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The Legend of Big Fork
Kona put together this fun video of the Legend of Big Fork (aka LBF), the adventure bike John reviewed earlier this year…
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Susie Ketchum’s Hand Adorned 1989 Mountain Goat Deluxe – John Watson
We’ve shared a few works from William “Jeff” Lindsay of Mountain Goat over the past several years, but this 1989 Mountain Goat Deluxe ups the ante in terms of frame finish. Once again, Tasshi Dennis a…
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Escape Collective
Amidst Ineos rumours, Movistar agrees contract termination for Javier Romo
Movistar has announced that the Spanish WorldTeam and Javier Romo are parting ways two years before his contract was due to run out in 2028."Movistar Team and Javier Romo are parting ways after reachi…
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Escape Collective
Gallery: McNulty closes the curtain on 2026 with first win in rainbow bands
The Veneto Classic was new world champion Brandon McNulty's last chance to clinch a victory before the end of 2026 – mission accomplished.
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CYCLINGABOUT
How Much Slower Are 32″ Gravel Bikes in the Wind Tunnel?
Avona put 700C and 32" gravel bikes in a wind tunnel to find the aerodynamic penalty of the larger wheel size.
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Escape Collective
Pogačar targets Tour, Worlds and Vuelta in 2027
Tadej Pogačar has given his first proper answer about his 2027 goals during a charity golf event at Volčji Potok, Slovenia. There's nothing particularly surprising, but for the deliberate objective of…
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Evenepoel wins Chrono des Nations by over two minutes
For the third time in his pro career (he raced and won the junior edition in 2018), Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) has closed his season with the Chrono des Nations time trial event in Les…
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Q&A: Catching up with Connor Delves on the success of his Cadel Evans play and plans for TV
The actor-writer and his show have come a long way in the last year; he is back at the Edinburgh Fringe where he's closing in on his 100th performance, and has a Cadel Evans TV show in development.
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Bikepacking.com
Liz Ryen Wins 2026 Arizona Trail Race 800
Congratulations to Liz Ryen, the first and only woman finisher for this year's Arizona Trail 800 race! After successfully pushing through multiple days of adverse weather in Northern Arizona, Liz comp…
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'It feels like I'm still in a dream' – Widar on first WorldTour GC win
Jarno Widar was understandably delighted at the end of the Tour of Guangxi having out-climbed a favourites group of significantly more established riders – including Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5), Jua…
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Britain and the Netherlands top Track Worlds medal table
The 2026 UCI Track World Championships culminated this weekend in Shanghai, China, after five days of intense competition as the Olympiad gathers pace towards LA 2028.For the first time since 2023, a…
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CYCLINGABOUT
How Do You Stop Speed Wobbles or Shimmy On A Touring Bicycle?
There’s no shortage of myths and misinformation online, but fortunately, speed wobble has been studied scientifically, and we know quite a bit about how it works.
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Widar takes Tour of Guangxi overall with Queen Stage victory
Jarno Widar's 2026 season was already set to end on a high after surprising his older rivals at Tre Valli Varesine where he took his first pro victory, but at the WorldTour-level Tour of Guangxi, the…
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TotalEnergies confident of surviving into 2027 despite ongoing title sponsor search
The future of Jean-René Bernaudeau's TotalEnergies squad has been one of the stories of 2026, with most of the headlines signalling the French ProTeam's demise. After the confirmation of petroleum com…
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'I'm happier than ever' – Fem van Empel 4th in comeback race after year off
Almost a year after she last competed, former world champion Van Empel impressed on her return to the field on round 2 of the HG Cross Trophy.
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Bikepacking.com
Free “Anatomy of a Bikepacking Trip” Poster with Every Journal!
Today is the deadline to join the Bikepacking Collective and start your membership with the 17th issue of The Bikepacking Journal, which includes a free "Anatomy of a Bikepacking Trip" fold-out poster…
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Philippe Gilbert's 15yo son recruited by Evenepoel's academy team
The next generation of Belgian talent includes a familiar name in Alan Gilbert, the 15-year-old son of former world champion and multiple Monument winner Philippe Gilbert.Three years before his retire…
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Wiebes' Track World Champs end prematurely after Omnium pileup
Fresh off a clean sweep at the Tour of Chongming Island, Lorena Wiebes continued her winning streak on the first day of the Track World Championships in Shanghai with a third-consecutive victory in th…
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Fretin doubles up at Tour of Guangxi as Magnier and Biesterbos crash
The fifth stage of the Tour of Guangxi marked the fifth consecutive sprint finale, won by Milan Fretin of Cofidis who became the second rider to double up so far in China. Race leader Paul Magnier was…
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Bikepacking with purpose: How GRL PCK is getting more women into cycling
"You don’t necessarily have to make the adventure smaller to make it more accessible. Sometimes you just need to make the pack bigger."
