The Successful Comeback Men: Lance Armstrong cemented his comeback from cancer with his Tour de France wins, then lost them, partially due to his second comeback. Ed Hood takes a look at ‘Big Tex’ and thirteen other comeback men from the pro peloton, just to show it can be done. In January 2025 we lost […]

Here we are exactly 4 week since the last Friday the 13th. This week Gear Break is Lucky Ɛ⇂. Though, with kit and equipment this good, you probably won’t need any luck. Bianchi’s new all-road (and very gravel capable) Infinito is here. Muc-off has just dripped their all new drip wax lube onto the world. […]

Mike’s midweek cycling news roundup wonders whether how many more years races like Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico have left, considering the toll they take on riders. Still, those races offered some exciting racing, with attacks, cracks, and comebacks on wet roads and amid shellacking crosswinds. Plus the women continue to offer up exciting racing — and […]

Italy has long been a dream destination for cyclists, combining legendary climbs, breathtaking landscapes and a deep culture of food and wine. Through Italy Bike Hotels, riders can experience some of the country’s best cycling regions — from the high Alpine passes of Valle d’Aosta and the vineyard roads of Piedmont to the dramatic scenery […]

Pro cycling never exists in a vacuum. The sport’s biggest stories—from Tadej Pogačar’s dominance at Strade Bianche to the rapid emergence of teenage talent like Paul Seixas—reflect deeper forces shaping the modern peloton. In this edition of AIRmail, The Outer Line looks beyond race results to examine the structural dynamics influencing the sport: the competitive […]

Saying RED-S doesn’t exist may sound like blasphemy to some and clickbait to others, but it’s a captivating title — and the focus of a recent 2024 paper. If that question has you thinking, “Of course it exists — what the heck is this paper talking about?” Let’s hear the authors out. The premise of […]

It’s PEZ’ cycling news roundup — and our first-ever exhortation to watch both men’s and women’s cycling. We base this on last weekend’s Strade Bianche, where all the fire and intrigue were on the women’s side. Photos, quotes, video — we’ve got it all as we look back to Tuscany and forward to Paris-Nice and […]

Following on from our October review of “The Vintage Bianchi Book” here, how better to celebrate the launching of an open edition of the book in softcover but with an interview with collector extraordinaire Carsten Rademacher?  The man they call “Dottore Bianchi” is the curator/custodian of the impressive collection revealed in the book and was […]

RACE REPORT: There are few races that reward audacity like Strade Bianche, and on Saturday Tadej Pogačar delivered another masterpiece. The Slovenian attacked with more than 80 kilometers still to race, rode everyone off his wheel across Tuscany’s white gravel roads, and soloed into Siena for a record-setting fourth victory in the Italian gravel classic. […]

Stars and their pets: Not the usual race dissection or in-depth rider interview, but today Ed Hood has a look at the pets of the ‘stars of the road’. From donkeys to pigs, with parrots and dogs thrown in for good measure. In January we lost our friend and colleague Ed Hood, two years after […]

VIDEO:  Few races in professional cycling deliver a finale as dramatic as Strade Bianche, and nowhere captures its spirit more than the brutal final ramp of Via Santa Caterina. After kilometers of white gravel roads across Tuscany, the race explodes on this narrow, cobbled climb into Siena, where gradients spike toward 16% as riders surge […]

Here at PezCycling News, we’ve got another exciting Gear Break for you to prepare for the break into spring. From new components, to performance monitoring accessories, to new clothing, the industry is cranking up for your break into spring. First up, Shimano has dropped a new mechanical 2×11 Tiagra groupset bringing proven 105 level performance […]

It’s our roundup of all things spring cycling, including fan fave Strade Bianche — a lock for Pogačar, right? Or…can French messiah Paul Seixas give him a run for his very significant money? Monument candidate or not, the White Roads race kicks off the REAL spring season; after Saturday the races come fast and fun. […]

There’s a certain expectation when you hear “carbon spokes.” Usually it’s followed by a five-figure bike build and a wheelset price that makes your mechanic whistle. Elite Wheels has been steadily chipping away at that assumption, and the Drive 36D II Disc Brake Carbon Spoke wheelset is their latest swing at delivering high-end tech without […]

Pro cycling’s Opening Weekend didn’t just deliver cobbles, crosswinds, and familiar winners — it exposed the shifting power dynamics of the 2026 season. As Mathieu van der Poel asserted dominance at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and new stars like Matthew Brennan and Paul Seixas signaled a generational turnover, the sport found itself navigating deeper currents beyond […]

TOOLBOX:   Busy all day and training after dark? Many riders worry that evening exercise including high-intensity workouts sabotage sleep and blunt recovery. But new research from Liverpool John Moores University, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, suggests that hard nighttime sessions may not disrupt sleep quality — and might even improve it. It […]

It’s our Monday cycling news update, in which we suggest that the weekend result that really mattered wasn’t van der Poel’s dominant victory at Omloop or Brennan’s step up at KBK, but Paul Seixas’ eye-popping win at Faun-Ardèche. Plus we crown the first-ever PEZ Weekend Omnium Champ, catch up on the “opening weekend” of women’s […]

The cobble season starts on Saturday with the Omloop Nieuwsblad and then rattles into Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne on Sunday. Make no mistake, these races are for the hard men of the roads and if you win one you will never have to buy a beer in Flanders for the rest of your life. As Ed Hood readies […]

For one day, the spotlight shifted away from Saturday’s Omloop hero and onto the sprinters. With Mathieu van der Poel skipping Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, the door was wide open – and Matthew Brennan kicked it off the hinges. After 195 kilometers from Kortrijk to Kuurne, the young Brit from Visma | Lease a Bike proved untouchable in […]

I have an autographed World Champion Rainbow Jersey signed by Peter Sagan and moving it around today I reflected on the nature of fame.  I was present in 2015 in Richmond, Virginia when Sagan won the race that year.  This was the first of three successive victories at the Worlds for the Slovak but since […]

For a lot of fans – including us here at PEZ, the season truly starts when the flag drops in Ghent for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Cobbles, bergs, crosswinds and chaos – it’s the unofficial opening of the Flemish Classics – and the pro cycling race season proper. And on Saturday, Mathieu van der Poel added […]

When it comes to performance eyewear that won’t torch your wallet, Tifosi Optics has long been a go-to for cyclists in the know. Their latest Navar and Navar FC (“Full Coverage”) models promise multi-sport versatility, sharp optics, and all-day comfort — but what really separates the two? We put both half-frame contenders side-by-side to see […]

Eli Iserbyt Tribute Photo Gallery: In January this year, Belgian cyclocross rider Eli Iserbyt had to announce his early retirement from the sport. Iserbyt had a very successful career in the mud, photographer John Thomson witness many of his top rides and has put together this tribute to one of the best crossers. As a […]

From fresh eyewear to WorldTour-level aero weapons, Gear Break is looking forward to Meteorological Spring. This week is all about refinement — shaving watts, smoothing airflow, and dialing in real-world performance. Tifosi Optics rolls out the Navar and Navar FC for multi-sport versatility, while BMC pushes aerodynamic boundaries with the new Timemachine Mpc. Add striking […]

The 2026 season is already testing pro cycling’s hierarchy. This edition of AIRmail from The Outer Line analyzes how emerging talents are pressuring an increasingly concentrated elite order, while established superstars refine their form away from the spotlight, plus reform signals from UCI President David Lappartient, exploring what Norway’s extraordinary Winter Olympic dominance reveals about […]