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Bkool Go power trainer review

A power trainer with a simulation environment and a budget conscious price tag

STAC Zero Halcyon trainer review

A trainer without a fly wheel that offers something a little different

Wahoo Kickr trio review

A deluxe pain-cave package with a climbing simulator, smart trainer and fan

Smitten by the casquette and three to give as gifts this holiday season

The cycling cap is more than just an accessory for many cyclists

Jamie Vrooman’s roast chicken

“This roast-chicken recipe is sort of like gluing tubulars: it’s conceptually simple but the difference between good enough and great is in the details.”

National junior men’s cyclocross champion keeps winning

Carter Woods of Cumberland, B.C., puts in another strong performance in Peterborough, Ont.

Colnago C64 review: A well-balanced mix of tradition and innovation

A balanced made in Italian super frame with carbon-fibre tubes fit into carbon-fibre lugs

Light up for shorter days

Fall means less daylight, so send out some lumens to see and be seen.

Essentials for the CX season

Gear for before and after the race

Dominique Rollin’s ceviche with Leche de Tigre

A Latin American dish from the former pro’s recipe book

Stuffing The North Face Rolling Thunder 30 for big bike trips

When you must mix riding and non-riding activities on your journey, this wheeled luggage can carry what you need

Eurobike 2018, Day 3: Final 4 from the trade show floor

A De Rosa commuter bike, a means to ride a trainer for eight hours and more

Eurobike 2018 Day 2: Ridley Noah Fast, Fox Live Valve and more

More from the trade-show floor in Friedrichshafen, Germany

Watch: Gravel riding in Peterborough, Ont.

A bonanza of fun roads that are practically car-free

Eurobike 2018 Day 1: Dandelion rubber and a Canadian award-winner

Eurobike, the world’s most important bike show, has lots of new bikes and gear on display. Here are highlights from the show floor.

Testing the Ridley Fenix SL Disc in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains

The benefits of endurance far from the cobbles

Watch: Steve Bauer remembers the 1988 Tour de France

In a recent conversation, the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame member looks back at his days in yellow and his fourth-place finish 30 years ago

Steve Bauer and Canada’s greatest Tour de France

30 years ago, the rider from Fenwick, Ont., made cycling history

Victor Barry’s meatballs

A perfect pairing with pasta and Giro d’Italia highlights

Which power meter to buy in 2018?

Four power meters to help gauge your efforts and measure your watts

Campagnolo introduces new 12-speed groupsets

Super Record and Record mechanical systems have been redesigned

Kirsti Lay’s pumpkin scones with maple glaze

A sweet race-winning prize leads to tasty coffee treats

Outfits that will help you start your cycling season this spring

Top kit combos that work from below zero to 10 C

Cannondale Synapse Carbon Disc 105 review

Balanced comfort and performance

Watch: The Ironman vs. the hour-record holder

The pair tossed watt bombs at one another during a recent indoor triathlon

Le Club Espresso Bar’s granola bar

Make the bar that a Montreal café served Tom Dumoulin, Michael Matthews, Lukas Pöstlberger and Arnaud Demare

Colnago C64 first ride

The Italian bike maker has launched the latest model in its top-end C series

Ridley Noah SL Ultegra Di2 review

An aerodynamic road bike ready for anything

Pulled pork with purple cabbage slaw recipe

Side Launch Brewing Company’s scrumptious sandwich

Rob Britton: 10 top tales and facts about the climber from the Prairies

Former teammates and team staff, and the rider himself, on the hardest working Canadian cyclist

MEC Provincial Road 233

A ravine machine and so much more

Say ‘yes’ to something rad in 2018

There are just so many ways to have fun on two wheels

Holiday cycling reading list

Five books to check out over the holidays

6 cycling gifts for the head and feet

Three pairs of shoes and three helmets that make great gifts

Ryan Anderson returns to Rally Cycling

For 2018, the rider from Spruce Grove will join the outfit he’s called home on two previous occasions

The art of the cyclocross heckle

How to zing friends and negatively influence people

The Time-Crunched Cyclist, 3rd edition reviewed

Over 200 pages longer than the first edition with new training plans for gravel rides and ultra-endurance mountain bike races

Interbike 2017 Day 2: More bikes, more gear

The top of what the cycling industry’s got on display at the Las Vegas trade show

Interbike 2017 Day 1: Updates from the show floor

New and cool stuff from the big trade show

Four from the 2017 Interbike Media Preview

New Smith helmets, POC road-rash defence and more

Hot gear seen at the 2017 Interbike Dirt Demo

Cool gear by Shimano, Cannondale and Continental

Hugo Houle racing with Astana in 2018

After five seasons with Ag2r-La Mondiale, the rider from Sainte-Perpétue, Que., will ride with the Kazakh team for two years

6 things I learned riding BMX

I rode on a BMX track. Here’s why you—roadie, MTBer or CXer—should, too

How the Grand Prix Cycliste Québec-Montréal races improve this country’s riders

Nicolas Masbourian, Benjamin Perry and Matteo Dal-Cin discuss breaking away in Quebec’s one-day races and how the events raise Canadian athletes to new levels

Filming made easy with the GoPro Hero5 and Shimano CM-2000

Both the GoPro Hero5 Black and Shimano CM-2000 sport camera have cutting-edge ways for grabbing great images

The Amazing Race’s Phil Keoghan on retracing the 1928 Tour de France

Television host created the documentary Le Ride to tell story of New Zealand’s first rider in the Tour, Harry Watson

3 ebike motors and how they provide a boost to your pedalling

Having a tailwind all the time isn’t necessarily the feeling you get from every ebike motor. Ebikes have been in […]

Discover cycling in the Mont-Tremblant region

Beyond the area’s signature gran fondo, there’s great riding for you waiting on the local roads. And after, the dining options are stellar

Garneau Gennix D1 Elite Di2 review

Up for anything

Will and Shoshauna Routley’s Girona gem ensalada

The two retired Canadian cyclists have transitioned to making kombucha in Abbotsford, B.C.

Rad wheelie raises ire of Toronto police

Rider heads along Yonge Street weaving through traffic and running a red light

6 pro cyclists on their favourite places to ride in Canada

Ahead of Canada 150, Albrecht, Kabush, Duchesne, Miller, Kirchmann and Pendrel discuss places in the country that are special to them

Collector’s item: The Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team comic book

10 years ago, the Canadian continental squad put out a comic. Today, copies are hard to find

How the Shimano Steps ebike motor gives your pedalling a boost

The high tech behind smooth assistance

This 8-year-old girl crashed, but will race again

On May 31, Lily Gordon, an 8-year-old rider from Calgary, crashed on her bike. She was participating in a Trailblazers […]

New Shimano Ultegra R8000 mechanical and Di2 groupsets unveiled

The second-tier road group gets a makeover that looks much like its top-tier sibling, but costs much less

Preview of the new Smith Attack sunglasses

The company from Sun Valley, Idaho, releases a new temple-changing technology, called Mag, for swapping lenses easily

Damage control: What Luka Pibernik might learn from an early post-up by Ryder Hesjedal

The Canadian raised his arms too early at a race in 2013, and recovered gracefully

Secrets to balancing bike racing and family life

What you need to know about getting ‘spousal approval’ for your race season

Clif nut-butter filled bar: First taste and test

How the new fuel from the Emeryville, Calif.-based company performs out on a ride

Recipe: Nic Witzke’s #GameChangerDinner packs a pre-ride nutritional punch

A meal that incorporates a bunch of really healthy ingredients

How to watch the 2017 Giro d’Italia in Canada, legally

Fubo TV, an Internet television service, is carrying the Italian Grand Tour this year as part of an add-on to the company’s base package

Quebec rider David Drouin fails doping test

The 21-year-old rider tested positive for a substance known as RAD-140 and now awaits hearing on May 15

Felt VR3, endurance road bike, reviewed

Build adventures across all types of roads

Michele Scarponi dies after being struck by van during training ride

The Astana rider had recently arrived home from a successful Tour of the Alps

Carrying carbon: Five top racks for moving two wheels with four

If you want to transport your carbon-fibre bike on your four-wheel vehicle, you should look to the top of your car or the back. Rooftop mounts and hitch racks that don’t hold onto frames are the way to go. Carbon-fibre tubes are designed for a very specific set of forces, and external clamping isn’t one of them.

Michael Woods on coughs, Strava and Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The Cannondale-Drapac rider from Ottawa will take on la Doyenne once again

Cervélo C5 review: Making it easy to ride long

A bike to go the distance on adventure rides

My bike Monday: Trek Domane SLR 7 review

The endurance bike gets smoother

First ride: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 hydraulic disc brakes

Better performance and esthetics with the Japan-based company’s top rotors for roadies

5 top trainers: Find the right machine for your pain cave

With varying features to make sure your legs scream throughout the winter

The new Cannondale-3 Rox launches with team presentation

Mountain bike squad 3 Rox Racing takes on a new sponsor, and new riders, for 2017

Book review: The Haywire Heart

Exercise, like riding long and hard on your bike, is good for you, right? And it’s fun. What’s with this it “can kill you” stuff?

My bike Monday: Giant TCR Advanced Pro 0

A top racer refined

My bike Monday: Colnago CLX

A race bike you’ll want to spend a lot of time on

Long-term test: Scapin LTD SL

A boutique frame designed in Italy with a Canadian connection

I should have defended cycling better

For casual sports fans, cycling is the discipline onto which they can project their fears or concerns about fair sport

Bianchi Specialissima review: The superlative machine

Climbing machine with Countervail for increased control on the descents

DIY cycling adventure: The noble pursuit

In the lead-up to the yearly ride, organizer Zac Wheeler gets offers of beer and cookies to reveal the route only he knows

3 cross machines for the trails and mud

A trio of machines for cross and winter rides

My bike Monday: Giant TCX Advanced SX review

Tear up any surface

Leah Kirchmann’s banana oat pancakes

Perfect for a simple and delicious breakfast

Is caffeine slowing you down?

You may want to skip the espresso if you’re serious about going fast

Bike lights to brighten up your fall riding

With summer coming to an end more of your riding will be taking place under dark skies

Greg LeMond: Yellow Jersey Racer book review

The blurb on the back of a book is usually straight forward: it’s a description of what’s inside. The blurb […]

Mining power-meter data

A close look at the numbers transmitted by three top wattage detectors

Junior ‘crosser Gunnar Holmgren marks a year of ‘firsts’ on his way to the 2016 Canadian CX championships

The Orillia, Ont.-native with experience riding the mud of Europe has his sights set on the top spot of the podium

Review: Mariposa Cyclocross

Traditional custom steel gets a boost with modern touches

DIY cycling adventure: Operacion Muerto

Each challenge starts two days after you declare your intent to tackle it via a form on the site. It’s over when you post your story and picture

Pendrel and van den Ham strongest Canadians at CrossVegas

Mical Dyck and Jérémy Martin also animate World Cup races

2017 Specialized Roubaix makes its debut on the cobbles

The 2017 Specialized Roubaix gets some spring in for the Classics

4 trainer workouts to get you ready for cyclocross season

Take your road fitness from the gran fondo to the cyclocross course

A stage-by-stage look at the 2016 Tour of Alberta

“I don’t know why, but for some reason, the average speeds at the Tour of Alberta are always crazy fast.”

Ryan Anderson persevering through a crash and climbs in his first Vuelta a España

“I’ve crashed before in a stage race, but never on Stage 2 with 19 more to go.”

Despite winning an appeal, Derek Zandstra isn’t heading to Rio

In spite of a double disappointment, Derek Zandstra is hoping to affect positive change for Canadian riders

Review: Diadora Vortex Pro II road shoes

I’m a fan of the Vortrex Pro, Diadora’s first version of its high-end road shoes. When the company came out […]

How to win at Gran Fondo Mont Tremblant

Tips for getting the most out of this big ride and others like it

Riding the Maratona dles Dolomites

The gran fondo is set to test riders’ legs on classic Italian passes for the 30th time

Scott E-Sub Evo running on 500 Watt (hours) reviewed

An ebike with an assistance factor of up-to 275 per cent