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Dehydration is one of the biggest threats to peak cycling performanceespecially in hot and humid conditions. But what if you could delay its effects before your ride even begins? Enter hyperhydration: a science-backed strategy designed to increase your bodys fluid reserves before you hit the saddle. By combining sodium, glycerol, or both, hyperhydration can expand plasma volume, reduce core temperature, and extend endurance. Whether you’re training in extreme heat or racing without frequent access to fluids, this technique could be the performance edge youve been missing.We all know the negative impact that being dehydrated can have on performance. If dehydration is bad, then one potential may be to start hyperhydrated to delay dehydration? Here’s a closer look at the science,…

Gear Break: Fizik Vega Carbon Road Shoe review, special Watch the Femmes Edition Smart Frame from Zwift, aero gravel-gear system from Apidura, Fulcrum Sharq 57 wheels, limited edition Dogma F Luxter Green 1K from Pinarello, Muc-Off Big Bore Lite Tubeless ValvesFizik Vega Carbon Road Shoes – $ 469.99Fizik says:Vega Carbon is our latest top-level road racing shoe engineered from the sole up to prioritize performance for peleton-leading riders and pro-racers. Featuring a highly stiff integrated carbon outsole, innovative, ultra-breathable upper construction, a revised shape, and more ergonic fit, Vega meets every requirement in terms of lightness, high performance, and efficient power transfer and is engineered to specifically complement modern race-bike geometries, rider positions, and riding styles.Chuck Pea PEZ sez:These are…

2025 Tour de France Stage 21 Report: Tadej Pogaar (UAE Emirates XRG) has won the 2025 Tour de France. The Slovenian World champion knew he had won 50 kilometres before the finish in Paris, when the times were neutralised due to wet, slippery conditions. Pogaar joined Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) on the final podium. The final stage, with three climbs up Montmartre, finish on a wet Champs-lyses and proved to be a spectacle with the stage victory going to a solo Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike). The final Tour kilometre of 2025Race director, Christian Prudhomme: “A return to both tradition and to the Champs-lyses… after Nice stepped in for…

TOP STORY: Tour de France Femmes2025 Tour de France news: 8 Teams Happy, 15 Without Results Prize Money At Le Tour Interesting Tour de France Statistics GC Gaps At The Tour de France 2025Race news: Tour de France Femmes Tour of Britain Heads To WalesRider news: Two Soudal Quick-Step ExtensionsTOP STORY: Tour de France FemmesWe are now just two days away from the Grand Dpart of theTour de France Femmes and all signs are pointing to an amazing race. This race is shaping up to be the most competitive edition yet with no time trials but plenty of climbing and attack opportunities. Its going to be a thrilling nine days! Best race of the season last year?Teams have been busy…

Stage 14 – 182km and 4,950m of vertical gain. Brutal.170 riders would take the start today but the same number wouldn’t make it to the finish in Superbagnres. With almost 5000m of elevation gain, four categorized climbs, on and off rain and misty conditions this stage was always going to be difficult.Despite the difficulties there was still a large number of riders who wanted to be in the break of the day and the pace was on from kilomter zero. No groups could get more than a few seconds lead though and for a number of minutes it was only the big green clad figure of Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) who could create any sort of gap over the peloton.Milan wanted…

Mathieu van der Poel – The King Of The North Lights Up Tour de France with Grit, Glory, and Attack. Mathieu van der Poel has delivered a thrilling first 10 days at the 2025 Tour de Francewinning stages, wearing Yellow, and attacking relentlessly despite fatigue. A true cycling showman.Mathieu van der Poel showed us why is he a three-time winner of both the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix – as well as a World Champion over the opening days of this Tour. The Dutchman set up his teammate Jasper Philipsen for the Stage One win that came along with a Yellow Jersey, capturing it for himself the next day with a fine win over Tadej Pogaar.The high-speed classics nature…

2025 Tour de France Stage 7 Report: Tadej Pogaar (UAE Emirates XRG) took his second 2025 Tour de France stage victory on the summit of the Mur-de-Bretagne. The Slovenian beat Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) and took the leader’s yellow jersey from Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who was dropped early on the final climb. Four years after Mathieu van der Poel’s legendary victory, the Tour peloton returned to the Mur-de-Bretagne. Van der Poel said it was a “special stage,” but he wasn’t sure whether he could compete for the stage win again, like in 2021. On stage 6, the Dutchman had worked all day in the break to earn him the yellow jersey by just 1 second….

No breakaways and no action is the best way to sum up the first 110km of stage 3…Despite the lack of action the crowds were out in force to see the peloton with many villages decorated for the occasion.After an action packed first two stages of Le Tour the riders weren’t keen on making an exciting race with the weather and parcours certainly playing a big part.Today’s stage – 178km almost completely flat and a block headwind for the last 50km. Not an encouraging day for a breakaway!The riders did set a record though – the least active stage in history! The race jury who nominates the combativity award every day took the extraordinary decision of not awarding a winner…