself into second overall on Saturday, just seven seconds behind stage 6-winner Victor Langellotti (Ineos Grenadiers). The 27-year-old American was favourite to take back the time and more in the final time trial, and he delivered, beating runner-up Lorenzo Milesi (Movistar) by 12 seconds, Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) the next-best GC rider in fourth, which saw the Italian advance to second overall. Langellotti, meanwhile, dropped to fifth overall with 21st in the ITT.
While McNulty has become a key member of the UAE Team domestique corps, he is no stranger to personal success himself, and yet Sunday's double victory marks his first since winning the Cro Race last October.
Pogačar is eyeing a career-first European road title
There are not many events missing from Tadej Pogačar's palmarès, and with that in mind, the Slovenian has added the European Championship road race to his 2025 programme.
The now-four-time Tour de France champion was expected to make his return to the Vuelta a España for the first time since his Grand Tour debut in 2019 with a view to overall victory, but he pulled out after a triumphant but wearing Tour. He was expected to finish his season at Il Lombardia after the Canadian one-days, which he still intends to do, but a week before the fifth Monument, he'll now travel to the Drôme-Ardèche region where the Classics-style European champs road race is too tempting to miss.
Pogačar has raced for the elite continental title once before at the 2021 event in Trento, Italy, finishing fifth in an attritional race won by Sonny Colbrelli from a two-man move with Remco Evenepoel.
Tom Pidcock is back to winning ways at the Arctic Race after six-month dry spell
Tom Pidcock has had a sometimes frustrating first year with Q36.5, but after six months without an opportunity to raise his arms – on the road bike at least – the versatile Brit is back on the top step on stage 3 of the Arctic Race of Norway, the 10th road win of his career six months after taking his ninth at February's Ruta Del Sol.
Many would be delighted to have had the 2025 that Pidcock has enjoyed, but several times it's seemed more something to be endured for the restless young rider. After finishing second at Strade Bianche, then netting top-10s throughout the Ardennes, Pidcock headed to the Giro d'Italia as leader of his new ProTeam absolutely determined to get himself a stage win. He fell short, and on many occasions, by not much at all.
After a slightly disappointing Giro, Pidcock even suggested he might not join Q36.5 at the Vuelta despite being vital in their attainment of a second Grand Tour wildcard of the season, but after a lengthy break and a return to the mountain bike this summer, he has come back to road racing with a bang above the Arctic Circle. He goes into the fourth and final stage trailing race leader and stage 1-winner Corbin Strong by six seconds.
Langellotti scores first win with Ineos Grenadiers on stage 6 of Tour of Poland
Monegasque pro Victor Langellotti has come close many times since making his debut with Ineos Grenadiers at the start of 2025, but he finally took his first win with the WorldTeam at the Tour of Poland, tagging Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in the final kilometre of stage 6 and sprinting to victory.
After a steady start to the race, this result also put the 30-year-old Ineos rider into the overall lead, just seven seconds ahead of the UAE rider, Bahrain-Victorious's Antonio Tiberi 20 seconds back in third. With the entire top 10 inside 30 seconds of the race lead, the Tour of Poland is finely poised going into the final 12.5-kilometre ITT that closes the event.
Del Toro's 2025 rampage continues with Vuelta a Burgos overall title
For the second time in as many weekends, Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was bested by San Sebastián winner Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) on stage 5 of the Vuelta a Burgos, only this time, Del Toro's runner-up finish saw the Mexican youngster snatch the overall victory from Decathlon-AG2R's Léo Bisiaux.
This marks Del Toro's second consecutive general classification victory since finishing second at the Giro d'Italia, following on from his rout of the Tour of Austria, of which he quickly seized control via three stage wins on the trot.
While the 22-year-old UAE rider will not be lining up at the Vuelta a España later this month, a number of the riders who performed on the Lagunas De Neila will be there, including the on-form Ciccone, Lorenzo Fortunato, Egan Bernal, Giulio Pellizzari, Mikel Landa, and stage 3-winner and overnight leader Bisiaux who is set to make his Grand Tour debut in Spain.
Stage 5 top 5:
Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) 3:23:16
Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0:10
Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS-Astana) +0:27
Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) +0:34
Damien Howson (Q36.5) +0:36
Final GC top 5:
Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 19:46:48
Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS-Astana) +0:19
Léo Bisiaux (Decathlon-AG2R) +0:25
Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) +0:30
Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) +0:56
UAE rider Baroncini is stable but remains in an induced coma since stage 3 crash in Poland
One of the worst affected in the crash that forced a brief neutralisation of stage 3 of the Tour of Poland was Filippo Baroncini of UAE Team Emirates-XRG. The 24-year-old Italian was taken immediately to a nearby hospital to treat a suspected broken collarbone, fractured cervical vertebrae and multiple injuries to his face. His team has since revealed that their rider is in a stable condition, but was placed in an induced coma.
"He didn't sustain any damage to any vital organs in the fall, Filippo's life is not in danger," Mauro Gianetti relayed what doctors at the Walbrzych hospital said in quotes gathered by Tuttobiciweb. "Our rider is in an induced coma. The doctors have placed him in deep sedation, and his condition is stable."
Baroncini will travel back to Italy in the coming days where he will receive further surgery for his injuries.
After more than a year of frustration, Cian Uijtdebroeks gets his first pro wins in style
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) won the third stage of the Tour de l'Ain and with it took the overall title on Friday in an emphatic return to form after battling persistent health woes dating back to 2024.
The 22-year-old Belgian, who was seen as a GC star of the future when he left Bora-Hansgrohe to join Visma for the start of last season, has dealt with illness and knee problems since joining the team. He spent three months away from racing after the Tour du Doubs in April as he tried to get to the bottom of his health issues before returning to competition with a promising top 10 ride at the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa last weekend. Now, he has built on that with two great days in the Jura Mountains.
On Thursday, he rode to second on stage 2 of the UCI 2.1-rated Tour de l'Ain, and then he followed that strong showing up a huge win on stage 3. Attacking on the mighty Grand Colombier, Uijtdebroeks went on to finish more than three minutes ahead of overnight leader Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) to secure the stage and the overall title.
Lotta Henttala calls it a career
Lotta Henttala (EF Education-Oatly) has announced that she is expecting her second child and has thus decided to hang up the proverbial wheels.
"The decision was quite easy," said in EF's press release announcing the news. "Even before this pregnancy, retiring was in the back of my mind."
With wins at big races like Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen already on her career palmares, Henttala took the 2022 season off amid the birth of her first child, and then returned to race for the past three years. Along the way, she added a stage win at the Vuelta a Burgos and a one-day win at the Trofeo Marratxi-Felanitx to her list of accomplishments.
"I'm from Finland and we’re not a very common cycling country so I hope I was a good example for all Finnish people that you can also jump from our country to being one of the best riders in the world," she said. "I hope I gave that inspiration."
Brennan tops Turner to take Tour of Poland stage 5
Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike) bested fellow Brit Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) to win stage 5 of the Tour of Poland on Friday.
The attritional 206 km stage, the longest in the race, came down to a reduced sprint, where Brennan went long and held on to win handily ahead of Turner and Andrea Bagioli (Lidl-Trek). Race leader Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) finished safely in the pack to retain his spot atop the overall standings.
Fox Factory saw Q2 growth across all divisions, and its Specialty Sports Group, home to brands like Fox, Marzocchi, and RaceFace, reported an 11% year-on-year sales increase to US$137 million, driven by what the company called a "stabilisation in bike sales."
In its latest financial report, the Georgia-based company also noted that it now expects US tariffs on Taiwan, where many of its components are manufactured, to cost more than US$50 million in 2025, up from an earlier estimate of US$38 million.
Company-wide, Fox reported US$730 million in revenue for the first half of the year. However, it posted a net loss of US$257 million, due to an earlier goodwill impairment of US$260 million.
Leatt sales jump 61% in Q2
South African protective gear brand Leatt reported a 61% year-on-year increase in its second quarter revenue, totalling US$16.2 million. This marks the company’s fourth consecutive quarter of growth.
The company's helmet sales increased 117%, while parts and accessories saw 65% growth in the last three months. Leatt's direct-to-consumer sales rose 35%, while US dealer-direct revenue for MTB and motocross products also increased 45% in the same time period.
Canyon revenue drops 5% in first half of 2025
Canyon's first-half sales for 2025 dropped 5% year-on-year to €398 million (US$464 million), according to new financial filings from its biggest backer, Belgian investment firm GBL.
GBL, which holds a 49.9% stake in the German direct to consumer brand, attributed the dip on continued industry-wide oversupply and heavy discounting, plus a "one-off quality issue" affecting the brand's e-bike models. Canyon's sales in China and the US were down due to ongoing tariff uncertainty, and back in April, Canyon announced layoffs in its US operations.
All in, Canyon reported a €5 million loss for the period. Despite the results, GBL kept the company valuation at US$261 million, though that's 43% lower than a year ago.
Pidcock: 'Limiting gears will only make everything more dangerous'
At the Arctic Race of Norway this week as he tunes up for a planned start at the Vuelta a España, Tom Pidcock has weighed in on the ongoing debate about reducing speeds in the pro peloton, opining that tech limitations are unlikely to improve safety.
"Limiting gears will only make everything more dangerous. If we're all going at the same top speed, we'll be closer together, and on descents, that means we'll take up more of the road," he told Marca. "The debate about handlebar width also seems like a smokescreen to me. We need to talk about the important issues."
Given the role that nutrition has played in increasing speeds, Pidcock did have a more humorous suggestion to offer: "I told my brother that if we continue like this, they should limit carbs for everyone and put us in ketosis, only then will the races be slower." [Marca]
GPS safety tracker system will be trialed at Tour de Romandie Féminin
The UCI announced on Thursday that a new GPS safety tracker system will be employed at the Tour de Romandie Féminin, which starts next Friday. The initiative will see each rider carrying a GPS tracker "to refine the UCI's safety tracking software and establish protocols to provide real-time data to race control, medical teams and UCI Commissaires."
The governing body's push for more comprehensive rider tracking comes after Muriel Furrer died following a crash in the junior women's road race last year in Switzerland. The Tour de Romandie Féminin will be a trial run for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, "where all riders will carry the device."
Magnier gets his first ever WorldTour win on stage 4 of the Tour of Poland
Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quick Step) powered to his first career WorldTour victory on Thursday in stage 4 of the Tour of Poland. The 21-year-old Frenchman triumphed in an uphill sprint in Cieszyn, where the Ineos Grenadiers led out for Ben Turner only to see Magnier storm past him to take a convincing win. Turner settled for second with Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek) in third.
Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale), who sustained various injuries in a crash on Wednesday, endured another day of racing to finish with the bunch and retain his overall race lead.
Although race organizer RCS has yet to announce anything, Bulgarian officials held a press conference on Wednesday to announce that the Giro d'Italia will start in their country next year. The 2026 Grande Partenza, following on from an Albania start last year, would mark the first time the race has visited Bulgaria.
The news comes one day after the UCI announced bans and fines for Bulgarian Cycling Federation president Evgeniy Balev Gerganov and vice-president Danail Petrov Angelov for a variety of ethics violations. The ethics commission's decision cited regulations on "general principals," "protection of physical and mental integrity," and "conflicts of interest," with Angelov in particular "also found to have breached article 8.1 (Manipulation of cycling events)" of the UCI Code of Ethics.
Soudal-Quick Step boss Foré says the team received 'a fair amount' in Evenepoel buyout
Although Soudal-Quick Step CEO Jurgen Foré would not go into specifics, he confirmed in an interview with Sporza that his team was compensated substantially for agreeing to let Remco Evenepoel out of his contract early to sign with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.
"We're not going to discuss sums, but it's a fair amount," he said. "Although sponsors like Soudal would prefer to see a contract honored, we decided we didn't want to go to court." [Sporza]
Turner wins stage 3 of the Tour of Poland after neutralization
Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) won the third stage of the Tour of Poland after organizers neutralized the general classification when a big crash on a descent brought several riders down a little over 20 km from the finish.
Race leader Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) was among those caught up in the pileup, and organizers halted the race for a time as medical personnel tended to injured riders. When the racing resumed, it was neutralized from a GC perspective, with only the stage win in play. Turner took a convincing win in the sprint ahead of Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) and Andrea Bagioli (Lidl-Trek).
Lapeira takes stage 2 and the race lead at the Tour of Poland
Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) took a clear win in the uphill finish of stage 2 of the Tour of Poland, taking over the race lead in the process. The 25-year-old Frenchman launched an explosive sprint inside the last 200 meters that rapidly put the rest of the field in the rearview mirror, and he hit the line two seconds ahead of runner-up Mathias Vaček (Lidl-Trek).
Victor Langellotti (Ineos Grenadiers) took third on the day. Lapeira, having taken over the GC lead from stage 1 winner Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike), now has a two-second advantage over Vaček in the overall standings.
Six-time Tour de France stage winner Dylan Groenewegen is leaving Jayco-AlUla at the end of the season to join Unibet Tietema Rockets. The 32-year-old Dutchman will be joined in the transfer by his compatriot, Jayco teammate, and lead-out rider Elmar Reinders as the pair hope to bolster their new team's sprint ambitions.
"Signing Dylan marks a huge step forward for our project," said team owner Bas Tietema in a statement. "We want to inspire people by showing what’s possible when you dream big, having a proven winner like Dylan on board shows we’re serious about taking this team to the next level. With Elmar alongside him, we’re ready to chase our ambitious goals: being competitive in Grand Tours and win on WorldTour level."
YT Industries apologises after restructuring backlash
German bike brand YT Industries has apologised to customers and said it's working on issuing refunds after it entered self-administration last month. Following the restructuring announcement, several YT customers were left in limbo, unable to cancel their orders or get refunds for bikes purchased before the changes took effect.
In a new statement also shared on the YT social media channels, the company said: "We want to sincerely apologise once again for the inconvenience caused by our ongoing restructuring. We understand that waiting for a resolution is frustrating and we want to assure you that we’re working hard to remedy the situation.
"We’re actively working with the involved payment providers on a legally compliant solution that will allow us to resolve every customer case. While we can’t give an exact date just yet, we’re making great progress within the given legal framework. We have already started refunding several orders and are confident that all cases will be sorted out in the coming weeks.
"Rest assured, we will do everything possible that no customer will suffer a loss due to this situation. We’re taking full responsibility and doing everything we can to regain your trust."
Despite the uncertain future, YT released a new eMTB, the Decoy Core 4, only days after the restructuring news. The new bike remains available with shipping set for August 21.
Kwiatkowski returns to racing after more than four months away
Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) returned to competition over the weekend at the Clásica San Sebastián after four and a half months away from racing. The former world road champion had attributed a stubborn knee problem to the after-effects of a crash at Strade Bianche, but as he explained in a social media post, he was dealing with a more complicated "biomechanical issue."
"I’d never been through anything like this in my career. A stubborn knee pain turned my life into a mental roller-coaster: nine weeks of fighting the pain and hunting for answers. One day you feel on top of the world, the next you wonder if it’s the end of the road," he wrote.
"After a long battle we finally traced the problem to a biomechanical issue – not the crash and its fallout like we first thought. [Instagram]
Riders disqualified in Tour de Guadaloupe incident
Two Dutch riders were disqualified from the UCI 2.2-rated Tour de Guadaloupe on Sunday after they were dropped while racing on a circuit but then hid among several cars and rejoined the peloton.
Unfortunately for Tenniglo Niels and Huub Van Kapel, they were seen by multiple people, some of whom captured the incident on video. Commissaires were made aware of their attempt to cheat and the riders were kicked out of the race.
Kooij wins the opening stage of the Tour of Poland
Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) navigated a messy finish to win the opening stage of the Tour of Poland just ahead of Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quick-Step).
There was a considerable amount of shoulder-rubbing in the peloton as riders made their way through the final few kilometers, and several riders went down in a crash just inside the last 2 km. With all the top sprinters still in play, however, the stage still came down to the expected bunch kick. Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek) tried to go long in the sprint but he was swamped by other fast finishers, with Kooij hitting the front and staying there ahead of Magnier and Jensen Plowright (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
