Greg Lemond famously said about cycling:” It doesn’t get any easier. You just get faster.” And for a sport that values the ability to suffer, the least easy of all races is Paris-Roubaix, variously feted as “the Queen of the Classics” and cursed as “the Hell of the North.” – Review by Leslie Reissner – […]

Directeur Sportif Interview: Stage 9 of the 2018 Tour de France will race from Arras to Roubaix and will hit fifteen sections of the ‘Hell of the North’ cobbles and so who better to talk to than Paris-Roubaix winner and sports director Dirk Demol. Matt Wood caught up with the Trek-Segafredo man to get his […]

Welcome back Pez Fans, this week’s Gear Break is a Spring Classic. As the pro peloton prepares for the soul-crushing pavé of Northern France, the gear industry is pivoting to meet the chaos. This Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix serves as the ultimate backdrop for a Gear Break that blurs the line between high-speed racing and rugged survival. […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Redlands native Ella Sabo led a Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 one-two finish on Stage 2 of the women’s race in Redlands, winning ahead of teammate Olivia Cummins, while Skylar Schneider (L39ION of Los Angeles) rounded out the podium. Sabo took the victory in 1:39:13 at the end of the 43.2-mile […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Brunner, Ehrlich Take Opening Wins at Redlands Bicycle Classic Time Trial Eric Brunner (Project Echelon) and Emily Ehrlich (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28) opened the 2026 Redlands Bicycle Classic with impressive wins in Wednesday’s Toyota of Redlands individual time trial at scenic Lake Perris State Park, taking the first pro leader’s […]

Top Ride:  Riding the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix isn’t just another bucket-list ride—it’s a full-body fight against some of the most brutal roads in cycling. From the bone-rattling pavé sectors to the emotional high of entering the Roubaix velodrome, this is where legends are made—and where the rest of us learn just how hard this race […]

This cycling news roundup — in the middle of Flanders-Roubaix week — looks to…Spain, because that’s where Paul Seixas is racing. Perhaps it won’t be long before we’re complaining that Seixas’ performances are boring, but today, they’re novel! But don’t worry: I spend the rest of my pixels looking back at Flanders, forward to P-R…and […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: LIFE TIME SEA OTTER CLASSIC GRAVEL RACE The countdown is on to the first round of the 2026 Life Time Grand Prix The fifth edition of the Life Time Grand Prix returns to the Laguna Seca Raceway on April 16, with the Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel. The first […]

Not every ride needs turn-by-turn navigation, full-color maps, and a price tag that rivals your wheelset. Sometimes, simple just works—and works well. The iGPSPORT BSC200S strips things back to the essentials, delivering the core data most riders actually use—speed, distance, heart rate, and power—at a price that’s hard to ignore. At just $79.90, it’s aimed […]

Roadside Reload: On Sunday April 8th 2012, I received a second chance for a once in a lifetime experience of chasing the most feared Monument of the year – Paris-Roubaix. And just like my ride across these hellish roads a couple days prior, this day was nothing short of ‘epic’. As I looked back through […]

Castelli Espresso 2 Short Sleeve Jersey, Bib-Shorts, Socks, Mitts and Cap: The days are getting longer and warmer north of the equator, so summer isn’t too far away. The short sleeve jerseys, shorts and socks need to come out of storage, or it’s time for some new kit: Castelli introduce their Espresso 2 for the […]

As we count down to Sunday and the Hell of the North, we look back at Ed Hood’s 2007 Paris Roubaix and how the underdog, Stuart O’Grady, left the top riders in his dust. As a regular to the Queen of the Classics, Ed and his pals always inspect the cobbles of Arenberg, the mechanics […]

Tadej Pogačar didn’t just win the Tour of Flanders—he controlled it, once again turning one of cycling’s most complex Monuments into a test of inevitability. His latest victory cements a run of dominance that is beginning to redefine the sport’s hierarchy, raising bigger questions about competitive balance, the role of emerging talent, and whether modern […]

“The Queen of the Classics” it is called, and after World War I “The Hell of the North” as well, has been a race full of incident.  German rider Josef Fischer won the inaugural Paris-Roubaix event in 1896.  His example was not followed by a countryman until 2015, when John Degenkolb was the victor.  Although […]

Few races define cycling quite like Paris-Roubaix—and few finishes have been as brutally close as Steve Bauer’s near-miss in 1990. After more than seven hours of pounding across 55 kilometres of cobbles, Bauer hit the Roubaix velodrome shoulder-to-shoulder with Eddy Planckaert, only to lose by a single centimetre in a sprint that still echoes through […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: 40th Redlands Bicycle Classic Brings Elite Cycling Back to Southern California 40th Edition Kicks off with Lake Perris Time Trial Five Days of Pro and Junior Stage Racing in Redlands The Redlands Bicycle Classic returns for its landmark 40th edition, bringing five days of world-class racing to Southern California from Wednesday, […]

Heavy February clouds blanketed the sky as we wound through Marrakech in a taxi. Bus stops sported ugly, peeling posters, and donkey carts sat stalled on the shoulders. Diesel fumes hung heavy, and countless men on squat 100cc motorbikes wove through the sluggish traffic. We’d flown out of Kenya the night before. After exiting the […]

This cycling news roundup asks cycling’s current existential question: Are races like Sunday’s Tour of Flanders — won (again) seemingly easily even worth watching? And then it turns to other racing this week — including the women’s RVV version, plus a whole host of races, racers, and racing stories. And to think: we haven’t even […]

RACE REPORT: Tadej Pogačar stamped his authority on cycling’s cobbled heartland once more, riding clear on the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont to claim his third victory at the Tour of Flanders. To many fans of pro cycling, there is no more important one day race than the Tour of Flanders – de Ronde […]

Book Review: Belgium: it’s an odd place. A country put together from pieces other nations didn’t really want, it seems resigned to an eternal identity crisis. But beyond this historic and political mess, there is a remarkable sporting story – cycling and the Flemish, described by author Harry Pearson as “a grand romance.” “The Beast, […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: 2026 Tour de Murrieta Circuit Race Photo Gallery Day two of the Tour de Murrieta featured a fun Circuit Race on a scenic course with rolling hills on the beautiful outskirts of Murrieta. The Tour de Murrieta Circuit Race pb by Davidson Bike Law had perfect race weather for the day […]

Flanders Interview: He lives on the course, he’s raced on it and driven the team car there – former pro rider and team director Allan Peiper has the T-shirt and more when it comes to the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ed Hood got the low-down from the man on the route a few years ago. In […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The 2026 Tour de Murrieta kicked off the Omnium with the GrandPrix course pb by Capriroso in Downtown Murrieta. The Tour de Murrieta is a well-run two-day community cycling event and festival that is a favorite for riders and fans to attend each year. The Downtown GrandPrix festival was accompanied by […]

As the season shifts, the Gear Break April Showers edition delivers a heavy downpour of high-performance tech to wash away the winter cobwebs. While we don’t have any rain gear or fenders for you, we do have a deluge of race-ready rubber from Pirelli, high-contrast vision from Smith, and a clever, Bluetooth-monitored “rack that sucks” […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: You do not need to have aspirations for the yellow jersey to get the benefits from pro advice, nor do you have to spend thousands of dollars or commit to grueling training schedules and restricted diets.  No, a lot of pro advice works just as well for beginners, stripping away […]