Many people around the world tend to believe that cycling is an individual sport and that the best riders in history have simply been better than their rivals without the help of anyone else, this view could not be more incorrect. Cycling is in fact a sport that is heavily team-based with intricate tactics that …
These days everything seems to be getting more expensive, and that includes bikes. What used to be one of the cheapest and easiest modes of transportation is now considered by some to be an activity only truly enjoyed by the wealthy. Whilst this may not be entirely true it can certainly be argued that in …
In the world of cycling, some manufacturers are more well-known than others and this can be due to a variety of reasons such as their marketing ability, popularity with fans, or just the sheer quality of their products. One of those brands is Diamondback, whilst not appearing under the legs of many professional road racers, …
Writing from across the Atlantic Ocean in the United Kingdom, for many years I never came across a Santa Cruz bike. I believed them to simply be a small American brand that would never really break out of the country and onto the global market. I was certainly wrong about that! Santa Cruz bikes are …
There are many kinds of races in the world of road cycling, ranging from stage races to criteriums and one – day events held around the world. As a casual fan of cycling it is easy to believe that there aren’t really anymore great races beyond the Tour de France and this is a wildly …
There are thousands of different bikes available around the world, with each having certain components that either make them stand out or drag them down in quality. One of the major aspects that consumers take into account when choosing which bike to buy is color though, and you can have every color on the rainbow …
As you will no doubt be aware of by now, there are many different kinds of riders that make up the cycling peloton, ranging from climbers to sprinters and puncheurs to time trialists. Today we will be focusing on the last of those specialties, with a view into the best TT riders of all time. …
Cycling has grown tremendously over the past few years, especially during the pandemic, when increases in people riding bikes were seen worldwide. But with all this growth, the real question is, how many bicycles are there in the world? It has been calculated that there are currently more than a billion bicycles worldwide, with the …
There are many kinds of riders in the world of men’s professional cycling, each with their own special set of skills that allow them to take victories in ways that other riders can only dream of. Nowhere is this gulf in talent clearer than when the road opens up for a bunch sprint, arguably the …
We often hear the phrase ‘peloton’ uttered throughout cycling races around the world, but do you know what the peloton really is? If not, you’re in luck because today we’ll go through everything you need to know about the peloton. We’ll be looking at various topics relating to the peloton such as who is part …