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• The 5 Types of Mountain Bikers You Meet on Your Ride

  Yesterday at 2:04 pm6 min reading

  Outdoor/Mountain

  Can you think of a better way to spend your summer weekends than going down a mountain at speeds that would make an athletic cheetah look like an overweight sloth? The fresh air, the thrill, the coolness of the forests, and the general serenity all…

• Electrolytes in Cycling – Can Sodium Help Performance?

  Yesterday at 12:19 pm5 min reading

  Health & Training

  Sodium is a crucial electrolyte during exercise, it is responsible for water absorption and muscle contraction. If you sweat during a ride, you are sure to lose sodium. Can sodium consumption improve athletic performance? Let’s take a look at what experiments show.

• Action-Packed European Road Championships 2022 Crown a Winner

  August 15, 2022 at 11:46 am5 min reading

  Road cycling

  Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen crowned his comeback from a horrific crash in the 2020 Tour of Poland by winning the Elite Men’s European Road Race Championships on Sunday with a powerful sprint. He finished a bike length ahead of France’s Arnaud Démare, with Tim Merlier…

• Fabio Jakobsen Wins the European Championship Road Race: “I’m super happy”

  August 15, 2022 at 10:21 am4 min reading

  Road cycling

  The Dutchman outsprinted everyone to claim the gold in Munich.

• Disaster at the L’Étape du Tour: What Happened to Cameron Jeffers?

  August 15, 2022 at 8:55 am4 min reading

  Socialising and Culture

  Enjoying the atmosphere of the Tour and watching the peloton from the seat of a car and later of a helicopter is one thing. Becoming one of the pack and tasting the actual torment of climbing the Col du Galibier in the saddle is another.…

• The Best Cycling Touring Books to Inspire Your Next Adventure

  August 12, 2022 at 5:40 pm6 min reading

  Socialising and Culture

  Cyclists are, by nature, among the world’s greatest adventurers. Luckily for us, many of these brave and pioneering souls have opted to document their journeys—sharing advice and strategies for bike touring, in addition to thrilling tales of life on the road. Here we have assembled…

• How Brompton’s New Folding E-Bike Could Improve Accessibility to Cycling

  August 12, 2022 at 12:25 pm5 min reading

  Socialising and Culture

  It’s official, e-bikes are taking off. Look up the frequency of the search term ‘electric bike’ on search engines over the last few years and you can see a definite sharp rise.

• Ukrainian Team Eurocar-Grawe Is Going Strong Despite Forced Displacement

  August 11, 2022 at 1:19 pm6 min reading

  Road cycling

  The ongoing attack on Ukraine has severely disrupted the lives of people from all walks of life – athletes included. The Ukrainian team Eurocar-Grawe, consisting of local athletes and previously based in Vyshgorod, a district of Kyiv, is one of the many examples.

• Should Bike Couriers Be Banned from Wearing Helmets?

  August 11, 2022 at 1:07 pm6 min reading

  Safety

  Wearing a helmet protects a cyclist against severe head injury in case of a crash. Most cyclists who wear a helmet feel safer doing so. But is it possible that helmets create a false sense of security? Do cyclists engage in risky behaviour as a…

• Should the White Jersey Rules in the Tour de France Be Changed?

  August 11, 2022 at 7:10 am6 min reading

  Road cycling

  Most spectators recognize the yellow, green and polka-dot jerseys in the Tour de France but what about the white jersey? It’s easy to miss, especially if you don’t stick around to watch more than the podium for the stage winner and the yellow-jersey presentation.

• 9 Things from This Year’s Eurobike That Stuck With Me

  August 10, 2022 at 11:21 am5 min reading

  Socialising and Culture

  The first Eurobike in Frankfurt is now history. Over 60,000 visitors turned up to explore new trends in the cycling industry. This is what We Love Cycling’s ambassador Richard Gasperotti picked from the immense flood of new goods.

• The Route of the 2022 La Vuelta a España in Detail

  August 9, 2022 at 1:10 pm5 min reading

  Road cycling

  The 77th edition of the Spanish Grand Tour will start on Friday, 19th August, from the Dutch city of Utrecht, and will conclude on 11th September in Madrid, Spain. Over 21 stages, we’ll see nine high-altitude finales, five of which are new to La Vuelta,…