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Adventure, Fat bikes, Features, Rides, Simpson Desert - October 22, 2019

Crossing the Simpson Desert by fat bike

Few tracks are more remote than the Madigan Line across Australia's Simpson Desert. Earlier this year, five intrepid cyclists set out to cross that route by bike, and in doing so followed in the footsteps of a historic journey of exploration, 80 years on.

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Groenewegen will ride on with Jumbo-Visma through 2023: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Dylan Groenewegen extends for four more years with Jumbo-Visma, Fernando Gaviria tops Pascal Ackermann to win stage 5 of the Tour of Guangxi, Brent Bookwalter and Georgia Williams renew with Mitchelton-Scott. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: Groenewegen …

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JRA with the Angry Asian: Weekend reboots, rebooted

Fruita, Colorado holds a special place for me and my wife. Situated an easy four-hour drive from our home in Boulder, Colorado, it’s a mountain biking mecca with a seemingly endless expanse of high-desert trails, breathtaking views, plentiful camping options, and, yes, even fantastic pizza despite being a small town of just 13,000 residents. For …

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Features, News, women's cycling - October 21, 2019

Announcing our new cycling podcast host, Abby Mickey

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A few weeks ago, we asked for your help in producing the breadth and depth of coverage that women’s cycling deserves. And you stepped up: Over 300 new members, and rising, joined VeloClub. As promised, that means we’ll be kicking off a new podcast in the coming weeks. It will be hosted by the superb …

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Specialized may have an alternative to MIPS on the way

For the past year, Specialized has been the first and only company to use MIPS’ helmet pad-based slip layer technology. Dubbed MIPS SL, the pads offer the same concussion-preventing slip-plane concept as the more traditional MIPS liner options, but do so in a way that’s lighter, more breathable and arguably more comfortable. Specialized has implemented …

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