Taking a speed record: Denise Korenek on what it’s like to ride at 183.9 mph
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Road Culture
Road Culture
ZIPP x PELOTON Chapter 1: Discovering Beaujolais
Words/Images: James Startt
The Secret Pro: We’re unionising against the union
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CyclingTips Podcast: The emotion of Mike Woods
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Topics
Dreaming big: How one woman rode the Vuelta route before the pros
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PELOTON X Maxxis Part 1: Adventure in Idaho
Words and Images by: Andy Bokanev
The Great Pedro Delgado
From issue 56 • Words/images James Startt
CyclingTips Podcast: Are bikes too expensive?
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The Secret Pro: Blood-soaked kit and the God-forsaken brush
This is the story of broken bikes and bloodied kit and the unexplainable drive to race on.
CyclingTips Podcast: A gravel racer’s pursuit record and tariffs on bikes
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The Doomed Champion: Ottavio Bottecchia
From issue 74 • Words by John Wilcockson with images from Horton Collection
Commentary: Cultural appropriation on two wheels, and why representation matters
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Luis Ocaña: The only man to humble Eddy Merckx
From issue 23 • Words by John Wilcockson with images from Horton Collection
Book review: ‘Overlander’ by Rupert Guinness
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The VengeCast: meet the design team behind the new Specialized Venge
Every curve, angle, tube shape and bolt on a bike is a decision. And behind each of those decisions are people – product managers, aerodynamicists, designers. We sat down with four people responsible for most of the decisions behind the new Specialized Venge, to take a deep dive into its development.
CyclingTips Podcast: What’s cool? And the resilience of pros
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Put your phone down: How taking photos can ruin the enjoyment of cycling
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Izumi Chapter Three: Take It to the Bank
“The acceleration of dropping down the banking, the g-forces as you rocket through the corners – it’s addictive."
The Road to Rome with Daniel Oss
From issue 76 • Words by James Startt with images from Alice Russolo
Geeking out at Eroica California
From issue 77 • Words by Michael Gamstetter with images from Paolo Martelli
Adventure North
Experience the 5th Edition of the Arctic Race of Norway
CyclingTips Podcast: Sad stories and an e-bike rant
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PELOTON x Izumi: Unknown PCH
Words by Ben Edwards, Photos by Betina La Plante
Twenty-Five Years of GU
From issue 77 • Words by Ben Edwards with images courtesy of GU
Tales from Haute Route San Francisco
From issue 77 • Interviews by Brad Roe with images by Connor Robertson
Finding Mr X: The story of an anti-cycling hate page (and the cyclist behind it)
Roadside fistfights, fake profiles, doctored pictures and a whole lot of angry drivers: this is the bizarre inside story of the world’s largest anti-cyclist Facebook group, and the cyclist that’s behind it.
TREK PART 5: Bauke Mollema Battles
Words: John Wilcockson. Images: James Startt
PELOTON Replay: Egan Bernal conquers California
From issue 77 • Words by John Wilcockson with images by Darrell Parks
Shimano goes Gravel
From issue 77 • Words by Brad Roe with images by Eric Wynn
PELOTON x IZUMI: To the Ridge!
Words by Ben Edwards, Images by Betina La Plante
Six badass U.S. climbs: part 3
From issue 74 • Words/images by John Summerson
Six badass U.S. climbs: part 2
From issue 74 • Words/images by John Summerson
Six badass U.S. climbs, part 1
Major U.S. climbs you may not have heard of • Words/images by John Summerson
Climbing defines Colombia
Words by Fabio Cuttica (translation by Diana Peláez) with images by Cuttica
Through the Forest
From issue 71 • Words by Clive Pursehouse with images by Chris McFarland
TDF Podcast, stage 16: Farmers’ protest and remembering Casartelli
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Trek Part 4: A Mechanic’s Hectic Tour
Words and Images: James Startt
For the love of Cassoulet
Words by Clive Pursehouse with an image from Bastille Café & Bar
Tales of the Tour: The happy tears of Cecilie
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Granfondo La Fausto Coppi: Meditations on the Fauniera
PELOTON rides the toughest Granfondo in Italy.
Lizzie Deignan on returning from pregnant pause to new Trek team
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Pure Emotion for Degenkolb
Words: John Wilcockson/Images: James Startt
Trek-Segafredo: Toms Rocks The Dots
Words/Images: James Startt
Australia’s Katrin Garfoot pulls pin on short but power-packed cycling career
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PELOTON Replay: Fernando Gaviria
From issue 65 • Words: James Startt with images by Startt and Yuzuru Sunada
Trek-Segafredo Part 1: Inside the Tour de France TTT
Words/Images: James Startt
The shadow of The Badger
From issue 05 • Words by Ben Atkins with illustrations by Deborah Davis
Tour countdown: the players to watch, part 1-2
Words/images: James Startt
CyclingTips Podcast: How Froome was cleared and the big Tour preview
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CyclingTips Podcast: Helmet safety, stars and stripes, and LeMond’s comeback
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How bar tape is made: A very Italian factory tour
In an industrial estate on the outskirts of Milan lies the factory of Bike Ribbon — a brand that you will have almost certainly used, even if you didn’t realise it. This small company produces bar tape for hundreds of brands, from famous Italian frame manufacturers to componentry titans.
Tech king versus traditionalist
From issue 10 • Words by John Wilcockson with images by John Pierce (Photosport International)
PELOTON REPLAY: LeMond’s 21 Turns
From issue 05 • Words/images: Jered Gruber
CyclingTips Podcast: Drivetrain futures and hate for new standards
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Faces of the Future: 10 questions with Clif Pro Team’s Haley Batten
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PELOTON Replay: Oregon Outback
From issue 046 • Words/images: Brian Banducci
CyclingTips Podcast: The myth of N+1
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oBike withdraws from Melbourne
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LOOKBACK: Tyler Farrar the fighter
Words by James Startt with images by Yuzuru Sunada & James Startt
THE SIMES family STORY is the story of U.S. bike racing
Words by Peter Flax with images courtesy, Simes family
Pearl Izumi Part 4: A Day of Surprises
Words/Images: James Startt
CyclingTips Podcast: New bikes at the Dauphiné and a Dirty Kanza controversy
This week's episode unearths some new tech at the Dauphiné, puts a Dirty Kanza controversy in context, and fixes the ebike problem once and for all
Building a better bike rack: The inside story of the Saris Glide
Many hitch racks on the market require some combination of the removal of bikes, multiple actions and heavy lifting. Saris recognised that there was a need to provide hatch access in a better, easier way. This is the tale of the long and winding road this realisation took them on.
An Old-Style Hardman
Words/images: James Startt
Pearl Izumi Part Three: Les balcons d’Auris
Words/Images: James Startt
Top Pros’ Favorite Climbs
By James Startt w/images by Startt and Yuzuru Sunada
CyclingTips Podcast: Froome wins pink, Floyd defines ‘doing a Landis’
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ORBEA PART 4: Gain Brains
Words/Images: James Startt
The Secret Pro: An insider’s view on Chris Froome’s crazy Giro attack
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What makes a great climber?
By Hunter Allen w/images by James Startt & Yuzuru Sunada
Vintage Design Meets Cycling At Santa Rosa’s Astro Motel
Words/images by James Startt
Pearl Izumi: Pas de la Confession
Words/Images: James Startt
Part 3: Riding With Landa in the Basque Country
Words/Images: James Startt
CyclingTips Podcast: Undroppable Yates, Bernal’s Tour debut, and old bikes made new again
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Pearl Izumi: A Date With 21 Turns
Words/Images: James Startt
CyclingTips Podcast: Team doc duties, Tim Johnson analysis, and Lachlan Morton’s introspection
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CyclingTips Podcast: ATOC Tahoe preview and Kendall Ryan’s big stuffed bear
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CyclingTips Podcast: The California queen stage
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Orbea: At Home With Mikel Landa
Words/Images: James Startt