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Tadej Pogačar’s so fast that even Colnago is battling to keep up with him Sponsored

Aero bikes, aero bikes everywhere… This year’s scorchingly fast Tour de France is shaping up to be one of the quickest ever. But are bike brands struggling to keep pace with modern cycling’s rapid racing revolution? We talked to Colnago’s lead engineer about how the peloton’s current crop is pushing their equipment to the limit

Fri, Jul 17, 2026 18:21

Is Tadej Pogačar being unfairly criticised for simply trying to win the Tour de France?

Tapas, tension, thrillers, tempestuous temperatures, and team time trials… There have been a lot of talking points during the first week of this year’s Tour. And we’ve got them all covered as the road.cc Podcast hits the roads of France (and a bit of Spain)

Thu, Jul 09, 2026 09:18

“My husband said I made it look too easy. But I was having a great time”: North Coast 500 record breaker Caroline Livesey on Scottish downpours, rescue rice puddings, and the joy of cycling

“Who wouldn’t want to go out for a bike ride and get cheered on as they’re riding, you know?”

Fri, Jun 26, 2026 17:34

Victoria Pendleton: “I wish I could be part of Team GB now. But someone had to go out there and do it first. I’ll take the hit”

The double Olympic gold medallist and nine-time world champion discusses fear and a little less loathing in British Cycling

Fri, May 22, 2026 11:55

Big Mac recons, broken radios, and never giving up: Inside Picnic PostNL’s classics campaign

As this year’s cobbled classics campaign built to a crescendo, we joined former Paris-Roubaix podium finisher Pfeiffer Georgi and her team for a behind-the-scenes look at the Queen of the Classics… and got trapped in a fast-food drive-through in the process

Mon, May 04, 2026 14:25

How to prepare for Paris-Roubaix: Alex Dowsett’s tech guide to the cobbled classics + Reflections on cycling’s Holy Week

Get the rosary beads out, it’s time to genuflect at the altar of Flemish bike racing…

Sat, Apr 11, 2026 17:03

“The day after a classic, I was dead. He’s playing golf!” Adrie van der Poel on Mathieu’s chances of making Tour of Flanders history, Tadej Pogačar, and remembering his own Ronde win 40 years on

In 1986, Adrie van der Poel beat Sean Kelly to win the Tour of Flanders. This Sunday, his son can make history by becoming the Flemish monument’s most successful ever rider. The 66-year-old chats to the road.cc Podcast about the past, the present, and why records don’t matter

Sat, Apr 04, 2026 22:39

Chasing Brennan: Chapels, wonderkids, and Status Quo + The pros discuss race safety (and the UCI’s tech interventions) as the road.cc Podcast hits the Spring Classics

This week’s podcast is all about frites, morning beers, booming techno music, tech regulations, marching bands in retro kits, cobbles, chapels, and errr… Status Quo tribute acts, as we take a trip to Flanders for the classics

Fri, Mar 20, 2026 16:38

Is Shimano’s surprise Tiagra revamp an admission that its CUES project has failed?

Shimano promised to simplify and revolutionise its mid to entry-level components line-up across road and MTB back in 2023... but with the revamp of Shimano Tiagra, it looks like the road groupset hierarchy is, for the most part, going back to how it was (or never really changed in the first place)

Tue, Mar 03, 2026 08:02

‘No, I’m not the new Cycling Mikey’: Britain’s most infamous camera cyclist councillor on holding bad drivers to account, dealing with trolls, and not caring what the Daily Mail thinks

“I’m trying to make things safer for people on the road and if they don’t like it, then that’s their problem”

Thu, Feb 26, 2026 17:59