Biking
ArchiveOne of the best things about the sport of cycling is that anyone can ride. A short documentary from filmmaker Florent Piovesan about his grandfather’s passion for cycling. …
A word of warning: Episode 3 of Smith’s Great Days series gets a little graphic, as the Smith team pushes through the final stages of the Andes Pacifico Enduro race. A blind course makes it an even planying field, but also a game of…
Dan Hughes, 44, four-time winner of Kansas’s Dirty Kanza 200, on cycling in the rough.
Riding a bike from the middle of Wales to the coast in a day is no easy feat, especially if you’re doing it “as the crow flies.” In this short from videographer Ricky Adams and Howies, two cyclists put their hand-built Wold…
In his first appearance since Oprah, Armstrong opens up about whether he really won those races, his dramatically altered post-scandal life, and what his final legacy may be. …
Trailer number two for Fullface Productions’ highly anticipated film Signatures. British Columbia, Prague, Bratislava, Indonesia, Ore Mountains, Austrian and Italian Alps and even Barcelona are just a few places these MTB riders show their skills.
Armstrong talks about his revoked Tour wins, how life has changed in the past year, and working on his golf game.
The most hated man in bike racing wants a second chance with the public. Here's why that's not a sign of the apocalypse.
A new series from Smith Optics, Great Days celebrates Smith’s 50 years of outdoor adventure and documents the brand’s ambassadors as they push the limits of their respective sports. Episode 1 takes you to Chile in the first of a three part series for an inside look at what…
Pro Mountain Biker Loic Bruni’s career has just begun, and there’s no doubt he’s one of the most talented riders in the MTB Downhill World Cup Circuit. In this video from Dainese, Loic talks about what he’s learned so far in his racing career, and rides his home track…
Mountain biker Sid Slotegraaf is the newest addition to the Dunbar Cycles downhill race team. Watch as he takes his Transition Covert 650b on the freshly re-built Half Nelson trail in Squamish, BC. …
After 18 years, Andrew Tilin’s marriage ended with a crash, leaving him in a crippling state of sorrow, anger, and loneliness. He decided to get serious about riding again, hoping that the pain and discipline of pure exertion would set him right one more time.
Tired of riding the same trail over and over? Here’s some motivation to get you back on the bike. A project from Filme Von Draussen that highlights 10 things every mountain biker should aim to say they’ve done. …
The Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race is an 8 day adventure through South Africa’s Western Cape Region. The course changes every year, and it’s the most televised mountain bike stage race in the world. Here are some highlights from Stage 1 of the 2014 Cape Epic. …
It makes you faster. It lessens the sting of road rash. It’s a rite of passage. Compelling reasons for cyclists to shave their legs abound. Here’s the best stuff to shine them up right.
When organizers of the country's most famous unsanctioned bike race were told to call off the event, riders decided the show must go on.
The flow is slow—and the psi way low—but Jon Billman's blimp-wheeled rig helped him beat back the worst sub-zero winter on record.
Magnus Manson is on his way to becoming one of Canada’s premier downhill mountain bike racers. Still in high school, he’s created a unique schedule that allows him to train and ride as much as possible during the week. As Magnus explains, who whouldn’t want to ride bikes for…
Pro rider Dean Tennant stars in one of the best mountain biking videos out there. There’s plenty of big hits, sizeable gaps and, of course, a ton of speed in this video from Mind Spark Cinema.
Frustrated with complacent city officials, some bicyclists are painting their own lanes, installing signs, and making mischief intended to send a loud message to motorists: it's time to take cycling safety way more seriously.
Plenty of races forgo the clock, but few are more fun than the European cycling tradition that’s blowing up stateside
Underground, unsanctioned races are about as elusive as secret New York City parties. These simple steps you put you in the know.
Cold Rolled is an action documentary from Clear & Cold Cinema, TravelMarquetteMichigan.com and Salsa Cycles exploring the development of a dedicated snow singletrack system for fat bikes in the adventure-loving Lake Superior harbor town of Marquette, Michigan. Simply called the “Snow Bike Route”, the 15-mile trail features berms, rollers…
Peaks of Life is a short Documentary about UK rider and downhill racer Tom Wheeler. Despite paralysing his right arm, Tom’s determination and dedication means he’s able to do the things he loves most including riding his mountain bike again. A touching story that some may consider a tragedy at…
Cold Rolled is an action documentary from Clear & Cold Cinema, TravelMarquetteMichigan.com and Salsa Cycles exploring the development of a dedicated snow singletrack system for fat bikes in the adventure-loving Lake Superior harbor town of Marquette, Michigan. Simply called the “Snow Bike Route”, the 15-mile trail features berms, rollers…
Cold Rolled is an action documentary from Clear & Cold Cinema, TravelMarquetteMichigan.com and Salsa Cycles exploring the development of a dedicated snow singletrack system for fat bikes in the adventure-loving Lake Superior harbor town of Marquette, Michigan. Simply called the “Snow Bike Route”, the 15-mile trail features berms, rollers…
Cold Rolled is an action documentary from Clear & Cold Cinema, TravelMarquetteMichigan.com and Salsa Cycles exploring the development of a dedicated snow singletrack system for fat bikes in the adventure-loving Lake Superior harbor town of Marquette, Michigan. Simply called the “Snow Bike Route”, the 15-mile trail features berms, rollers…
Cold Rolled is an action documentary from Clear & Cold Cinema, TravelMarquetteMichigan.com and Salsa Cycles exploring the development of a dedicated snow singletrack system for fat bikes in the adventure-loving Lake Superior harbor town of Marquette, Michigan. Simply called the “Snow Bike Route”, the 15-mile trail features berms, rollers…
Yes, it does make a difference, assuming your training, bike position, and during-ride fueling strategies remain the same. Two of the greatest forces acting on cyclists are wind resistance and gravity. Let’s start with the wind. Factors affecting wind resistance include the frontal area of you and…
Michael Rogers has tested positive for the muscle-builder clenbuterol. Like teammate Alberto Contador before him, he claims the positive was caused by eating "tainted meat." Should we believe him?
This is the story of Mike Rust. Crested Butte in 1980 still echoed with the hammers of miners, not the rumble of knobby tires on singletrack. But that was about to change as a young blue-eyed man named Mike Rust wrenched madly, transforming old Schwinn cruiser bikes into…
The Wilderness Collective crew rides and explores their way through hundreds of miles of the Sequoia National Forest on dual-sport bikes. Be inspired to get out there on your own adventure.
Leading riders from around the europe present their best performances and immersing you into the amazing atmosphere of unique places around the globe – British Columbia, Livigno, historical center of Prague and Bratislava, Indonesia or Austrian Alps.
The former trainer's controversial study says he can
A new art piece in an English café lets patrons use recycled Tour de France memorabilia to sound off on America’s most infamous cyclist.
The American's Vuelta victory might be one of the greatest performances in the history of the sport—if only it hadn't taken place under a cloud of doping suspicion. Horner maintains he's clean, and released six years worth of blood data to prove it. But his troubles just won't go away.
To anti-doping authorities, it's the best way to ferret out cheaters in a wide range of sports. To cyclists and other athletes, it's a way to prove you're clean when critics claim you aren't.
Roadie Tom Vanderbilt was curious about the branch of his sport that resembled equal parts Crossfit and Tough Mudder. So when a cyclocross clinic came to a nearby town, he was among the first to sign up, and one of the last to realize that mastery wouldn't come easy.
Flooding along Colorado's Front Range kept cyclists off their bikes for days. Now, they're back on the roads with a new sense of camaraderie.
The Sir Francis Drake High School wants to mke mountain biking America’s favorite extracurricular activity.
A new breed of jocks are taking over at Marin County’s Sir Francis Drake High School—endurance geeks who think spandex is cool, love getting dirty, and want to make mountain biking America’s favorite extracurricular activity.
Recent endurance milestones in open-water swimming and trail running suggest that women may one day be faster than men
A years-long battle has so far kept Oregon's Timberline Ski Resort from building a mountain bike park. We take a snapshot of the bigger picture.
With programs like the Biological Passport, the sport has made admirable progress. But more still needs to happen, including some bold new steps.
Like it or not—(not)—suspicion still clouds pro bike racing. Is there a way racers can prove they're clean? One wild plan to quell the critics.
How old are most Tour de France winners? At 34, could I even be a contender?
We go shoulder to shoulder in Los Angeles’s Marathon Crash Race, a 4,000-strong underground scrum
Forget about Lance Armstrong. These ten scandals rocked cycling to its core.
In the wake of Chris Froome's brilliant stage victory, we turn to one of the foremost doping experts to see what his performance signals in the peloton.
In the wake of Chris Froome's brilliant stage victory, the critics have turned on the rider. To silence the doubters, Team Sky needs to address its problem with transparency.
Inside the dispute that ended with one of American's most promising riders leaving the Tour.
Pundits claim the 2013 Tour will be the cleanest in decades. Maybe. Or maybe not. Based on conversations with doctors and coaches, these are likely to be the race’s most popular performance enhancers.
I’ve been seeing a lot of oddly shaped chainrings on my group rides lately. Does everyone else know something I don’t? Are those chainrings making the other guys faster?
Do doping scandals dampen TV turnout for the Tour, and should you watch this year’s race in light of Armstrong’s recent downfall? Ian Dille says, not really and, yes.
The Tour makes for great viewing, but not everyone has the time to watch all 21 stages of the race. Here are the key stages to tune in for this year.
With the number of urban cyclists surging, more and more riders are taking part in alleycats, informal races inspired by the routines of working bike messengers. Here’s what you need to know before taking your steed to the starting line
Want to watch the Tour de France but don't have premium cable? Try these nifty alternatives.
Whether they're mountain bikers or roadies, cyclists are often their own worst enemies when it comes to training. Repair your routine by eliminating these ten common mistakes
I read about the cardboard bike launching on Kickstarter, but is it true a bike’s been made out of washing machine parts? What’s the weirdest thing a bike’s been made out of?
The high-flying slopestyle star shares where his tricks come from and how he gets ready to face the competition
Coloradoan rider Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski is going for his fifth straight cross-country title at this year’s GoPro Mountain Games. So why is he eyeing a move to a new discipline?
Bored of the bar? Go faster and save money with these unusual race-day foods.
Pushing the pedals on a regular basis is a great start, but if you really want to back cycling during National Bike Month, you have to make your voice heard, too. Start with these ideas.
The first bike highway was born in car city, U.S.A.: Los Angeles. What can we learn from a vision of bike-centric transportation that never materialized?
The reputation of American cycling has been dragged through the dirt in the last few years. Time has shown that Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hamilton, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, and many others built their reputations on cheating. But there’s a new generation of U.S. riders emerging to take their places—hopefully in an honest manner. This is another in the series
Aaron Gwin, two-time World Cup overall champion, on the finer points of going down
Says he was 'unjustly enriched' by sponsorship
I got doored by an oblivious driver. Thankfully I just bruised my leg, but it busted my bike pretty badly. Anyways, I’m about to receive some cash from the driver’s insurance company that’ll cover the x-ray bills and then some. Do I have to pay taxes on it?
I'm signed up for a weeklong bicycle tour this summer. I’m talking like you have to ride 60-100 miles a day with lots of climbing. How do I prepare with limited training time during the week?
In winning his third Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, Fabian Cancellara cemented his reputation as a legend
A quick glance at the app's stats on the best-known segments of the upcoming Paris-Roubaix reveals a fascinating mix of professionals and amateurs
Endurance athletes are skipping established races to stage their own raucous events. Going toe-to-toe has never been this much fun.
At 17, Keegan Swirbul has already beaten cycling's former despot at his own game
Gravel riding has exploded over the past few years. Frank Bures tries to figure out where it's going—and if that even matters.
Even though it has reached people in more than 30 countries, bike polo is still relatively unknown in the United States. But a group of players is doing everything they can to change that.
I’ve read that road cycling is bad for your bones, but how does mountain biking stack up?
And U.S. fans have made the sport’s culture of booze, brats, and revelry all their own
Is it just me, or have there been a lot of bike accidents in the news lately? I know it’s impossible to steer clear of all possible dangers, but what are some ways I can stay safe while sharing the road with cars?