Features

The invisible hand of speed: How cars and motorcycles shape pro racing
The invisible hand of speed: How cars and motorcycles shape pro racing
From slipstreams to close calls, motorcycles and cars have long influenced the outcome — and the danger — of the peloton By MICHAEL BARRY for Canadian Cycling Magazine   Vehicles... Read more...
Riding Forward: The Evolution of the Women’s Tour de France and the Rise of Women’s Cycling
Riding Forward: The Evolution of the Women’s Tour de France and the Rise of Women’s Cycling
In this inspiring reflection, Olympian and former pro cyclist Dede Barry traces the incredible evolution of the Women’s Tour de France—from its overlooked beginnings to its modern-day revival as a... Read more...
In The News, July 2025
In The News, July 2025
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact: One mile on a bike is a $.42... Read more...
Celebrating Women's Professional Cycling: Breakaway Femmes Screening in Toronto
Celebrating Women's Professional Cycling: Breakaway Femmes Screening in Toronto
A documentary on the 1980s women's Tour de France that includes some notable Canadian and American pioneers of women's cycling Breakaway Femmes, is a film that tells the story of... Read more...
A rider’s long wait for the Grand Départ at the Tour
A rider’s long wait for the Grand Départ at the Tour
A professional cyclist’s longest days of the season are often the few days before a Grand Tour, where they sit around a hotel, often in a sleepy suburb or business... Read more...
Performance and the Power meter
Performance and the Power meter
How the advances of data analysis have helped…and hindered the sport Bike racers at every level of the sport are now breaking records in all disciplines whether the track, road... Read more...
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ketone Supplementation and Performance Optimization with Dr. Peter Hespel
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ketone Supplementation and Performance Optimization with Dr. Peter Hespel
World-renowned sports scientist Dr. Peter Hespel explains the potential benefits of ketone supplementation for athletes. Topics: Nutritional Supplements   In this week’s episode, we talk with world-renowned sports scientist, Dr.... Read more...
Gravel Racing: Its Origins and Its Evolution
Gravel Racing: Its Origins and Its Evolution
By Michael Barry In the hotel restaurant, teammates sat quietly around the table as the rising sun sliced a shaft of light through the window. Some sipped coffee, others munched... Read more...
Youth Rising
Youth Rising
By Michael Barry Traditionally, the path to becoming a professional cyclist with a long and successful career followed a structured progression. Skipping steps in that process was thought to be... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Praderio. Gallarate, Italy. 1950
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Praderio. Gallarate, Italy. 1950
Gino Bartali's frustrations with the Italian back-peddling derailleurs encouraged him to approach the Vittoria Company, makers of the Margherita derailleur, and propose that he finance the production of a derailleur... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. There is a hot new fitness trend among Olympians in Tokyo: Blood flow restriction... Read more...
In the news
In the news
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. The 2020 Giro d'Italia had one of the most exciting finales in Grand Tour... Read more...