Gear Break is springing forth with some exciting gear and kit, and a new bike, to get you ready for the coming season. New sunnies from Tifosi, with a lightweight, wide-angle rimless design gets it started. SCICON has dropped a new version of its venerable Saddlebag 098 with an integrated taillight, you can have your […]

For many cyclists, Shimanami Kaido is the reason to visit Japan—but it’s only the beginning. Set in Ehime, this iconic island-hopping route opens the door to one of the most diverse cycling regions anywhere: coastal roads tracing the Seto Inland Sea, high-altitude climbs like the legendary UFO Line, rugged peninsulas, and quiet backroads linking historic […]

The Kemmelberg is the defining obstacle in Gent-Wevelgem, often turning what looks like a sprinter’s race into a brutal selection. What makes the Kemmelberg so decisive isn’t just its steepness—it’s the combination of narrow roads, uneven cobbles, and positioning chaos. Riders hit it at high speed after exposed, wind-battered roads, and the climb instantly splits […]

This cycling news roundup runs the gamut from the Evenepoel-Vingegaard 1-2 punch that almost was to Godon’s emergence, Groenewegen’s re-emergence, and Laurance’s arrival. All that, plus a look back at Paris-Roubaix past, a lap around the gravel roads of Davis, California — and a check on…mustaches? TOP STORY Volta a Catalunya: Evenepoel’s Audacity Foiled by […]

Rudy Project Nytron helmet and Astral Sphere glasses: The days are getting longer and warmer (in the northern hemisphere), so now is the best time for some new kit for the summer. First up are two articles we need and that’s a helmet and sunglasses: Rudy Project’s Nytron aero helmet and Astral Sphere sunglasses. Just […]

TRAVEL: Cycling in France is the dream—and for Chris Selden, it’s a life built on two wheels. After falling in love with the country through the Tour de France and eventually discovering the Hérault Valley, Selden has turned that passion into something you can experience for yourself. His beautifully restored “Hidden House” gîte in the […]

Here at PEZ, we’re all about the superbike: The Italian gems ridden by Pogačar and Pidcock — or at least the German machines that Mathieu van der Poel has ridden to so many victories, both on and off-road. Our Readers’ Rigs tend towards the flashy and the carbon — or the skinny-tubed steel kind, built […]

If there was any doubt about Tadej Pogačar’s place in cycling’s all-time hierarchy, his stunning victory at Milan–San Remo may have just settled it. Crashing before the Cipressa, chasing back, and then detonating the race anyway, Pogačar delivered a performance that was equal parts chaos, control, and cold precision. But beyond the headline win, the […]

Every cyclist has a “bonk” story — that moment when the legs go empty and the ride goes sideways. Mine came on a fast group ride back in 2016, when I discovered the hard way that fitness alone isn’t enough if you don’t fuel the work. In this month’s Toolbox, I dig into the real […]

It’s our Monday morning cycling news roundup, and we’re still breathless from a remarkable Milan-Sanremo — breathless, so we turn to the riders themselves, from Tadej to Pidders to Wout to one George Hincapie, for their reactions. We also cover the women’s version of MSR, bid farewell to Nairoman, check in on some non-Italian racing, […]

In the late 1990s, Frank Vandenbrouke, known to his fans as “God” or “VDB,” set the professional cycling world on fire with his exciting performances and assertive style but in only a few short years his rocketing star burned out, and the end came in a squalid hotel room in Africa after a decade of […]

If you thought La Classicissima couldn’t get any wilder, Tadej Pogačar just rewrote the script. The World Champion delivered one of the most improbable wins in recent Milan–San Remo history — crashing before the Cipressa, chasing back on, attacking anyway, and then outsprinting Tom Pidcock after blowing the race apart on the Poggio. Wout van […]

Back in 2009 ‘The PEZ’ crew was out in force for La Classicissima, here is Ed Hood’s report of the day. In January 2025 we lost our friend and colleague Ed Hood, two years after his devastating stroke. We will never forget Ed and his knowledge, connections in the cycling world, his writing style and […]

My journey to see my first Milan-San Remo started by crossing the Lombard plain and the coastal mountains, then smelling the sea-salt air of the Mediterranean for the first time is an amazing experience – hard to put into words, but impossible to forget. Milan-SanRemo Primer: One Step & 300km Closer My original theme for […]

Though Milan may be known primarily for its fashion, its cathedral and the great Milan-San Remo bike race, it is only slightly less well known for its creamy, golden, saffron-infused risotto. Though I typically do not like to repeat dishes and/or styles of dishes (barley risotto…), this dish is just too classically “Milanese” to overlook […]

We are stoked! It’s the first Gear Break of Spring! Winter is over…even if it isn’t. Today’s Gear Break spans the full spectrum of modern gravel and road evolution, from BlackHeart’s category-blurring Road Plus launch and Q36.5’s tribute to the “Shark of Messina,” to the effortless tech of Hammerhead’s Karoo Share and Northwave’s World Tour-inspired […]

It’s the Thursday cycling news roundup — the Thursday before Milan-San Remo, aka 90% tedium, 10% electric. Mike offers his pre-race rankings — and reveals your rankings of the Spring Classics. Plus we caught some midweek races that offered up signals for this weekend; Lenny Martinez captured our fandom — and a bunch of kids […]

VIDEO:  Milan-San Remo is here — and as La Primavera once again sets the tone for the Spring Classics, we revisit our inside-the-peloton breakdown with Chris Horner. In this still-timely conversation, Horner dissects what makes San Remo so unpredictable, how the race really unfolds over 300km, and the critical moments on the Cipressa and Poggio […]

San Remo Primer: There’s no better way to spend race day in San Remo than on the Poggio – and going by bike ahead of the race is a must for any self-respecting fan. Back in March 2010, the ‘Pez’ himself took to his bike on the road to Sanremo. Here’s the best way to […]

Some of my best moments on the bike have happened while riding the hallowed roads of our sports biggest races.  One of my favorite stories came from PEZ’s Nick O’Brien as he was pre-riding the 96th la Primavera – Milan-Sanremo 2005, and found himself in a two-up duel to the finch on Via Roma. Now […]

Product reviews can often trend towards the mundane. Reviewers like to keep things coldly analytical and “scientific.” We weigh everything, wax poetic over torque values, grams and aero-profiles as we push the “tech is king” mantra on most products crossing our path. This isn’t that. Ok, well it is some of that, but the first […]

The WorldTour’s most chaotic week delivered exactly what we’ve come to expect from cycling’s split personality: brilliance, imbalance, and just a hint of absurdity. With Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico once again running head-to-head, fans were treated to a non-stop stream of racing—but not necessarily best-on-best competition. Jonas Vingegaard obliterated the field in France with a historic […]

While heat is often associated with reduced athletic performance and the dangers of heat stress, research increasingly shows that controlled heat exposure can provide powerful long-term health benefits. In this interview on CBC Radio’s The Dose podcast with Dr. Brian Goldman, PEZ ToolBox editor and environmental stress expert Dr. Stephen Cheung explores the latest science […]

SUMMARY AND PERMALINK TOP STORY Reader Poll: What’s the Best Spring Classic to Watch? RACE NEWS Race to the (Eventual) Sun Conclusion: Vingegaard Shines at Paris-Nice Race of the Two Seas (and Many Bruises): Tirreno-Adriatico Wrapup Swinkels Claims First WorldTour Victory at Trofeo Alfredo Binda Tour of Rhodes: Astana Development’s Matteo Scalco Wins Stage 3 […]

For many cycling fans, professional bicycling racing more or less begins and ends with the Tour de France but bicycle races, like the cyclists who contest them, come in many styles beyond the Grand Tours. In 2014 British author Peter Cossins’s book “The Monuments,” covering the history of these five events, was published to acclaim […]