Tuesday morning’s final individual, non-para time trial of the 2024 UCI Road World Championships saw junior Sydney Swierenga earn Canada’s best result in Zürich, Switzerland so far with 10th. Great Britain’s Cat Ferguson, silver in the road race last year, earned gold. There were two Brits on the podium. Cat clawed her way to gold […]

It’s been a long cycling season and many of us are finishing our last major target event. How can we use the early fall to reflect on the season and plan for 2025? After crossing your final finish line of the year, take a moment to celebrate all your hard work and dedication, no matter […]

The modern Madison cycling event involves two-person teams competing to finish the largest number of laps. Riders take turns, with one person cycling and the other resting in sprints. Teams can switch back and forth at their own pace. But did you know that the original Madison cycling event was quite different? The original Madison […]

At the Olympics Remco Evenepoel did the unprecedented, becoming the first male to ever win gold in both the Olympic time trial and road race. Now he’s won the world championship time trial. But there’s more to come. The road race on Sunday is a punchy, hilly course. And Tadej Pogačar is hugry to win […]

A historic win At the first-ever UCI Mountain Bike marathon World Championships held in the U.S., Austria’s Mona Mitterwallner successfully defended her title, claiming her third cross-country marathon (XCM) rainbow jersey. Meanwhile, Denmark’s Simon Andreassen secured his first XCM World Champion title, solidifying his place as one of the sport’s rising stars. Youth over experience […]

Cyclocross has begun! Racing is already underway in Canada and the USA, but as far as the World Cups go, they are still a ways off. Will we see Mathieu van der Poel this year? Wout van Aert is nursing an injury and hopes to jump in, but it’s unclear when and for how many […]

Monday’s menu of the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zürich, Switzerland started with the Junior men’s time trial and finished with the under-23 men’s chrono. The Course The U23 men raced the same 29.9-km time trial course as the elite women. Starting in Gossau they headed west and then south where they met the […]

The pro peloton is awash in white shoes. Occasionally you’ll see riders wearing black and sometimes blue or red. If you really want to stand out in the crowd, check out the new BONT Vaypor shoe collab with Cycology Clothing’s wild designs. Have some fun and take a ride on the wild side with either […]

On Saturday, Letizia Paternoster (Liv AlUla Jayco) won the Tour de Gatineau road race. Riders covered 117.7 km, starting from Gatineau and completing 12 laps of a 10 km circuit with total ascent of 900 metres. Photo: Grégoire Crevier Cuba’s Marlies Mejias Garcia (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24) came in second, while Sarah Van Dam of […]

  “If you have been riding BMX over the past 30 plus years, you know the name Jay Miron,” says Canadian BMX street legend Chris Silva. “He has definitely made an impact on your riding or how you think about BMX as a whole. He’s a big piece of the puzzle and his impact is […]

Toronto’s Ashlin Barry, riding for USA Cycling, finished 9th at the junior world time trial championships after missing his start. The 16-year-old, one of the top riders in his category, arrived at the start house ready to go, but at the last minute, a UCI commissaire noted that he had forgotten to measure his sock […]

The time trials continued Monday at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, with the Junior men racing early in the day. Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale got a peek at its future as Paul Seixas gave France a gold medal. Adam Smith was the top Canadian in 34th. The Course The Junior men had […]

Remco Evenepoel takes his second World time trial title in a row and Grace Brown tops her final season with a rainbow ride. All the news from the World time trial championships, Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen, Super 8 Classic and the Alfasun Gooikse Pijl – Videos, rider quotes, reports and results. Remco […]

There was the whiff of panic in the start house for Remco Evenepoel at the UCI Road World Championships in Zürich on Sunday, but the Belgian successfully defended his time trial rainbow jersey. He adds the 2024 chrono title to his Paris Olympic Games time trial gold medal. Filippo Ganna and Edoardo Affini gave Italy […]

Worlds 2024 Race Report: Remco Evenepoel is the World time trial champion for the second year in a row. In Zurich the Belgian top favourite fought out a fierce battle with Filippo Ganna (Italy). Evenepoel had a 20 second lead, but lost 14 seconds in the final section, but it was enough to take the […]

Australia’s Grace Brown is the queen of the big 2024 time trials, as she added a Zürich World Championships rainbow jersey to her Paris Olympic Games gold medal on Sunday, beating Demi Vollering by making up a lot of time in the flattest part of the course. Brown was the silver medalist last year at […]

Worlds 2024 TT Race Report: Australia’s Grace Brown added the World championships to her Olympic time trial gold. Brown was behind Demi Vollering (The Netherlands) at the second intermediate timing point, but thanks to a strong finish she took the win by 16 seconds. Vollering was second and Chloe Dygert (USA) took third at 56 […]

Henry Ford is reputed to have said: “If you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” So the idea that the power of the mind can accomplish things is nothing new but its application to sports, and particularly our chosen one of cycling, is fairly recent. A new book by sports psychologist […]

Back in 2015, for once our man Ed Hood’s holidays didn’t involve bicycles – but they did involve bars. When the Pezmeister first heard Ed was off to parts foreign he thought it would be a good opportunity for our intrepid journo to sample Negronis across the globe – but. . . “I’m never happier […]

For those of us who are bike enthusiasts, it’s easy to end up with a garage full of bicycles. N+1 isn’t just a cute expression—it’s a way of life. If you’ve got the space, chances are you’re filling it with bikes. Every bargain on Marketplace or at the local thrift store feels like a deal […]

The first day of racing at the Tour de Gatineau is in the books, with German rider Franziska Brausse (Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team) taking the win at the women’s UCI race. Friday’s race was a 20 km time trial. Riders did two laps of the course. Brausse flew in the race, finishing 4 […]

Celebrating worldwide Negroni Week is the only excuse I needed to finally share my own personal Negroni recipe. Here I explain my favorite choices for the gin and vermouth, and the essential ingredients, plus my own twist which led to Mrs. Pez finally embracing this as a go-to classic cocktail. See more at the PEZ […]

On Sunday, the 2024 UCI world championships kick off in Zurich with the elite men’s and women’s individual time trial, where top riders will compete for the rainbow jersey. The challenging route features quite a bit of climbing as well. The course The men’s route is divided into three sections: the first 20.5 kilometres are […]

At this year’s Swatch Nines MTB event, the riders faced it all—rain, mud, sun, and even an early winter outbreak in the Alps. But that didn’t stop the talented crew from delivering jaw-dropping performances on an epic course. This 26-minute documentary about the event takes us behind the scenes at Bike Republic Sölden, offering an […]

In this week’s AIRmail newsletter, The Outer Line takes an in-depth look at: Lappartient’s bid for Olympic glory, Pog wrapping up remarkable season; changing race strategy; Saudi PIF activities; new Ullrich interview, new fuel on antidoping fire… # Catch up on pro cycling – and its context within the broader world of sports – with […]