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On tiny transcendental moments

Finding the joy, metre by metre.

by Iain Treloar
1 min ago

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Race Results

New Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 3

1. VOS Marianne (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)

+03:46:52

2. KOOL Charlotte (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)

+0:00

3. BARIL Olivia (Movistar Team)

+0:00

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 2

1. JACKSON Alison (EF Education-Cannondale)

+02:51:03

2. VAS Blanka (Team SD Worx - Protime)

+0:00

3. SWINKELS Karlijn (UAE Team ADQ)

+0:00

Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) General classification

1. RODRÍGUEZ Carlos (INEOS Grenadiers)

+15:44:46

2. VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA - hansgrohe)

+0:07

3. LIPOWITZ Florian (BORA - hansgrohe)

+0:09

Upcoming Races and Startlists

28/04

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es

(2.WWT)

01/05

Eschborn-Frankfurt

(1.UWT)

04/05

Giro d'Italia

(2.UWT)

04/05

Grand Prix du Morbihan

(1.Pro)

05/05

Tro-Bro Léon

(1.Pro)

08/05

Navarra Women's Elite classic

(1.Pro)

Peter Sagan rides to the finish at the 2023 World Mountain Bike Championships in Glasgow. He is sitting down with his dropper post lowered and has an unreadable expression. He's dressed in Slovakian national team kit.

Mountain Bike

Peter Sagan has one tiny shot at racing the Olympics

Spoiler: it doesn't look good and it's out of his hands.

by Joe Lindsey
3 hours ago

Tech news

Enve sold to investment firm PV3

Financial terms were not disclosed.

by Escape Collective
9 hours ago

A woman in cycling clothing and with a dirty face gives the camera a huge smile.

News & Racing

Wheel Talk Newsletter: AJ!

Demi's rumored move to FDJ-Suez (and Specialized's involvement) continues to be the hottest topic at coffeeshop meetups.

by Abby Mickey
10 hours ago

News & Racing

La Vuelta España Femenina Preview: Stage 4

How to watch (and what to watch for) the fourth stage of La Vuelta Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
10 hours ago

Marianne Vos raises her arm in victory as she leads the peloton across the line to win stage 3 of the Vuelta España Femenina. She's markedly in front of the chasing pack, led by Charlotte Kool.

Road

La Vuelta Femenina: Vos takes stage 3 from reduced bunch

The Visma leader picked up where she left off in last year's Vuelta and showed no signs of ill effects from her stage two crash.

by Abby Mickey
12 hours ago

Race Results

New Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 3

1. VOS Marianne (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)

+03:46:52

2. KOOL Charlotte (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)

+0:00

3. BARIL Olivia (Movistar Team)

+0:00

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 2

1. JACKSON Alison (EF Education-Cannondale)

+02:51:03

2. VAS Blanka (Team SD Worx - Protime)

+0:00

3. SWINKELS Karlijn (UAE Team ADQ)

+0:00

Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) General classification

1. RODRÍGUEZ Carlos (INEOS Grenadiers)

+15:44:46

2. VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA - hansgrohe)

+0:07

3. LIPOWITZ Florian (BORA - hansgrohe)

+0:09

Upcoming Races and Startlists

28/04

Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es

(2.WWT)

01/05

Eschborn-Frankfurt

(1.UWT)

04/05

Giro d'Italia

(2.UWT)

04/05

Grand Prix du Morbihan

(1.Pro)

05/05

Tro-Bro Léon

(1.Pro)

08/05

Navarra Women's Elite classic

(1.Pro)

2024 Cervelo Aspero front three quarter view

Tech news

The 2024 Cervelo Aspero sticks to the script with a race-ready formula

Better aerodynamics and more chainring clearance for racing, but also more tire clearance and improved comfort for everyday fun.

by James Huang
20 hours ago

Tech features

The whys of bike tech: Construction methods and burning bridges

Framebuilder Rob English returns with a look at common construction methods for metal bikes.

by Rob English
30 Apr 2024

Emanuel Buchmann at the Tour of Oman.

Road

‘Free Emu’: Buchmann takes to social media after Giro roster snub

Buchmann is less than happy with Bora-Hansgrohe's decision to leave him out of the Giro.

by Dane Cash
30 Apr 2024

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Redemption at the Little 500

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by Nicholas Hartman
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Seven Salvadoran workers, six of them women, stand in front of a camera holding signs that read in English and Spanish "Specialized did not pay me" and "I sewed your clothes but didn't get paid."

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The bike industry’s sustainability blind spot

An apparel factory that produced clothing for Specialized closed abruptly and left workers unpaid, exposing a major gap in the industry's commitment to ethical manufacturing.

by Joe Lindsey
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A cyclist spreads her arms in celebration, her bike on the ground next to her and her back to the camera

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Alison Jackson: The making of a Monument

One year ago Alison Jackson rocked the world with her Paris-Roubaix Femmes victory. In the countdown to the 2024 edition, we relive the memories that led up to that historic win.

by Abby Mickey
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A closeup shot of the head tube of Ruth Edwards' Factor Ostro VAM, with the motto "never status quo" on the back of the downtube.

Tech features

Why are modern bikes so expensive?

Inflation is only part of the story; we delve into the actual dollar figures of what premium performance bikes cost to produce.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
19 Mar 2024

Tech features

The many lifetimes of an old red bike

Five generations of a family's love, told through a bicycle.

by Iain Treloar
14 Mar 2024

An Oracle F1 car races past a blurred grandstand at the 2023 United States Grand Prix. The perspective is tilted slightly to show the car heading uphill, and the grandstands behind are a kaleidoscopic whirl of color.

News & Racing

Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain

The Kate Wagner story that Road & Track pulled from its web site.

by Kate Wagner
09 Mar 2024

Tech news

Enve sold to investment firm PV3

Financial terms were not disclosed.

by Escape Collective
9 hours ago

2024 Cervelo Aspero front three quarter view

Tech news

The 2024 Cervelo Aspero sticks to the script with a race-ready formula

Better aerodynamics and more chainring clearance for racing, but also more tire clearance and improved comfort for everyday fun.

by James Huang
20 hours ago

Tech features

The whys of bike tech: Construction methods and burning bridges

Framebuilder Rob English returns with a look at common construction methods for metal bikes.

by Rob English
30 Apr 2024

Moots Frostbite finish

Tech features

Tech gallery: 2024 Sea Otter Classic, part six

CNC machined bikes, grips galore, fancy paint, and an insane e-adventure backcountry machine that actually makes sense to me now.

by James Huang
27 Apr 2024

Tech

Finally, a new Giant Trinity TT bike (and helmet)

The last of the rim brakes succumbs to big disc TT, but the new bike offers much more to see than just new brakes.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
26 Apr 2024

Prevelo Zulu side view

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Tech gallery: 2024 Sea Otter Classic, part five

Fancy titanium bolts, colorful shoes, incredible kid bikes, save-your-bacon satellite communicators, and lots and lots of wheels.

by James Huang
26 Apr 2024

Peter Sagan rides to the finish at the 2023 World Mountain Bike Championships in Glasgow. He is sitting down with his dropper post lowered and has an unreadable expression. He's dressed in Slovakian national team kit.

Mountain Bike

Peter Sagan has one tiny shot at racing the Olympics

Spoiler: it doesn't look good and it's out of his hands.

by Joe Lindsey
3 hours ago

A woman in cycling clothing and with a dirty face gives the camera a huge smile.

News & Racing

Wheel Talk Newsletter: AJ!

Demi's rumored move to FDJ-Suez (and Specialized's involvement) continues to be the hottest topic at coffeeshop meetups.

by Abby Mickey
10 hours ago

News & Racing

La Vuelta España Femenina Preview: Stage 4

How to watch (and what to watch for) the fourth stage of La Vuelta Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
10 hours ago

Marianne Vos raises her arm in victory as she leads the peloton across the line to win stage 3 of the Vuelta España Femenina. She's markedly in front of the chasing pack, led by Charlotte Kool.

Road

La Vuelta Femenina: Vos takes stage 3 from reduced bunch

The Visma leader picked up where she left off in last year's Vuelta and showed no signs of ill effects from her stage two crash.

by Abby Mickey
12 hours ago

Emanuel Buchmann at the Tour of Oman.

Road

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Buchmann is less than happy with Bora-Hansgrohe's decision to leave him out of the Giro.

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The peloton on stage 2 of La Vuelta España Femenina.

Road

Vos, Deignan, and more hit the deck on stage 2 of La Vuelta

Status updates on the many riders who crashed continue to roll in after stage 2.

by Dane Cash
29 Apr 2024

Carlos Rodríguez at the Tour de Romandie.

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Podcast: Chasing noises and the better way to apply chain lube

A tightly packed Geek Warning episode with a wrap-up from the Sea Otter Classic, talk of industry woes, the return of our Pick One segment, a PSA, and far more.

by Escape Collective
26 Apr 2024

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Podcasts

Podcast: How do you solve a problem like Pogačar?

Kit Nicholson, Dane Cash, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to discuss the Classics season that was.

by Escape Collective
24 Apr 2024

Tadej Pogačar at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Podcasts

How the Race was Won: Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The podcast breaks down Tadej Pogačar's Monumental win.

by Dane Cash
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The latest Performance Process is a Classics tech debrief examining where all the wild tech has gone.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin
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The Escape Team

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