It has been a long couple of months. Hundreds of events have been cancelled, training has had to be moved inside, and the full impact of the pandemic on the economic viability of various teams, not to mention the ultimate impact on the sport, remains…
Thomas Stevens was born in England. At the age of 17, he moved to San Francisco – a city that introduced him to bicycles. The young fella then learned how to tame a penny-farthing; skill that would change his life for good. In 1885, Thomas…
There’s a lot of conflicting research on low-calorie sweeteners like sucralose. Some shows it disrupts metabolism and promotes obesity and diabetes but other research shows very little impact of these sweeteners on metabolism and even positive effects on weight loss. Thankfully, we now have a…
The UCI has released a detailed racing calendar for the rest of the year. Dozens of races were cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus crisis. The governing body will now try to squeeze as many races as possible into the period between August 1…
Professional biker Richard Gasperotti and his friends came back from this trip just a few days before Europe ended up in a lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As their destination was the mountains of Croatia, the forgotten minefields planted there back in the 90s…
Home cooking is the best way to ensure a healthy diet. Now that we all have some extra time to spend at home, we might as well use it to improve our culinary skills. Let’s start this series with two simple lunches that are easy…
There hasn’t been much good news coming out of the Middle East in a long time – from anywhere, actually – and the age-old animosities between Israelis and Palestinians continue to simmer. But behind the scenes, things are a little different. Initiatives of all sorts…
A wonderful tool for building confidence, friendship, and strength, cycling is an empowering endeavour for anyone who climbs into the saddle. Unfortunately, as is the case in many other athletic, professional, and social environments, women continue to be underrepresented in cycling. Although as a society,…
