Road Culture

Eamon Lucas will never win the Tour de France. But the boisterous Californian has succeeded where other Americans have failed in Belgium's kermesse scene.

If you lined up 10 of the greatest sprinters from the last 30 years, who would win? Would it be thanks to their own power, or the kind of team that led them out?

Hear about how the Healthy Habits Challenge creator got her team director and teammates dancing this spring.

EF Pro Cycling rider shaves over seven minutes off previous record time set by Keegan Swenson.

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Gravel racer Katie Kantzes works in medical research at the University of Texas, and has spent the past few months studying the spread of COVID-19. Kantzes is doubtful that mass-participant races can continue unchanged in 2020.

I dove deep down the rabbit hole of van conversion research, and let me tell you, it’s a slippery slope.

Road bikes, cyclocross bikes, mountain bikes, and motorbikes — Neff loves riding them all. On this episode, the multi-time world champ talks about the special Swiss cycling programs that helped propel her to the top.

Chef and restauranteur Brian Dunsmoor completed his Everesting challenge in 19 hours on a fixed-gear bicycle. Dunsmoor raised funds for his employees who have lost income during the COVID-19 shutdown.

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Being a black cyclist — from promising junior to UCI-license holder to recreational rider as a radiologist and father now — has been fraught with discrimination for Dr. Tim Erwin.

Catching up with the U.S. national mountain-bike champion about the season ahead.

Does the COVID-19 era offer a doper’s dream or an avenue for the enhancement of anti-doping techniques?

UCI defends its track record in promoting cycling in non-traditional countries.

On this week's podcast we have a frank discussion about racism in cycling with retired pro Rahsaan Bahati and physiologist Dr. Allen Lim, PhD.

In an open letter to members, cycling federation president vows organization will take leadership role in improving access for minority communities.

Everesting saw a huge boost in participation in May as more pro riders attempted to break the record.

Join the VeloNews Ride presented by Amp Human on Zwift this Wednesday.

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The squad founded by veteran pro Justin Williams is raising funds to promote diversity in cycling.

As soon as stage 20 of the 1960 Giro attacked the Gavia, it became a climb of legend.

George Floyd's murder has prompted a nationwide discussion on racism. We don't have the answers. But we are listening.

'If you can’t see race then you can’t see the racism that comes along with it,' says MTB pro Eliot Jackson.

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On this episode of Put Your Socks On, the Hall of Famer encourages us all, especially white people, to 'put your ears on' and listen to hard conversations.  

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We spoke with the Trek-Segafredo rider from her home in the hard-hit Piedmont region of Italy.

Although the initial “alt-cal” received a lot of media attention, in reality, it was a fairly minor part of the overall Team EF Pro Cycling program.

Bike brands and riders have taken to social media to express their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and their support of racial equality in the wake of George Floyd's death.

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Team Twenty20's new Colombian pro will be joining us on Zwift from Knoxville, Tennessee.

On July 11, the Sports Grants Foundation is producing ‘a non-event’ with a goal of raising $1 million.

'Milano Cambia Giro' group pushing for improved cycling infrastructure organize flash mob where the Giro d'Italia should have wrapped up.

After months of lockdown, EF Pro Cycling star sets new mark on Utah-Colorado off-road route.

Event organized by former road pro Laurens Ten Dam drew more than 650 participants and saw riders around the globe grinding in tribute to Dirty Kanza.

Bikes and scooters recycled rather than passed on to other organizations due to concerns over maintenance and safety, sparking backlash from advocates.

How does it feel to ride 355 kilometers from the Colorado mountains to the Kansas border? Alex Howes and former VeloNews staffer Spencer Powlison share their experience.

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On Saturday Lachlan Morton plans to ride the 150-mile Kokopelli trail from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado.

The tension between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong during the 2009 Tour de France was perhaps the most memorable intra-squad rivalry of the last 15 years.

As of now, group ride size regulations are specific to locale and are constantly evolving.

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Van Garderen skipped the 2016 Olympics because of concern for a virus. So how is he feeling now?

While Everesting has boomed in recent weeks, the concept has been around since 2014 and spawned some remarkable rides. In 2017, CyclingTips' Andy van Bergen led an audacious attempt to complete an Everesting on the slopes of Mt. Everest itself. Here's how that went.

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At a time when key stakeholders desperately want to see cycling restart, the chances of disrupting or overhauling the legacy constraints of the sport – and enriching its future – may well be greater right now than ever before.

Rivalries within La Vie Claire and CSC-Saxo Bank reveal the tension between cycling's team ethic and personal ambition.

When her racing season was postponed due to COVID-19, two-time world champion Catharine Pendrel set to work building trails for kids in her hometown of Kamloops, British Columbia.

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Hall clocked up 8,848 meters elevation in a shade over 10 hours to beat existing record by more than two and a half hours.

In the idle hours between training and racing, NTT Pro Cycling stalwart relaxes with one eye behind the lens.

ESPN's new documentary LANCE captures the full scope of the Lance Armstrong story. But the film's intense focus on Armstrong's interior self may turn off some cycling fans.

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"If someone is okay with saying, I like to win, and I'm going to win, that's a good quality," Cranmer says. "A lot of athletes shy away from showing that confidence and Chloe never did."

Phil Gaimon and Keegan Swenson take us inside their epic rides.

The two-month racing stoppage was a blessing in disguise for veteran road captain coming back from injury.

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Road pedals, mountain-bike pedals, or 'gravel-specific' pedals? Here's my take after using all three.

Checking in with road national champion Ruth Winder in between shifts in her kitchen and before her Everesting attempt.

Either people are paying you to consume your content or you are effectively paying them to consume your content.

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Subscribe or don't, but please don't say you are entitled to cool data for free.

Come ride with Toms and get 10% off any NormaTec or Hyperice product.

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Ed Veal is an expert at completing superhuman cycling challenges that also raise cash for good causes. Veal provides a playbook for how you can tackle a challenge for charity.

How Liv's global off-road category manager Ludi Scholz has helped build the brand from the bike up.

A central figure as road captain of the Carrera team, Chiesa played a pivotal role in the formative years of a certain Marco Pantani.

In 2011, a Dutch cycling journalist’s tongue-in-cheek proposal for an artificial mountain in his homeland sparked a flurry of proposals and feasibility studies, growing to be the biggest innovation platform in the Netherlands. This is the story of Die Berg Komt Er – of a project, a man and a (man-made) mountain.

Retired pro and VeloNews training columnist Julie Young is using the coronavirus shutdown to work on strength and endurance at her home in Truckee, California.

Come hell or high water, she would be spending her birthday spelunking into the deepest depths of the pain cave.

"I guarantee you NTT Pro Cycling is going to be a weapon when we come out racing again," Riis said.

How I keep the stoke fire burning, and how you can, too.