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 […]

Niagara region is well known for its natural, cultural, and historic wonders – Niagara Falls and its dramatic gorge, world-class wineries, and a rich mix of towns and cities. It’s also internationally renowned for cycling, offering top-notch trails, the striking climbs of the Niagara Escarpment, and the flat, open wine country that makes for relaxed, […]

Fancy yourself a hard man in the truest sense – the ‘Flemish’ sense?  Then Flanders is waiting. On the brutal cobbled “bergs” of the Tour of Flanders, legends are made—and amateurs are quickly reintroduced to reality. From the deceptively fast Eikenberg to the wheel-spinning chaos of the Koppenberg and the leg-breaking ramps of the Paterberg, […]

This cycling news roundup asks just who will hang onto Tadej Pogacar at this weekend’s Tour of Flanders — and answers: No one! Together we also relive some breathless racing at Dwars Van Vlaanderen, begin looking ahead to the Tour de France’s launch in Barcelona, and wonder at the value of Pogačar’s MSR skinsuit — […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: First CicLAvia Open Streets Event of 2026 in West LA New Route — Three Miles of Open Streets Connecting Santa Monica Blvd and Westwood Blvd to Enjoy CicLAvia’s Pop-Up Park for the Day in People-Powered Ways Sunday, April 26, 2026; 9am – 4pm Event Overview: CicLAvia West LA Route, Date, […]

Flanders has long been defined by its brutal cobbles, steep bergs, and Spring Classics history—but there’s a new rhythm emerging beneath the stones. As gravel riding explodes across Europe, Belgium’s cycling heartland is evolving, blending its iconic climbs with a growing network of dirt roads, forest tracks, and bikepacking routes. The result? A fresh way […]

In 2004 I made my first trip to Belgium to discover the riding, racing and culture of cycling’s cobbled heartland.  I was in Belgium for the first time, as part of my journey to experience pro cycling’s Holy Week, including riding the de Ronde race course route as part of the Tour of Flanders Cyclosportif. […]

A John Thomson Classic Photo Gallery: The biggest one-day Classic of the season (especially if you are Flemish) is this weekend – De Ronde van Vlaanderen or Tour of Flanders. Photographer John Thomson is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Peter Sagan’s De Ronde win in 2016 with an other varied photo gallery. *** You can […]