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A week of riding around Portugal

October 3, 2013

It’s been a big week for Portuguese cycling with Rui Costa winning the country’s first ever men’s world championship road race. And while Portugal clearly has a strong cycling culture, it doesn’t have the same allure as a cycling destination as, say, France or Italy. But as Miguel Andrade found out when he joined a […]

Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL4 Disc Review

October 2, 2013

If you followed Eurobike and Interbike last month you would have seen that all the major road bike brands are moving full steam ahead when it comes to disc brake models. In this piece we review the Specialized Roubaix S-Works Disc and put it through its paces.

Disc brakes and road bikes: what does the future hold?

October 1, 2013

If you’ve been paying any sort of attention to what the major manufacturers have been doing in the past year or so, you’ll notice that disc brakes are becoming more of a fixture on road bikes. This is not a passing fad.

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Memorable moments at the 2013 UCI Road World Champs

September 30, 2013

The road worlds are finished for another year and it was a meet that featured plenty of memorable moments, some results we expected, and some we certainly didn’t. We hope you enjoy the following highlights from the world championships in Florence, Italy, in text, video and in photos.

Gracie Elvin’s Worlds Diary: the big day

September 29, 2013

The history books will show that the 2013 elite women’s world championship road race was won by the rider that everyone expected to win, Dutch superstar Marianne Vos. But what that won’t show is just how good the race was and the stories of the 140+ riders that took part. In the final part of […]

2013 UCI World Championships Road Race preview

September 27, 2013

The final and most prestigious event of the UCI Road World Championships week, the elite men’s road race, will be held on Sunday night (AEST). The event is shaping up to be a battle between the heavyweight teams of Britain, Spain and Italy but with such a strong field and a very tough course, the […]

3 Peaks: the hardest cyclocross race in the world?

September 27, 2013

Britain’s 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross is renowned as the toughest skinny-tyred rough ride in the world. Steve Thomas headed into the wilds of Yorkshire to see what it’s all about ahead of this year’s edition of the race this Sunday.

What effect does age really have on cycling performance?

September 26, 2013

Chris Horner turned heads earlier this month when, at 41 years old (Masters 3 here in Australia!), he became the oldest rider ever to win a Grand Tour. And just last night Horner released all 39 of his Biological Passport test results in an attempt to dispel speculation that he could only have won the […]

2013 UCI World Championship ITT preview

September 25, 2013

The 2013 edition of UCI Road Cycling World Championships is currently underway in Tuscany, Italy. This year’s men’s individual time trial, held tonight Melbourne time, looks set to be a hotly contested affair where a few rivalries will be settled. At least for now.

Ask Koen de Kort: episode four

September 24, 2013

It’s been a few months now since we last checked in with Argos-Shimano’s resident Dutch-Australian Koen de Kort. It’s fair to say Koen’s been through a few ups and downs in that time. In this article Koen answers a handful of questions about himself, about the future and about his tip for the men’s world […]