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Visma-Lease a Bike Search for New Title Sponsor as WorldTour Spending Race Intensifies
Visma‑Lease a Bike are are not collapsing. They are not cutting back. Instead, one of the WorldTour’s most meticulously run organisations is doing something far more calculated: preparing for the next financial escalation in modern cycling.
Vollering Starts Year with Dominant Win as Young Riders Also Shine
Last year was a mixed bag of results for Demi Vollering, who was riding in the first year of her two-year contract with the team now called FDJ United–SUEZ. She had a great first half, winning four stage races, including the Vuelta España Femenina, and…
The Reality of Training as a Woman: Hormones, Performance, and What the Research Actually Says
If you train consistently as a woman, you have probably noticed some serious variability when it comes to performance. One week, you might feel surprisingly strong and decisive on the bike, only to feel deflated when the same effort feels inexplicably harder a week later.…
Extremes for E-Bike Battery: What’s Worse – Scorching Sun, Frost or Moisture?
As a Bosch eBike Systems ambassador, I have the opportunity to test e-bikes all over the world. During my missions, I try to push my own limits while also exploring the boundaries of the electric drive’s comfort zone. What puts more strain on it? Extreme…
Does Intermittent Fasting Help Your Metabolism? It Depends
For years, intermittent fasting, specifically time-restricted eating, has been considered a metabolic game-changer. The premise is simple: limit your daily food intake to an 8-hour window, fast for the remaining 16, and watch as your body transforms. But as with many trends, the messy reality…
The Visma–Lease a Bike Curse Strikes Again – or Is It Just Bad Luck?
In late 2024, after the devastating injuries to Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert, I speculated, tongue firmly in cheek, that Visma–Lease a Bike may have been hit by a curse after its unprecedented triumph of winning all three Grand Tours in 2023. I was…
The 5 Best Bike Racks This Year
If only every ride could start from home. You clip in, roll out, and ten minutes later, you’re already stopping to get the first of many picture-perfect images you will be watching all day long. But unless your house sits on a mountain pass or…
Cyclist Immunity: The Indoor Air and Sunshine Problem
The more time we spend training indoors, the more we expose ourselves to hidden risks. As the temperatures drop and daylight fades, many of us move our rides inside, whether on a home trainer, in a garage or at a gym. But what we gain…
Evenepoel Easily Wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, as Programmed
There really was never any doubt that Remco Evenepoel would win the five-stage Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, even after the stage 2 ITT was neutralised because of high winds – it was run, but the times were not included in the GC calculation. One…
Why So Many Women Discover Cycling in Their 30s and 40s
I used to assume cyclists were people who had always been cyclists. They raced as kids, never really stopped, and somehow ended up with strong feelings about tyre pressure.
Eye Contact vs. Eye Protection: Are Cyclists Safer Without Sunglasses?
Cyclists love to debate gear, from clip-in shoes to saddle widths. But one surprisingly hot topic doesn’t get nearly as much airtime: Should cyclists wear sunglasses at all? On bright sunny rides, most of us never leave home without them; on shady rides or when…
Exercise Shows Comparable Benefits to Therapy for Depression
Depression affects more than 280 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of disability. While antidepressants and psychological therapy are standard treatments, a recent Cochrane Review reveals that regular physical activity, including cycling, can be just as effective. Let’s take a closer look.