In the spring of 2017, Matthew Crompton set off alone on a bicycle into the mountains of Tibet. Armed with GPS maps, a tent, a camera, and a keen eye, he would spend the next four months exploring and documenting some of the least-visited and most fraught areas of China and Central Asia. In this […]

VIDEO: I recently visited the Italian Bike Festival in Misano, Italy, set right on the legendary Misano MotoGP Circuit. There’s something special about standing on a world-class racetrack surrounded by the best in Italian cycling… ->Watch the video below – and see more at the PEZ Youtube channel. As part of the festival, I joined […]

Your semiweekly cycling news summary, including Christophe Laporte’s comeback win, a new sprinter on the block, late-season time trialing — and winners and losers in the UCI relegation saga. Plus a question for our readers — see below! TOP STORY:  Laporte Makes Good on PEZ’ Prediction, Wins in Holland RACE NEWS Magnier Quintuples Up in […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The 2025 Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Kenetik delivered an unforgettable finale to the Life Time Grand Prix series in Bentonville, Arkansas. Racing on a weather-shortened 50-mile course, riders battled intense conditions and fierce competition. In the end, Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Matthew Beers powered to victory, while […]

II Lombardia is the last one-day race in the pro cycling season. Due to autumn’s golden backdrop, it is also called the “Race of the Falling Leaves”. No wonder the race provides a great opportunity for betting online due to its timing and terrain. Over the last century, the race has had multiple winners who […]

Looking Back With Ed: Road cycling kit has changed a lot in the last 50 years – as Ed Hood reminds us what passed for “de rigueur” gear in shoes, jerseys, shorts, helmets, glasses and more. How many of these did you actually wear? In January we lost our friend and colleague Ed Hood, two […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Tight Battle for the Men’s Overall Life Time Grand Prix Title The 2025 Life Time Big Sugar Gravel, the thrilling finale of the Life Time Grand Prix, will take place on Saturday, October 18th in Bentonville, Arkansas. With no fewer than four riders still in contention, the men’s overall title […]

Kingbull Launches Voyager 2.0, A High-End Torque-Sensing Cargo eBike Featuring Bafang-Customized Motor and Dual Samsung Batteries Kingbull is pleased to announce the release of Voyager 2.0, a high-end cargo powerhouse built for riders who demand strength, stability, and versatility in one machine. Designed with a 450 lbs max payload and a one-piece welded aluminum rear […]

October 17, we are more than halfway to November, and almost a third of the way to winter. We’ve got a great rollup for you this week. Leading out, we’ve got the new 3T Racemax² Italia followed by the Campgnolo Super Record 13 “Ultra” bits to shave some weight and spend some coin. Lezyne has […]

I first came across Pez fan George from San Diego way back in 2012 when I created the Readers’ Rigs column and I have to say – his Fondriest 4 speed really got people talking. At a time when companies are adding gears and we’ve gone from 9 speed, to 10, to 11 and more, […]

Today’s end-of-season cycling news roundup travels from Holland to China and back to Italy — no Pogi in action this week, but plenty of big names (Del Toro!), big transfers and retirements — and an odd ouster, thanks to the UCI’s shrewd eye for odd-angled seatposts. TOP STORY:  The Tour of Holland Returns RACE NEWS […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The off season is where the successful athlete is made. Not too many athletes have claimed to have “too much time to prepare.” On the contrary, the successful athlete is utilizing the offseason initially as a time to recover but is planning and preparing for the upcoming season. After a […]

This week’s edition of AIRmail from The Outer Line dives deep into the most compelling stories shaping professional cycling and the wider world of sport. From Tadej Pogačar’s historic fifth straight Il Lombardia victory and the debate over whether course design—not dominance—is cycling’s real problem, to Rwanda’s post-Worlds political maneuvers, the ongoing fallout from the […]

  I set a record this year – something akin to winning a certain kind of lottery – where the main prize is a trip to Italy – but not just one… in my case – I visited three times in 2025.  A banner year indeed for hours sat in overseas economy seats (60+ hours), […]

Studying elite athletes in real-world endurance events offers a rare glimpse into the limits of human performance. In cycling, few challenges test the body and mind like the Tour Divide — a 4,385-kilometer, self-supported bikepacking race from Banff, Canada to the U.S.–Mexico border. A new study from Brigham Young University followed one rider through this […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Little Sugar MTB Joins the Life Time Grand Prix for the First Time Life Time Little Sugar MTB made its debut in the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix Series, offering a new test of endurance and skill on Bentonville’s world-class singletrack. Riders faced challenging climbs, technical descents, and fast, flowy […]

The gravel trend continues to grow, and with it, the choice of bikes. There are a lot of great options out there, and a lot of them are similar. They have similar geometry. They have similar drivetrains. It makes sense — bike companies have figured out what works. So, in an industry where convergent evolution […]

At Adventure Cycling, our mission has always been to inspire, empower, and connect people. We’re proud to help cyclists dream up new adventures, plan meaningful journeys, and discover the joy and freedom that comes with traveling by bike. But while cycling is growing in popularity, the riding ecosystem is becoming more complex and, at times, […]

UDOG SEMPRE Road Shoe Review ‘New bike day’ is the best feeling, but ‘new shoe day’ comes pretty close. UDOG were famous for their lace-up cycling shoes, have brought out new dial tension system shoe… the SEMPRE and our man Alastair Hamilton has run these very reasonably prices shoes through their paces. No laces on […]

“The unexamined life is not worth living,” Socrates supposedly said. We all can look back to reflect on what we have done or thought about what we might have done instead.  Bill Humphreys is someone who has not followed what one might consider a normal progression in life.  In his charming book, “What If?”, he […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: In an impressive race, Lorena Wiebes was crowned gravel world champion. The Dutch rider showed her class in a finale full of tension. “When you enter a final like that, you want to win,” said Wiebes. “I attach great value to this world title.” Lorena Wiebes: “I’m super happy to […]

Race Report: Tadej Pogačar did what Tadej Pogačar does — he attacked, crushed, and conquered. The Slovenian superstar once again turned Il Lombardia into his personal playground, blasting clear on the Passo di Ganda, hunting down lone escapee Quinn Simmons, and riding the final 34 kilometers alone to take his fifth straight win at the […]

Welcome to another edition of PEZ Gear Break. This week, we feature the highly anticipated Specialized Aethos 2, a bike that five years after the original breaks the rules, again. We also have a look at Mavic’s stunning Cosmic Ultimate 45 Disc wheels, a versatile steel small-wheel bike from Pashley, and an aero water bottle […]

Gobik Autumn Collection Review: You know summer must be over when bike clothing companies start to promote their winter collections, but where PEZ-man Alastair Hamilton is on the east coast of Spain, he still has days in the upper 20 degree centigrade. Gobik have the autumn/fall – not cold, but not too hot weather covered […]

In this cycling news roundup, we step back and look at the dominance of the Big Three (Evenepoel, van der Poel and Pogačar) — and wonder when it might end. Plus we catch you up on some of the lesser, late-season races (including one won by…Tadej Pogačar), and look ahead to a uniquely strange race […]