SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The paved road ends beside a river, but the route on your map continues into the trees. The gravel at the entrance looks firm and wide. Farther on, the path bends out of sight. Before following it, ask what might lie beyond the bend: Can you steer and stop comfortably […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Practical 2026 checklist for USAC upgrade points: 5 steps to confirm thresholds, file voluntary upgrades, and avoid category surprises. The post 5 Step USAC Upgrade Points Checklist for 2026 Licensed Racers appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The 2026 UCI Road World Championships Elite Men’s Road Race in Montréal, Canada, ended with a historic victory for the United States. Brandon McNulty captured the rainbow jersey after making a decisive late move and riding solo to the finish. His victory gave the United States its first elite men’s […]

Who’s with me here: Was that a fantastic Worlds week or what? Call me crazy — Tim Wellens — but I love a week of riders contending in their national kits, in races that throw typical tactics out the window. Not that Worlds always produces a surprise winner — as it didn’t in this year’s […]

That one was easy – and once again luck played a big part in helping me capture the action – and today the emotion of the World Road Cycling Championships in Montreal Canada. Moments after winning the race, Brandon McNulty grabbed his country’s flag and beelined it to his girlfriend… standing right beside me. I […]

Strade Dust – L’Eroica: Italy, land of vino, pasta, Fausto Coppi and home of the ultimate retro-ride. L’Eroica, “the Heroic,” runs every October and this coming week ( October 1-4, 2026) marks the 29th edition of this festival of vintage cycling in its extended format. PEZman Leslie Reissner looks back to when he was lucky […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Find the 2026 Southern California road racing calendar, series dates, registration steps, and a race day checklist for riders and promoters. The post 2026 Southern California Road Races: Calendar and Race Day Checklist appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: 2026 UCI Road World Championships Road Race Highlights Ashlin Barry Wins Men’s U23 Road Race Title for US The 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal, Canada, featured challenging road races for the world’s top cyclists, with the Mount Royal circuit providing a demanding setting for the title battles. The […]

Worlds Roadside Video: Another excellent day roadside at the Elite Women’s Road Race gave me the chance to meet cycling fans from Canada and around the world. I asked them one question: who wins the Elite Men’s World Championship tomorrow? Today was the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal Elite Women’s Road Race. I […]

VIDEO Report: Today was course recon day — but with a pretty nice bonus: I followed the Men’s U23 World Championship road race around Montréal while exploring the circuit myself. So instead of just looking at a map and elevation profile, I got to see how this course actually races when there’s a rainbow jersey […]

Fall’s Here and Gear Break continues to keep pace with the industry. Six new releases just landed, covering nearly everything on a fall checklist: a faster time trial helmet, a steel frame revival, two new Fall/Winter apparel systems, a gravel wheel built for all-rounders, and rain jackets that welcome bad weather instead of dreading it. […]

Day one on the ground at the Montréal Worlds — and what a day. I found the course, tracked down my media credentials and then it was off to check out the start/finish, the press area and give you a look behind the curtain at what covering a World Championships actually looks like — including […]

Day 1 was that big-ass travel day flying across Canada to visit Montreal and the World Road Cycling championships – both for my very first time – I know, right? As promised, I am capturing the whole thing on video which is running on the Pez, Instagram channel and YouTube channel, but in case you’re […]

What’s being discussed in the cycling sphere this week? Well, Worlds, of course. But that’s not all. There’s always a story behind the story. Remco won the TT — but the battle didn’t stop there: It spilled into social media, where he and Ganna continued their rivalry. There’s more off-road beef, as 2012 rainbow stripes-earner […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: In 2024, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported that motor vehicles hit bicyclists, resulting in 1,075 fatalities. A different report by the National Safety Council (NSC) shows a 1% increase in preventable deaths related to cycling in the same year. A bicycle provides little protection compared to that […]

The rainbow jerseys are being decided in Montréal, but the racing has already exposed some uncomfortable questions about how cycling’s World Championships are organized. Why are elite riders being asked to pay their own way to represent their countries—and should national teams continue to contest one of the sport’s most valuable events when commercial trade […]

Italy has won the Mixed Team Relay at the UCI Road World Championships for the first time, beating France after a fast and dramatic afternoon in Montréal. Switzerland recovered from Stefan Küng’s costly puncture to claim bronze, while defending champion Australia finished just off the podium. The Mixed Team Relay occupied centre stage midway through […]

TOOLBOX: September is chock full of racing as riders around the globe work to put that final exclamation point on their season. Many are on the cusp of a well deserved break from the arduous training and structure that has defined their summer. For others it is the start of the fitness ramp towards cyclocross! […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: 2026 UCI World Championships Time Trial Champions The 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal began with four individual time trials featuring the world’s leading riders in the Elite and Under-23 categories. The demanding Montréal courses tested riders with technical sections, fast stretches and challenging climbs toward the finish, producing […]

The Netherlands has its first Under-23 men’s time trial world champion in 19 years. Ryan Gal sprang the surprise of the Montréal Worlds with a superbly paced ride, beating Italy’s Nicolas Milesi and Spanish favourite Héctor Álvarez to the rainbow jersey. The battle for the Under-23 men’s time trial title always looked like one of […]

Australia’s Felicity Wilson-Haffenden delivered on her pre-race favourite status with a commanding victory in the Under-23 women’s individual time trial at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal. Dutch talent Nienke Vinke raced to an impressive silver medal, while Belgium’s Luca Vierstraete survived a nail-biting finish to claim bronze. After the elite women and […]

This Monday morning EuroTrash is all-and-only World Championships (and we’re not talking about your local ride, much as I do love a Wednesday Worlds). With Reusser’s and Evenepoel’s signature, predicted wins behind us, we move on to cycling’s next generation, the future Marlens and Remcos, who assume the stage Monday and Tuesday, along with the […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Stop riding at first pain: clean, dry, and apply a barrier ointment, follow quick fit checks, and learn when to see a doctor for saddle sores. The post Stop Riding Now: Cyclists’ Immediate Saddle Sore Playbook appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.

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RACE REPORT: Remco Evenepoel has done it again. The Belgian superstar blasted around the 39.9-kilometre Montréal course to claim his fourth consecutive elite men’s world time trial title – and join Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin as the event’s joint record holders. Filippo Ganna took another silver medal, while 19-year-old French sensation Paul Seixas delivered […]