The 2020 Giro d’Italia, after it starts in Budapest, is eyeing a time trial climb on Mount Etna’s volcanic gravel ash roads to 2,850 metres. The 2020 plan sees the Giro d’Italia starting in Hungary for the first time with three stages before a transfer to Catania, in Sicily. There...
Neil Campbell has become the fastest man on a bike, after setting a new cycling land speed record of 174.3mph. The attempt, which also broke his own European record, took place at Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire, where Campbell was motor-paced behind a Porsche Cayenne. He was then released as...
Marcel Kittel has announced his retirement from cycling, nearly four months after quitting WorldTour team Katusha-Alpecin. The german sprinter revealed his decision in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, saying he had “lost all motivation to keep torturing myself on a bike.” The 31-year-old recorded countless victories, including 14...
Shimano has introduced two pairs of cycling shoes designed specifically for turbo training sessions and spinning classes. There are two versions – the IC5 which comes with a high focus on breathability, and the IC3 with a trainer-like aesthetic. Both provide a recessed cleat to improve walkability and use an...
A monster parking garage for cyclists has been officially opened in the Netherlands, the biggest facility of its kind in the world. The new building includes 12,500 spaces for bikes in double-decker racks over three floors in the heart of Utrecht. Politicians in the Netherlands continue to pave the way...
Philippe Gilbert has will be leaving Quick-Step for a three-year deal with Belgian rivals Lotto-Soudal. The Classics star said he wanted to leave his current squad as they would only offer him a one-year contract, which set him on the search for a new deal. Lotto-Soudal bosses showed their confidence...
He will sign for Jumbo-Visma ahead of the 2020 season, the Dutch team have confirmed, after telling Sunweb he wanted a change of environment. The 28-year-old Dutchman raced to second place behind Chris Froome (Ineos) in the 2018 Giro before going on to his second place in the Tour behind...
Belgian Eddy Merckx dominated cycling in his time and kept Felice Gimondi from winning as much as he could have, but on hearing about Gimondi’s death on Friday, he says: “this time I lose.” Merckx won many races with Gimondi runner up: the 1972 Tour de France, the 1970 and...
One of Italy’s most decorated cyclists, Felice Gimondi, has died, aged 76. Gimondi passed away on Friday after suffering a heart attack while swimming on holiday in Giardini Naxos on the coast of the island of Sicily. Despite receiving medical attention, he was unable to be revived. Gimondi was born...
Dan Martin will be making the surprise step out of the WorldTour to join Israel Cycling Academy. The double Tour de France stage winner is making the switch from UAE Team Emirates next season to join the Professional Continental outfit on a two-year contract. Israel Cycling Academy (ICA) are pursuing...
For the first time this year, a Yates brother won’t ride a Grand Tour as Mitchelton-Scott announce their squad for the Vuelta a España, which features neither Adam or Simon. Simon, who won the Vuelta in 2018, has raced both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France this year and...
Police in Scotland have taken to Twitter to try to counter the common myths drivers use to criticise cyclists. Road Police Scotland is using the social media platform to correct a number of misconceptions drivers have about the rules of the road when it comes to riders. From using cycle...
Zwift hackers and cheaters beware – the online training platform has set up an organisation ‘police racing’ and combat frauds. ZADA, which stands for Zwift Accuracy and Data Analysis, was re-launched earlier this year and assesses individual performances of riders to flag any that look suspicious. Zwift hope the organisation...
There’s no denying it — the time spent off the bike recovering is as vital to an athlete as the time spent training. If you miss the opportunity to repair muscle damage, you can be left with more than just aching legs. So it is no surprise that scientists have...
Elia Viviani easily outsprinted Belgium’s Yves Lampaert to retain the European championship for Italy. Pascal Ackermann (Germany) came third with Alexander Kristoff (Norway) taking the reduced peloton across the line ahead of Sam Bennett (Ireland) in a sprint finish. The Deceuninck – Quick-Step team-mates had attacked alongside Pascal Ackermann with 25km...
Alberto Contador Breaks His Own Climbing Elevation Record at Alpine Endurance Race Cycling legend Alberto Contador has once again proven his dominance in the mountains by breaking his own climbing elevation record at the grueling Alpine Endurance Race. The Spanish champion, known for his incredible climbing prowess, pushed his limits even further in this high-altitude...
After eight years with Movistar, Nairo Quintana is set to move on at the end of the 2019 season. After rumours that the Colombian was set to move away from the Spanish team in 2020, Movistar boss Eusebio Unzué confirmed Quintana’s departure towards end of the Tour de France. The...
A short and savage hill climb event was held on the newly-crowned steepest street in the world in North Wales. Guinness World Records officially confirmed last month that Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech, Gwynedd is the steepest climb in the world, taking the title from Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New...
In a five-minute YouTube rant, TV broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson explains why in his view cycling is not only bad for the environment but also causing people from Acton to die of heart attacks. Speaking on his YouTube channel ‘drivetribe’, for which he produces content alongside his The Grand Tour co-hosts...
Grotts tops WorldTour road pros to win third Leadville Howard Grotts won his third-consecutive title at the Leadville 100; 18-year-old Quinn Simmons overcame thumbtacks on the course to ride his way into second place. The mountain biker outlasted the WorldTour roadies at the Leadville Trail 100. Howard Grotts, the two-time...
Why am I doing this again? Inside a do-it-yourself cycling event Across the U.S., grassroots event organizers have steered participatory cycling in a bold new direction. Gone are the days when cycling events revolved around category upgrade points and photo finishes. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the June...
Top level roadies bring various ambitions to famed 100-miler in Colorado. Taylor Phinney is riding a mid-travel full suspension trail bike and aiming to have a good time. Peter Stetina will saddle up on an ultra-light carbon hardtail with an 100mm fork up front and wants to win. Such are...
Remco Evenepoel says the European time trial course was not for him, but the Belgian “gave everything to win” for Bjorg Lambrecht. The 22-year-old Belgian died this week in a crash at the Tour of Poland. Evenepoel, just after becoming the youngest Clásica San Sebastián winner at 19, took aim...
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), stage winner in the last Tour de France, says that riders no longer have the same respect they used to have for one another in the peloton. The Italian remembered when he turned professional in 2005 and raced his first events with Fassa Bortolo. Over a decade...
Remco Evenepoel continued his sensational form with a dominant victory in the elite men’s time trial at the European Championships 2019. The 19-year-old Belgian added the European title to his first WorldTour victory in the Clásica San Sebastián last Sunday, beating a plethora of big name riders to the win....
Lifting the fog on Costa Rican doping controversies A spate of incidents shook the country’s cycling scene last year. VeloNews went inside Costa Rica’s efforts to clean up its act. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of VeloNews magazine. It’s a balmy December evening in Pérez Zeledón,...
Jani Brajkovič has revealed his ongoing struggles with an eating disorder and his desperate hope of returning to racing. Slovenian Brajkovič was banned for 10 months earlier this year after testing positive because of a contaminated food supplement, which he said was the only nourishment he was able to stomach...
German rider becomes first female winner of Transcontinental Race German rider Fiona Kolbinger made history as the first female winner of the ultra-distance Trancontinental race BREST, France (AFP) — German cancer researcher Fiona Kolbinger won the mixed annual 4,000km (2,485 miles) cycling Transcontinental Race on Monday, becoming the first woman...
The owner of a cycling café near Reading says its existence “hangs in the balance” as the council have banned cyclists from meeting outside. Velolife café and workshop in Warren Row, Berkshire, has received a notice from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council forbidding cyclists from meeting outside...
Luke Rowe (Ineos) and Tony Martin (Jumbo-Visma) have been disqualified from the Tour de France after the two riders tangled and exchanged words during stage 17. Each rider was also fined 1,000 Swiss Francs by the UCI, and docked 50 UCI points. The expulsion came after race commissaires reviewed the...
