PEZ Roadside 2016: After pizza, grappa and good night sleep, Ed Hood moved a stage closer to the final of the Giro d’Italia in Turin and takes in the sights at the start and on the those crazy cobbles of Pinerolo all surrounded by those ‘Tifosi’. In January we lost our friend and colleague Ed […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 19 Race Report: Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) won the hardest stage of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, finishing in Champoluc. The Frenchman surprisingly rode away from the early break, while the GC men kept their powder dry for a long time. In the last kilometre of the last climb Richard Carapaz (EF […]

Ludo Dierckxsens died at the age of 60 on Thursday. The former Belgian champion became unwell during the charity ride, ‘1000 kilometer voor Kom op tegen Kanker’, after which he died. Rest in peace Ludo Dierckxsens a ‘popular teddy bear’. Dierckxsens had a a great palmarès, not only for his big smile. He didn’t turn […]

Gear Break: iGPSPORT BiNavi bike computer, Hutchinson expands Blackbird Range with new Race tyre, new gravel wheels from HED launched, Q36.5 Unique Pro: The road shoe designed for total power transfer and ultimate control, new Pinarello Dogma F Edizione Speciale to debut at the Giro d’Italia and Michael Blann: Passo dello Stelvio in focus. iGPSPORT […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 18 Race Report: Nico Denz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) won his third Giro d’Italia. The German won twice in the 2023 Giro and today won stage 18. He was part of a large ‘break of the day’ and then escaped with ten other riders before going solo for the win. Mirco Maestri (Polti VisitMalta) […]

Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia takes riders back over the mythic Colle della Finestre – a beast of a climb – 18km with the last 8km on gravel – on a stage or 205km from Verres to Sestriere.  It’s been the sight of both suffering and glory – Chris Froome basically won the […]

Two more exciting stages of the Giro d’Italia, where Isaac Del Toro and Richard Carapaz have been going at it toe-to-toe – Stage reports, results, rider thoughts and video. Who is going to take the final overall honours? TOP STORY: Johan Bruyneel sees a clear favourite for final victory in the Giro d’Italia Rider news: […]

Remember the last time you went on a great bike ride? It could be a peaceful morning cruise through your neighbourhood or an adventure on a mountain trail that left you breathless and exhilarated. For generations, cyclists have shared these magical moments through stories, photos, and the occasional scraped knee tale at the local bike […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 17 Race Report: Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) had a bad day on Tuesday and lost a little time, but on stage 17 he showed he was far from beaten in this Giro d’Italia. The Mexican won the stage by jumping away from his main challenger, Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), in […]

Summer is on the way (allegedly) in the Northern hemisphere and there is nothing better than some new kit for the warmer days. Pas Normal Studios sent me their Mechanism kit in their new colours for 2025: Bib shorts in khaki green and short sleeve jersey in light indigo, plus their sleeveless base layer and […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 16 Race Report: Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia turned the GC of the Italian Grand Tour upside down. Of the favourites for the final victory, Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) was the strongest. The Ecuadorian rode away on the final climb and nearly took the pink jersey from Isaac Del Toro (UAE […]

TOOLBOX: VO2 priming, also known as pre-conditioning, is a training technique utilized in sports performance to optimize aerobic capacity and enhance endurance. By engaging in brief, high-intensity exercise prior to the main training session or competition, athletes aim to stimulate physiological adaptations that improve the body’s ability to utilize oxygen more efficiently during subsequent exercise. […]

The sporting world has a huge summer ahead of it. In football, the revamped FIFA Club World Cup will take centre stage. At the same time, in the fight game, a plethora of huge showdowns featuring the likes of Sean O’Malley, Ilia Topuria, and Khamzat Chimaev will all be settled in the Octagon. But the […]

2025 Giro d’Italia Final Week Route Preview: The final week of all Grand Tours is the most important and usually the most decisive, and in the case of the Giro d’Italia, the hardest. The 2025 giro is still wide open with no obvious winner, yet. We dissect the stages of the last week and look […]

Another full EUROTRASH bag Monday: Four more stages of the Giro d’Italia as Isaac Del Toro takes control and Marlen Reusser won the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas – All the reports, results, video and rider quotes. Plus the USA Pro Road National Championships 2025. TOP STORY: Mark Cavendish has a new challenge, but is mainly […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 15 Race Report: The mountain stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, that crossed the Monte Grappa, was won by Carlos Verona of Lidl-Trek. The Spaniard rode away from the eleven riders in the ‘break of the day’ at the foot of the final climb. The Spaniard was on his own when he […]

Since its inception in 1911, the Giro d’Italia has been won more than once by 22 riders but, surprisingly, only eight of those riders have managed to win consecutive races. In the postwar period, only Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain have managed so far. Oh, and a somewhat lesser figure in racing lore-Franco […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Race Report: Kasper Asgreen (EF Education-EasyPost) soloed to victory on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia in Novo Gorica. The Dane was off the front for 180 kilometres with the break of the day before he rode solo to the finish on Saturday. Not far behind him, Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) brought […]

Ed and Martin jumped off at the deep-end, first day at the Giro 2015 and they went for the hardest day with, arguably, the hardest climb of this years race. The Passo del Mortirolo strikes fear into the heart of many a bike rider. The boys find out why. In January we lost our friend […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 13 Race Report: Mads Pedersen won the thirteenth stage, his fourth stage victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia. The Dane beat Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) in a thrilling sprint on a stiff uphill finish in Vicenza. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) finished third and held onto his […]

Gear Break: Topeak E-Booster digital electric pump, new Canyon Ultimate and Endurance bikes adopt pace bar handlebar tech from the Aeroad, meet the Wahoo TRACKR RADAR, fizik Vega Carbon: Engineered from the sole up for peak performance and ultimate control, Pas Normal Studios launches SS25 T.K.O. Collection: A dance between motion and sound & Strava […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 12 Race Report: Visma | Lease a Bike’s Olav Kooij won the bunch sprint at the end of the twelfth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday. The fast-finisher beat Casper van Uden (Team Picnic PostNL) and Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) in Viadana. The overall stayed the same with Isaac Del Toro […]

Another full EUROTRASH Thursday: Two more stages of the Giro d’Italia – A time trial and a hilly stage to shake things up a bit. All the news from Italy with video, race reports, results and what the riders think. Plus the USA Time Trial Titles – Pro Road National Championships 2025. TOP STORY: The […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 11 Race Report: The hilly stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia was won by Richard Carapaz (EF Education.EasyPost). The Ecuadorian rode away from the other favourites on the final climb and then soloed to victory. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) led-in a chase group 10 seconds later, to hold the leader’s […]

I like Santini clothing, this goes back to when I started ‘proper’ cycling and there wasn’t much choice in kit and Italian bike clothing was so rare and special and usually expensive. Santini has that Italian style and cut was only a dream. These days Santini still has the style, but is easily available and […]