Latest Pro Cycling News
December 7, 2023
Shimano bike parts ‘made by modern slaves’ sold to commuters
Shimano, a bicycle-parts manufacturer that supplies commuters and Tour de France competitors, has allegedly sold gears produced by ‘modern slaves,’ the Telegraph can reveal. The multi-billion pound Japanese company sources the components from a Malaysian supplier that has been accused of exploiting migrant workers from Nepal. The biking giant provides...
December 6, 2023
Cyclists Race Up America’s Steepest Street
The Dirty Dozen is a very cool race format. Rather than being a mass start race, There are waves of riders who softly pedal between the hills and race on the climbs. It is sort of like a reverse enduro! The course is intense. Twelve hard efforts like that are...
December 1, 2023
Insurance companies push back against e-bikes
E-bikes are flying off the shelf, and for good reason. Not because they're cited as the solution for everything from reducing traffic congestion to improving diabetes. But because they help riders go farther and faster than a traditional bike, cost less than a car, and emit 99 percent less carbon...
November 26, 2023
What happened to all the cycling NFTs?
It’s May 2021 and Colnago has just sold a video of a bike for more than US$8,500. Not an actual bike, a video of a vibrantly coloured C64 that just spins around. Anyone can download the video themselves, but one person has just paid a lot of money for documented...
November 23, 2023
‘Yes, I doped’ – Jan Ullrich makes full doping confession
Jan Ullrich has finally fully confessed to doping, including before he won the 1997 Tour de France, revealing how he opted for the lowest risk when choosing a blood doping programme with the infamous Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich's victory in the 1997 Tour de France made him the poster boy...
November 15, 2023
GCN+ is Shuttering its Live Streaming Services and App in December
GCN+ — the live streaming service as part of the Global Cycling Network — is closing effective December 19. In what’s a big blow to cycling fans who grew accustomed to watching the Tour de France and other major races live via the app, officials confirmed Wednesday that the popular...
November 9, 2023
Raleigh set for restructure and job cuts
British cycling brand Raleigh has announced that it will be making job cuts alongside an internal restructuring. Attributing the changes to a challenging market, the company will be shutting down its parts and accessories department as well as outsourcing its warehousing and logistics. In an interview with ITV, a spokesperson...
November 7, 2023
Future of Tour of Britain in doubt after British Cycling ends deal with race organiser
The future of the Tour of Britain is in serious doubt after British Cycling withdrew from a deal with race promoter Sweetspot, with the termination reportedly centering around allegations that the company owes around £700,000 in race licence rights fees. The dispute means that the UK's biggest professional bike race could be...
November 2, 2023
Kaitlin Armstrong Day 2: Testimony surrounds gathering evidence at murder scene
Prosecutors will call more witnesses Thursday in the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, who’s accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in May 2022. kxan
November 1, 2023
Day one of the Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial wraps up
The murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong began Wednesday at 9 a.m. Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing up-and-coming professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in May 2022. Even though cameras are not allowed inside during testimony, KXAN’s Brianna Hollis will be inside the courtroom and will update this story...