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3 Tour de France Recovery Tips Every Cyclist Can Use After a Ride
7+ hour ago (248+ words) Tour-level recovery starts with three easy moves you can use after any ride. At this year’s Tour de France, we’ve seen team cars filled with extra bikes, soigneurs fueling riders through the ride, and teammates like Quinn Simmons and Isaac…...
Training for Altitude and Heat: Stage 20 of the Tour de France Saw Climbers Suffer in the Mountains
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (329+ words) Stage 20—the Queen Stage—takes riders from Le Bourg d’Oisans to l’Alpe d’Huez in a 171 kilometer mountain stage. See our commentary from Stage 20 of the 2026 Tour de France. Watch to see how Bicycling’s expert staff chat through the issues with…...
“My Chronic Back Pain Was Ruining Every Ride. I Finally Found Relief With This Type of Bodywork.”
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (487+ words) My cycling comfort was stuck—until cupping unlocked my mobility. Here's how to make it work for you, too. Cupping has unexpectedly become a surprisingly useful modality in fixing the posture problems and back pain that were sabotaging my comfort…...
How Much Faster Is a Tour de France Bike Than What’s in Your Garage?
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (1082+ words) I tested a top-tier Trek Madone against the kind of road bike far more riders actually own. Here’s how much speed nearly $10,000 really buys To answer that, I needed two versions of the same bike. Luckily, after I reviewed the…...
The Right Gear Is Everything When Doing a Century. Here’s How to Find All of the Essentials Before Your Big Ride.
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (434+ words) Pack smarter for your first century with expert tips on fuel, repair tools, and weather gear. Anything can happen while riding 100 miles on a bike, so it’s important to remain prepared. Poorly fitting or low quality gear can lead to…...
Pogačar Races on Continental Rubber—but Which Grand Prix 5000 Should You Buy? I Tested Each Version to Find Out.
1+ day, 31+ min ago (861+ words) Continental leads the Tour tire count, yet the right GP 5000 depends on your wheels and roads. If you’ve been following this year’s Tour de France, you probably have heard all about the professional racing on wider tires than ever. Most…...
When Should You Skip a Ride? Stage 19 of the Tour de France Offered a Hard Lesson for Everyday Cyclists
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (434+ words) Pogačar sets a new record on Alpe d’Huez, but UAE’s illness troubles offer the day’s biggest lesson. Watch to see how Bicycling’s expert staff discuss the illness sweeping through Tadej Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad that forced the abandonment of…...
What Remco Evenepoel's Black Bike Can Teach You About Building a Faster Bike
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (846+ words) Specialized says a raw-carbon finish creates more flexibility to build a faster complete bike. Remco Evenepoel’s two Tour de France race bikes could hardly look more different. His regular Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL9 celebrates his Olympic cycling titles with an elaborate…...
Why Tour de France Riders Spend So Much Time on the Hoods
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (767+ words) Decades ago, pros raced almost exclusively in the drops when speeds were high. Today's Tour riders have found a faster position. That shift is easy to interpret as riders abandoning the drops, but that is not really what happened. The…...
The Best Recovery for Tired Legs Isn’t Always Complete Rest
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1198+ words) So you overdid it, and while your legs felt great on the long, hilly ride, now they feel like they’re made of lead. You know your tired legs need time to recover, but you should also know there are ways…...