The protagonists who will animate the Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and the other Spring Classics will fine tune their fitness and test their legs in less prestigious races…
Building A Dream
A plate of half eaten nachos sat on the table, Doug leaned back and quoted W.P Kinsellaâs book, Shoeless Joe, âIf you build it, they will come.â It wasnât the…
Rivals and Friends
Every winter, teams from all over the world travel to warmer climates to train for the coming races. For 10 to 14 days, the riders spend every hour of the…
Extremes
In much of North America, snow is continuing to fall. We ride indoors, ski, skate, run, and workout in the gym in order to maintain some level of fitness, while…
Narrow vs Wide Tires
For ages, cyclists assumed that narrower tires were better. Time trial bikes were fitted with 19mm tires, as we thought that they would slice through the air better than a…
E-bikes: The Motor Scooter Masquerade.
Riding along the bike path to the heart of the city, several electric bikes pass me, giving me a slight startle each time as their silence allows for no warning…
Builders and Artists
Bicycles are not only vehicles and sports equipment, theyâre sometimes viewed as pieces of art. Many frame builders make bicycles so elegant that they can be hung on dining room…
The Grass Track
Traffic in large cities has made teaching children to ride bicycles difficult. Allowing them to venture around the block on a bicycle alone, as past generations did, is worrisome for…
Health
The global reach of professional cycling extends further with each passing season. The World Tour peloton begins the racing season in Australia in January and finishes in China in late…
Cross Training
While the WorldTour professionals ride day-after-day in southern Europe, and the American pro teams accumulate hours in California or Arizona, most cyclists are stuck in their basements logging…
Six Days
In Ghent, Belgium, the low thunder of the cyclists racing into the wooden banking of the velodrome is unheard over the festivities in the track center. AÂ Â DJ spins a…
A Miserable Ride
âThis is the stupidest f*cking event Iâve ever been in. Mike, you are f*cking mad. Iâll never ride it again,â Keith said. His bike was coated in a thick…