Road Culture

Our favorite riders, moments, and tactics from the Spring Classics.

All the stages and the thoughtful analysis of each

From crits, to gravel, to esports, ‘I just love competing,’ the Scottish-born Australian says.

Old broken frames? Random components? Scrap uncured pre-preg? It’s all good, according to CFR.

With 250 wineries, Paso Robles has, for some time, been regarded as an emerging and influential California winemaking region.

'There’s perspective nowadays and whatever comes along he’ll deal with it,' writes York as Pinot builds towards the Tour de France in Romandie.

Five tunes that Dario Pegoretti's (RIP) right-hand man can't live without

Relive the peaks and troughs of a thrilling March and April.

Enter today for a chance to win a jersey, bib short, and pair of socks from Trek.

How the hardest one-day race of the year was won with positioning and timing perfection

And the Giro d'Italia is right around the corner.

The spring classics are over for this year. What can they tell us about the rest of the season coming up?

Evenepoel caps off a thrilling classics season.

And with the Ardennes over the spring campaign is done. Onto the stage races!

Spartacus returns to the show to answer fan questions and recount some of his greatest moments on the bike.

Spartacus returns to the show to answer fan questions and recount some of his greatest moments on the bike.

The story of 12 penny farthing riders cycling through the beautiful wilderness of Australia's island state.

The 18-year-old talks finishing Paris-Roubaix ahead of finishing her high school exams.

It's a bold move to bet against the wunderkind.

Throwback Thursday: Where does Liège-Bastogne-Liège rank among the classics?

And a look at the state of retail.

Piquet helps to find order in the chaos of some of the world's biggest bike races.

The Australian cyclist has found her love of cycling once more

Guggenheim set a course that was to alter both her own life and the development of contemporary art.

A world champion was thrown out of the race, the five-star favorite fell from grace, wheels were smashed, and a hyped tire technology was a no-show.

Senior editor Betsy Welch is reporting from Oregon, where the Special Blend Gravel camp kicks off on Thursday and culminates with the Gorge Gravel Grinder race on Sunday.

Or, 10 cyclists grappling with the off-bike demands of their job.

Sometimes for cycling photographers, the best images come at the very end of the day.

Check out Peloton Magazine's author page.

With Orucase co-founder Isaac Howe.

How a criminally underrated rider won one of the hardest-ever editions of Paris-Roubaix

The Spring Classics flew by and we already can't wait for next year. But first, Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

And, on what gravel organizers need to watch out for as they set aside spots for non-binary riders

On the ground with CyclingTips at Paris-Roubaix.

Trek-Segafredo staffer Kenneth Van Impe helps keep the team going through Sunday's ‘Hell of the North.’

Ineos Grenadiers have established themselves as the cobbled kings of 2022 after taking a long-awaited success in this year's Paris-Roubaix. 

Book extract: By 1967, Paris-Roubaix needed a facelift. Former miner and cycling legend Jean Stablinski knew of a treacherous sector he thought was too difficult for the race.

A different rider, a very different race, a different set of pressures than they faced in October, but six months on from the inaugural Paris Roubaix Femmes, Trek-Segafredo answered every question asked of them on the dusty cobbles of northern France on Saturday.

An immediate breakdown of the second Paris-Roubaix Femmes.

Check out Peloton Magazine's author page.

We dig into the new gravel shoe from top to bottom

The EF Education–Easy Post general manager discusses what it takes to keep one of cycling’s longest-tenured teams running.

A race report from 1981 that includes Bernard Hinault's victory at Paris-Roubaix.

On the ground in France, the CyclingTips podcast previews the upcoming Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes.

The documentary about women's cycling returns with an episode focused on the fearsome 'Hell of the North.'

The EF Education-EasyPost general manager discusses what it takes to keep one of cycling’s longest-tenured teams running.

The cobblestoned roads of northern France are the cruel setting for cycling's most spectacular singular day of racing.

Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix take care of the cobbles ... but only enough to make the race as hard as it is.

We’re over half-way through the classics and there’s been plenty of races so far to give us an idea of the landscape of women’s WorldTour racing in 2022.

The film follows KC Cross, a cyclist and advocate for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ in Northwest Arkansas.

Andrei Tchmil wins on a Caloi frame produced by Eddy Merckx with a RockShox fork and Vittoria Super Pavé tires.

I invested a lot of time and effort into improving my MTB skills. And then, alas, I went down just minutes into the first Grand Prix race.

By John Wilcockson | From Issue 105

By Chris Cosentino with images courtesy, Cosentino & Yuzuru Sunada

Beneath the earth, beneath the cobbles, lies a labyrinth of still shafts.

Kaysee Armstrong, Crystal Anthony, Amity Rockwell, Isabel King, Colin Strickland, John Keller, and Laurens ten Dam weigh in on the brand-new format of bike racing.

I don't do cobbles ... until I did do cobbles. It was a wonderful but probably one-time-only experience.

The beloved cycling journalist passed unexpectedly last month at age 49.

Amstel Gold Race has a knack for creating gripping racing, and this weekend’s edition was no exception. 

Check out Abby Mickey's author page.

At the Ignite Women's Bike Event in Arizona on Sunday, Carina and Ariana Dinu rode 53 miles to raise money for Ukrainian refugee children.

The four-time Paris-Roubaix winner tells us his greatest fear, whom he most admires, his greatest achievement, and his greatest regret.

‘When other kids were reading comics strips I was reading about riders,’ said Pascal Sergent.

Breaking down another wild finish at Amstel Gold & Dani Martinez's surprising performance at Basque Country

You don’t have to be the favourite to be the winner, you just have to take the risk. 

The Nerds were on the ground in California!

And looking ahead to Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift!

'Ineos don't need another hot talent, but that is unlikely to stop them from securing Girmay if they want to.'

The master of the cobbles and time trials joins the show

Pro cyclist racing at Amstel Gold adds a touch of home to the helmet worn by boyfriend at Australian GP.

The master of the cobbles and time trials joins the show.

Chann McRae will take a break from the City of Austin police department this summer to ease back into the role as sport director for Roxo Racing.

A ride to quiet the mind was the best gift I could have given myself.

If you're in the market for a cycling adventure (and you don't mind a bit of rain), the Inner Hebrides has plenty to offer.

Learning to love cycling beyond the Tour de France

What makes English tick, and where does he get his ideas from?

Artur Edamov is a Ukrainian cyclist living in Kharkiv. Through his camera and his words, this is his story.