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FTP Tests and Fitness Benchmarks: Should You Do Them in January?
January is peak testing season. New year, clean calendar, fresh legs (or at least fresh intentions). Training platforms prompt it, coaches schedule it, and riders brace themselves for twenty minutes of truth. The question isn’t how to test FTP (Functional Threshold Power). You already know…
Jay Vine Beats the Heat and Survives Kangaroo Attack to Win Santos Tour Down Under
Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) overcame searing heat, two wayward kangaroos, and a lot of team misfortunes to take a dominant victory in the Santos Tour Down Under, the second time the Aussie has won his home race after also grabbing a win in 2023.
Doubles for Record-Breaker van der Poel and Pieterse on Final World Cup Weekend
I’m starting this overview of the weekend’s four World Cup races with Saturday’s Elite Men’s race because it was a remarkably dramatic contest that reminded us of why we love cyclocross and because it demonstrated the overwhelming superiority of Mathieu van der Poel and the…
With Evenepoel Gone, Soudal Quick-Step Reverts to its Former DNA
Every team wants to have a superstar because superstars win and attract sponsors, who bring money, and fans, who buy lots of team merchandise. But having a superstar in your squad is not without its risks because, unless you have enough other riders also capable…
Best Tyres for Winter Conditions: How to Choose and What to Ride in 2026
Congrats, folks! We have almost made it through the first month of the year and are that much closer to the sweet days of spring. We are not there yet, though, and the adventure of winter cycling still has plenty to offer.
Digitalisation Is Taking Over E-Cycling: Do You Want It?
Just like in many other areas of human activity, cycling is becoming increasingly intertwined with digitalisation. It’s no longer just about the pure experience of riding a bike. It’s about data that helps you while you ride, and about the data your ride itself generates…
Strong Friendships Might Be Your Best Anti-Ageing Tool
Cyclists often judge ageing by familiar markers: slower climbs, a higher resting heart rate, a stubborn FTP. A new study suggests we should also pay attention to something less obvious but just as powerful for health: the strength of our relationships. The people you ride…
Indoor Cycling Personalities, Ranked by Chaos
Indoor cycling strips away the distractions of nature, conversation, and wind. What remains is pure, unfiltered chaos. Magnified by a fan that sounds like a jet engine and a towel that gave up two intervals ago.
Winter Riding: The Science of Being Slow in Winter
If you feel slow on the bike in winter, you are not alone, and you are not suddenly out of shape. The cold changes how your body, your bike and even the road behave. Let’s take a closer look at why winter riding feels so…
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Training Like a Pro?
It starts innocently. Someone mentions a training block. Another casually drops their HRV score like it’s small talk. Before you know it, your group chat is full of lactate thresholds, recovery metrics, and arguments about the correct zone for threshold work (Zone 3? Zone 4?…
Rüegg Outlasts UAE Team ADQ to Win Tour Down Under Again
The combination of defending champion Noemi Rüegg and reigning road race world champion Magdeleine Vallieres (both EF Education–Oatly) proved too much for their rivals on the deciding third, and final lap, of the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under, which was decided by the final climb…
Same Old, Same Old: Van der Poel, Brand Win Benidorm World Cup
Mathieu van der Poel wasn’t going to race at Benidorm on Sunday, but his friends talked him into it, and Lucinda Brand was coming off two straight defeats, so she had something to prove. But whatever the motive, the two dominant cyclocross riders of the…