Latest Pro Cycling News
February 4, 2026
Former pro turned OnlyFans model Andrea Piccolo arrested
More drama for former Italian pro Andrea Piccolo. According to Italian reports, officers from the Carabinieri (sort of the Italian RCMP) stopped Piccolo in the city centre of Naples. Then, they allegedly found counterfeit banknotes (around 2 grand in phoney Euro) concealed inside his car. The incident unfolded when a patrol noticed...
January 29, 2026
Junior rider banned for 3 years after meth positive at the road worlds
The UCI has banned Azerbaijani junior rider Artyom Proskuryakov for three years after methamphetamine was found in samples taken at the 2025 UCI road worlds. The positive tests came from the men’s junior road race back on September 23. The UCI says the samples were collected through intelligence-led testing (which is a fancy way...
January 28, 2026
Proposed New Hampshire Legislation Would Require ALL Bike Owners to Pay Registration Fees
The New Hampshire state motto may be “Live Free or Die,” but House Bill 1703 (HB1703) would make the state’s bike owners “pay fee or get fined.” This news comes a little over a week after New Jersey passed a new law requiring all e-bike owners to be licensed, registered, and insured....
January 28, 2026
Alpkit secures new investment to keep business running
Alpkit, the British outdoor brand that owns Sonder Bikes, has publicly announced it has completed a pre-pack sale to a new investor, after entering administration earlier this week. In a statement, the company said the move will secure the business long-term, allow it to retain all 194 jobs, and keep...
January 28, 2026
Inaugural Gravel & Adventure Bike Expo attracts 5,000 visitors
The inaugural Gravel & Adventure Bike Expo concluded on the second weekend of January, with more than 5,000 visitors and 120 exhibitors attending. The event joined the Adventure Travel Show, a UK event for off-the-beaten-track travel, for the first time. Brands exhibited their latest bikes and equipment, alongside a number of adventure...
January 27, 2026
Alpkit enters administration having “faced incredible challenges over the last three years”
Alpkit has entered administration after three difficult years, and is in talks with a new owner and investment partner in an attempt to secure the bicycle and outdoors brand’s future. In a letter sent to shareholders via the investment platform Crowdcube, Alpkit CEO and co-founder David Hanney writes: “It is...
January 27, 2026
Life Electric Vehicles set to acquire Rad Power Bikes for $13.2 million
Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Inc. is expected to acquire Rad Power Bikes' assets for $13.2 million, outbidding four other companies during an auction for the e-bike brand that declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. Based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, Life EV agreed to acquire Rad Power's assets for $13,276,102...
January 26, 2026
Can a radical new AI smart camera make cycling safer?
Helmet cameras (or bicycle-mounted cameras) are nothing new. They've become an essential element of city cycling in a world where it seems like every car, truck and bus driver loves to hate cyclists. But now a new start-up, Luna Systems, is attempting to take bicycle cameras to the next level,...
January 22, 2026
Exclusive: America’s biggest road race is on the brink
the Maryland Cycling Classic—America's biggest and highest-ranked professional road race on the UCI calendar—is facing a severe existential crisis. Launched in 2020, delayed by COVID until its 2022 debut, the race became the top U.S. event after the cancellation of major races like the Tour of California and Tour of...
January 20, 2026
Canyon to reduce workforce by up to 320
Canyon says it is aiming to "reduce complexity and simplify processes," a procedure that includes reducing its workforce by up to 320 workers. "In cycling, you don't win a race through sheer size, but through speed, precision, and agility. We are now laying the foundation to regain our operational power...
