Tom Pidcock says he wants to become one of the “biggest guys in cycling” as he prepares to take on the world’s best at the World Cyclo-cross Championships. The 21-year-old has spent the winter competing with two of cycling’s most exciting young talents in Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, and has a
Kids’ bikes are great. But, what do most little bikes lack? Provisions for water bottles! Mostly due to the tiny frames lacking the real estate to mount a cage that would actually be accessible, parents are often forced to find other ways to keep their little ones hydrated – including carrying the bottles themselves. But
‘I’m just a kid from Slovenia’: How the Tour de France yellow jersey failed to change the life of Tadej Pogačar Champs-Élysées to be turned into ‘extraordinary garden’ in €200m makeover Tadej Pogačar will defend title at Tour de France 2021 before taking on Vuelta a España
Norwegian Fara Cycling steps up their all-road and gravel bike game with the newly integrated F/AR and its strapless, magnetic quick release bikepacking bags. Developed from the ground up to be a fast mixed-surface endurance bike for anything from weekend rides to ultra-distance racing, the new F|AR fulfills the key goals of Fara’s two-year Oslo
Remembering Gary Wiggins: The late Gary Wiggins’ sister Glenda Hughes, took to social media recently to remind us that some 13 years have passed since the big man from Tasmania died under mysterious circumstances. Wiggins had many sides – depending on how you knew him – which prompted us to re-run our review of his
Rotor’s known more for their oval chainrings, but we’d argue their complete cranksets are very much worth a look, too. They’re sleek, light and stiff…and now there’s an even lighter option: The all-new Rotor Aldhu Carbon comes in at just 260g for the arms, and the rest of the kit doesn’t add much more… Rotor
Elynor Backstedt, 19, is one of Great Britain’s rising stars in road cycling, but she has had to overcome a catalogue of horrific injuries in her bid to be the next big thing. The world junior bronze medallist tells BBC Sport about putting her body on the line and her dream of winning Paris-Roubaix, just
By Katie FalkinghamBBC Sport Last updated on 48 minutes ago48 minutes ago.From the section Cycling BBC Sport’s ‘Generation Next’ follows a group of inspirational young athletes, from a range of backgrounds and sports, as they bid to become our next sporting superstars. Elynor Backstedt was just two when, perched on her grandfather’s shoulders, she watched
Over the past few years, Spinergy has been mounting a comeback. A big part of that has been their entry into the world of gravel. First with the GX, and most recently the GXX, now Spinergy is taking things to the extreme with the GX MAX. As the world of gravel evolves, so must the
Following the release of their all-new convertible full face helmet, the Enduro 4.0, Leatt have added two new gravity-oriented helmets to the Twenty21 line-up. The Leatt Gravity 8.0 and Gravity 1.0 helmets sit at complete opposite ends of the budget spectrum; the former is an all-singing all-dancing DH lid meeting motorcycle safety standards while the
Ex rider interview: Tim Mountford was one of the pioneers of US professional cycling in the 60’s and 70’s; he recently gave freely of his time to tell PEZ about his adventures in what was a golden age for European cycling. In 1970 many Europeans wondered what inspired the talented athlete Tim Mountford from Surf
Pipedream Cycles, fabricators of steel gravel and mountain bikes, have today released a new rigid fork to complement their Sirius hardtail. That said, there is nothing so proprietary about the Pipedream SRS48 fork that limits its use only to Pipedream Cycles frames. Let’s take a look at this new suspension corrected rigid CrMo option from
Ex rider interview: In Part Two of the Tim Mountford story we find out more about his experiences behind the ‘big motors’ and he tells us about some of the secrets to securing race contracts in the European Six Days, his favorite memories of top level track racing, some of the characters he conspired with,
The Moots Vamoots has long been their road race bike, using premium 6/4 titanium tubing to get the lightest frame they could. They introduced a disc brake version in 2013, and then updated it to create an RSL (Race SuperLight) model a few years later. Now, they’ve made a Vamoots RCS version, which stands for
One of the fastest, and easiest tire plugging tools just got better. If you’re not familiar with Dynaplug and you run tubeless tires, well, you should be. They produce beautifully functional tools to get you back on the road or trail after a flat. And their Racer tool made the process even faster thanks to
Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen received death threats following a crash that left a fellow cyclist with serious head injuries. The 27-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider said police protected him and his family after the messages were mailed to him. “[The] police guarded our door. We could no longer spontaneously leave the house,” Groenewegen said. Fabio Jakobsen spent
Time to get a grip? Jones Bikes just launched a handful of new options to help you do just that. Updating the available versions of their Loop handlebar, there’s now a lighter aluminum version plus a full carbon option with a 35mm clamp. Toss on some of their Kraton grips in new colors and an
Having spent my time as an undergraduate studying biochemistry and human metabolism, I found the idea of fasted training an interesting topic and it remains one of my favorite training tactics nearly 4 years later. What is it and is it right for you? Coffee, no food for breakfast In this article, I will review