Repeat after me: KEEN-wah. Again: KEEN-wah. It is spelled q-u-i-n-o-a and if it isn’t already, it should be part of your pre- and post-ride menu all year round.
You set out with the best of intentions. Just a chill ride. Nice and steady. Zone 2. Fat burning. Aerobic base. All the good stuff. You put on your HR strap, sync your Garmin, say a little prayer to the endurance gods and roll out…
For some reason, whenever drafting comes up, people act like it’s exclusive to road racing. As if wind resistance only exists on tarmac. But the truth is, drafting works anywhere there’s air and someone in front of you doing more work than you.
If cycling heaven is winning the Tour de France and hell is climbing the Alpe d’Huez in a torrential downpour, the sport’s limbo must be ending the season without a contract for the coming year.
You’d think the hard part of riding in winter is the weather. It’s not. It’s convincing your mates to join you in this borderline clinically insane experience. Because once the race season ends, everyone turns into a part-time meteorologist and a full-time excuse generator. Suddenly,…
What if eating mindfully and enjoying dessert were both essential for weight control? Two new studies show that the brain’s memory of meals and the way we manage cravings may play a far bigger role in hunger than we realise.
If your bike is from around 2015, chances are its frame geometry feels very different from what you’d find on a new bike today. Back then, the world of road bikes was neatly divided into three categories: race, endurance, and all-road. Looking back, it’s surprising…
If your bike is from around 2015, chances are it still stops the old-fashioned way, with rim brakes, and your wheels are secured with quick-release skewers. For a long time, that setup was the gold standard. It’s light, simple, and easy to service. Back then,…
In 2026, amateur cyclists from around the world will once again have the chance to ride a stage of next year’s Tour de France under the same closed-road conditions as, presumably, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, who between them have won the last six Tours.
At this time of year, change feels like an appropriate theme for reflection. And as cyclists, we are well aware that change isn’t always easy. When it comes to expanding your two-wheel horizons, it can mean shaking up routines, learning new skills, and sometimes risking…
