Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia takes riders back over the mythic Colle della Finestre – a beast of a climb – 18km with the last 8km on gravel – on a stage or 205km from Verres to Sestriere.  It’s been the sight of both suffering and glory – Chris Froome basically won the […]

Two more exciting stages of the Giro d’Italia, where Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz have been going at it toe-to-toe – Stage reports, results, rider thoughts and video. Who is going to take the final overall honours? TOP STORY: Johan Bruyneel sees a clear favourite for final victory in the Giro d’Italia Rider news: […]

Remember the last time you went on a great bike ride? It could be a peaceful morning cruise through your neighbourhood or an adventure on a mountain trail that left you breathless and exhilarated. For generations, cyclists have shared these magical moments through stories, photos, and the occasional scraped knee tale at the local bike […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 17 Race Report: Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) had a bad day on Tuesday and lost a little time, but on stage 17 he showed he was far from beaten in this Giro d’Italia. The Mexican won the stage by jumping away from his main challenger, Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), in […]

Summer is on the way (allegedly) in the Northern hemisphere and there is nothing better than some new kit for the warmer days. Pas Normal Studios sent me their Mechanism kit in their new colours for 2025: Bib shorts in khaki green and short sleeve jersey in light indigo, plus their sleeveless base layer and […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 16 Race Report: Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia turned the GC of the Italian Grand Tour upside down. Of the favourites for the final victory, Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) was the strongest. The Ecuadorian rode away on the final climb and nearly took the pink jersey from Isaac Del Toro (UAE […]

TOOLBOX: VO2 priming, also known as pre-conditioning, is a training technique utilized in sports performance to optimize aerobic capacity and enhance endurance. By engaging in brief, high-intensity exercise prior to the main training session or competition, athletes aim to stimulate physiological adaptations that improve the body’s ability to utilize oxygen more efficiently during subsequent exercise. […]

The sporting world has a huge summer ahead of it. In football, the revamped FIFA Club World Cup will take centre stage. At the same time, in the fight game, a plethora of huge showdowns featuring the likes of Sean O’Malley, Ilia Topuria, and Khamzat Chimaev will all be settled in the Octagon. But the […]

2025 Giro d’Italia Final Week Route Preview: The final week of all Grand Tours is the most important and usually the most decisive, and in the case of the Giro d’Italia, the hardest. The 2025 giro is still wide open with no obvious winner, yet. We dissect the stages of the last week and look […]

Another full EUROTRASH bag Monday: Four more stages of the Giro d’Italia as Isaac Del Toro takes control and Marlen Reusser won the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas – All the reports, results, video and rider quotes. Plus the USA Pro Road National Championships 2025. TOP STORY: Mark Cavendish has a new challenge, but is mainly […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 15 Race Report: The mountain stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, that crossed the Monte Grappa, was won by Carlos Verona of Lidl-Trek. The Spaniard rode away from the eleven riders in the ‘break of the day’ at the foot of the final climb. The Spaniard was on his own when he […]

Since its inception in 1911, the Giro d’Italia has been won more than once by 22 riders but, surprisingly, only eight of those riders have managed to win consecutive races. In the postwar period, only Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain have managed so far. Oh, and a somewhat lesser figure in racing lore-Franco […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Race Report: Kasper Asgreen (EF Education-EasyPost) soloed to victory on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia in Novo Gorica. The Dane was off the front for 180 kilometres with the break of the day before he rode solo to the finish on Saturday. Not far behind him, Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) brought […]

Ed and Martin jumped off at the deep-end, first day at the Giro 2015 and they went for the hardest day with, arguably, the hardest climb of this years race. The Passo del Mortirolo strikes fear into the heart of many a bike rider. The boys find out why. In January we lost our friend […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 13 Race Report: Mads Pedersen won the thirteenth stage, his fourth stage victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia. The Dane beat Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) in a thrilling sprint on a stiff uphill finish in Vicenza. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) finished third and held onto his […]

Gear Break: Topeak E-Booster digital electric pump, new Canyon Ultimate and Endurance bikes adopt pace bar handlebar tech from the Aeroad, meet the Wahoo TRACKR RADAR, fizik Vega Carbon: Engineered from the sole up for peak performance and ultimate control, Pas Normal Studios launches SS25 T.K.O. Collection: A dance between motion and sound & Strava […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 12 Race Report: Visma | Lease a Bike’s Olav Kooij won the bunch sprint at the end of the twelfth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday. The fast-finisher beat Casper van Uden (Team Picnic PostNL) and Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) in Viadana. The overall stayed the same with Isaac Del Toro […]

Another full EUROTRASH Thursday: Two more stages of the Giro d’Italia – A time trial and a hilly stage to shake things up a bit. All the news from Italy with video, race reports, results and what the riders think. Plus the USA Time Trial Titles – Pro Road National Championships 2025. TOP STORY: The […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 11 Race Report: The hilly stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia was won by Richard Carapaz (EF Education.EasyPost). The Ecuadorian rode away from the other favourites on the final climb and then soloed to victory. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) led-in a chase group 10 seconds later, to hold the leader’s […]

I like Santini clothing, this goes back to when I started ‘proper’ cycling and there wasn’t much choice in kit and Italian bike clothing was so rare and special and usually expensive. Santini has that Italian style and cut was only a dream. These days Santini still has the style, but is easily available and […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 10 Race Report: Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) was the surprise winner of the second individual time trial stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia. The Dutch time trial champion beat the obvious pre-stage favourite; Joshua Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers) in Pisa. In the battle for the overall, Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) put up the best […]

Track cycling is one of the most exhilarating and strategic forms of cycling. It displays the raw power, speed, and accuracy of the track cyclist. This fast-paced sport showcases several racing formats performed on a steeply banked indoor cycling track. In order to win, you require great individual strength as well as good teamwork. From […]

Riding ultra-endurance events or an extended bikepacking trip can be quite a bit different from a big day out that ends up back in the comforts of home. What are some of the mindset tips and mental strategies to get you through? Since I got into bikepacking back in 2021, every year has featured one […]

2025 Giro d’Italia Second Week Route Preview: The middle week of any Grand Tour can be a bit of a stepping-stone the the decisive final and usually very hard final week. The Giro d’Italia organisers have thrown in a varied selection o stages to keep everyone happy. A fast time trial, two sprinters stages, two […]

All the fun of the weekend’s stages of the Giro d’Italia – with gravel! Also video, race reports, results and rider quotes from the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque and the Rund um Köln. TOP STORY: Wout van Aert takes his first win of 2025 – His 50th victory Rider news: Johan Bruyneel: “Without Hindley, Primoz […]