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A $1,900 Carbon Bike Just Matched a $9,000 One, So Who Is Still Paying the Carbon Tax

A $1,900 Van Rysel RCR hits the same 8.5 kg wet weight as a $9,000 Specialized Tarmac. The old "carbon costs more because it is better" argument is quietly over.

Why Riding Hard After 40 Is Quietly Crashing Your Testosterone, and the 3-Hour Rule That Stops It

A 196-rider study shows endurance athletes carry testosterone levels 25 to 50 percent below sedentary peers, and after 40, that gap turns from stat to symptom.

Former Giro Winner Tom Dumoulin Runs Faster Marathon on Harder NYC Course, Revealing a Pacing Lesson for Cyclists

The 2017 Giro d'Italia winner held 3:29 per kilometre for 42.195 km on Sunday, beating his Amsterdam debut by 2 minutes 9 seconds on a course with five bridges.

Cycling's Superstars Secure Long-Term Deals While Others Face Uncertainty

Four riders have now signed contracts running to 2030 or beyond. The rest of the peloton is still on 1 and 2-year churn deals. The structural gap that changed cycling in 18 months.

At 70, Ned Overend Still Wins Races on 7 Hours a Week. His Training Would Get Cut From Most Amateur Plans.

The first UCI Mountain Bike World Champion turns 70 this year, still podiums at the Belgian Waffle Ride, and rides the bike for barely seven hours a week. The science says he is doing exactly what most masters plans get wrong.

Just 90 Minutes of Cycling Weekly Could Help Control Type 2 Diabetes

The American College of Sports Medicine's 2022 consensus statement says aerobic exercise reduces HbA1c by 0.5 to 0.7 percentage points in type 2 diabetes.

9 Drivetrain Mistakes That Are Costing You Watts, Money, and Chains

From Adam Kerin's Zero Friction Cycling lab data to Will Soffe's 25 years of pro workshop experience, these are the drivetrain errors amateur cyclists make most, and the specific cost of each.

The 4 Winter Habits Behind Demi Vollering's Comeback, According to How She Actually Trained

After the ugliest team split in women's cycling, Vollering rebuilt at FDJ-Suez and won stages nobody expected. Four choices, all made between November and February, did the heavy lifting.

Cyclists Who Cut Their Long Ride to 2 Hours Got Faster Than Those Who Rode 5. Here Is Why.

A growing body of interval research is quietly demolishing the Sunday long ride. The riders getting fastest right now are the ones swapping four-hour endurance for 20 minutes of pain.

A 71-Year-Old Was Killed in Central Park After an Off-Leash Dog Ran Into the Road. The Rule That Could Have Stopped It Has Existed for Decades.

A fatal crash on East Drive, feet from a leash sign, has forced NYC to answer a question every shared-path city is now dodging. The rule exists. Enforcement doesn't.