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2024 UCI MTB DH World Series – everything you need to know

The UCI MTB DH World Series kicks off this weekend. Here's who to watch and how.

Fri, May 03, 2024 16:00
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A-Levels, angry sportive riders, and forgetting your gloves at Paris-Roubaix: A beginner’s guide to racing in Europe and the fight to become a pro cyclist

Last week, 18-year-old Patrick Casey finished third at the Eroica Juniors stage race, just two weeks after a blister-filled Paris-Roubaix debut. The Red Bull-backed prospect chats to road.cc about his unusual path to racing in Europe and his pro dreams

Thu, Apr 25, 2024 21:26
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory — when cycling celebrations go wrong

From Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe to amateur gaffes at local races, bike racing has a rich history of leaving would-be winners red-faced

Tue, Apr 16, 2024 11:28
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20 years of the Cape Epic – the evolution of the world’s most ‘epic’ mountain bike race

Steve Thomas was at the first ever Cape Epic and takes us for a ride through its evolution.

Mon, Mar 18, 2024 09:00
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Cape Epic MTB Race 2024 – riders to watch

Everything you need to know about the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world including how to watch.

Tue, Mar 12, 2024 09:29
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Bespoked flashback: check out the smooth-riding Reilly T325D titanium road bike

With the Bespoked handmade bicycle show coming to a new UK venue in 2024, check out this titanium beauty we first saw at the expo five years ago

Tue, Feb 06, 2024 21:45
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What’s in store for cycling in 2024? road.cc shares some two-wheeled prophecies for the year ahead (which may or may not be completely rubbish)

Who’s going to win the Tour de France? What will the next revolutionary tech innovation be? And will a general election usher in a new era for active travel? We go crystal ball gazing…

Fri, Dec 29, 2023 18:00
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Remembering the Trek Madone 9 Series road bike: a bit odd… but very cool

It had its idiosyncrasies – including flip-out 'Vector Wings’ in the head tube – but we wish every new bike offered as many interesting features as the Trek Madone 9 Series did back in 2015

Tue, Nov 21, 2023 21:45
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UCI Gravel World Championships 2023 – how the race was won

With the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships done and dusted we look back at how things unfolded in Italy

Mon, Oct 09, 2023 09:30
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UCI Gravel World Championships 2023 – everything you need to know

A closer look at the route and the potential contenders for the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships

Tue, Sep 26, 2023 14:29
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Jumbo-Visma clean up at the Vuelta – Are they the most dominant cycling team of all time?

After nabbing all three Grand Tours courtesy of Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard, and Primož Roglič, how does the Dutch squad’s 2023 season compare to the sport’s other crushingly oppressive team displays down the years?

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 20:26
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Cape Epic route 2024 – everything you need to know

For its 20th edition, the Cape Epic spans 390 miles through South Africa’s brutal Boland region

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 14:02
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The rise of the cycling multi-disciplinarian

The biggest cycling names now participate across disciplines but what does this new breed of rider mean for the future of the off-road side of our sport?

Wed, Aug 23, 2023 14:06
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Bus sandwiches, hitching lifts, and paying your own way: The not so glamorous life of a small nation at the world championships

While the spotlight tends to fall on the likes of Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky, cycling’s world championships derive much of their colour from the sport’s smaller nations. But what are the challenges they face to compete with the world’s best?

Sun, Aug 20, 2023 19:37
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2023 UCI MTB World Championships – Mathieu van der Poel and his triple-crown ambitions

Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel will attempt to win the Elite UCI XCO World Championship title on the trails of Glentress. Can he do it and is mixing of disciplines the future for competitive cycling?

Tue, Aug 08, 2023 11:13
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Is cycling’s ‘sportswashing’ debate too big to ignore? World Championships protest shines spotlight on less-than-green sponsors

Backing from petrochemicals giants and oil-rich states highlights gap between cycling as sport and riding as transport when it comes to environmental credentials

Mon, Aug 07, 2023 18:08
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Preview: 2023 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships

The full UCI World Cycling Championships (including mountain biking) heads to Scotland this week and we’ve compiled an overview of what to expect and who to watch

Wed, Aug 02, 2023 12:11
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Weird, wonderful (and just plain wrong) bikes & kit of the Tour de France

Check out the cool, clever and just plain bizarre kit, components and rider setups we've spotted at the Tour over the years

Wed, Jul 19, 2023 11:00
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10 ways to make the Tour de France even better — no weight limits, eliminations stages, tandems + more

From dumping that pesky 6.8kg rule to time-handicapped starts and everything in between, here's our (unrealistic) plan to make cycling's biggest race even more of a spectacle

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 14:41
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What do pro riders do on Tour de France rest days?

Here's what the pro riders get up to when they're not racing...

Mon, Jul 10, 2023 11:00
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Tour de France legends: The iconic Puy de Dôme returns to the Tour after 35 years

The long-awaited return of the legendary Massif Central climb, the scene of Raymond Poulidor and Jacques Anquetil’s iconic battle in 1964, adds another layer of nostalgia to the modern Tour de France when stage nine visits on Sunday

Tue, Jul 04, 2023 21:32
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“The Tour de France is bigger than cycling. And we’ve done it”: Record-breaker Mark Cavendish’s greatest ever Tour de France stage wins

To celebrate the Greatest Sprinter of All Time winning a record-breaking 35th Tour stage, we delve into 16 years of groundbreaking success and pick our favourite Cav moments at the Tour

Mon, Jul 03, 2023 14:54
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Who’s going to win the Tour de France? We ask road.cc’s ‘expert’ panel

Pogačar or Vingegaard? Vingegaard or Pogačar? Pogačar or Vingega–…

Fri, Jun 30, 2023 13:45
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Cheating at the Tour de France — a rich history dating back 120 years

Besides doping, since its start the race has seen some egregious and at times ingenious rule-breaking

Wed, Jun 28, 2023 16:23
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2023 Tour de France bikes — your definitive guide to what the top pro cycling teams are riding this year

Take a look at the bikes being ridden in the world's most prestigious bike race, including the secret models that haven't been launched yet

Wed, Jun 28, 2023 11:00
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Check out Fred Wright’s Merida Reacto

Bahrain Victorious rider became British National Road Champion at the weekend and here's the aero road bike he raced to victory...

Tue, Jun 27, 2023 20:45
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Tour de France 2023: The best pros to follow on Strava during the world’s biggest bike race

The yellow jersey contenders, stage hunters, sprinters and home favourites you need to be following this July...

Tue, Jun 27, 2023 12:57
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Nino Schurter bags 34th World Cup win, becomes the GOAT in the process

34 World Cup wins, eight World Cup overall titles, Olympic Gold

Mon, Jun 12, 2023 15:28
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Tour de France 2023: From Bilbao to Paris, our stage-by-stage guide to cycling’s biggest race

A brutal opening week, visits to all five of France’s mountain ranges, and just 22km against the clock – here’s everything you need to know

Sat, Jun 10, 2023 14:52
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Gravel racing – what’s next for cycling’s fastest growing discipline?

We sat down with gravel event organisers to talk about the appeal and future of gravel racing

Wed, Jun 07, 2023 11:03
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