I can’t believe I’ve been cycling my whole life, yet I’d never been to Roc d’Azur! It’s one of the most famous cycling festivals in the world, and 2025 was the year I finally got to find out what it was all about.
Welcome to another episode of the Škoda We Love Cycling podcast, where we celebrate the season of crisp morning rides, muddy trails, and off-asphalt riding in general. Matt Stephens’ guest this time is a former Swiss mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, Thomas Frischknecht, and you…
Not sure what to do with your bike when the skies open and the trails turn into sludge? In this piece, World Cup cross-country team mechanics Jakub Šulc of Cube Factory Racing and Alejandro Rodriguez of Orbea Fox Factory share their hard-earned secrets for prepping…
This year, the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships won’t hold any punches. For two weeks, the racing will jump from alpine glaciers to ancient castles, from high-speed downhill tracks to marathon routes that stretch across entire valleys. Eight destinations in Valais will host 27 world…
We’re not here to debate climate change. We’ll just point at the thermometer outside, currently trying to grow legs and crawl into the shade. Just like the last few years, summer has arrived with a flamethrower. Sure, dry trails are a nice change after the…
Rules are meant to be broken. Especially when they’re unspoken, impossible to enforce, and no one’s really watching except a confused hiker and an obnoxiously judgemental fly trying to land in your eyes.
Much like the majestic moth, cyclists and MTB riders are drawn to light and warmth. So as the days start growing and the sun starts doing its job, roads, mountain trails, and roadside cafés start brimming up with life—the two-wheeled kind of life. Still, while…
There comes a time when your obsession with MTB finally drives you to build a training plan. After all, pushing yourself without structure can only bring you so far. After a certain point, you need to focus on specifics. You know, the pro stuff.
If you’re a city dwelling mountain biker that lives in an apartment, you know how annoying it can get to wash your bike. Some of you may be lucky enough to live nearby a car wash where you can hose down your bicycle before coming…
