Jonas Vingegaard has confirmed his grip on the yellow jersey on the Queen Stage of the 2023 Tour de France, with a brutally efficient performance that his rival, Tadej Pogačar simply could not match.It’s fair to say that the previous day’s TT, in which Vingegaard put 1 minute 38 seconds into the supposedly superior time […]

Stage 13: Bastille Day in the Tour de France did not belong to the French: like last year, when Tom Pidcock won on Alpe d’Huez, it belonged to Ineos Grenadiers. Compared to their strength in years past, Ineos came into this Tour looking like a blunted knife or a team without a plan: Pidcock not […]

A site of legendary cycling battles that has not been raced on for 35 years The Puy de Dôme, a site of legendary cycling battles that has not been raced on for 35 years, has served up glory and heartbreak again in the 2023 Tour de France.  Glory to Michael Woods, the 36-year-old Canadian rider […]

Kirschner has teamed up with Nordweg to create the gorgeous Serra Saddle Bag. Nested in the mountains of Rio Grande Sul is Picada Café city is where we found some of the nicest roads through valleys, forests and riversides of Southern Brazil. The climbs are steep, narrow and perfect for mountain bike and road bike […]

Bicycle Landscape A beautiful cycling project by Yorit Kluitman that started back in 2011. He rode across all 388 Dutch municipalities. Equipped with a camera taking pictures and researching the form and rhythm of the Dutch cities and landscapes. Yorit Kluitman (1980) is a freelance graphic designer running a design studio in Eindhoven.

Márcio May, known for being a hard, hot and humid race, with steep climbs.   The Marcio May race in Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina can be tough, known as a traditional Road Race, riders from all over Brazil come down to Southern Brazil to test their legs before the holidays. The 84.2km race has two climbs […]

The dramatic last attack of Contador up EL Angliru. Everyone knew he was going to give everything on the Angliru, if he had the legs and the right timing was the question we had. But Contador delivered, like a performance mixing poetry and rock’n’roll he danced up the most of the last part of the […]

No inverno, essencial é não pensar em nada, e simplesmente ir — sair da cama, se vestir e treinar. Somos assim, principalmente aqui no frio do Sul, tememos a angústia de não pedalar, de perder o ritmo — aquela pergunta “porque não fui dar uma volta?”. Aqui pedalamos quando ninguém quer sair da sala de […]

Definition of Play: ”engage in an activity for enjoyment & recreation rather than too serious or practical purpose”. “Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you’re working on.” Words of David Byrne. Our love for cycling is on many […]