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Advanced Cycling Skills for Kids: Autumn Training Tips for Confident Riders
Once your children have mastered balance, braking, and basic pedalling, they can expand their skills to enjoy the full potential of cycling. For young riders, autumn’s peaceful trails, moderate weather, and vibrant scenery make it the perfect season for training.
Family Cycling Fun: Discover Autumn‘s Natural Treasures Together
There’s something magical about cycling through nature in the autumn. The air is tinged with the smell of fallen leaves, the trees put on their most vibrant colors, and the rustling sounds of animals echo through the crisp air. It’s a perfect time to gather…
Dealing with Cycling Injuries – Lower Back
Cycling is a wonderful and healthy sport but it does cause you to spend a lot of time in a hunched position, which can lead to back pain. You may be at an increased risk if you also have a sedentary job. Let’s take a…
2025 Team Profile: Can Uno-X Mobility Make It to the Top Level?
The Norwegian Pro team Uno-X Mobility has had a banner year, racking up 26 victories in 2024, by far the most wins it has ever collected in a season. The results demonstrate an impressive improvement over 2023, when it registered 15 victories and 2022, when…
Planning and Executing Your First Cycling-Focused Trip Abroad with Children: Amsterdam Edition
Traveling abroad with children can be a rewarding experience, and incorporating cycling into your family vacation adds a sense of adventure, freedom, and exercise. A cycling trip offers an intimate way to explore a destination, and with a family-friendly city like Amsterdam, you have the…
Is Alpecin-Deceuninck Preparing for a Future After van der Poel?
This has been another good year for the Belgian team Alpecin-Deceuninck, as it registered 26 victories, including three stages and the green jersey at the Vuelta a España by Kaden Groves, three stages in the Tour de France by the prolific Jasper Philipsen, and three…
Opinion: 7 Differences Between Riding a Bike in America vs Europe
Cycling is awesome everywhere but that doesn’t mean it’s the same. Sure, it’s all about putting in the watts and rotating some pedals but the entire culture is different. That goes double when there is an ocean in between. So, as you can imagine, the…
Match the Škoda Elroq’s 560 km Range and Win a Car Bike Rack!
Will you take up the challenge and enter our 560 km Club? On the occasion of the release of the new fully electric Škoda Elroq, we are launching a contest and a call to all cyclists who might need that little special push to up…
Caught in the Rain: Turn a Wet Family Ride into an Autumn Adventure
Autumn is a magical season for outdoor family time, with crisp air, changing colors, and the occasional surprise shower. Sometimes, you might set out for a bike ride only to be caught in the rain. But a little drizzle—or even a downpour—doesn’t have to spoil…
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale: New Sponsor, New Bike, New Success
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale changed names and bikes this year, with the French sporting goods giant joining as principal sponsor, and found immediate success. It scored 30 wins in 2024, after only nine victories last year, when it was known as AG2R Citroën and rode…
Kopecky Favoured to Win Vélo d’Or, but GOAT Vos Has Outside Chance
The nominations for the 2024 Vélo d’Or were announced on Monday, ten men and ten women competing for the most prestigious individual award in road racing. The prize was created in 1992 by the French Vélo Magazine but only for male riders. A women’s prize…
Strapping Your Bike to Your Backpack: How, When and Why
We’ve talked about strapping bags to your bike but the other way around? It sounds absurd, right? Well, unfortunately, there are times when you must switch roles. You become the bike, and the bike becomes the overly excited rider who constantly assures you, “Yeah, you…