The Bicycle Club

Worlds Race Report: Not Filippo Ganna, Remco Evenepoel or Stefan Kng, but Tobias Foss is the new time trial World champion. The Norwegian surprised everyone by beating all the top favourites; Stefan Kng, Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna in Wollongong.The new World time trial champion – Tobias FossIn the men’s race most eyes were on defending champion and top favourite Filippo Ganna, the Vuelta winner Remco Evenepoel and the Swiss riders, Stefan Kng and Stefan Bissegger on a course of 34.2 kilometres. But it was Norway’s Tobias Foss who turned the tables on everyone.Map and profileThe individual time trial for the elite men was kicked off by the Maltese rider Daniel Joseph Bonello. The second rider on the course was…

There’s no two ways about it: wearing a bike helmet is absolutely essential, no matter where you ride, how far you ride, or where you’re riding to. However, helmets are infamous for ruining any hair styling efforts, even leaving an unsightly red sweaty mark across your forehead, and no-one wants to arrive at work or social event rocking that look. It can, therefore, feel like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either you put your safety first and wear a helmet but arrive at your destination looking a bit of a state, or you forgo the helmet to protect your hair and put yourself at risk of serious head injury, or worse, if you come off your…

The 2022 World championships have started with a surprise winner – All the TT news from Wollongong, plus race action with video from the Tour de Luxembourg, Coppa Sabatini, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen, Primus Classic, Grand Prix dIsbergues and the Gooikse Pijl. Mathieu van der Poel talks World road champs – TOP STORY. Rider news: Filippo Ganna going for the Hour Record but RCS don’t like it, Wout van Aert gets his bikes back, Adam Yates to UAE and Zdenek Stybar to BikeExchange-Jayco. Contract news from DSM, INEOS Grenadiers, Jumbo-Visma, Movistar, BikeExchange-Jayco, Lotto Dstny and BORA-hansgrohe. Team news: Soudal Quick-Step, Bahrain Victorious and Cynisca Cycling. Race news: Paris-Tours teams and the USCX series expands. Video of the historical Vuelta for UAE…

Bike theft is a serious problem. Whether your ride costs a lot or a little, you’re going to need to protect it. You could be cycling for fun, exercise, or just going to work, but it’s important you bring a bike lock with you.  Your bike lock needs to be strong and secure. But you also need to be able to carry it when not in use. A bicycle doesn’t have a lot of storage. It’s meant to be lightweight. Anything that you bring has to be stored efficiently. So how do you carry a bike lock? Where to Put a Bike Lock While Riding There are many different types of bike locks. They can be large and heavy. They…

We’re a few months into real life riding on Campagnolo’s Levante gravel-specific wheelset, we’ve ridden these at Nova Eroica California as part of the official launch, and then at several gravel events and bike packing trips closer to home. Here’s our take on the iconic Italian brand’s fully dedicated Levante gravel wheel set.This review really takes place in three parts – the first two appear in my video below – shot at the official launch in April at the Nova Eroica gravel ride in California where I talked about the wheels mid-ride, and then the second part where I interview Nathan Haas (in Sept.) about his experiences riding the Levante wheels in several elite-level gravel races this year. The third…

Two years ago I had my first ever bike stolen. But, as I explained at the time, it was my fault. In short, during a hasty locking of my bike, I simply attached my lock around the lamppost, but not my bike frame – which, as it turns out, is pretty important if you don’t want someone to walk off with your bike. The lamppost I safely locked to itself while someone easily walked off with my bike. The next day, I decided I needed to find the best cheap bike I could find. So, I went to Decathlon: the home of cheap bikes. I’d love to buy a fancy shiny bike with all the bells and whistles, but the…

Worlds Race Preview: There are probably four ‘Top Favourites’ for Sunday’s men’s road race, but this is the World championships and the strangest things can happen, a ‘nobody’ never wins the rainbow jersey… there can be surprises. Ed Hood looks at the course and who might be the protagonists for the rainbow race in Wollongong.The rainbow jersey, perhaps to civilians the yellow jersey is more famous; and of course most Italians would sooner win a Primavera than a Worlds [I can relate to that, its the most beautiful race in the world] whilst the Worlds is a poor second to de Ronde if youre Flemish. But for many riders its the pinnacle.Still a big thing… Even in FlandersFor a whole…

If you think your workplace is too far away to cycle to, there’s a good chance you find the first or last part of your commute the most challenging – especially if you work in a city. In busy towns and cities, it can be difficult (and/or expensive) to park your car anywhere near your office. Or, if you commute by bus or train for the majority of your journey, then you’ve got to hope that both your home and workplace are nice and close to a station. Therefore, it can be useful to have an easily storable mode of transport to hand. And that is exactly why folding bikes have exploded in popularity in the past couple of decades….