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After about 5,000 miles aboard No. 22 Bicycle Co‘s Drifter titanium gravel bike, including Unbound XL and a 4th place finish at Gravel Worlds 300, Miguel has penned a review of this dream machine. Rea…
The WorldTour finale provides a season-ender unlike other global sporting competitions.
In a world increasingly flooded with AI-generated imagery, we're doubling down on the real thing. Issue 17 of The Bikepacking Journal celebrates human creativity with commissioned artwork, hand-illust…
Venturing outside Europe for the first time in its existence, the UCI Gravel World Championships might finally have come into its own.
The Australian says he'll still be doing his thing, just in a different format, as he and EF Education-EasyPost prepare to part ways at the end of the year.
Matthew Richardson was Great Britain's surest bet at the track world championships this week, but he is instead on his way home. British Cycling withdrew Richardson from its Worlds squad following a r…
Brodie Chapman has had a busy few days. She announced last week that she is expecting a child in April of next year, and then on Monday, Liv-AlUla-Jayco announced that Chapman is joining the team on a…
Hats off to Michelle Roth, the first woman to complete the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race and the fourth-place finisher overall! Beyond taking the women's win, Michelle also set a new FKT for the sin…
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig announced on Monday that she has signed a two-year deal with Uno-X Mobility. The 31-year-old Dane, a Tour de France stage winner whose palmares also includes the overall victory…
This morning’s Weekend Snapshot features a calming mix of scenes from rides across California, Ontario, and Vermont. Peek at what a few fellow readers have been up to lately, and participate in this l…
Three days after Lidl-Trek announced that he would be leaving at the end of the season, Giulio Ciccone has officially found a new home. The 31-year-old Italian, a four-time Grand Tour stage winner who…
Originally published October 2020; last updated October 2026 As mentioned in part one, 650B Gravel(plus) Bikes, bikepacking rigs come in all shapes and sizes. Drop-bar mountain bikes are one of…
In racing, despite extensive training and the best-laid plans, some things are simply beyond our control. Wyatt Spalding’s wrap-up of the 2026 Arizona Trail Race highlights how this year’s racers batt…
Dutech, the Singapore-based industrial group, has bought Batavus, Koga and the cargo bike brand Carqon from the bankrupt Accell Group. The deal also includes Loekie children's bike, XLC parts and acce…
Our team is taking today off, but we wanted to share some vignettes from peak leaf-peep weekend in Northern New Mexico. John’s got a fun gallery full of some of the area’s best trails with a stunning…
<p>Smaller and less visited than Como and Garda, Lake Iseo harbours a gorgeous car-free island ideal for easy-going cycling and sightseeing</p><p>Rust red and burnt sienna speckle the green mountain r…
These retirees spend more time in the saddle each year than all but the pros.
Isaac Del Toro went into Il Lombardia wearing the mantle of leadership of a strong UAE Team Emirates-XRG team and, along with Remco Evenepoel, was marked out as one of the top favourites to emerge as…
Paul Seixas is apparently insatiable. Less than 24 hours after he won Il Lombardia, the 20-year-old Frenchman took on the Roc d'Azur CIC mountain bike race, part of a world-famous festival of riding a…