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Five Pro Riders Cycling Fans Should Be Watching

Professional cycling has a familiar problem: the loudest stories are often attached to the biggest teams, the most recognisable names, and the riders who…

How To Embrace The Suck Of Winter Commuting By Bike

Winter commuting by bike is a negotiation between your ambitions and the weather forecast. The morning begins with a brave promise to ride every day, then a…

The Most Bizarre Rules in Professional Cycling Explained

Professional cycling looks wonderfully simple from the roadside: riders pedal, teams chase, and the first cyclist across the line wins. Behind that familiar…

A statistical look at age and performance in pro cycling

Age is one of the easiest variables to find in professional cycling and one of the hardest to interpret. Every start list provides a birth date, while results…

The Art of the Apology After a Group Ride Near-Crash

A group ride can turn from relaxed conversation to emergency braking in less than a second. One rider drifts across a wheel, another clips the brakes, and…

Could Your Bike Fit Be Behind That Mystery Knee Pain

You've been ticking off the weekly kilometres, chasing the local bunch up another climb, and yet there is a stubborn ache that refuses to fade. The knee throbs…

How to use LetsRide.co to find a gravel ride near you

Gravel riding sits in a pleasing middle ground. It has the scenery and loose-surface adventure of mountain biking, the steady rhythm of road riding, and enough…

What the UCI Must Fix About Race Broadcasts

For Australian fans, the daily ritual of following a Grand Tour usually begins with a bleary-eyed scroll through overnight updates. The race itself is…

Europe's most overrated cycling climbs, ranked honestly

There's a peculiar tradition in European cycling where the same handful of climbs get name-checked in every bar, every training group WhatsApp chat, and every…

Saying Nice Things to Cyclists Without Sounding Strange

Few things in life are as humbling as being shouted at by a stranger in lycra who is more interested in your tyre pressure than your weekend plans. Australian…