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Dust, Sunshine, and Cycling Dreams at Roc d’Azur 2025

October 15, 2025 at 3:12 pm2 min reading

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.

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Swiss MTB Legend Thomas Frischknecht: “This sport is beautiful because of the people participating in it.”

October 13, 2025 at 9:41 am2 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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…

Top Mechanics’ Secrets: How to Win a World Cup Race in the Mud

September 9, 2025 at 5:52 am2 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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…

The Fan’s Guide to the 2025 MTB World Championships in Valais

August 29, 2025 at 3:02 pm3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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…

Summer Heat Is in: How to Ride Your MTB During Record Temperatures

August 8, 2025 at 9:16 am4 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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…

Opinion: 9 Unspoken MTB Rules You Should Break

July 3, 2025 at 6:20 am4 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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.

The Fauna of Riding in the Spring: How to Deal with the Early Spring Wildlife

May 27, 2025 at 11:03 am3 min reading

Explore & Travel

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…

Avoiding Common Overtraining Mistakes for MTB Riders

April 23, 2025 at 12:11 pm4 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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.

4 Mountain Bike Cleaning Tips if You Live in an Apartment

April 10, 2025 at 7:50 pm2 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

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…

Internacionales XCO Chelva: Racing Through Challenges, Chaos, and Comebacks

February 18, 2025 at 11:29 am3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

After a long winter of preparation, every cyclist approaches the first races with high expectations. After all, we’ve put in the training hours, so we should be in great shape, right? Well, in my case, things were a little different this year. Post-Paris Olympics, my…

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Dust, Sunshine, and Cycling Dreams at Roc d’Azur 2025

Swiss MTB Legend Thomas Frischknecht: “This sport is beautiful because of the people participating in it.”

Top Mechanics’ Secrets: How to Win a World Cup Race in the Mud

The Fan’s Guide to the 2025 MTB World Championships in Valais

Summer Heat Is in: How to Ride Your MTB During Record Temperatures

Opinion: 9 Unspoken MTB Rules You Should Break

The Fauna of Riding in the Spring: How to Deal with the Early Spring Wildlife

Avoiding Common Overtraining Mistakes for MTB Riders

4 Mountain Bike Cleaning Tips if You Live in an Apartment

Internacionales XCO Chelva: Racing Through Challenges, Chaos, and Comebacks

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Paris-Tour / Paris-Tours Espoirs / Km H/F

Cycling Tour

La Vuelta