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Still waiting: Picnic's search for a breakthrough continues

Team Picnic PostNL are winless, sinking in UCI points, and staring down a potential 2028 WorldTour exit. Here’s how a talent-factory team fell into a historic slump and why their development pipeline may still save them.

7 Tips to Help You Train for Your First Century Ride

Train for your first century in 12 weeks with three rides a week intervals, tempo, and a steadily longer weekend adventure plus smart gear, fueling, recovery, and occasional group rides to keep you consistent and confident.

The Best Cycling Goals for Beginners

This beginner-friendly guide turns cycling’s quiet magic into real progress with simple goals: ride consistently, build endurance, recover well, and keep it fun so you actually stick with it.

8 Basic Cycling Skills Every Beginner Should Master

Build real cycling confidence with eight foundational skills beginners miss from speed and braking control to cornering, gears, and stability. Learn what’s happening under each movement so you ride smoother, safer, and more efficiently.

Pedal Smarter, Not Harder: 4 Cycling Drills That Work at Any Age

Unlock smoother, stronger cycling with four technique drills: one-leg pedaling, top-and-bottom focus, high-cadence spinning, and glute activation. Find where power leaks, fix dead spots, and ride faster with less fatigue.

From Juniors to the World Tour: Cycling's New Fast Track

Teenagers are no longer just “making up the numbers” in pro cycling. From Paul Seixas and Albert Withen Philipsen to Joshua Tarling, the new wave is arriving earlier, skipping U23 entirely and sometimes thriving, sometimes burning out.

A–Z Guide to Common Cycling Terms

Decode cycling’s secret language with this A–Z glossary bonk, draft, crit, granny gear, and more. Plain-English definitions, plus the science and slang that make bike talk its own dialect.

Complete Guide to Cycling Knee Pain: Causes, Fixes, and How to Stay Pain-Free

This guide shows what causes pain (fit, tight hips/IT band, weak glutes/core), how to fix it based on where it hurts, and how to prevent it.

11 Tips for Indoor Cycling Beginners

Indoor cycling can feel awkward and uncomfortable at first, but it gets better fast. Learn proper bike setup, focus on form, warm up, hydrate, and use simple intervals to build confidence, comfort, and results from your first rides.

5 Ways Cycling Transforms Your Body

Cycling starts small, but with consistency it quietly reshapes your body: stronger legs, a more stable core, better cardio fitness, improved sleep, and a leaner, more capable feel without the joint stress or all-or-nothing intensity of many workouts.