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Decathlon-CMA CGM announced three big signings on Tuesday, headlined by the return of Ben O'Connor. The 30-year-old Australian, who raced with the team from 2021 to 2024 before a two-year stint with J…
"The Perfect Midwest Bikepacking Route" documentary focuses on a region frequently written off as flat and uneventful. People love it anyway.
Garmin has expanded its cycling range with three new products, including a flagship 1060 computer, a Tacx Nēra indoor smart trainer and new Edge Explore 3 head units.The headline launch is the Edge 10…
The Rene Herse Indiana Pass Tires are a new semi-slick offering from the Seattle-based brand and a first foray into the 32″ size. Inspired by Meaghan Hackinen’s 2026 Tour Divide win, the tires are bui…
Unfeatured Films, an independent studio focused on telling culturally resonant, character-driven stories, has released the first trailer for its upcoming feature documentary – No Hands: The Wild Ride…
Old Man Mountain’s Axle Pack was launched in 2024 to transform any fork into an adventure-worthy one, with sturdy 3-Pack mounts. Now Old Man Mountain is releasing the Axle Pack v2. Coming in at a minu…
Sombra Cycles is a small Spanish brand that makes steel bikes from European alloys. The Cervus is the most bikepacking-oriented of several interesting, dirt-focused models in its catalog. Check out th…
The new Ornot Fog Eater is the San Francisco brand’s first waterproof layer. It’s designed to eat whatever Carl, San Francisco’s resident fog, throws at it. It will also work with other unnamed atmosp…
The 2026 edition of the storied Concours de Machines took place last month in the mountains of Savoy, France, bringing together many of the country’s most creative and talented framebuilders. All were…
L'édition 2026 du Concours de Machines s'est déroulée le mois dernier dans les montagnes de Savoie, réunissant bon nombre des fabricants de cadres les plus créatifs et les plus talentueux du pays. Tou…
Our friends at Schwalbe launched a YouTube series called “Heart and Hustle” last year and today, we’re sharing a Leanne Bentley profile. Leanne rides to places most people only dream of — and sometime…
Summer Hanson raced the Women’s and Non-Binary (WNB) Single-Speed Cyclocross World Championships in Bellingham. Why? Because the facilitators made her do it… “It won’t be where you left it,” a strange…
With Industry Nine‘s acquisition of We Are One, the Asheville, North Carolina-based company can keep the entire wheel manufacturing process in North America. The product of this merger, along with man…
TotalEnergies has not had an encouraging year, with many speculating that this would be the French team's last season, despite team boss Jean-René Bernaudeau's recent claim that the team "will be at t…
Team boss Jonathan Vaughters tells Escape that higher costs and budget cutbacks ultimately led to the decision to part ways with Richard Carapaz.
The UCI released the list of first- and second-division teams that met the deadline for submitting registration paperwork for the 2027 season on Monday with Picnic-PostNL and Jayco-AlUla absent from t…
If you feel like something’s not right, the first step is to simply pull over as soon as you can safely do so. The next step is to not panic. Just because you’re off course doesn’t mean you’re actuall…
Two familiar champions, but very different seasons: Swenson scraped back the men's title while Gomez Villafañe once again proved almost impossible to beat.
The result is my most comfortable gravel bike yet: one that glides over rough roads while remaining fast and fun to ride.