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4 Small Changes for Big Gains in Your Upcoming Cycling Season
For performance-driven cyclists, the quest to surpass last season’s results often leads to a search for marginal gains and obscure tricks. Yet, the most significant improvements rarely come from the latest gadgets or niche techniques. Instead, they’re found in mastering the fundamentals. This year, focus…
5 Tips to Improve Your Braking
Are you afraid you won’t stop in time or that you might crash while braking? To avoid that, you need properly adjusted brake levers and good body balance. Professional e-biker Richard Gasperotti lists the most common braking mistakes cyclists make and shares tips on how…
Why You’re Still Tired: Understanding Late-Winter Fatigue
You’re training. You’re sleeping (sort of). You’re taking your vitamin D like a responsible adult. And yet every ride feels like you’re pedalling through porridge.
Shared Bikes: Why I Ignored Them for Years and Now Love Them
Despite bike-sharing being available in my city for years, I only started using it last year. After my first ride, I was hooked. Why did it take me so long, especially as someone who has cycled almost my entire life? Let me explain so you…
Vollering Wins Omloop Nieuwsblad With Grit, Power and Teamwork
Demi Vollering wants to win every race this year. So far, so good. With power, grit and a lot of help from her friends, the FDJ United–SUEZ leader attacked late and beat a determined Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) in a sprint to win Saturday’s Omloop…
Van der Poel Powers to Omloop Nieuwsblad Win With a Little Help from Papa
You know it’s going to happen, it’s as certain as death and taxes, but when it happens exactly the way you expected it, it’s still one of the most impressive sights in all sports. I’m talking about Mathieu van der Poel switching into high gear,…
How to Recover Properly (When You’re Not a Pro)
Recovery advice in cycling is usually built around one assumption: that it’s your job to be an athlete.
February: 28 Days of Headwinds and Regret
There are four seasons in cycling. Base. Build. Race. And February. February is not a month. It is a personality disorder with cloud cover. You open your weather app with hope. You close it with resentment. The forecast is not numbers. It is vibes. And…
The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Kicks Off the Spring Classics Season
This weekend is called Opening Weekend for a reason, and Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the official opening of the Spring Classics season. Though there’s been plenty of racing already, it is considered the real start of the road-racing season.
These 5 Everyday Habits May Make Your Brain 8 Years Younger
Your brain’s age isn’t just a number. It’s a reflection of your daily choices. A new study from the University of Florida reveals that simple, positive habits can slow brain ageing, even for those living with chronic pain. Researchers found that individuals with the most…
The Art of the “Fake Race” to Spark Mid-Winter Fitness
At some point in February, every cyclist looks at their training plan and thinks: this feels suspiciously like maintenance. The rides are steady. The gym sessions are honest. The turbo trainer has become a piece of furniture. You are technically “building base,” but emotionally you…
The Spring Bike Events That Should Fill Your Calendar
Do you feel that? Yes, that’s warmth. Something you might remember from September last year, when it seems it was the last relatively warm day I can recall. Well, yeah, OK, it’s still cold, and it could be better. But when the sun shows itself…