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“I wasn’t actually even scheduled to ride this race,” Paula Blasi Takes Surprise Solo Win at Amstel Gold Race
It wasn’t part of the plan, not even close. Paula Blasi wasn’t originally meant to race the Amstel Gold Race Ladies. By the end of the day, she was alone at the front, holding off the favourites and riding into a win that didn’t follow…
The Smart Rider’s Spending Guide: Building a Bike Budget That Actually Works
Avoiding mistakes is half the job. The other half is replacing the urge to look like a 20-year-old who just got his first salary in a nightclub with something that will actually instil some discipline. I don’t talk about something rigid. Those systems never survive…
The Smart Rider’s Spending Guide: Why Your Bike Budget Falls Apart
Performance can’t be purchased. Everyone knows that. Yet every spring, wallets open as if they had springs. Money gets thrown at retailers. No planning. No pause. Just something seen online, heard in a group ride or whispered by a YouTube reviewer, who swears they haven’t…
Paul Seixas: The Teenager with Superpowers
Paul Seixas is a wanted man – not in the sense bank robbers and other criminals are wanted, but in the way the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 racing bike, free money and a moist chocolate fudge cake are wanted. He is the Next Big Thing…
Strange Online Cycling Trends (You Should Probably Skip)
With action cameras as cheap as they are, this was always going to happen. Give enough people a camera and a bike, and eventually someone decides the best way to stand out is to do something utterly, mind-alteringly stupid.
How to Transition from Base Training to High Intensity
April is that dangerous little bridge between “I’m basically a diesel engine now” and “let’s light a match and see what happens.”
Tile Hunting: Which Platform Is Best for You?
Tile hunting platforms are not all created equal. VeloViewer started it all, but Squadrats is leading the charge with new features – and there are a few others worth checking out. Let’s take a closer look so you can choose the right one.
Van Aert Outsprints Pogačar to Win Shambolic, Dramatic, Thrilling Paris-Roubaix
Leave it to Wout van Aert to get his first win of the year in one of the most dramatic and breathtaking one-day races in quite some time, if not ever. His victory in a sprint over pre-race favorite Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) in…
Paul Seixas Dominates Itzulia Basque Country from Start to Finish
It took cycling’s new Wunderkind, Paul Seixas, less than four and a half hours to win the six-day Itzulia Basque Country and register his first WorldTour stage race victory.
“It’s kind of hard to believe… it’s like a dream”: Franziska Koch wins Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Franziska Koch didn’t arrive in Roubaix as the obvious favourite. She left it as the winner of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes, a race that came down to timing, positioning, and one final effort on the track.
Pogačar and van der Poel Chase History – and Each Other – in Paris-Roubaix
After the parade of best one-day riders in last Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, headed by the best of them, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), you might expect something similar in next Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. But don’t. Paris-Roubaix has thrown up more unexpected winners than any other…
Fitting Pro Training into Everyday Life: Follow Ewa Zwolska As She Preps for the L’Étape Poland
The Unseen Stage follows four amateur riders, the Challengers, as they prepare for four different L’Étape editions, balancing structured training with everyday life – jobs, responsibilities, and family commitments. It’s a glimpse into the part of cycling most riders know well: the unseen hours of…