Bicycling Australia

JUST AS THIS EDITION WAS ABOUT TO GO TO PRINT, AUSTRALIAN cycling fans witnessed history. Indeed, it was the nation's greatest cycling moment since Cadel Evans won the Tour de France back in 2011. Jai Hindley, at just 26 years of age, became the firs

THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS behind us and thank goodness for that! Another Clive Palmer sing-song would do me over…and if I hear ‘there’s a hole in my budget’ one more time I think I’ll scream. The basic theme the major parties didn’t quite seem to get i

Legendary Italian bike builders Colnago have announced (drum roll…) the C68. This stunning machine is the company’s highest-end model and comes packed with the latest technology. In releasing the bike Colnago also announced a direct-to-consumer purch

FORMER PROFESSIONAL RIDER AND FIVE-TIME Tour de France combatant Pat Jonker details his favourite rides in Australia. Back in the day, during my pre-European preparation, I would push out three 200km+ rides a week, especially during February. The Fl

IN NSW’S CENTRAL WEST. THE FACT THE 2022 MUDGEE CLASSIC WENT AHEAD COULD BE considered a minor miracle. Despite the amount of rain across the region, the many flooded causeways along the route and last-minute course changes, on Sunday May 1 around 2

One hundred and fifty years has passed since the sleepy village of Gulgong enjoyed its decade in the sun. Reflect upon a trip to the region as you sip a coldie inside ‘The Cenny’, a classic pub dating back to 1872, and you can easily imagine earlier

SECURE, WORRY-FREE BIKE STORAGE IS ONE OF the most important aspects of our sport, after cycling of course. But the safe storage of a bike can often be afterthought. You’ve waited months then finally picked up your dream bike and bought it home for t

THESE DAY’S IT’S UNUSUAL TO AN AUSSIE WINNING GRAND tour stages and contending for the overall title in the Tour de France, although it wasn’t always that way. Back in the late 1970s a near rookie racer named Phil Anderson took his racing talent show

The stage is set; now for the performers... THE PAST TWO YEARS WE’VE ALL HAD TO PUT things on ice, and things were no different for Tour de France organisers ASO. When you think about what went on around the globe during this time, it’s a bloody mir

WE’VE ALL SEEN THE IMAGES of male cyclists—manly figures hurtling past barriers with ease. Women don’t seem to have such luck when it comes to biking. Female cyclists often feel pressured at society’s judgmental gaze while they ride, or even worse, v

WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION units sold and part of our sport for more than a decade, the Kask Mojito certainly has some solid history behind it. Now in it’s third generation, strong hints of that original Mojito design now morph with the latest style

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU notice when unboxing and holding Lazer’s new Strada helmet is its similarities with the Sphere and Genesis, the notably lighter weight, and lack of the now-familiar MIPS logo. Flip it over, look inside and the changes are

VELO IS A TAIWANESE BRAND that was founded during the late 1970s to service the developing OEM market, and a good proportion of their saddles have borne other and often more mainstream brand names. The company are one of the biggest saddle manufactur

I’VE BEEN WEARING photochromatic cycling glasses for more than 10 years so I’m already a fan of the concept. You leave home early in the dark or low light, and as the sun comes up your glasses slowly go darker to protect your eyes from the sun. But f

ADVENTURE SHOES SEEM TO BE one of the fastest growing sectors of the cycling footwear market with more new offerings, better inclusions and improved features headlining each regular release. Today we are riding and reviewing a new model from UK-based

ARE THERE THREE BETTER words than ‘new bike day’? I was lucky enough to scream this teaser of a triumvirate when I recently took delivery of a new Giant TCR Advanced SL frame. Better still, I was even luckier to get it custom painted to my exact desi

I SUSPECT THIS IS A FIRST FOR Bicycling Australia: a review of a cargo bike which is a significant departure from our usual road bike reviews. You might be thinking it’s a bit out of place and would never be a substitute for your lightweight, slick r

THE AO (MAORI FOR ‘EARTH’) IS the the gravel offering from New Zealand-based bike company Chapter2. Sold as a frameset only, it’s up to the customer to do their research and select the wheels, groupset and other components that best suits their needs

WHEN? MOST MORNINGS, BUNCH MEETS AT 6AM. WHERE? 35-40KM, ROUTE DEPENDS ON THE DAY. COFFEE? AROMAS FINE FOOD, CHARLES STREET, LAUNCESTON. WELCOME TO LAUNCESTON. Richie Porte country. Danny Clark country. Tassie cycling country. Nestled at the pictu

ONE OF THE REASONS ASH Barty gave for quitting the game of tennis in March this year was that she would spend months away from her family and friends. After winning the French Open in 2019, Wimbledon last year and the Australian Open in January, she