
Cycling Weekly's North American Editor, Anne-Marije Rook, started out as a newspaper reporter, working in a print newsroom where the coffee was always burnt and clocks running out of time. Originally from The Netherlands, she grew up as a bike commuter but didn't find bike racing until her early twenties. Strengthened by the many miles spent darting around the hilly city of Seattle on a steel single speed, Rook's progression in the sport was a quick one. As she competed at the elite level, her journalism career followed, and soon she became a full-time cycling journalist. These days she's less about competition and more about adventuring, yet there's hardly a day that goes by when she's not found pedaling. For Rook, a good week is when all the bikes in her stable get ridden, from her full-suspension trail bike down to her Brompton and some speedy road miles in between.
Latest articles by Anne-Marije Rook
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Women pro cyclists take a knee during national anthem at US Pro Nationals to protest abortion ruling
Start line of the US National Championship road and criterium turned into a silent protest after Roe v. Wade was overturned
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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Battle of the Bells: best bike bells of 2022
The best bike bells, chosen for style and function.
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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Into the wild: What to know and pack when venturing into remote locations
From water filters to bear spray, here’s how to be prepared
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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UCI announces location and date for the first UCI-official Gravel World Championships
Veneto, Italy will host the first-ever UCI Gravel World Championships in October 2022, which will be open to both, professional and amateur cyclists.
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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Tulsa Tough photo essay: Scenes from America's criterium mecca and its wildest spectators
Part bike race, part city-wide party, the Tulsa Tough and its iconic Cry Baby Hill are a spectacle to behold.
By Drew Coleman • Published
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Do wind-tunnel tested bike bags help make this Ridley the world's fastest gravel bike?
Is this the world's fastest gravel bike? Bike brands Ridley, Hunt, Apidura and Fat Pigeon partner up to create the fastest gravel biking setup, wind-tunnel tested and optimized to be faster with bags
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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Introducing: Our First-ever Gravel Week
Cycling Weekly is hosting Gravel Week, a week-long spotlight on all things gravel: tech, events, gravel stars, racing and bikepacking.
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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Unbound bike test: we pitted the Classified hub against some of the toughest conditions out there, and this is what happened
Last-minute tire swaps, the Classified Powershift system, dampening seatpost and gravel specific tape to survive the notoriously harsh endurance event, Unbound Gravel.
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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With ambitious World Championship and Olympic goals, Team USA names its 98-rider team
With ambitious World Championship and Olympic goals, Team USA names its 98-rider team
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published