Road Racing

Ahead of the weekend's racing, the Grubers joined the riders on their course recons.

Also: quelling crosswind instability with wider tires, and how to measure chain wear without a chain checker tool.

Here's what you need to know about the 119th edition of the men's 'Hell of the North'.

Spotted at the Sea Otter Classic, this is a clever take on the modern bike travel case.

‘For more cushioning, double wrap the bar tape. But another approach is to ride without gloves and even without handlebar tape,’ says WorldTour mechanic Raf Wittenberg.

More new and interesting tech from America's largest show.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss Patrick Lefevere says all seven starters will be fully healthy for the first time all spring.

Tom Pidcock will save his Roubaix debut for another year, but Magnus Sheffield, Filippo Ganna and Dylan van Baarle will have free rides on the cobbles.

Rapha aero jersey, training jersey, and bib shorts are available in six sizes for each men's and women's cuts.

‘I could tell six weeks ago that Quick-Step wouldn't win a classic,’ says four-time Paris-Roubaix winner.

The Dutch rider on her 'Hell of the North' hopes, aiming for Tour de France yellow, and a growing rivalry with Elisa Balsamo.

Having spare wheels placed along the different sectors of pavé at Paris-Roubaix can prove decisive between winning and losing everything.

Pigeonholing the XR Spherical as a gravel helmet sells it short; it’s just a great helmet, period.

New design will be worn by both the men's and women's teams this summer.

Belgian star to make racing return after missing Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race.

The Belgian semi-Classic had all the drama: cars hitting riders, riders shoving each other, and sprint relegations.

The second edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift will take place on Saturday.

New routes span nearly 148km and serve up 1,291m of elevation gain. Home screen updates make route and workout selection easier.

Ineos Grenadiers used numerical advantage in final 50km to deliver the American rookie to the cobbled classic win.

World champion is able to continue but hurts elbow in crash sparked by cars moving past rider group.

With no Lizzie Deignan this year, there'll be a new name on the famed cobble trophy. From Marianne Vos to Lotte Kopecky, here are some of the riders to watch this Saturday.

The SD Worx rider went solo with 10km to go, wrapping up her first win of the 2022 season.

A preview of the cobblestones reveals dry and fast conditions for this weekend's racing at the 'Hell of the North.'

The winner's prize money to increase by 13 times from the tiny offering in 2021.

Plus a look at what’s new from Surly.

Sunglasses! NFTs! Big white busts! It's got it all!

Slick new road headlights, inexpensive (but very fun) sunglasses, clever track hubs, a neat insulated bottle for your coffee, and much, much more.

An exciting new aluminium offering spotted at the Sea Otter Classic.

From Troisvilles to Roubiax, via the Troueé d'Arenberg and the Carrefour de l'Arbre, VeloNews examines the cobbled sectors of the men's Paris-Roubaix route.

The Track Champions League format is the latest gambit to revitalise the discipline, but will it work?

A look at some of the concerns surrounding new and repurposed carbon fiber materials in the production of bikes and bike parts.

Forecasters are calling for mostly sunny skies, springlike temperatures, almost no chance of rain, and moderate headwinds for this weekend's racing.

UCI gives green light to Scope Atmoz hub-based pressure control system. So how does it work, and how might it help in Roubaix?

Tour de Hoody: Who will have that magical ride across the cobblestones to dance with the very best? Nearly every edition of Paris-Roubaix delivers its fairytale story.

New tools from Park Tool, Wolf Tooth, Altangle, Topeak, PrestaCycle and more.

The Scope Atmoz is a new hub-based tyre pressure control system offering on-the-go tyre pressure adjustment.

Featuring Simon Gerrans, Alexis Roche and Abby Mae Parkinson

An English steel gravel bike with rim brakes! Sweet heritage-edition Ritcheys! Woom cargo bikes for kids! There were so, so many sweet bikes at this year’s Sea Otter Classic.

After a hugely successful opening edition of the women's race, can it deliver on its difficult ‘second album?’

What is it about this race?

Who might win? What are the most significant sectors? Will it be wet? Here's all you need to know about the 2022 Paris-Roubaix.

The 24-year-old Italian has been promising big things in recent years and she says that her Amstel Gold Race win is 'just the beginning.'

Jumbo-Visma prioritizes long-term health of its top star in return from COVID infection: 'We are more cautious than cautious.'

Relive the drama from the men's and women's Amstel Gold Race with these photos from Kristof Ramon and others.

Cavalli timed her move to perfection and while the rest of the race was looking at each other she rode to victory.

Race organisers awarded victory to Benoit Cosnefroy before double-checking the photo finish, and finding Kwiatkowski had got it.

The Italian attacked after the Cauberg and rode the final 1.7 km solo to take her first WorldTour win.

Shock and awe and lily-white shorts.

Bianchi is celebrating the 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia with a particularly striking limited-edition Specialissima.

The whole tyre range gets a few tweaks, too.

Best for long, cool-weather gravel rides off the beaten path.

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The Sea Otter Classic is back in a big way for 2022, and we’re on the ground digging up all the latest goods.

The new flagship helmet is said to improve on the original Protone in every way.

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Van Aert can do what others can't, and we aren't just talking watts.

Narrow roads, crosswinds, and sometimes bad weather turn the Dutch classic into one of the most intense races on the international calendar.

Despite his staggering palmares, the Stavanger Stallion keeps flying under the radar.

In 2001 Erik Dekker challenged Lance Armstrong at the Amstel Gold Race and won. We were there to capture the moment.

Latest version of the Protone weighs a claimed 230 in a European medium.

Stunning photos from an increasingly popular (and important) race in Sierra Leone.

Van der Poel, Pidcock, and Dumoulin are among the many big names expected to line up at the Amstel Gold Race.

With Paris-Roubaix moved back a week, the Amstel Gold Race will kick off Ardennes racing early on Sunday.

A curious day out, to say the least.

‘Look and Corima would be my first choice every single time’ says USAC national sprint director Erin Hartwell.

The short-nose saddle gets high-tech padding construction in a featherweight 190g package.

The Dutch sprinter backed up her win of 12 months ago, blasting clear on the chaotic run into Schoten.

The 30-year-old Swedish rider is enjoying racing in front of big crowds in Belgium after starting her racing career during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Several updates for 2022 to the bike not used to finishing off the podium.

A table taped to Mathieu van der Poel's stem featured his nutrition plan for the Tour of Flanders.

Fox’s first attempt at a gravel suspension fork was lackluster at best, but this new 32 Taper-Cast might surprise a lot of people for how good it is.

The new build says goodbye to a whole lot of proprietary component fitments.