SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The INEOS Grenadiers are proud to announce the launch of the INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy in 2026 – reinforcing the team’s focus on identifying, preparing and developing the next generation of race-ready talent. The Racing Academy will be the cornerstone of the Grenadiers’ performance pathway, incorporating a UCI Continental team […]

Ed Track-Side: In December 2022, Ed Hood made his return to the boards of the Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam for his first ‘working holiday’ at a ‘6 Days’ since covid put everything on hold. Live through the final days of the Rotterdam six and the career of Niki Terpstra trackside with Ed. In January we […]

Special photo gallery: Photographer John Thomson has had a full 2025 at the road-side and next to the cat-walk, so here is his fifth ‘2025 Photo Gallery’. *** ‘Part 1’ HERE, ‘Part 2’ HERE, ‘Part 3 HERE and ‘Part 4 HERE’. You can see more of John Thomson’s photo galleries HERE. *** John Thomson: “This […]

Well, Pez Fans, this is it. Gift Guide #4 is here. You’ve got 6 shopping days left. Socks are always a favorite, and winter demands Darn Tough wool socks to stay dry and warm. We’ve got a curated gift list from KOM Cycling. Chuck sorted through the extensive iGPSPORT offerings, and selected some gems for […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Tour de Palm Springs – Registration NOW Open Cycle 102, 88, 57, 32, 7 Miles 1 and 3 Mile Walk through Downtown Palm Springs The Esser AC Tour de Palm Springs in Coachella Valley is set to return for its 28th year, promising another unforgettable weekend of cycling, community, and […]

As professional cycling hurtles toward another pivotal season, the forces shaping the sport extend far beyond the peloton itself. In this edition of AIRmail, The Outer Line examines the evolving political, economic, and media dynamics influencing cycling within the broader global sports landscape. From renewed scrutiny of sportswashing by both state and private sponsors, to […]

Adventure Cycling’s new ~330-mile Klamath Mountains Loop may snake through the remote and idyllic mountains, watersheds, and ranchland for which this region of Cascadia is celebrated, but that just makes the towns, restaurants, and quirky local institutions you do pass all the more special. To celebrate the route’s official launch on December 16, 2025, we […]

Bike New York is proud to announce the signing of a Friendship Agreement with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, marking a new chapter that adds cycling to the special and longstanding relationship between these two global cities. Bike New York CEO Ken Podziba joined Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike in Tokyo to formalize the agreement, reinforcing a […]

Polarized training has been a key endurance training idea over the past two decades. The idea originated from analyzing the training intensity distribution of elite Nordic ski athletes. Has it become the de facto training method of elite cyclists? Polarized training has entered the training lexicon over the past 15 years, popularized by sport scientist […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: The 2026 professional cycling season gets underway with a new wave of WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour team kit launches, as leading teams reveal their latest race jerseys and performance apparel. Featuring innovative fabrics, aerodynamic construction and distinctive visual identities, these new cycling kits highlight the intersection of design, technology and […]

Mountain biking is not just a sport, it is an experience that blends adventure, skill, endurance, and a deep connection with the outdoors. Whether you are introducing a young rider to trail riding or building a dependable setup for weekend family adventures, having the right mountain bike and essential accessories from Cabela’s is what transforms […]

After years of hearing how good this ride is, I finally got the chance to cycle the Maratona dles Dolomiti in Corvara, Italy. It’s a climbers’ gran fondo, with 7 big climbs and 4000+ meters of elevation for the 138 long route. I opted for the 106km medio route – with 6 climbs and 3000+ […]

Your summary of cycling news, both on- and off-road, as dual-threat van der Poel returns to the cyclocross course and again wins, though appears far from dominant. Elsewhere, Pogačar announces his 2026 plan, Matthew Brennan re-ups with Visma, the World Champ commits to TDU — and a much bigger star than Pogi, MVDP or any […]

Happily for us Wikipedia offers a list of films about bicycles and cycling wherein our favourite mechanical device is key to the plot.  The majority are documentaries and the few fictional ones are dramas–notably “Bicycle Thieves” from 1948.  Even then, very few are about bicycle racing per se, such as “American Flyers” or “La Petite […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: A New Era of Access, Empowerment, and Visibility for Women in Gravel Cycling, Led by Pro Athlete and Advocate Starla Teddergreen The Belgian Waffle Ride (BWR), North America’s most irreverent and demanding unroad cycling series, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Distance To Empty (DTE), the women-led cycling program founded […]

Ed Track-Side: Back in 2022 Ed Hood was spectating at the ‘Six Days’ of Gent, next he was on the other side of the boards working in the track centre in Rotterdam. Here Ed tells us all about his first three nights at the Dutch ‘6 Days’. In January we lost our friend and colleague […]

Pas Normal Studios Autumn/Winter 2025 T.K.O. Collection: The cold weather has hit the East coast of Spain, but don’t worry, our man Alastair Hamilton has some new kit from Pas Normal Studios: Their TKO collection for autumn and winter, along with a Mid long sleeve base layer and Logo transition gloves. This kit should get […]

Gift Guide #3 is here…and again we are bringing you more options to stuff your stockings, and in one case fulfill your sugar plum dreams of n+1. Leading out, We’ve got a review of the current season Pas Normal Studios Mechanism Long Sleeve thermal jersey, and it’s good. Chuck reviews the new Wahoo TRACKR. Also, […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Netflix and CicLAvia joined forces on Melrose Avenue for a special “Stranger Things 5: One Last Ride” open-streets celebration that brought out fans, cyclists, and the local community. This photo gallery highlights the event’s vibrant atmosphere, showcasing how Melrose transformed into a lively, car-free corridor inspired by the show’s retro […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Red Bull Athletes Achieve First-Ever Human-Powered Plane Launch Red Bull is known for pushing the limits of human performance. Nine riders from Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have now made history by becoming the first people to launch a plane off the ground using pure muscle power. The scene […]

From seismic shifts in global sports media to major rider transfers and a newly unveiled Giro d’Italia route, this week’s AIRmail covers the fast-evolving forces reshaping professional cycling and the broader sports economy. As uncertainty swirls around the Warner Bros.–Discovery sale and its potential impact on cycling’s broadcast future, Strava’s annual report highlights both warning […]

If you’ve ever wondered what really matters while riding the TransAmerica Trail — direction, timing, the right kind of stubbornness — there’s no better source for ground truth than Mark Pfefferle, a fellow Adventure Cycling tour leader who’s pedaled the route three times — and that doesn’t even include the time we both led a […]

E-sport cycling combines athletic precision with the structured logic of digital competition. Rapidly evolving, with instant feedback and visually transparent race progress, it is both physically demanding and undeniably similar to gaming. This post analyses the factors behind this phenomenon and looks back at the 2025 UCI Virtual Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi. The […]

An Introduction In 2026, Adventure Cycling is celebrating its Golden Jubilee with an awfully nice gift: the Golden Gravel Trail, a brand-new cross-country gravel route. Clocking in at some 3,700 miles, around 70 percent of which is off-pavement, and stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, the route is Adventure Cycling’s longest since […]

TOOLBOX: The holidays, cold weather, and shorter days make the off-season a natural time for cyclists to ease off the gas—but how much fitness do you actually lose when you take a real break? In this Toolbox, we explore what detraining looks like physiologically, why strategic rest is essential for long-term performance, and what a […]