Road Racing

These Tour de France contenders look to dethrone defending champ Chris Froome. What are their odds of winning yellow?

Lennard Zinn talks about his experiences with silk tires and explains why they're often smother than cotton ones.

The Sidi Shot is a supremely comfortable shoe without any hot spots or pinching. It's a bit expensive and complicated, however.

Who are the top riders to watch in this Tour de France? We're counting down 10 GC favorites. Here are numbers 7-10.

Peter Sagan looks to be the top sprinter heading into the Tour de France. The world champion may earn his 100th victory in July.

SRAM eTap HRD is an exceptional group that provides the power of disc brakes with the ease of a wireless drivetrain.

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Slovenian Simon Spilak claimed his second overall Tour de Suisse victory on Sunday, as Rohan Dennis won the closing time trial in Schaffhausen

With his second stage win of the week, Peter Sagan increases his tally of Tour de Suisse stage wins to a remarkable 15 in Schaffhausen.

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No one knows what to expect from Esteban Chaves in Tour de France debut. The Colombian has proven strong in other grand tours.

Simon Spilak climbed into the overall lead at Tour de Suisse Friday, winning stage 7 in Solden, Austria.

The new Specialized Crux is light, fast, and feels like a pure race bike. Plus, it has a special hydrophobic paint.

Bianchi's new aero bike could be good for triathlon too. Niner has an updated 'cross rig, and Stan's beats the heat with new carbon wheels.

Racing through the driving rain in La Punt, Switzerland, Domenico Pozzovivo rode to victory Thursday in Tour de Suisse stage 6.

Pirelli's Pzero Velo cycling tires are here, but did the company we associate with automotive rubber get bike tires right?

The new Specialized Diverge with Future Shock suspension is versatile on all types of gravel and the occasional singletrack trail.

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World champion Peter Sagan wins Wednesday's fifth stage while Damiano Caruso maintained his overall lead at the Tour de Suisse.

American Larry Warbasse claims first career WorldTour victory. He comes across the line solo in Tour de Suisse stage 4 after long breakaway.

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BMC Racing manager Jim Ochowicz says Richie Porte is not the favorite to win yellow, contrary to what Chris Froome said.

This week, Lennard Zinn answers questions pertaining to air in a hydraulic road brake system, storing bikes upside down, and more.

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For Father's Day, we've chosen a handful of cool bits for the racer, commuter, or casual cyclist dad in your life.

Topeak's Ratchet Rocket Lite NTX is a welcome addition to our toolkits with seven Allen keys and three torque bits.

Australian Michael Matthews won a gritty sprint finish in stage 3 at Tour de Suisse Monday in Bern.

If you prefer a relatively thin chamois, the Pearl Izumi Pro Escape bibs make a good case for becoming your go-to pair.

Katarzyna Niewiadoma buttons up victory in the OVO Energy Women's Tour overall Sunday in London.

Chris Froome won the Dauphiné before each of his Tour victories. What's going on in 2017?

"There were a few guys who preferred me to lose the race," Porte said after the Critérium du Dauphiné.

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The Weehoo iGo Venture child trailer can go just about anywhere, since it’s rugged enough for light off-road riding.

Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) claimed a bunch sprint victory at Tour de Suisse on Sunday, as native Stefan Küng dons yellow.

If anyone had said before the Giro d’Italia that Tom Dumoulin would drop Nairo Quintana and beat some of the world’s best climbers to win the Oropa stage, the claim would have been met with incredulity. The odds on him winning overall were better but, in truth, he was a second-tier favourite. In this in-depth piece we speak to some of the people who know Tom best and hear about the things that you won't hear from Dumoulin himself.

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Australian Rohan Dennis won the Tour of Switzerland prologue on Saturday, a 6km race around the central town of Cham.

Sky's Peter Kennaugh cruised to a solo win on stage 7 at Critérium du Dauphiné on Saturday.

SRAM's Eagle GX and Shimano's Ultegra groups are new products that apply top-level technology to more affordable products.

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American Neilson Powless serves up a surprise victory in stage 1 of the under-23 Giro d'Italia Friday in Imola, Italy.

Chloe Hosking won stage 3 of the OVO Energy Women's Tour, edging out Alice Barnes in the sprint.

Jakob Fuglsang out-sprinted Chris Froome and Richie Porte to win stage 6 of the Critérium du Dauphiné Friday.

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Amy Pieters took revenge with a sprint win in stage 2 of the OVO Energy Women's Tour in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Alberto Contador refines his time trial position on a new Trek bike. With a strong result in the Dauphiné TT, he looks to be on track.

Cervelo's new road offering comes in rim brake and disc brake versions. Plus, the R5 has remarkably good handling.

German youngster Phil Bauhaus stuns French duo Arnaud Démare and Bryan Coquard, winning Critérium du Dauphiné stage 5.

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The WM3 team came flying into the OVO Women's Tour stage 1, with Katarzyna Niewiadoma winning solo. Marianne Vos was second.

Australia's Richie Porte of BMC romped to victory over a 23.5km individual time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

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Lennard Zinn explains why quick links aren't so quick any longer. Plus, readers dig into the history of why pedals are reverse-threaded.

Young Dutchman Koen Bouwman emerges from a six-man breakaway to win Tuesday's 184km third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

The Italian was forced to miss the Giro d'Italia because of an injury, so his attention has now turned toward the yellow jersey.

The Frenchman has never won a Tour de France stage, a benchmark for any French sprinter in the peloton.

The Stages Dash GPS head unit and Link online training platform are a gateway to a more focused and specific training and analysis.

A new version of Specialized's Tarmac race bike is spotted at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Arnaud Démare wins stage 2 at Critérium du Dauphiné in a bunch sprint. Thomas de Gendt keeps his overall lead.

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Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) continued his powerful run of early season form Sunday clinching the Tour of Luxembourg.

Sky refused to fall after Team Sunweb passed them in the closing kilometers of the third and final stage of the inaugural Hammer Series.

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Belgium's Thomas De Gendt burst away to win the opening stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a 170.5km ride around Saint-Étienne on Sunday.

Trek-Segafredo rides to victory in the second day of the Hammer Series. After the Sprint day, Sunweb holds the lead.

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After animating the Hammer Series in Vaals, Netherlands, Carlos Betancur vaults Team Movistar into the lead Friday.

BMC announces new Teammachine race bike. Campagnolo boosts stopping power. And 3T has an aero gravel fork for road bikes.

Pro investigates a wheel failure that crashed Gianni Moscon at Tirreno-Adriatico. The company says a too-narrow tire is to blame.

WTB's Exposure tire reflects that blurred line, and it achieves a remarkable balance between rolling speed and off-pavement capability.

Chris Froome says riders who raced the Giro d'Italia, which includes Nairo Quintana, may not pose a serious threat for yellow.

BrakeThrough Media captures the moment when Dumoulin won the Giro d'Italia, but it wasn't an easy shot to make.

We argue about whether this Giro d'Italia was really as great as everyone says it was. Plus, an interview with Katerina Nash.

Eusebio Unzué says Tom Dumoulin's pink jersey victory last weekend cemented his status as a favorite in any grand tour he starts.

Lennard Zinn answers questions about chain quick link compatibility, why pedals come unthreaded, and Di2 wireless technology.

The Giro d'Italia was decided in the final week, which was full of brutal mountain stages and capped off by a time trial in Milan.