It’s the all-new-format Thursday EuroTrash, Pez-friends! You’ll still find a week’s worth of race, racer and racing news fresh on your digital doorstep on Monday mornings (here in North America, at least), but Thursdays are about tapping the collective cycling zeitgeist; we spend a week listening so you can spend a morning reading, considering — […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 17: Matthew Brennan has done it again. The young British sprinter blasted past Magnus Cort and Jordi Meeus in Seville to claim his fifth stage victory of this Vuelta a España—and Visma | Lease a Bike’s seventh. Wout van Aert once again played the model teammate, collecting more points for his green jersey […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: CicLAvia—Heart of LA 6.5 Miles of CicLAvia’s Popular Open Streets Route Celebrating 16 Years of Bringing Joy to Angelenos, Connecting Echo Park, DTLA, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Arts District, and Boyle Heights to Freely Enjoy a Grand ‘Pop-Up’ Park for the Day Utilizing One’s Favorite People-Powered Way for All Ages and […]

Enric Mas leads a close Vuelta, but a tight general classification does not automatically produce exciting racing. As professional cycling considers another reform initiative, The Outer Line examines whether a salary or points cap could control the superteams—and what cycling should learn from the NBA’s Kawhi Leonard case and LIV Golf’s spectacular financial failure.   […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 16: Matthew Brennan made it four wins at the 2026 Vuelta a España with another crushing sprint victory at La Rábida. Wout van Aert delivered another dream lead-out, and the 21-year-old Brit finished the job with daylight behind him. Bryan Coquard took second, Vito Braet was third, and Van Aert still managed sixth […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: 2026 La Vuelta a España Stages 9–15 The second week of the 2026 La Vuelta a España brought a combination of challenging climbs, aggressive breakaways and fast finishes as the battle for the red jersey intensified. Stages 9 through 15 produced several standout performances, with experienced stars and emerging talents […]

Cycling is expensive these days, but it doesn’t have to be. Started in 2018 by Huffy, Batch Bicycles was designed to fill the gap between, well, the Huffy you’d find at a big box store and the entry-level models from the likes of Trek and Cannondale you’d find at your local bike shop. “There are […]

Tour’26 Photo Gallery: Today we bring you photographer John Thomson’s final 2026 Tour de France photo gallery. As always John has made a great selection from Paris and the Thonon-les-Bains time trial with those pics we love. *** You can see John Thomson’s TDF’26 Gallery Part 1 HERE and John’s TDF’26 Gallery Part 2 HERE. […]

Friends, EuroTrash is a-changing — at least, the Thursday version will. Don’t worry: Every Monday morning you’ll still be able to catch up on all the cycling news, from Grand Tours to obscure races, to transfers, injuries, signings, social media gaffes…all the news we fanboys (and girls) like to keep up on. Then on Thursdays, […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Bicycle trips make up 1% of all trips in the United States. However, bicyclists account for 2-3% of people who die in a crash involving a motor vehicle on US roads, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the most […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Plan April 8–12, 2026 Redlands Classic weekend with stage-by-stage rundown, where to watch, live-result links, and trackside tips for fans and racers. The post Redlands Classic 2026, April 8–12: Fans & Racers’ Trackside Plan appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.

VUELTA’26 STAGE 15: Wout van Aert put his stamp on the 81st Vuelta a España once again, making the decisive move, controlling every late attack and then crushing the five-man sprint in Córdoba. Alessandro Romele finished second, with Thibau Nys third, as Van Aert collected his second stage victory in three days and put an […]

Mont Ventoux, “the Giant of Provence,” is an isolated mountain that has featured in the Tour de France 19 times since 1951.  Noted for its relentless slopes and often harsh weather, it attracts some 100,000 cyclists each year willing to test themselves on its iconic roads. A new YouTube short documentary, “Six Ways Home,” tells […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Pick a same day ride using Trailforks, MTB Project, and Strava heatmaps plus local rider beta. Set a 40 mile radius, download the GPX, check recent… The post Plan a Ride Within 40 Miles: Mountain Bike Trails With App Checks appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.

VUELTA’26 STAGE 14: Marco Brenner delivered Tudor Pro Cycling its first-ever Grand Tour stage victory with a perfectly judged win atop the Sierra de la Pandera. The German was the only rider able to match Santiago Buitrago’s final attack before beating the Colombian over the last uphill metres. Behind them, red jersey Enric Mas and […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Use a pro style DIY workflow to dial in the three bike fit contact points, saddle, bars, cleats, using a trainer, level, and video checks. The post Dial In 3 Bike Fit Contact Points Using a Trainer, Level, and Video appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The 2026 Philadelphia Cycling Classic brought professional road racing back to Philadelphia on August 30, marking the highly anticipated return of one of the most historic events on the American cycling calendar. After a decade-long absence, the Classic once again showcased elite international and American riders on a demanding urban […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 13: Wout van Aert claimed his first victory of this Vuelta a España with a perfectly timed late attack and a commanding two-up sprint against Valentin Paret-Peintre. Matthew Brennan did a mountain of work to set up his Visma | Lease a Bike leader, then still had enough left to win the chase-group […]

Gear Break is back, even though the GOAT’s out of la Vuelta. Tadej had to abandon, so we worked extra hard to bring you good news on the gear front. Out of the gate, Scott just released their next generation Addict Gravel bike, and right behind that comes the newest gravel wheels from Miche with […]

VUELTA’26 STAGE 12: Jakob Omrzel scored the biggest victory of his young career at the Calar Alto Observatory, surviving a massive breakaway before riding everyone off his wheel on the final climb. Behind the young Slovenian, race leader Enric Mas once again proved the strongest of the GC contenders, taking another chunk of time from […]

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 […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: For many cyclists, getting faster seems to have an obvious solution: ride more. Add another training day, extend the weekend ride, or squeeze a few extra miles into an already busy week. More volume can certainly improve fitness, but it is not always the most effective answer. For cyclists balancing […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Get race day facts for the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix: registration, 1.3 mile course details, schedule, safety, and local reporting for racers and spectators. The post 63rd Manhattan Beach Grand Prix: Race Day Info for Racers & Spectators appeared first on SoCalCycling.com.