Adamo is a popular line of saddle products from Ideal Saddle Modification (ISM), a company founded by cyclist Steve Toll. In addition to making appearances on road racing podiums and securing age...
Summer will soon be here, bringing sunshine and warm temperatures perfect for cycling. While the weather may be picturesque, it also can wreak havoc on the skin and body. Dehydration, overheating,...
Each year, the beautiful country of France hosts the most prestigious multi-stage cycling race in the world, The Tour de France. Even people who are not avid cycling fans have heard of this event,...
Fuji is a leading brand in road bikes and its Gran Fondo 1.3 is designed for endurance. A revolutionary electronic shifting system courtesy of the Shimano Di2 Ultegra group creates an intuitive...
Mark Cavendish touts himself as the “fastest man on two wheels” and there is truth to this claim. Known as the “Manx Missile,” this cyclist has been compared to a running sprinter that pushes on the...
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Chris Froome is not your typical road racing cyclist. Though Froome was raised in South Africa, he rides under a British license resulting from the birthplace of his father and...
America has a new generation of professional cyclists who are giving the current leaders a run for their money and Tejay van Garderen is one of them. As a member of the BMC Racing Team, 22-year-old van...
Peter Sagan may be only 23 but he is already taking the cycling world by storm. Nicknamed “The Terminator,” Sagan is a professional road cyclist for the Cannondale World Tour team. The beginning of the...
This weekend in my town is Polar Bear Plunge weekend. Our town goes from about 1,500 full time residents to close to 50,000 occupants overnight. This is just a small taste of what we get once the summer kicks...
Lance Armstrong, I hate to tell you this, but I think it is time that we break up. I have been a lifelong fan, have stuck by you through thick and thin, and this is how you repay me? For years, I defended your...
Sunday officially kicks off the racing season as the Tour Down Under gets underway, which means every cyclist is about to start Jonesing for new gear and to get back out on the roads. If you are anything like...
The chain is often something the average cyclist will completely forget about maintaining until it is too late. The bicycle chain always seems to go at exactly the worst moment. You shift into a bigger gear at...
Title: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France
Author: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Sports & Outdoors
Summary
Alleged doping by athletic icon Lance...
Soon, all the leaves will have fallen from the trees and we will be entering another winter. For a die-hard cyclist, even cold weather is not a valid excuse to stay off the roads and trails. After all, that is...