Climbing Bikes Are on Life Support at the Tour de France
Video | 1 months ago
Take a look at the peloton today, and something is missing, or nearly missing, slowly becoming, dare we say, extinct? That something is the purebred climbing bike. We investigated why climbing bikes are nearly extinct at the Tour, and whether we might see t...
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SBT GRVL 26'
Video | 1 months ago
Relive the dust, the determination, and the pure joy of SBT GRVL 2026! From the bustling expo kick-off and the grueling Ventum mountain climb to the Saturday morning trail run at Howisen Hill, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, delivered an unforgettable weekend ...
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Tour de France Teams Bring Too Much Stuff
Video | 1 months ago
The old cycling adage that gets bandied about by cyclists who claim that the correct number of bikes is N+1, where N is the number you already have and that number plus one extra is the right number of bikes you need, I would argue, isn’t an equation that t...
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200 Miles on an Aero Bike & Tour de France Heat
Podcast | 1 months ago
Is the Tour de France actually a circus, and how do riders survive the extreme heat? Plus, why you shouldn't put luggage on a race bike. This week, the whole gang is in the virtual studio to talk about everything happening in the cycling world right now. Lo...
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All the Tour de France Tech We ALMOST Missed
Video | 2 months ago
Shoddy Dave and Logan Jones-Wilkins delve into all the Tour de France tech you may not have spotted at the 2026 race.
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Velo Podcast: Defending the SL9 & Levy's Tour Divide Heartbreak
Podcast | 2 months ago
The Specialized Tarmac SL9 might get called "boring" by critics, but not every bike needs to look like a wild spaceship Factor One to be an absolute weapon. On this week's episode of the Velo Podcast, Mike Levy returns from the wilderness to talk about his ...
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All the New and Unreleased Bikes at Le Tour de France 2026
Video | 2 months ago
This year there seems to be a smattering more new bikes in use at the Tour de France than last year, which was relatively slim pickings. In total we’ve spotted five new bikes under teams, either just released or yet to be released. We’ve got Orbea’s new Orc...
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350 Muddy Miles at Unbound XL on a Belt Drive Bike
Clip | 2 months ago
More so than just about any cycling event in the world, what you ride here matters. Riders agonize over every single component, often up until the evening before. At the start line, nerves shoot through the roof. But the one thing Chase McElroy isn’t sweati...
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Why every team suddenly has 68-tooth chainrings at the Tour
Video | 2 months ago
Today's Tour mission was to have Shoddy Dave and Logan run around the pits of stage 1, a team time trial, to dig out all the most interesting tech. But we’ve mixed it up a bit by throwing in some ex-pros who still work within the peloton, in a real mixed ba...
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Is the Specialized Tarmac SL9 Just an iPhone Update? | Velo Podcast
Podcast | 2 months ago
With Logan out covering the Tour de France and Mike nursing his wounds, I’m officially taking over the host chair for the first time. Lisa Charlebois and I are running the studio to break down the reality of the new Specialized Tarmac SL9, the shrinking foo...
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Are these the FASTEST Bikes at SBT GRVL?!?
Video | 2 months ago
We went to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to catch up with three of the fastest gravel racers in the world and see what they are riding for the "Champagne gravel" of SBT GRVL. 00:10 — Keegan Swenson 04:35 — Melisa Rollins 07:25 — Cobe Freeburn
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Riding 755 Miles Through the Arctic Circle
Podcast | 2 months ago
This week on the Velo podcast, we skip the usual gear reviews to find out what contributor Lisa Charlebois does when she isn't evaluating bikes: an unsupported 755-mile ride through the Arctic Circle. The Midnight Sun Randonneur is a 1,215-kilometer loop st...
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