What a race. Tadej Pogačar became the first male rider since Stephen Roche to win the Triple Crown. The first to ever do it was Eddy Merckx, who won the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France, and the rainbow jersey in 1974. But Pogi’s win on Sunday was one for the ages. Sunday’s conclusion to […]

I’ve been using the Cycplus AS2 PRO mini tire inflator on my bike tires for a few weeks now, and am satisfied it’s compact size, portability, and ease of use make it worth having along on my rides, and a nice improvement over the old manually operated mini-pump I used to carry. Here’s a closer […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Swenson all-but wraps the men’s series with his fourth victory of the season while De Crescenzo defends her Trinidad title in style Swenson Takes Command at the Life Time Rad Dirt Fest Keegan Swenson all-but wrapped up the 2024 men’s Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda by soloing to his fourth victory […]

EUROTRASH Monday has all the news from the men’s and women’s Elite, U19 and U23 World road championships – Results, reports, rider quotes and video action from Zurich. Tadej Pogačar equals Eddy Merckx and Stephen Roche with his solo victory in Zurich – TOP STORY. Rider news: Muriel Furrer dies after crash in the junior […]

ZURICH, Switzerland – September 29, 2024 – The 2024 UCI Road and Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, concluded on Sunday with the highly anticipated Elite Men’s Road Race. Riders faced a challenging 273.9 kilometer course, which included seven laps of the technical Zurich circuit. Team USA was represented by eight riders: Matteo Jorgenson (Boise, Idaho; […]

It has been 37 years since Stephen Roche became the second male rider after Eddy Merckx to win cycling’s Triple Crown–the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the rainbow jersey–but on Sunday’s conclusion to the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, Tadej Pogačar entered the Pantheon of greats. The Slovenian went to […]

World Championship Race Report: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) won the men’s World championship road race in Zurich on Sunday. The Slovenian attacked with just under 100 kilometres to go and rode the last 50 kilometres solo. Ben O’Connor (Australia) took the silver medal. The sprint for third place went to Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands). *** […]

We keep hearing how diet and nutrition are more important than ever in pro cycling, but Canada’s Mike Woods (Israel – Premier Tech) took that to the next level in the early kilometres of the road worlds in Zurich. The national champion was spotted eating some lunch out of Tupperware with a spoon, both hands […]

The 2024 world championships conclude on Sunday with the elite men’s road race. Tadej Pogačar, who recently dominated at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, is hoping to become only the third cyclist in history to win cycling’s Triple Crown. That means winning the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and the road world championships. […]

Ah, mountains! Perhaps they share only with the sea something that universally arouses us to flights of poetry and fancy. Naturalist John Muir wrote in his journal: “We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” And mountains have a […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Lotte Kopecky Defends World Champion Title Chloe Dygert Sprints to Silver Lotte Kopecky is an elite  cycling world champion for the second consecutive year. The 28-year-old Belgian from Team SD Worx-Protime was the fastest in the final sprint ahead of Chloe Dygert and Elisa Longo-Borghini. On the tricky Zurich course, […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Beauty is More than Skin Deep Once you get past the rugged good looks of this new machine, there’s even more to admire. Let’s do a little digging and see what’s different about this Mooncool e-bike. Power to Spare           This beautiful new Mooncool CG2 is […]

ZURICH, Switzerland – September 28, 2024 – The 2024 UCI Road and Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland continued Saturday morning with the Elite Women’s Road Race, covering a total distance of 154.1 kilometers. Among the 197 riders at the start, seven represented the United States.    Under rainy skies in Uster, the Elite Women’s […]

After defending her rainbow jersey, Lotte Kopecky reflected on the tragedy of junior cyclist Muriel Furrer, who died following a crash during the road race. The elite women and under-23 worlds began with a minute of silence for Furrer, casting a shadow over the event. Kopecky expressed her disbelief and condolences to Furrer’s family, stating, […]

On a wet Saturday chockablock with attacks, Lotte Kopecky defended her world title in Zürich, Switzerland, winning a six-up sprint. Busy all day, the Dutch were shut out of the elite medals but won the U23 championship through Puck Pieterse. Magdeleine Vallieres was top Canadian at 14th, while Ava Holmgren’s 22nd was fourth in the […]

World Championship Race Report: Lotte Kopecky is World road champion for the second time. The Belgian looked to be out of the top results in the final, but came back into the race in an extremely exciting finish. She then sprinted to victory. Chloé Dygert (USA) was second, Elisa Longo Borghini third. Only 24 riders […]

Worlds’24 Roadside: As we get ready for the 2024 World championships in Zurich, we look back ten years with Ed Hood when he was ‘Roadside’ at the 2014 Worlds in Ponferrada, Northern Spain, where he filled his camera’s memory. On his journey home he picked out his favourite photos from behind the scenes on the […]

Nestled in the heart of Kamloops, British Columbia, the Kamloops Bike Ranch has become a hub for mountain biking enthusiasts around the world. Cheryl Beattie, president of the Kamloops Performance Cycling Centre (KPCC) and one of the original members of the Bike Ranch inception team, recalls the park’s humble beginnings. “The Ranch is a 26-hectare […]

There’s been a lot of discussion about the under-23 category of late—but the bigger question is, what exactly is the under-23 champion the champion of? The under-23 category in cycling was introduced to bridge the gap between junior and elite racing, offering young riders a dedicated space to develop before transitioning to the professional ranks. […]

On Friday, the Union Cycliste Internationale announced it will offer financial incentives for information leading to the identification of individuals using technology on bicycles to cheat. The rewards would be for tips about the “use of engines or other methods of propelling bicycles.” Over the years, there have been numerous rumours about motorized cheating in […]

Teaching bike maintenance to Indigenous youth has many benefits. In southern Manitoba, Peter Loewen, the owner of Country Cycle, is doing more than just running a bike shop. He’s teaching bike maintenance to Indigenous youth. Using his passion for cycling he’s creating a lasting impact on Indigenous communities through a grassroots program. His journey began […]

In this week’s AIRmail newsletter, The Outer Line takes an in-depth look at: Changing media rights, where is Lappartient focused? Worlds get going, is there really a “youth movement” in cycling? New doping accusations… # Catch up on pro cycling – and its context within the broader world of sports – with AIRmail … Analysis, […]

Swiss Jan Christen rode his heart out on a day when his country, and cycling itself, mourned the loss of Muriel Furrer. German Niklas Behrens beat Slovakian Martin Svrček in a two-up sprint to take the 2024 under-23 road world title, with Christen finishing fourth. Despite a very difficult start to the day, he came […]

On a dark day of mourning in Zürich, Switzerland, German Niklas Behrens beat Slovakian Martin Svrček in a two-up sprint to take the 2024 U23 road world title. Michael Leonard was the top Canadian in 77th. The Course Each road race route of the 2024 Worlds included some combination of the circuit around Lake Greifen […]

With the UCI Mountain Bike world cup coming to Lake Placid, New York this weekend, Mount Van Hoevenburg went all out to prepare a track worthy of the world’s best. Working all summer long, they finally had riders test it in late August. Whether simply being diplomatic or not is tough to say, but they […]