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The first three stages of the 2026 Giro d’Italia will be held in Bulgaria, in an edition of the pink race that will feature plenty of mountains, organizers announced just six months before the start of one of the most anticipated races in the cycling world. This will be the 16th time the Giro, which will take place from May 9 to 31, has started in another country, and the second consecutive time, following the

The 59th edition of the Tour of Costa Rica 2025 has its 15 confirmed teams (seven Costa Rican and eight international) that will cross the finish line starting December 12th. The participating teams are: 7C Economy Rent a Car Hyundai, Manza Té La Selva Scott, Colono Bikestation Kolbi, Ciclo Café Repuestos Mena – En su punto, Team Costa Frut AC Marriot Giant, Distribuidora Cruz Tecnoforest Mistral Atómica Trama, and the Costa Rican U23 National Team.

The young Australian company Attaquer, specializing in creating cycling apparel using knitting machines, which allows them to construct garments in one or very few pieces, has surprised everyone with the launch of the OrbKnit Balaclava, a kind of balaclava designed not only to cover the cyclist’s entire head, helmet included, during these cold months. During our winter bike rides, the head is one of the areas of the body where heat escapes most quickly, so

The 2024 Pan American road race champion, Leangel Linarez, ended Colombia’s reign in road cycling at the Lima-Ayacucho 2025 Bolivarian Games by winning the gold medal in the event, after covering 176 kilometers in the Peruvian capital. The Venezuelan rider proved strongest in the final meters. Linarez climbed to the top of the podium, joined by Ecuadorian Jonathan Caicedo, champion of the 2018 Tour of Colombia, and Chilean Francisco Kotsakis, who took the bronze medal.

The final day of track cycling at the Bolivarian Games Lima–Ayacucho 2025 was dominated by Colombia from start to finish. Between the morning qualifying rounds and the evening finals, Colombia cemented its dominance with more podium finishes and secured the overall velodrome title: 9 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze medals, crowning them absolute track champions. The day began with the men’s keirin, and from the heats, it was clear who was aiming for the

A few years ago, the UAE built an artificial hill, Al Wathba, a regular feature of the UAE Tour. The selection of this country as host of the 2028 World Championships has led UAE to work on raising and making this mountain climb more challenging in order to toughen up the competition and benefit their flagship team leader, Tadej Pogacar. After several years of World Championships with tough profiles, suitable only for accomplished climbers, sprinters

On the third day of track cycling competitions at the Lima-Ayacucho 2025 Bolivarian Games, the Colombian delegation once again reached the top of the podium. This time it was Lina Marcela Hernández who won Colombia’s sixth gold medal in this discipline. The cyclist from Antioquia, who scored 149 points, secured the gold medal in the omnium after excelling in the scratch, tempo, elimination, and points races. The podium was completed by Chile’s Scarlett Cortés in

The Colombian track cycling delegation once again shone at the Bolivarian Games Ayacucho 2025 in an intense day of multiple events, adding two gold medals and one silver to their tally and strengthening their position among the top contenders at the Peruvian velodrome. The day began with the men’s omnium, a multi-event in which Colombian Juan Esteban Arango reaffirmed his international prowess. Arango won the scratch race with 40 points, ahead of Clever Martínez (Venezuela)

This Sunday, track cycling competitions officially began at the Lima-Ayacucho 2025 Bolivarian Games, centered in the Peruvian capital, which is hosting the event for the second time in its history, having previously done so in 1947. On the first day, Colombia dominated, winning three gold medals: two in the men’s team sprint and one in the men’s team pursuit. In the women’s event, they secured the silver medal, as the Chilean quartet narrowly won. With

Last year, Tadej Pogacar achieved the feat of winning the Giro-Tour double, a feat unmatched since Marco Pantani in 1998 and widely considered impossible given the demands of modern cycling. Now, a scientific study analyzing calorie expenditure in endurance athletes provides the key to why it is so incredibly difficult to achieve. A recent study published in the journal Current Biology suggests that calorie expenditure could be a significant limiting factor in the performance of