Biking
ArchiveChristian Vande Velde and Tom Danielson (left) warm up as Jonathan Vaughters talks about the course. They say that cycling is a terrible spectator sport, but that depends on where you’re sitting. On Thursday, thanks to a gracious invitation from Team Garmin-Cervélo, I had…
The time trail in Vail jostles the leaders’ board, but five Americans still claim the top spots.
A nasty crash takes out multiple riders as Levi Leipheimer fights to retain the yellow over the 12,000-foot Independence Pass.
Andy Schleck attacks but Levi Leipheimer takes Stage One at 9,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies.
The mere mention of it sends a quiver through the quads of Bay Area cyclists. The grades up this meandering slice of arcadian countryside on the north edge of San Jose reach 15 percent, with a 10 percent average over 3.5 miles and 1,700 feet of vertical…
The Schleck brothers, Cadel Evans, and the world’s top riders battle it out in Colorado’s USA Cycling Challenge. The prologue was a time trial. We’ll have video updates all week.
Photo by Nils Ribi It's a tall order to design a world class mountain-biking course. I always knew that. Then I interviewed Greg Martin. He's the course director for the USA Cycling Cross Country National Championships that…
When the USA Pro Cycling Challenge rolls out on August 22, it will have a star-studded roster, including all three podium finishers from the Tour de France. One week ahead of the race, Andy Schleck and his…
Danny MacAskill's mountain biking videos have racked up millions of views on YouTube—his Inspired Bicycles clip is closing in on 27 million hits—and for good reason. Aside from the fact that his two-wheeled porn is beautifully shot…
A view you might catch this summer (Courtesy of Josef Janning) Watch your rearviews this summer, from July 28 to August 26th, in hopes that you might spy a group of Europeans pedaling their velomobiles from Portland, Oregon to Washington D.C.. According to their Web site,…
What goes on behind the scenes at cycling’s biggest races? We know just the man to ask.
Although he won the yellow jersey yesterday, Andy Schleck owned it for only a day. Cadel Evans took the lead from the 26-year-old Luxembourg rider. As I stood at the finish of the individual time trial in Grenoble, he approached. The crowd around…
The last day of following the Tour de France ended in Grenoble with the individual time trial. After a week of chasing the peloton across the mountains of Italy and France, my tour with Boston-based adventure travel guides Ciclismo Classico was coming to an end. We dashed…
It’s every cyclist’s dream: watch the Tour de France, ride the exact same mountain roads as the pros, then hang out with all the screaming and often scantily-clad fans alongside the course. We didn't make it to France this year, but frequent contributor Dave Cox recently arrived in the…
In the thick of review season, when we’re testing lots of bikes extensively (think 60 bikes with 20-some testers and dozens of rides per bike), it can feel like speed dating, with not enough time to really get to know a bike. So I’ve hung onto a handful of compelling…
Unless you live in New Mexico, where practically every trail in the state is closed because of high fire danger, it's the thick of mountain biking season—and the perfect time for a new bike. We tested these three bikes last winter and spring, and we're sure you'll enjoy any of…
Photos courtesy of Sugoi and Liquigas-Cannondale. Watching the Tour de France, it's easy to overlook the team kits as nothing more than billboards for sponsors. But as much technological R&D, fitting, and attention goes into the apparel that the pros wear as into the…
There's no better time for a new ride than in summer, when long warm days beckon. Here are a few new bikes, in every budget, for the dog days. These three bikes were outstanding when we tested them all winter and spring, and they'll be that much better now on…
On the crisp and still snowy slopes of Deer Valley, Utah, last week, 30-some bike industry manufacturers rolled out their 2012 product lines for a select group of journalists. There was all manner of innovation, but wind-cheating aero bikes and electronic gadgets focused on affordability and convergence were the biggest…
Inside Floyd Landis’s clandestine campaign to torment his former boss
The Emakumeen Bira doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But this hilly five-stage, four-day UCI-sanctioned race through Spanish Basque country, held annually since 1992, is one of the most important events in women’s professional cycling—the last big race before the Giro d’Italia Femminile, the Tour de France…
Tour De France Preview: Doping scandals or no doping scandals, we still love the Tour. Here's why you should, too.
Shannon Galpin and Nick Heil mountain bike through the Panjshir Valley during a recent fundraising effort for Galpin's nonprofit Mountain2Mountain. Footage is from the new short Waking Lions, Read the Story…
Mechanic Scott Haupert shows you what to pack before you hit the trails on your fat-tire steed. Frankie Flats Repair Service , Santa Fe, NM…
Mechanic Frank Sotomayor shows you what to look over before you go for a ride. Frankie Flats Repair Service, Santa Fe, NM…
Mechanic Scott Haupert shows you what to pack before you hit the black top on your racer. Frankie Flats Repair Service, Santa Fe, NM…
Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels offers some advice on mountain biking with your dog. For more videos about training an adventure dog, go to outsidek9.com.
Mechanic Frank Sotomayor gives instruction on adjusting suspension sag.
Bike Mechanic Frank Sotomayor dishes out rear derailleur tips.
Tyler Hamilton, the Olympic gold medalist who recently confessed to doping and accused Lance Armstrong of using performance-enhancing drugs, spent the weekend leading bike rides for Outside in Aspen, an annual summit we host. Last night, Hamilton went to dinner with friends at Cache Cache [pronounced…
A gaunt Refsnider at the finish of the 2009 Tour Divide in Antelope Wells, New Mexico. If you think the Tour de France is the hardest bike race on earth, consider the Tour Divide. On this…
“Old Man” Chris Horner decimates the field atop Sierra Road. via Flickr The 2011 Amgen Tour of California was one for the old men, and I’m not only talking about the GC. Yes, 39-year-old…
The fallout from the latest round of doping accusations against Lance Armstrong continues this week as key players publicly stake out their positions and investigations spin ahead. At issue is the tell-all interview with Tyler Hamilton that aired on CBS’s…
The New York Times reported Friday that former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton has surrendered his 2004 Olympic gold medal after admitting to doping during his cycling career. The article states that the International Olympic Committee has been in touch with the United…
Today's reports that George Hincapie has flipped on Lance Armstrong don't bode well for the seven-time Tour de France winner (and frequent Outside cover subject). Unlike previous Armstrong accusers Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis, Hincapie didn't go public with his accusations—he reportedly told federal investigators, not a…
Willow Koerber (Photo by Gary Perkin) In 2010, all eyes were on Trek World Racing pro Willow Koerber. She finished second overall in the World Cup, won bronze at the World Championships, and made a sexy…
Weylandt winning Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, May 10, 2010 viaFlickr Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died on Monday following a crash on a technical descent during stage three of the…
Photo by whileseated on Flickr The International Cycling Union (UCI) filed a defamation suit yesterday against cyclist and deposed 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, VeloNews…
He's got the genes and the track record (literally). Can Taylor Phinney become America's next cycling superstar?
Willow Koerber, a mountain biker on the Trek World Racing Team, has dropped out of the 2011 World Cup Series. Koerber, a two time bronze medalist at the Mountain Bike World Championships, found out she was pregnant a day before…
Lynda Wallenfels at the start of the AZT300. Photo by Caroline Soong. On Monday, April 11, after three days, four hours, and five minutes of riding, Lynda Wallenfels won the…
Check out this cool cyclist-eye-view clip of Mavic Neutral Support at the Paris-Roubaix. https://www.youtube.com/embed/sf0GtDP2XmI –Christopher Van Tilburg…
For the fifth year, hundreds turned out for one of the steepest road rides in the nation: Ronde PDX, officially known as De Ronde Van West Portlandia. The route: 47 miles, 7,700 vertical feet ascent, 26% max grade (twice). No prize but honor, no fee but massive…
For the fifth year, hundreds turned out for one of the steepest road rides in the nation: Ronde PDX, officially known as De Ronde Van West Portlandia. The route: 47 miles, 7,700 vertical feet ascent, 26% max grade (twice). No prize but honor, no fee but massive…
A look at the outermost limits of human performance, from the fastest marathon and longest swim to smokingest fastball and deepest freedive.
©BMC/Tim de Waele. This Sunday, BMC Racing Team's George Hincapie will line up for his 16th Paris-Roubaix as the top American contender. At 37 years old, he's been trying to win this monument of…
©BMC/Tim de Waele. This Sunday, BMC Racing Team's George Hincapie will line up for his 16th Paris-Roubaix as the top American contender. At 37 years old, he's been trying to win this monument of…
Climbing the Eikenberg, Tour of Flanders. If you have ever fantasized about biking in Belgium, know this: Riding on cobbles is a painful, brutalizing business, like saddling up a jackhammer. I discovered this last weekend at the…
Climbing the Eikenberg, Tour of Flanders. If you have ever fantasized about biking in Belgium, know this: Riding on cobbles is a painful, brutalizing business, like saddling up a jackhammer. I discovered this last weekend at the…
Just in case you were outside during the entire month of March, here's what you missed on the Outside blog. 10. The World's Strongest 9 Year Old https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw%C2%A0 2. Sion Milosky's Last Days and Final Wave…
Last week I brought you a half dozen bike clips to fire up the riding stoke. The day I posted them, I found myself up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on the…
Last week I brought you a half dozen bike clips to fire up the riding stoke. The day I posted them, I found myself up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on the…
I slapped on a Scwhalbe Furious Fred, my power tap, and did some climbing to set a new women's record for the infamous Fargo Street Hill Climb in Los Angeles. This is an annual event held by…
I slapped on a Scwhalbe Furious Fred, my power tap, and did some climbing to set a new women's record for the infamous Fargo Street Hill Climb in Los Angeles. This is an annual event held by…
Photo by fletchy182 on Flickr Adventure travel company Pedalers Pub and Grille has announced plans for their 25th…
Before the third year of the now famous Breck Epic Stage Race, I got a chance to catch up with race director Mike McCormick. This year he's offering up a shorter version for those not ready for the whole enchilada and new categories for the diehards—Solo 30+…
Before the third year of the now famous Breck Epic Stage Race, I got a chance to catch up with race director Mike McCormick. This year he's offering up a shorter version for those not ready for the whole enchilada and new categories for the diehards—Solo 30+…
I've been having a hard time motivating to ride lately. Maybe it's because I've been logging too many hours on the trainer. Or perhaps it's that the spring winds are starting to strafe Santa Fe again, blasting away at my resolve as well. I use lots of ploys to beat…
I've been having a hard time motivating to ride lately. Maybe it's because I've been logging too many hours on the trainer. Or perhaps it's that the spring winds are starting to strafe Santa Fe again, blasting away at my resolve as well. I use lots of ploys to beat…
Octavio Ordunez still bikes almost everyday. He heads out of his third floor condo in Long Beach and starts pedaling to the playground to watch the kids playing, the farmer's market to pick up vegetables, or the beach to…
Photo courtesy of Flickr The Professional Cycling Council announced Thursday that it will recommend to the UCI, cycling's governing body, that penalties for first-time doping offenses should be double what they are now, according to VeloNews. The…
The wedding processional. Photo by Jen Judge Photography You thought you were crazy about bikes? Last weekend I was party to an intimate, two-wheeled wedding ceremony for a couple of dear friends, Jeny and Ed. They had been trying…
Life Cycles OFFICIAL Trailer from Life Cycles on Vimeo. Spring is in the air, which means it's mountain biking season. Check out the preview of Stance Film's new film Life Cycles. Watch it and you'll know why it won Best Film, Best…
Broadway bike line by compujeramey on Flickr Bike lanes are popping up everywhere, including Manhattan and even Times Square. Felix Salmon of Reuters notes how “the number of cyclists in New York has…
Guest blogger Peter Frick Wright is a writer and mountain biker who has been blogging about a unique case involving Mike Vandeman, a man accused of attacking mountain bikers with a saw on trails near the UC Berkeley campus. There's always been a subtle tension…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM The driver who ran into cyclists during a Critical Mass Demonstration last Friday has been charged with attempted murder. The police changed the charges from 'criminal negligent injury' to attempted murder after testimony from the 47-year-old defendant, Ricardo Neis. Though…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM On the last friday of every month, cyclists in Porto Alegre, Brazil get on their bikes to raise awareness for bike commuters in a city dominated by cars. At their most recent Critical Mass demonstration, a car decided to plow through the riders. The…
In 2000, former professional motocross rider Jimmy Button suffered a freak crash that instantly paralyzed him from the neck down. Eleven years later, the rehabilitated 37-year-old is hopping on his bicycle for a two-month, 2,428-mile Miles for Miracles ride from San Diego, California to…
What is it about cyclists that can turn sane, law-abiding drivers into shrieking maniacs? The author ponders the eternal conflict with help from bike supercommuter Joe Simonetti, who each week survives the hostile, traffic-clogged rat race between the New York exurbs and Midtown Manhattan.
Courtesy of London 2012 The London 2012 Organising Committee announced the new route for the Olympic Cycling Road Races. The course starts at The Mall and passes through six west London boroughs before heading…
I was mounting one of my favorite tires, the Racing Ralph, when a question popped into my head. I wonder who Ralph is? So I caught up with the North American reps from Schwalbe to get the skinny on the tires…
Contador. Courtesy of Flickr Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador presented evidence on Monday to the Spanish cycling federation that he believes will absolve him of doping allegations, according to VeloNews.com. Contador is challenging a one-year…
I've been more committed to my yoga practice this year, and the increased flexibility has improved my riding and overall well being. It's only right to share. So I talked to Mahnaz Jahangiri, the instructor and owner of Bikram Yoga Westake Village,…