POVEC C1 REVIEW: Photochromic cycling glasses change tint automatically, but they can take time to react. The $249 POVEC C1 takes a different approach, letting the rider switch between lighter and darker tint in about one second with a swipe of a finger. After group rides, a 117-mile day and Bend singletrack, we found the […]

This week’s EuroTrash opens with a hard look at cycling’s habit of romanticizing crashes and recoveries, arguing the sport’s rising injury toll — laid bare by the Vuelta’s brutal eighth stage — deserves a culture shift, not more thumbs-up-from-the-hospital-bed photos. On the racing side: Lewis Askey wins Tour of Britain’s opening stage in Lincoln; Enric […]

Tadej Pogačar’s Vuelta crash completely upended the 2026 race, forcing the overwhelming favourite to abandon with a fractured collarbone, a stable C7 vertebra fracture and a concussion. In a single moment, the Vuelta lost its global superstar, Enric Mas inherited the red jersey and what had looked like a Pogačar coronation became one of the […]

SINGAPORE, August 21, 2026. Released in May 2026, CYBERSIGHT Zenith Pro is a pair of HUD sports glasses for cyclists who want access to ride data without repeatedly looking down at a bike computer or watch. Recently featured in GEAR Break, they display ride data, navigation guidance and compatible radar alerts in the rider’s line […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 10: Bastien Tronchon pulled off the biggest win of his career in Elche de la Sierra, beating some of the fastest—and most fancied—men in the race. The 24-year-old Frenchman survived a wildly aggressive finale, kept his cool as attacks flew in every direction, then blasted past Magnus Cort, Thibau Nys and Wout van […]

The Leadville Trail 100 MTB presents a challenge few mountain bike races can match: 100 miles of demanding terrain at elevations reaching more than 12,000 feet. Successful Leadville 100 preparation requires more than training and race-day fueling—it also means understanding how altitude affects hydration, iron requirements and exercise performance. After supporting athletes earlier this season […]

The Wahoo ELEMNT ACE is big, and it’s relatively heavy (208g), but for that arguably negligible weight difference, you get genuine usability. Setup is fast and intuitive, and having both physical buttons and a responsive touchscreen means you’re never stuck fumbling with one input method in bad conditions. Navigation shines on the large screen, with […]

Tour’26 Photo Gallery: John Thomson’s Tour de France 2026 Photo Gallery Part 2 takes us from the decisive Stage 16 time trial in Thonon-les-Bains to the packed streets of Montmartre for the Tour’s Paris finale. Remco Evenepoel, Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel, Tom Pidcock and the rest of the Tour peloton share the spotlight […]

Where you at, cycling fan-friend? Are you lost without your Tadej North Star, or relishing following races that are actually…races? (Without, of course, actually relishing Pogačar’s crash?) This sport is lousy with crashes, injuries, accidents, incidents, but roll on we must: To a Vuelta that will always have an asterisk, but that indeed now actually […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 9: Enric Mas started the day in red following Tadej Pogačar’s shock exit from the race, then finished it looking every bit like the man to beat at this Vuelta. The Spaniard attacked the favourites on the Alto de Aitana, cracked Primož Roglič and then beat Oscar Onley in a two-man sprint to […]

In 2021 author and bike fitter Phil Cavell wrote a book examining the physiological aspects of cycling.  We reviewed “The Midlife Cyclist” here and this excellent book has now been followed by a kind-of-sequel.  “The Cycling Addiction” is about the psychological elements behind this athletic activity we all love so much.  The subtitle,  “Suffering, Speed […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 8: Bryan Coquard scored the biggest win of his career in Xeraco, holding off Mads Pedersen to claim his first-ever Grand Tour stage victory. But the Frenchman’s breakthrough win was overshadowed by the shock abandonment of red jersey Tadej Pogačar, who crashed heavily with less than 30 kilometres remaining. Stage 8 looked like […]

Our man Ed Hood was ‘Roadside’ for PEZ at many Grand Tours: Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and la Vuelta a España. Today we look back at the start of stage 15 of the 2008 Vuelta a España in Cudillero, before the 202 kilometre mountainous race to Ponferrada, where Ed takes in all the excitement […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 7: Andreas Leknessund won Vuelta a España 2026 Stage 7 at Valdelinares after spending almost the entire day on the attack, then riding away from Wout van Aert on the final climb. Teammate Tobias Halland Johannessen finished second to complete a Uno-X Mobility one-two, with Van Aert third. Behind the breakaway, Tadej Pogačar […]

Pez Fans, feel that? It’s Michigan “Fake Fall.” The air is crips and it’s teasing something new…at Gear Break we know Fall’s nigh. The next season is around the corner, and we’ve got some exciting new gear for you. This week we’ve got HUD smart glasses that channel your inner Maverick, a fitness band that […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 6: Tadej Pogačar collected his third win in six stages in Castellón—but the bigger story was the rider who refused to let him disappear. After Pogačar’s 50-kilometre solo in Andorra, another disappearing act looked likely. Instead, Enric Mas clawed his way back to the Slovenian on Puerto El Bartolo’s brutal gravel slopes, grabbed […]

What’s Tadej Pogačar’s real aim at this point in his career? Mike tries to get inside the G.O.A.T.’s head in this introspective version of EuroTrash — while also searching for excitement elsewhere in the cycling world, such as…at the World Mountain Bike Championships? Among the sport’s youngsters? At Wout van Aert as he pleads for the return […]

THE OUTER LINE: Fin Tarling’s death should force professional cycling to move beyond condolences and confront persistent race-safety failures. Also this week: what the Tour de France Femmes taught us about women’s cycling, Pogačar’s pursuit of the Grand Tour sweep, ASO’s growing influence, genetic testing in women’s sport and the increasingly irrational economics of professional […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 4: Is the 2026 Vuelta a España already over? It certainly looked that way in Andorra, where Tadej Pogačar produced another of his now-familiar demonstrations. The Slovenian attacked on the Collada de Beixalis, rode the final 50 kilometres alone and reached Andorra la Vella nearly three minutes ahead of his closest rivals. Jarno […]

The days are starting to get shorter here in southern Ontario, the mornings are cooler, & more cyclists are thinking about dusting off the trainer & pulling the bike back into the pain cave. Indoor racing season is just around the corner, & a lot of us are about to spend the next several months […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 3: There was no winner in Font-Romeu after rain, wind, hail and lightning brought the third stage of the 2026 Vuelta a España to a dramatic halt. With the roads covered in water and thick hailstones, Tadej Pogačar led the peloton off the road and into the shelter of a restaurant. The race […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 2: What an arrival for Matthew Brennan! The 21-year-old Visma | Lease a Bike sensation demolished the opposition in Manosque to win the first road stage of the 2026 Vuelta a España. Pau Miquel took second and race leader Tadej Pogačar sprinted to third, while Ethan Hayter’s ambitious bid for the red jersey […]

Oscar Boyd is a young British cyclist who has become enamoured of long-distance touring adventures.  His photography skills and writing talent have been the basis for four (so far) entertaining and beautifully-produced YouTube videos.  They have covered rides the length of Japan, the Westfjords of Iceland and, as we reviewed here, the length of Britain.  […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 1: Tadej Pogačar started his pursuit of a first Vuelta a España victory in suitably dramatic fashion, winning the opening Monaco time trial and pulling on the first red leader’s jersey of the 2026 race. But it was desperately close: Ethan Hayter missed the stage win by just nine-hundredths of a second. Joshua […]

Ex Rider Interview: If you are of a certain age you will remember the name Micheal Wilson as one of the successful Australian’s in the European professional peloton in the 80’s. Ed Hood caught up with Micheal at his Tasmanian vineyard to hear his story. In January 2025 we lost our friend and colleague Ed […]