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Preparing for the Tour de France has become a precision science that's made 'racing to train' obsolete.

A summary of some of the major national road race championships being settled across Europe and elsewhere.

The opening half of this year’s race is angled towards the sport’s fastmen, making for very intense rivalries.

Andrew Hood, Jim Cotton, and Mike Levy get together to discuss the key storylines, big players, and more about the Tour.

New shoes, saddles, bikes, and more.

2024 King of the Mountains Carapaz hit by illness while training for Tour, Jonas Abrahamsen makes remarkable recovery from fracture.

Bobby J will work as performance manager of USA's newly launched team. He gives the inside story of how the project turned from bike-ride chatter to pro cycling reality.

This might be the most innovative tech at Eurobike this year.

The Eurobike awards often raise questions about why some products receive the coveted prize, so we thought we'd offer our own awards for 2025. The Shoddy Eurobike Award!

Shimano has finally gone wireless, but does that matter? More on the BMC Teammachine, and more on the Velo Podcast.

Hannah and Will spent the day exploring Eurobike’s vast halls in search of the best new gear and most interesting handmade works of art.

After a few crash-marred DNFs, the Red Bull super team is tempering its ambitions with its star Slovenian: 'Roglič is focused, motivated, in top form.'

UAE Emirates-XRG confirms powerhouse backing band for Pogačar's quest for a fourth yellow jersey: 'I’m ready to give everything.'

More teams confirm Tour lineups: Girmay dreams of green repeat, no miracle return for Froome at stage-hunting IPT.

Watch the 2025 Tour de France live on television or streaming via NBC Sports, Flobikes, Discovery+, and more.

Gorgeous bikes from small names in Italy at Eurobike 2025

From bespoke models to uniquely painted mass models, here are my favorite bikes at Eurobike 2025.

Roval's trio of new wheels stick with a 21 mm internal rim width, but cut over 200 grams off the CLX III wheelset.

Del Toro shocked the cycling world by nearly winning the 2025 Giro d’Italia. Velo uncovers the remarkable journey of Mexico’s new cycling star, from mountain biking in Baja to the pink jersey.

Nike's iconic 'Swoosh' nudges back into men's cycling after long absense in lifestyle apparel deal with super team of Vingegaard and Van Aert.

DT Swiss ARC 3.0 launches six wheel options with big aero claims and a V-shape profile that’s not like you remember

Day one at Eurobike brings our first look at Factor's wild new aero bike that might be banned by the UCI, Continental's new ultralight tires, trick bikes from Ridley, and more from Shoddy Dave.

We got a closer look at the most buzzed about bike of the year.

Giant continues its recent trend of catering to the youngest riders among us, with some pretty high end spec on its new Seek road bike.

Here's what we have planned for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes this July.

BMC's long-time race road bike sheds 222 grams over the previous bike with no claimed loss in stiffness or ride smoothness.

Power data reveals who’s really ready for the 2025 Tour de France. Pogačar leads, but his direct rivals are refusing to buckle.

Long-running French squad Arkéa faces closure in 2025 after backers bail, SD Worx packs stars to Giro Women but won't chase the pink jersey.

Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel or Roglič? These are the stages of the Tour de France that will blow up the GC battle and blow you off the couch.

If you prefer unpaved roads to paved, the Specialized Roubaix SL8 Pro is the all-road bike that makes the most sense.

The Specialized S-Works Torch Remco hunts for every last gram sparing no expense along the way.

US stars Kuss, Jorgenson are key players in Visma's 'dream team' to support Jonas Vingegaard in bid for Tour de France supremacy.

João Almeida climbs the Tour de France power rankings after an impressive Tour de Suisse comeback confirms his podium possibilities.

After years of waiting, Shimano is now integrating Classified less than a month after TRP Vistar launched as the only groupset to do so.

'I realize my behavior put fellow riders at risk': Riesebeek apologizes after becoming the first pro suspended under UCI’s yellow card rule after double violation.

Modern Adventure Pro Cycling promises to have minimum of 50 percent US riders, aiming to ride Tour de France within a half-decade.

Is it possible to bring a rider to the level of Pogačar? Performance gurus across the WorldTour are still searching for the solution on the eve of the Tour de France.

The Úthald ditches internal cable routing, offers standard fitment everywhere, and offers a ton of value to boot. So why didn't we fall in love?

Almeida overcomes huge deficit to win big Tour de France warmup race, but others also have reason to smile.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider Meeus won at the Tour de Suisse Friday, then exited the race.

Confusion about the recent UCI bar width rule brings new diagrams but no actual change despite the effect on smaller riders.

Simmons riding strongly again Saturday, Matthew Riccitello forced to leave race due to injury.

Bobby Julich delves deep into professional rider trading cards, a relic from cycling’s past traditions and intriguing history.

Wiebes underlines dominance in sprinting prior to upcoming Giro d’Italia Donne and Tour de France Femmes.

New groupsets from SRAM and TRP, a gravel bike that might be better on the road, and why we're so mad about recent UCI rule changes.

If you are looking for a road centric all-road bike then the BMC Roadmachine is never going to leave you wanting for more.

Decathlon-Ag2r rider De Bondt and EF Education-EastPost staffer under scrutiny after cross-team pull for Richard Carapaz on the Colle delle Finestre.

Michael Woods, Jonas Abrahamsen lose out as the peloton chases a Tour de France peak while risking injury and illness in 'necessary evil' racing at the Dauphiné, Suisse.

Remco Evenepoel enters the Tour de France with questions over his form and little support from an injury-plagued Quick-Step squad. Can he turn it around in time?

Bike records, bike safety, and more light shed on mental health in bike racing in this week's Social Digest.

Bobby J muses on which of Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse works best, and recounts some juicy intra-team rivalries in the chase for Tour de France selection.

Pidcock tethers to a motorbike and lays on an 800-watt, super-tuck descending masterclass in latest piece of Red Bull tomfoolery.

Stinner's steel all-road bike didn't win any of the tests in the 2025 Velo Field Test, but it won the heart of one of our editors.

Decked out in the U.S. national champion's jersey, the former junior world champion soloed to the biggest win of his career.

SRAM Force AXS is RED performance at a budget price but somehow it feels shadowed by other recent launches.

Trying to puzzle out what we learned about the top GC contenders from their final pre-Tour tune-up race requires some reading between the lines.

Roglič will be the Tour's ultimate wild-card while Uno-X leaves veteran sprinter Kristoff off its Tour 8 in a bid for a stage win: 'Hardest selection we’ve ever made.'

The conclusion of our Specialized vs BMC vs Lauf vs Stinner vs Devinci test doesn't quite go as we planned.

Tour de Hoody: Pogacar’s Dauphiné domination scrambles the Tour de France pecking order. Now it's not if he will win, but rather by how much.

Remco Evenepoel identifies two factors behind challenging Critérium du Dauphiné performance.

Tour de France favorites Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard drop other GC riders on final climb.

Drained Vollering unable to hold Swiss rival, wants to ‘jump in a lake’ and take a break from racing.

US road race champion goes on the attack at the Tour de Suisse as her form continues to improve.

Closer time gaps between Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard as the Dauphiné’s climbing battles rage.

Pogačar again drops Jonas Vingegaard but Danish rider limits his losses compared to Friday’s first summit finish.

The Tour de France is cycling’s Super Bowl, but the Critérium du Dauphiné offers a more relaxed way to get closer to the biggest stars.

Neilson Powless soloed to victory at GP Gippingen in a preview of Tour de France form: 'It was good old-school bike racing.'

Plus: Is Unbound becoming more dangerous?

Pogačar humiliates rivals to take control of the Critérium du Dauphiné and telegraph a message to the peloton ahead of the Tour de France: 'He showed he is the best in the world.'

A selection of the best cycling shoes that balance both style and performance across a wide range of needs.

Matthews' absence will leave a hole in Jayco-AlUla's Tour de France lineup built around O'Connor and Groenewegen.

American talent Jorgenson braces for GC fight in three straight summit finales that will decide the Dauphiné and set the stage for the Tour de France: 'We want to move up.'

Governing body pushes back at high-profile new project backed by Saudi Arabia.

The UCI is putting limits on the latest tech that pros are leaning into, from narrow handlebars to time-trial helmets to fork widths.

'It's nothing, just some skin off': Race leader Evenepoel comes down in sprint 'safe zone' and pedals to finish, retains GC lead ahead of mountain triple-header starting Friday.

Why you might want an electric inflator, even if I'm sticking to my own hand pumps.

Champagne-colored hubs, fluorescent shoes, and more This Week in Tech.

Warning signs are blinking red after Pogačar gives up big swaths of time to Evenepoel and Vingegaard, but was there something else to it than ‘pacing’? Ex-pro Tom Danielson raises some interesting points.

'Measuring ventilation in the field will provide us massive learnings': V-LAB confirms it will start racing with pioneering sensors that provide best possible measure of physiological strain.

French attacking specialist Bardet aiming to light up the Critérium du Dauphiné in final flourish: 'It’s time to finally unpack my suitcase.'