A Spanish professional cyclist has been disqualified from a race in China for an “inappropriate” post on social media.Mario Aparicio, riding for Burgos Burpellet BH, was competing in the 2.2 ranked Tour of Mentougou where after finishing the first stage, he captioned his Strava file with two emojis of a pig and a flag of China.Mario … Read more
Decathlon’s Van Rysel brand has introduced new home trainers equipped with the new Zwift Cog and Click, giving you full control of Zwift from your handlebars – and they look like great value.2025 Van Rysel D500 trainer with Zwift Click (Image Credit: Van Rysel)Online platform Zwift introduced the Zwift Cog and Click a couple of years … Read more
A trio of Conservative councillors have urged Westminster council to pause plans for London’s new Cycleway 43 to be extended through a street in their ward of Marylebone, saying that it would be “irresponsible” to go ahead before the impact of a fully pedestrianised Oxford Street becomes clear. They also claim residents weren’t properly consulted, and that the scheme … Read more
The UCI Gravel World Championships sees World Tour road racers enter the territory of the gravel pros. The tech choices that pop up are always fascinating and change year to year based on the course. Here is the best of what we found.Nothing to see here 2025 Gravel Worlds Tech Gallery logos being drawn over … Read more
Less than a month after it was reported that Strava was making serious progress towards becoming a public company, its CEO has strongly hinted that this is likely to happen in the not-too-distant future to open up new opportunities for the world’s foremost social fitness app, while falling short of providing specific details or a date. > … Read more
One of the things I like about riding a fair way from home is filling your water bottle up and wondering: I wonder if they have nice tap water round here? So October’s learning is: Yeovil doesn’t have nice tap water. Randonneur round the year 8 – 5 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)A calendar event this month, … Read more
Another unreleased gravel bike, this time from Taiwanese brand Dare, was ridden by Silas Koech of Team Lotto Kern-Haus PSD Bank, at the UCI Gravel Worlds.While Dare doesn’t have a direct UK distributor, its value-focussed pricing in the EU makes it a very interesting brand to keep and eye on.The current gravel bike in Dare’s … Read more
