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Many of us still remember the first time we were overtaken up a hill by someone on an e-bike. Initially, we might have been impressed by how effortlessly they seemed to be laying down the power, but when they passed, for some strange reason they didn

Louison Bobet wins the Tour de France, Elvis releases his first single, both Lord of the Flies and the first Lord of the Rings books are published. It’s 1954 and, on top of all that, Ernesto Colnago begins making lugged steel bicycle frames. Colnago

New Zealand bike brand Chapter 2 has unveiled its second Artist Collaboration Project with the release of 60 special edition Koko frames painted by Canadian artist Bradley Harms. It follows on from the 50 special edition TOA Disc framesets painted by

For Shimano’s third groupset launch of 2022, 105 has gone electronic. That’s right, Shimano’s most affordable groupset – the one you recommend to friends who are just getting into riding, the one you use for spare parts when strapped for cash, and th

Fizik has pulled out all the stops in the latest rendition of its popular Vento Argo saddle, offered in 150mm and 140mm widths. The Adaptive features 3D printed padding which, as the name suggests, allows for a saddle that is soft to touch and pliabl

Let’s get one thing straight: I’m a huge Vittoria fan. Over the years, I’ve trained on Rubino Pros and raced on the famous Corsa tubulars. In 2023, Vittoria celebrates 70 years, most of them dedicated to high-performance tyres. It has nailed the form

Bryton’s Rider S500 is the latest challenger to enter the hotly contested $500 bike computer bracket. In terms of hardware, battery life is impressive at a claimed 24 hours (continuous GPS recording time); the screen is a generous-for-its-size 2.4-in

The lights market is wide open, with established brands and startups alike delivering some great features, and Ravemen is pushing its way to the top of that pile. The 1,000-lumen front light, the CR1000, is a sleek, basic design that’s simple to use.

If the newest addition to your home comes in human form rather than aero form, then you might be able to make good use of the Thule Courier – a versatile bike trailer for active family life. It’s designed to carry up to two kids and can be used on an

Cadex is owned by Giant, but since the wheel brand’s reintroduction in 2019 it has quickly established itself as something more than just the in-house component arm of a bike manufacturer. Cadex’s wheels are notably forward-thinking, embracing techno

Being the size it is, Specialized has a lot of resources at its disposal, but one often overlooked tool is the quantity of data its network of Retül bike-fitting systems collects. Thus in developing its new S-Works Torch shoes, Specialized says it re

Much fanfare has accompanied a recent shift back towards BSA threaded bottom bracket systems on road bikes. After more than a decade of various press-fit standards, big brands such as Specialized are designing around threaded BBs again, to the point

In a perfect world, a cyclist flying overseas would be able to wheel their bike directly onto the plane, sitting next to it while enjoying a movie and a comically small can of beer. Instead we’re forced to consign our pride and joy to the belly of th

For just the second time in 95 editions, the UCI Road World Championships are heading Down Under, and it’s Wollongong that will have the honour of hosting one of the eminent weeks on the cycling calendar. The 2022 UCI Road World Championships will fe

For more information, visit wollongong2022.com.au

Cyclist: Five weeks after the biggest win of your career, what have you been up to? Jai Hindley: It was pretty hectic straight after the race – it was pretty full on, actually. The whole last 48 hours of the race was sort of a blur. So, I went on hol

‘Last year, when our director Henri Desgrange had the idea for this colossal test and he communicated it to the readers of L’Auto, it was not only the enthusiasm of the sportsmen that it aroused, but also doubt and disbelief,’ wrote L’Auto’s Géo Lefè

Cyclist: We’re counting the days until the Port Douglas Gran Fondo Festival. What does an event like this mean to the Australian cycling community? Annette Edmondson: This is huge for Australian cycling. To have events that bring together so many ama

Jens Voigt’s ’Shut up legs’ might sound like a fun catchphrase, but a paper entitled Improvement of 10km Time-Trial Cycling With Motivational Self-Talk Compared With Neutral Self-Talk claims chatting to yourself during cycling can have serious benefi

The party in the neighbouring camp went on all night. There was a brief hiatus around dawn as we made breakfast and checked our bikes over for our mountain-bike race later in the day. Eventually the neighbouring youngsters spilled out of their tents

Za’atar is like a bar bag: it has existed forever, it’s brilliantly versatile and yet it is only recently that everyone seems to be using it. It’s a Middle Eastern herb/spice mix most authentically based around Syrian oregano – sometimes called hysso

Recovery is not about lying in a puddle of sweat at the end of your ride. Nor does preparing for your next ride mean carb-loading on cake. Recovery and training off the bike are essential for maximising your performance on it – and there are things y

What are ketones? ‘Ketones are an energy source produced by the liver during fasting or periods of low carbohydrate intake,’ says Peter Hespel, professor in exercise physiology at Belgium’s Leuven University and collaborator with QuickStep Alpha Viny

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I’m roused by the shrill blast of my alarm, purposefully set to a maddening tone to ensure that I wake promptly at 3:45am. An overwhelming urge to roll over and pull the doona over my head permeates my body. Still full of sleep, my eyes sting, althou

To download this route go to komoot.com/tour/466706670 or scan the QR code. Should you wish to take on this challenge yourself, we advise you start in Bormio. From here take the SS38 and follow it all the way to the summit of the climb – the high poi

The Endurace has long been my bike of choice for extended days in the saddle, of which this was one of the toughest. At a shade over 8kg this might not quite appear the quintessential climber’s bike, but the frame is stiff and efficient and for a rid

As the story goes, Fabian Cancellara first earned the nickname Spartacus from his Fasso Bortolo teammate, Roberto Petito, because Petito thought Cancellara’s broad shoulders and style of riding made him resemble a gladiator. Over the course of a glor

‘This is it: the Holy Grail, the toughest and wildest climb in Britain.’ These are the words of Simon Warren, hill climb aficionado and author of 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, a book that, despite the name, refers only to climbs on the British mainlan

From being the new, slightly suspicious kid in town to taking a starring role in almost every bike brand’s catalogue, electric road and gravel bikes have hit the mainstream, and any cyclist looking for a little extra help is better served than ever.

Popular on gravel bikes, Bosch’s Performance Line CX systems also feature on many mountain bikes and hybrids. Thus it’s little wonder that it boasts by far the most torque of the three systems shown here – a huge 85Nm. Based around a mid-drive design

While the press might get in a tizz about hooligans racing around on electric bikes, anyone who’s tried one will understand why this is an unlikely scenario. Electric bicycles in Australia must meet specific criteria, and key among these is a limit o

The Fazua system is unique in incorporating both the battery and motor in a single removable unit. This assemblage then slots into the bike’s down tube to drive a differential-type unit that applies power directly to the cranks (much like the Bosch s

Motorbike crashes, frenzied crowds, equipment failures, exhaustion… the life of a WorldTour photographer can be fraught, but all the effort is worth it when it results in images that bring the sport of cycling to life for newspaper and magazine reade

It was the book that exposed the truth behind the darkest and dirtiest era our sport has witnessed to date. The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-Ups, and Winning at All Costs was described by the New York Time

Thomas is a man who is only slightly bigger than his handshake, which is saying something, as he is a mountain of a Greek, with broad features and a peak of snow-white hair. Together with his brother Giannis he runs The Pines restaurant, although fro

For much of the Second World War, Kefalonia was occupied by German and Italian forces, but when the 1943 armistice was declared between Italy and the Allies, the Germans began a process of disarming Italian garrisons. On Kefalonia, that left the Ital

To download this route go to komoot.com/tour/691870884 or scan the QR code. Take the coast road from Skala north to Poros, skirt the port and follow the blue signs for Argostoli (make sure you research the Greek spelling too). Climb up through the vi

This Orca is one hell of a bike, but it all starts with the components. Shimano’s new Dura-Ace 9200 groupset is as you’d expect – it looks a bit like the old one and shifting doesn’t skip a beat. Shift times have been quickened and the levers are now

You can actually drive to Kefalonia, taking a ferry from Patras in Greece or Brindisi in Italy to Sami on Kefalonia. Alternatively, you can fly. We flew with Easyjet from London for around $200 return, and there are also direct fights from Rome and A

A clever construction method has allowed the US firm to reimagine its aluminium road bike in the image of carbon – but was it worth the effort? The big changes to the Italian marque’s gravel bike push it more into the gravel mainstream, but is that a

Strange as it might sound, the original Allez was steel and hand-built in Japan between 1981 and 1984 by Yoshi Konno, who founded Cherubim and 3Rensho in the 1970s. Identifiable by its long, pointed lugs and sloping fork crowns, it’s highly sought-af

Meet the Grevil, Pinarello’s answer to gravel, a platform that debuted in 2019, and one that immediately had me on board as a fan. For 2022, the Grevil gains an ‘F’, and most obviously adds full internal cabling, which runs inside the Most bars and s

Hands up who hates front derailleurs? I do. And hands up who can explain planetary gears? I can’t. I’ve looked it up, and it has something to do with planet gears revolving around a sun gear turning inside a thing. It’s the basis of Classified’s Powe

This summer marks 130 years since a 25-year-old bookkeeper and keen amateur photographer called Frank Lenz climbed astride his 57lb Victor safety bicycle and set off from Pittsburgh to ride around the world. He was destined to make front-page news fo