All content Archive | February 2024

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February 29th
- Wout van Aert skips both Strade Bianche and Milan-San Remo to train at altitude
- Primož Roglič’s debut and an explosive Jonas Vingegaard: Seven things to look out for at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
- Jody Cundy Q&A: 'Strictly Come Dancing made me a stronger cyclist'
- Baptism of ice: It’s the dead of winter and my first time bikepacking - what could go wrong?
- Everything you need for Tirreno-Adriatico: Key information, route, start list and riders to watch
- The government should make ebikes cheaper, not more powerful, if they want more people on bikes
- New RideArmor tires claimed to be Vittoria’s ‘most durable and puncture resistant’ ever
- Police to interview spectator who threw liquid at Marianne Vos at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- ‘It doesn’t change anything’ - Tom Pidcock’s coach on Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
February 28th
- From coaching to bike fitting and doping control, here are 5 ways AI is being used in cycling
- 'You get to a certain age and you start experiencing harassment': Campaign demands safer cycling for women in London
- Panaracer GravelKing Semi Slick Plus TLC review - all-round performance
- Everything you need for Paris-Nice: Key information, route, start list and riders to watch
- Everything you need for Strade Bianche: Key information, route, start lists and riders to watch
- Would a Mike Ashley takeover of Wiggle be a ‘concern to the cycle industry’ or a ‘careful bit of business’? - Insiders weigh in as redundancies lead to trade brain drain
- Halfords once again issues profit warning following 'significant market deterioration' within cycling
- I love wearing pro team kit - even if it is against 'the rules'
- 'Losing the plot in public - it's mental' - Geraint Thomas on Patrick Lefevere's criticism of Julian Alaphilippe
February 27th
- Gravel racing needs a 'cat 5': The spirit of gravel is dead, but it's for the best
- Bar tape that sticks to custom gloves and 34cm narrow bars: tech trends of the Classics
- What do Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič need from their season debuts this weekend?
- ‘Car insurance’ could soon be required for e-bike ownership
- Is there a 'ghost' cycle path near you that could be brought back to life?
- Can multisport athletes get away with owning just one jacket for all outdoor adventures?
- Quietly, Jonas Vingegaard is looking very, very good
February 26th
- Five things we learned from Opening Weekend: SD Worx are beatable, while Quick-Step still a way from Classics form
- Zwift might be about to add a new map, leaked pictures suggest
- Garmin HRM-FIT review - compatible with 3rd party sports bras, is this the answer to HRM chafing?
- Cyclists make plea to Met Police after riders 'systematically targeted by violent criminals' in spate of 'bike muggings'
- 'I’ll have to be buried with my bike' - 76-year-old still racking up 200 miles a week shares tips for lifelong cycling
- Professional cycling team attempted to sign on with mechanic dressing up as rider
February 25th
- 'My legs are screaming' - 17-year-old stuns with two gold medals at the British Track Championships
- For the 'safety of the riders' - WorldTour mechanics are still choosing tubular over tubeless tyres
- ‘It’s a performance thing’ - why riders are eating Calippos and Greggs steak bakes to fuel gold medals
- 'I'm in shock' - 16-year-old school student wins medal at British Track Championships
- Components that cost too much and don’t last long enough make us truly appreciate the opposite
- 'Sky before screens' has made me a better cyclist - could it work for you?
February 24th
- Olympic hopeful Will Perrett dazzles at British Track Championships
- New Reserve wheels and SRAM derailleur spotted on Jan Tratnik's winning bike
- Marianne Vos turns back the clock with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory
- Jan Tratnik wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to save the day for Visma-Lease a Bike
- Undercover mechanic: ‘I was Just Riding Along’ are not the words your bike shop wants to hear
- 'One transplant, two cancer surgeries – I get knocked down but I get up again': The champion rider with next-level resilience
February 23rd
- ‘I was expecting to be 7th or 8th’ - retired pro takes shock victory at British Track Championships
- Can anyone beat Wout van Aert and Lotte Kopecky at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad?
- Unveiling five hidden health insurance benefits every cyclist should know
- Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish has a run-in with police dogs
- Peter Sagan undergoes heart procedure after experiencing ‘tachycardic episode’
- Tom Pidcock says he’s ‘strong and fit’ and ready to go ahead of Opening Weekend
February 22nd
- 'You don't want to be the guy who comes in and is useless': Derek Gee on the ride that changed him
- 'We’re actually selling bikes at a loss' - Leading retailer blames Cycle to Work schemes for drop in profit
- 5 bike products that don’t exist, but should
- Tailfin's new mini pannier bag is created for 'city and adventure'
- ‘Please return my kit’ - Victor Campenaerts appeals for help at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 'Cyclists are seen as the cockroaches of the road' – UK's most notorious helmet cam cyclist on death threats and dangerous driving
- Introducing: the Zwift Games, the largest virtual racing event ever held
February 21st
- Sepp Kuss in red was only the start: 8 American cycling pros to watch in 2024
- Unbound Gravel heads to Europe with its first-ever qualifying event in Belgium
- Bullying isn't allowed in other workplaces, professional sport should be no different
- Price slashes continue at WiggleCRC amid mass redundancies
- The company has 'finally hit rock bottom' – WiggleCRC axes almost every member of staff
- A break-up letter to stupidly long club rides
- 'I got the dreaded uh-oh email from Strava... he took my KOM by 15 seconds': Phil Gaimon wins battle over world's hardest segment
- Tern's new adventure cargo e-bike can carry the kids and take on the trails
February 20th
- I know how it feels to finish 'dead last' - here are my tips for completing your first gravel race
- Town enforces 60-day e-bike ban after fatal collision involving a bicyclist and a child on e-bike
- PBS to premiere Major Taylor documentary, chronicling triumphs and challenges of the renowned Black track champion
- Emily Bridges says British Cycling 'violated' her human rights over trans participation rule change
- Specialized revamps apparel line with new 'classic' collection
- Tobias Foss' 68t chainring is big - but it's not a big deal
- Chain waxing for the masses with Silca's new one-step process
- What’s the point in keeping a bike launch secret when everyone already knows about it?
- Campagnolo releases new, more 'versatile' Ekar 13-speed gravel groupset
- Shortened Tour of Britain Women added to UCI's 2024 calendar
- ‘It was a mistake, a tragedy’ - man accused of killing Davide Rebellin faces three year, 11-month sentence
- SD Worx-Protime to make a return to the Ford RideLondon Classique in 2024
- Rapha Pro Team Lace Up Cycling Shoes review – more 'racing' than 'training'
- Is the 'gravel race bike' category a marketing con?
- New Favero Assioma Pro MX is the cheapest SPD power meter pedal on the market
February 19th
- Strava KOM/QOMs are now fiercely competitive - here's everything I had to do to claim two local crowns
- Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert impress in Portugal ahead of bigger tests
- In search of the world's best club jersey: Cardiff Ajax v Muckle CC
- 'You can get ridiculously fit after retirement': 70 year old who rode UK's toughest sportive reveals how to get better with age
February 18th
- 'Zone two' is what cyclists call 'having a nice time' when we want to make it sound scientific
February 17th
- 'It's real steel, it's rim brake, and I love it': Tech writer Joe Baker has ditched super bikes for a 1990s race bike
- Split squats are the order of the day for Gladiator star and cyclist 'Giant' - should you add them to your workouts?
February 16th
- Friday roundup: Jack Wolfskin reveals fresh bike packing apparel, Trek's new lightweight e-bike, and more aero socks from Swiss Side
- Sir Chris Hoy undergoing treatment for cancer
- 'A big waste of time’: Inside the stage race with only one stage
- Tweets of the week: A belated Valentine’s special - starring Lachlan Morton, Rafał Majka and a date with a bike wheel
- The peril of celebrating early: Tobias Halland Johannessen loses Classic Var to Lenny Martinez on line
- I'm a cycling injury expert, and here's what I think of hot and cold therapy
- I took my bike to ‘Mars’ for two weeks - here’s what it was like
- Promising South African cyclist in coma after being hit by driver
- Why are teams wearing TT helmets in road races?
- Spanish stage race reduced to single 5km time trial due to farmer protests
- 'The correct amount of baked goods to eat is as many as you can': Cyclist sets 50,000m 'Five Peaks' challenge
February 15th
- 4iiii Precision 3+ Pro review - reliable data and handy FindMy integration
- 4iiii adds 'Apple FindMy' compatible dual-sided power meter to its Precision 3+ range
- Trek releases new RSL Knit shoes with patented technology that has been 'years in the making'
- Murder investigation launched after cyclist dies following collision
- ‘I feel lucky to be alive’: Magnus Sheffield speaks for the first time about Gino Mäder’s fatal crash
- I love cycling, but 20-page papers about aero socks make me question if it's really the sport for me
- Is this the weirdest kit in pro cycling? Alpecin-Deceuninck go for double denim
- Brompton CEO Q&A: 'People see us as a little, quirky, odd bike'
- 'Getting away with it is shockingly easy': Five reasons why motor doping suspicions won't go away
February 14th
- I'm over 50 – how important is it for me to warm up before cycling?
- ‘Humbled. Honored. Stoked’: Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame announced new inductees Selene Yeager, Nick Legan, Linda Guerrette and Jay Petervary
- Mosaic unveils custom titanium all-road frameset with 40mm tire clearance
- Cyclist shot after hunter mistook him for wild boar
- 'Golf style' cycling clubs are risking extinction - and that would be disastrous for us all | Opinion
- Richard Branson says elbow and body padding 'is a must' after bike crash - but also concedes he was holding the handlebars 'wrong'
- Factor leaps on UCI rule change with new Ostro VAM aero bike
- 'Mostly for those in their 40s and 50s': I'm 28 but I still think this stage race has a mad playlist that you need to listen to
- A love letter to racing strangers through the city
February 13th
- Trickle down technology brings S-Works learnings to Specialized Torch 2.0 and 3.0 shoes
- From race-inspired to race-ready: Specialized's Propero helmet receives a glow-up
- Are road bikes the new time trial bikes? Early-season events suggest riders are turning their backs on aero bars
- Sepp Kuss says he can win the Tour de France - but can he really?
- What it feels like to ride along the 'worst cycle lane in the world'
- Shimano crankset recall to cost $18million
- Tao Geoghegan Hart ready for ‘unknown’ as he begins new ‘adventure’ at Lidl-Trek
- It will take until 'at least 2025' to beat Covid bike sales downturn, new report suggests
- Astana go all in on Cavendish in his final season, but will the confidence pay off?
February 12th
- New California bill seeks to ban kids from riding e-bikes
- Cyclists advised to double up on locks as bike thefts rise
- BMC applies for help from Swiss government to avoid job cuts
- This 20-year-old might be one of Great Britain's most promising Olympic hopefuls
- In search of the world's best club jersey: Kingston Wheelers v London Dynamo
- Lotte Kopecky stakes claim to being world’s best all-round cyclist with UAE Tour triumph
- Rigoberto Urán to retire at end of 2024 season - 'We have reached the end'
- I'm a professor of physiology - here are 15 ways cyclists can avoid winter illness
February 11th
- 'When I was going for the hour record, 100% commitment to the preparation was spending £14k on a skinsuit': Alex Dowsett's 'no stone unturned' approach
- 'You see guys now signing WorldTour contracts as a first-year junior. I really got to enjoy the last two years': Oliver Knight's long ride to the pro ranks
- I know very little about football, but I know that there is no sport in the world that you can’t analyse to the benefit of the player, says Dr Hutch
February 10th
- From palette to panache: How cycling brands decide on colours for your kit
February 9th
- Mark Cavendish wins his first race in final season after perfect leadout in Tour Colombia
- Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish takes mid-race selfie with fan
- 'Spreading laughter on the roads of France': The Laughing Cow returns to the Tour de France
- ‘Dear tiger': Why do Wout van Aert’s Strava files all have strange names?
- Comedy legend steps in to help publicise London bike shop Brixton Cycles' crowdfunder
- I crashed my bike and broke my face in three places - my helmet might have saved my life
- 'Growing up on a bison farm in Alberta taught me the meaning of hard work': How Paris-Roubaix winner Alison Jackson got her toughness
February 8th
- Olympic champion and Roubaix winner Greg van Avermaet to race Unbound Gravel in June
- KMC unveils its first-ever cassettes, complete with built-in ‘shifting ramps’
- 'Sex sells' is dead - long live sausage legs and the joy of riding
- Should e-bikes go faster in the UK? This petitioner thinks so
- Sepp Kuss: 'I can fight for the Grand Tours. I can be with the best guys'
- Cycling Time Trials' 20mph speed limit rule will help 'protect our sport long term', says Alex Dowsett
- ‘Wow, I'm really good at cycling’ - Fred Wright on the ride that changed him
- From the 'inhumane' to the wacky, six times the rules of cycling have been questioned
February 7th
- How to stream pro cycling from the US this season: your complete guide
- Steroids found in pro cyclist’s anti-doping test sample
- Wahoo and Zwift join forces - hands on with new Kickr Core Zwift One indoor trainer
- Glasgow World Championships brought £205m boost to economy
- Anti-doping investigation reveals riders could still be manipulating the system to avoid detection
- Mark Cavendish forced to settle for third in 2024 season opener in Colombia
- A love letter to my Pendleton, and why I'll never dump it for an e-bike
February 6th
- Best TPU inner tubes 2026: 6 expert-tested picks and the truth about whether you can trust these plastic tubes
- What's your water bottle made of? Stanley tumblers aren't the only water bottles containing lead
- Data v common sense: I tried both in my bid to beat the lurgy... and only one worked
- Nairo Quintana’s former doctor to face trial for doping offences
- Trek and Shimano facing legal claim of $2m after cyclist ‘impaled’ by brake lever
- 'Terrifying' bike jacking on edge of London foiled
- What is the One Cycling super league and is it really getting $270m of Saudi investment?
- 'Endangered' bespoke bike frame builders unite to save their industry
- Is it time for Mathieu van der Poel to solely focus on the road?
- 'I just don't feel safe on the road': Study shows the shocking effect underfunding is having on cycling in England
February 5th
- Zwift axes more jobs as Co-CEO resigns in efforts to become a 'leaner' business
- Ready to turn pro? How one WorldTour-rider-turned-gravel-privateer wants to help you bridge the gap from developing rider to the gravel pro
- Tech of the month: Why the new Canyon Endurace AL is 'crying out' for a carbon wheel upgrade
- French WorldTour pro cyclist suspended for anti-doping ‘abnormalities’
- Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike left out of pocket by Tour of Britain organiser's collapse
- In search of the world's best club jersey: Dulwich Paragon CC v Marlborough CC
- London cargo bike delivery company Pedal Me enters administration, but future secured
- Alice Towers and her dad Jonny: 'He corners with his knee skimming the tarmac – I've inherited those skills'
- Zwift Hub One smart trainer review - single sprocket design for great drivetrain compatibility
February 4th
- Old kit ought to be one of the pleasures of having been in the sport for a long time
February 3rd
- Choirboy, cocaine and crowbars: Cycling's most notorious lawbreakers
February 2nd
- U.S. politicians unite across party lines over e-bike battery regulation
- Tweets of the week: Geraint Thomas is still the king of dad jokes
- Tour of Britain and Women's Tour future guaranteed by British Cycling, but women's race in doubt for 2024
- I got race fit in one month around a full-time job - here's how
- Wearing a turban can offer similar protection to helmets, researchers find
- Peloton facing 'uncertain' future as share price plummets
February 1st
- 'You’ll only ever try to walk on a wet, tiled Café floor carrying coffee in Speedplays once to swear to never do so again' - why Shimano and Look are our preferred pedals
- SRAM issues recall as Consumer Product Safety Commission advises 'immediately stop using the levers'
- New Hunt SUB50 Limitless Aero Disc drops 240 grams and gathers pace
- Tiffany Cromwell Q&A: 'Canyon-SRAM has always believed in me. I'm a teammate you can rely on'
- WATCH: Rider tangles in ribbon, teammate waits and lets him win
- 'We have a real fight on our hands' - much-loved London bike shop calls for help to survive
- Men charged with pushing cyclists into ditches 'for fun' go on trial in France
- Hurry! Limited stock in Zwift's indoor trainer mega sale
- Cyclo-cross World Championships 2024: Seven riders to watch in Tábor, plus course preview
- 'A bike that goes a little bit against the grain': a first-ride review of Colnago's new C68 Gravel bike
- GoCycle's new family cargo e-bike is "lightweight and portable"
- 'I went from Olympic rower to e-sports world champion': Jason Osborne's incredible journey from boat to bike
- Tifosi's $35 sunglasses are a vibe, low on budget yet rich in features