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Girmay attracting the world’s top teams after breakthrough win
'Ineos don't need another hot talent, but that is unlikely to stop them from securing Girmay if they want to.'
Bobby & Jens: Fabian Cancellara
The master of the cobbles and time trials joins the show
Canyon-SRAM’s Tiff Cromwell designs helmet color scheme for F1 driver Valtteri Bottas
Pro cyclist racing at Amstel Gold adds a touch of home to the helmet worn by boyfriend at Australian GP.
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Bobby & Jens: Fabian Cancellara
The master of the cobbles and time trials joins the show.
Chann McRae and his journey from the police beat to a DS role inside the team car
Chann McRae will take a break from the City of Austin police department this summer to ease back into the role as sport director for Roxo Racing.
The healing power of a simple bike ride
A ride to quiet the mind was the best gift I could have given myself.
Wet and wild in Scotland’s west: Exploring Argyll’s islands by bike
If you're in the market for a cycling adventure (and you don't mind a bit of rain), the Inner Hebrides has plenty to offer.
Coming around to the Classics
Learning to love cycling beyond the Tour de France
Nerd Alert podcast: Inside the mind of mad scientist custom builder Rob English
What makes English tick, and where does he get his ideas from?
A Ukrainian’s story of a war and a bike
Artur Edamov is a Ukrainian cyclist living in Kharkiv. Through his camera and his words, this is his story.
Ten Takeaways From a Wild Tour of Flanders
Breaking down the key points from a king-making monument.
CyclingTips Podcast: Key moments from the Tour of Flanders
And how Flanders Classics is helping grow women's cycling.
Analysis: 2022 Tour of Flanders in the rearview mirror
Tadej Pogačar revives tradition of grand tour winners as serious cobbled classics contenders.
Aérogramme Podcast: Tour of Flanders
Pogačar is human after all, and what else we learned at the season’s second monument.
Places of cycling: the arrival of spring
Ten years ago, David Hockney put on a blockbuster exhibition called A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy in London.
Flanders in America
Take a trip to Pennsylvania and what many consider the "Flanders of America".
Jorgen Leth Looks Back on 40 Years of Paris-Roubaix
The legendary film “A Sunday In Hell,” the quintessential documentary on the Paris-Roubaix classic.
Freewheeling Podcast: The best Tour of Flanders ever? Perhaps.
SD Worx definitely knows how to play the numbers game.
Tour of Flanders: Brodie Chapman continues standout classics as FDJ puts three in the top-10
The Australian rider has been one of the star performers during the 2022 classics.
Sweary, teary, and so very tired: Fred Wright was the revelation of Flanders
Britain's new Classics contender left it all out on the road. Empty at the finish line, he held back happy tears.
Why the iconic Muur is so essential to the Tour of Flanders mystique
Though it's not in the race for 2022, we look back at the climb simply known as the Muur.
CyclingTips Podcast: Tour of Flanders Preview
What will we do without Wout?
Bobby & Jens: Ian Boswell
The ex-WorldTour rider on gravel racing and figuring out life after achieving your childhood dream.
What does it take to ride one million vertical meters in a year? We asked the guy who’s trying
Ultra-cyclist Jack Thompson will complete one Everest (that's 8,848m) per week plus some. He tells us why — and how.
VN Archives: Belgian fans in Flanders fields
An opus on Belgian cycling culture.
Netflix expects full transparency at the Tour de France, no matter the controversy
Streaming platform insists that transparency and full access are vitally important to the project.
Peter Sagan takes the ‘Proust Questionnaire’
Who does the three-time world champion most admire? What makes him happiest? And what qualities does he most value in others?
Win It Weekly: MRP Baxter gravel suspension fork
Greatly expand the capability, comfort, and speed of your gravel bike with an MRP Baxter suspension fork!
VN Archives: Mapei back on track in Flanders
Johan Museeuw power like a locomotive to his third Tour of Flanders victory in 1998.
Startt gallery: Behind The Scenes with Puncheur – the Belgian street art collective
Is it street art? Graffiti? Or just another way to express a love of bike racing and for bike racers?
Nerd Alert podcast: High-end aluminum bikes and dropper posts for everyone?
Plus, ever wonder what word sets off Zach?
Watch: Mbogi Amani | It’s time to change the face of cycling
After the success of the Migration Gravel Race, 13 East African riders now have the opportunity to compete at off-road events around the world under the banner of Team Amani. This is their story.
Podcast: Biniam Girmay, Flanders favorites, and pro mechanic tips for everyday riders
"I don't like to be the famous guy," Biniam Girmay said after winning Gent-Wevelgem. Well, he's famous now.
Ten Takeaways: A Cinderella Story at Gent–Wevelgem
The cobbled classic served up a stunning upset win & held plenty of clues regarding who to watch at next weekend's Tour of Flanders
CyclingTips Podcast: A jam-packed week of Belgian Classics
And Bernal is back to riding on the road!
Success after setbacks: Eddie Dunbar delivers on his potential with breakthrough win
Eddie Dunbar finally clocked up his first professional victory at the Coppi e Bartali. The Irishman spoke to VeloNews about the setbacks he has faced and his belief that the best is yet to come.
Biniam Girmay’s History Making Gent Wevelgem | Aérogramme Podcast
Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay is now a spring classic winner at Gent-Wevelgem!
Inside gravel’s ongoing quest to be the discipline for everyone
How new events like Grounded Nebraska and Core4 build on the successes — and learn from the mistakes — of veteran races.
Freewheeling Podcast: SD Worx threw everything they had at Gent-Wevelgem
It's a new era for the sprinters.
The Women’s WorldTour and the Tour de France Effect
Words by Amy Jones w/images from Chris Auld
Bobby & Jens: Matteo Jorgenson
The up and coming American is finding his way in the pro peloton.
Bobby & Jens: Matteo Jorgenson
The up-and-coming American on Movistar Team is finding his way in the pro peloton.
Confusion at De Panne Mirrors Chaos To Come
By William Fotheringham
The monument that wasn’t
Words by Paul Maunder with illustrations from Matthew Burton
Throwback Thursday: Gent-Wevelgem now ranks up there with the best
A rescheduling to Sunday, a longer distance and a homage to World War I have helped elevate the status of Gent-Wevelgem on the international calendar.
Podcast: Matej Mohorič’s MSR-winning power numbers, dropper post, and tactics
Jim Cotton and Ben Delaney break down the key points of MIlan-San Remo, comparing Matej Mohorič's power to that of Mathieu van der Poel.
The Outer Line: The ‘Relegation Watch’ and what it means for WorldTour licenses
Each team that receives a WorldTour license in 2023 ensures its future for at least three years.
Watch: Wahoo Frontiers: 24 Hours At Old Pueblo
Multi-discipline cyclists Amity Rockwell, Lauren Cantwell, Maude Farrell, and Caroline Dezendorf show that racing bikes and having fun are not mutually exclusive.
The Grind: Bahati Foundation to bring six kids to SBT GRVL
Bahati Foundation continues its work in introducing young people to new opportunities — this time on gravel in Colorado.
Nerd Alert podcast: Confused about tubeless and tire pressures? You’re not alone.
Join Dave Rome, James Huang and Josh Poertner as they discuss all things from hookless road woes, tyre pressure calculators, and how tyre sealants work (or don’t) at road pressures.
Lachlan Morton is redefining what it means to be a professional rider
'Ultimately he’s creating his own path and as a team, we’re lucky to have him,' Vaughters told VeloNews.
CyclingTips Podcast: The Milan-San Remo descent even more critical in recent years
James weighs in on how a dropper seat post helped Mohorič win Milan-San Remo.
Commentary: Liv Cycling’s ‘epic’ commitment to women on bikes
Pro rider Kaysee Armstrong writes from South Africa, where she and three Liv riders are racing the Cape Epic, with the support of three female staffers.
Milano-Sanremo Breakdown: Pre-Race Favorites Foiled by Patience, Skill & Nerves of Steel
After the favorites are once again left with nothing to show for their efforts, we get yet another example that it is better to fly under the radar in modern cycling
Aérogramme: Milan–San Remo 2022
La Primavera Delivers the Thrills
Freewheeling Podcast: Trek-Segafredo had a plan at Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Should there be a women's Milano-San Remo?
Matej Mohoric’s storming success in Milan-San Remo proved a long time in the making and served to further emphasise the growing dominance of Slovenian racers across the World Tour.
The 27 year old won the longest stage in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, the longest stage of the 2021 Tour de France, and also the longest stage of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana.
Places of Cycling: In Pursuit of Edward Thomas
Words by Paul Maunder w/images from Getty Images
Bobby & Jens: Johan Museeuw
The Lion of Flanders looks back on his illustrious career.
Bobby & Jens: Johan Museeuw
The ‘Lion of Flanders’ looks back on his illustrious career.
VN Archives: Eddy Merckx’s hard road to Milan-San Remo in 1972
Eddy Merckx was famous for his dominance, but in 1972 Roger de Vlaeminck, Frans Verbeek and Raymond Poulidor were often on the top of the podium.
Watch: Lion Man — Gino Bartali: The war years
The new documentary from Laurens ten Dam's Live Slow Ride Fast media sets out to explore the lasting legacy of the Italian cyclist and war hero.
Trastevere Calcio | What We Dig
Give the tiny clubs some love!
Gallery: Inside L39ion of Los Angeles at Valley of the Sun
American Olympian Gavin Hoover provides his first-person account of his first race with his new team, L39ion of Los Angeles.
Specialized’s founder Mike Sinyard steps down as CEO, appoints former Dyson executive
After 48 years at the helm, Sinyard is taking a chairman role.
Sound Bikes with Antonio Colombo
By James Startt | From Issue 107
Nerd Alert podcast: Finding the best chain lube for your needs
A deep dive on chain lube selection with Adam Kerin of Zero Friction Cycling
VN Archives: Oscar Freire nips a celebrating Erik Zabel at Milan-San Remo
Freire has the final word after Zabel prematurely uncorks the San Remo bubbly in 2004.
Looking for the spirit of gravel? Hint: go on a shakeout ride
Shakeout rides — the group rides that happen before and after an event — are wildly popular in gravel. I went on three of them at The Mid South to find out why.
Podcast: Why The Mid South matters as the first Monument of Gravel
Race promoter Bobby Wintle is the volcanic center of energy at The Mid South, which kicked off the gravel season in earnest on March 12.
Dua Lipa’s custom cycling shoes are mind-blowing
The continent-hopping, time-crunched story of a custom pair of cycling shoes for a pop megastar.
Win It Weekly: Kulkea OTRmost Prize Pack
Enter for your chance to win a gear bag, hydration backpack, and tool roll.
Ten Takeaways: Primož Roglič Stumbles, Wout van Aert Saves the Day & Tadej Pogačar Dominates
Breaking down the biggest takeaways from the final weekend of Paris-Nice & Tirreno-Adriatico
CyclingTips Podcast: What are the chances Pogačar wins Milan-Sanremo?
Plus, Lorena Wiebes seems unbeatable in a sprint after her performance at Ronde van Drenthe.