When your electronic derailleur battery dies 40 miles from home, your $10,000 superbike becomes a useless hamster wheel. Here are the six stages of cycling grief, from roadside bargaining to the ultimate walk of shame.
Author: Cyclry Contributor
We are just days away from the Tour of Flanders, and the collective anxiety of the peloton is reaching a fever pitch. We break down why the new breed of late attackers are terrorizing the favorites, and why a wild Remco Evenepoel rumor could completely disrupt De Ronde.
The inaugural Lombardy Gran Trail kicks off next week, offering 550 kilometers of mixed-surface riding through northern Italy. It’s billed as an “unsupported” bikepacking adventure, but organizers are courageously providing free indoor base camps with hot showers, proving that sleeping in a ditch is officially out of style.
For most couples, surviving a weekend trip to IKEA without filing for divorce is a major relationship milestone. Amy and Kyle Hudson are taking it further: they are attempting to break the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle.
In a major step forward for rider safety, the UCI is officially mandating the use of live GPS trackers in the professional peloton. The new technology will provide real-time location data and instant crash alerts, closing a critical safety gap highlighted by the tragic passing of Muriel Furrer.
Ten months after receiving a suspended sentence over the tragic death of his wife, Olympian Melissa Hoskins, former pro Rohan Dennis returned to social media to post a photo of a Porsche with the caption “an absolute weapon.” The tone-deaf post sparked immediate outrage.
Jonas Vingegaard didn’t need to attack on the final stage of Paris-Nice, but he did it anyway just to flex. The Visma leader blew up the race, secured his overall GC title, and then casually let local favorite Lenny Martinez take the two-man sprint for hometown glory.
Isaac Del Toro actively broke the will of the peloton on the brutal slopes of Camerino. The 22-year-old Mexican phenom crushed Visma’s Matteo Jorgenson to extend his overall lead, proving once again that UAE Team Emirates-XRG is playing a completely different sport than the rest of the WorldTour.