Power meters have transformed modern cycling, but not all power data is created equal. From crank-based systems like the long-established SRM to pedal-based options such as the Favero Assioma Duo, today’s riders have more choices than ever for measuring watts on the road and trail. While placement on the bike affects convenience and bike-to-bike transfer, […]

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It’s PEZ’ cycling news roundup — forecasting this week’s UAE Tour, reflecting on a busy week of racing, and ruminating on your favorite injured riders’ recovery after an injury-plagued winter. Remco? Wout? Demi? Jonas? Mads? They’re all here as the skiing, surfing, resting and rehab are all but over and we dive into everyone’s favorite […]

Bike racing has, historically, found its greatest events and adherents in Western Europe.  One thinks of France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany as traditional hotbeds of competition.  The sport has become far more international in nature, although the primary stage remains highly traditional and European.  There have been Grand Tour winners from Ecuador […]

Here at Gear Break, longer days are suddenly upon us in the Northern Hemisphere–and they’re getting longer. As our Southern Hemisphere friends slide into winter, we–in the North–are marching steadily toward spring now. Before we get started, it’s Friday the 13th… Source: Velominati.com In anticipation of the coming riding season, and for Andy in particular […]

It’s your cycling news roundup, featuring riding in the desert sun as the Winter Olympics take place on Italy’s snow and ice. (Heard this week during a figure skating competition: “He spins faster than sprinting in the Tour de France.”) We give you a full rundown of the Tour of Oman — our last Arab […]

Remco Evenepoel continues his scorching 2026 season start with Red Bull–BORA–Hansgrohe, while U.S. riders, though fewer in number, are stronger and making bigger impacts than ever at the WorldTour level. Off the bike, MLB broadcasting upheavals highlight the challenges niche sports like cycling face in attracting viewership and investment. Meanwhile, the UCI explores power meter […]

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is, simply put, a mismatch between energy intake and energy output. When the gap between energy needs and actual intake persists, the body is left short of what it needs to support normal biological processes after exercise. Over time, the body begins to make “budget cuts.” This phenomenon was […]

It’s your early-season cycling news roundup, featuring Mike’s fanboy-view into Remco’s flying 2026 start and Wout’s accelerated recovery. Plus we check in on early-season races in France and Oman — while looking down the road at some the season’s, um…more headline-worthy races. Next up: UAE — and then things get serious! TOP STORY Will Evenepoel’s […]

For North Americans getting into road cycling in the decades past it was quickly apparent that this was one very much niche subculture.  The sport was so Euro-focused there were only breadcrumbs of information to be found across the Atlantic. In 1974 I did a European bike tour with a friend, riding from London to […]

Book review: One of the nice things about this gig is that people sometimes send you cool cycling books to review, in this case, ‘No Ordinary Joe’ sub-titled ‘Cycling Legends 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, a unique collection of stories, USA & Canada.’ In January we lost our friend and colleague Ed Hood, two years after his […]

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow in Pennsylvania on Monday, thus six more weeks of winter. So, you’ve got time to get those upgrades on the way. This week, to help you out, we dive into Ursus’ completely rebranded Italian wheel lineup, featuring the pro-validated Arya and versatile Proxima series. We also take a look at […]

Hanover, Germany (February 3, 2026) — Fidlock, creators and innovators of the TWIST magnetic bottle mounting systems, PIN CLIP, HERMETIC, VACUUM, and FIDGUARD technology, has hired Park City-based SIMBOL Communications to handle PR and communications services in North America, effective immediately. Founded in 2007 by Joachim Fiedler, Fidlock pioneered the development of magnetic-mechanical fastening solutions. What began with a magnetic fastener […]

Our cycling news roundup, including a couple of off-the-bike, early-season updates from the Two Best Riders in the World: Tadej makes some questionably timed (and questionable) choices, while van der Poel trades tires for skis before heading from mud to tarmac. Plus more posts from rides, races, racers and routes around the world. Dig in! […]

In Denmark, cycling is much more than a pastime—it’s a beloved national tradition, and the country has a proud history of world-class riders and unforgettable race moments. From the cobbled streets of Copenhagen to the rolling hills of Jutland, Danish cyclists have made their mark both at home and on the international stage. Whether you’re […]

The racing never really stops, does it? One weekend we’re ankle-deep in frozen ruts at the ‘Cross World Championships, the next we’re juggling half a dozen early-season road races scattered across three continents.  This latest AIRmail from The Outer Line, zooms out to look at what it all means—from Mathieu van der Poel and Lucinda […]

Concussions in cycling are no longer dismissed as just “getting your bell rung.” As helmet technology, medical imaging, and sports science have evolved, so too has our understanding of traumatic brain injury in cycling. Yet despite safer, lighter helmets and increased awareness across high-risk sports, gaps remain in how cyclists recognize, report, and respond to […]

Our cycling — and cyclocross worlds — roundup, leading off with Holland’s hold on Hulst with wins by van der Poel and Brand. And as ‘cross winds down, we get to start wondering: Will Remco threaten Tadej’s control of the peloton? Will EF find a new sponsor? Will the Dauphiné’s new name stick? Can we […]

Last month we reviewed a book about Tadej Pogačar’s life and times HERE.  That was the story of a youngster who came up through a racing support network in his home country before exploding onto the global cycling scene as a generational talent.  Now in “Tell Me I Can’t” we have a book that tells […]

Ex-Rider Interview: On January the 30th 2026, Roberto Visetini was inducted into the Giro d’Italia Cycling Hall of Fame. Visentini was a top rider, a classy rider and they say a playboy and he was a hero in Italy with a big palmarès. But many in the English speaking world know him from the Roche […]

As the winter miles stack up and we look toward the spring season, our latest gear roundup proves that cycling innovation thrives at both ends of the spectrum. Whether you are a purist drawn to the hand-brazed elegance of the new Cinelli Supercorsa—an icon of Italian steel since 1951—or a tech enthusiast eyeing Rudy Project’s […]

The road season just kicked off, the Classics countdown clock is officially ticking, and there’s no shortage of storylines to chew on as cycling rolls out of winter mode and into full gas. From Mike’s personal hit list of the Classics that really matter, to early-season racing in the desert, cyclocross royalty on the brink […]

The Tour Down Under may be the first WorldTour race on the calendar, but its implications now extend well beyond Australia, offering an early snapshot of competitive imbalance, climate risk, and the growing influence of superteams. At the same time, developments across the wider sports ecosystem — from Davos-led economic forecasts and shifting media models […]

For years, cycling training has revolved around a single question: Is my fitness going up or down? Historically, we’ve tried to answer that with one primary metric – usually FTP – and one broad measure of training load. A new study based out of the University of Calgary is recruiting participants remotely to study how […]

For decades, the United States has been a country unapologetically designed around cars. If you live in a city, you’ve felt it: six-lane roads roaring with traffic, parking lots the size of small countries, and commutes that somehow take both forever and nowhere at the same time. If you live in the suburbs, the dependency […]