Cycling · 5 min ·
He Has Run Out of People to Beat
Tadej Pogačar won a fifth Tour de France, Mathieu van der Poel stole the last stage in Paris, and cycling's greatest-of-all-time argument changed shape again.
Featured · Cycling · 5 min ·
They Booed Him on Bastille Day
Tadej Pogačar won stage 10 at Le Lioran and part of the crowd jeered. With the yellow jersey all but settled, the 2026 Tour's real contest is the one happening three minutes behind him.
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Coffee · 5 min ·
Coffee Timing for Long Rides: The Second-Half Problem
The pre-ride cup is the easy part. On a five-hour day, the harder decision happens at the café stop: how to balance coffee with food, water, and the return leg.
Cycling · 3 min ·
The Cycling Dispatch: The Week of Two Alpe d'Huez
The 2026 Tour heads for the only back-to-back Alpe d'Huez in race history, the GC has quietly narrowed, and a route with almost no time trial is asking a different question of the climbers — this week through the Cadence & Crema lens.
Cycling · 4 min ·
The Café Ride Kit: What Actually Belongs in Your Jersey Pockets
Three back pockets, a hard limit, and a café stop waiting at the far end. Here is what earns a spot — and what riders keep carrying out of habit rather than need.
Coffee · 6 min ·
Your Espresso Is Not a Dose
Sports science gives cyclists a caffeine number — 3 to 6 mg per kilo, an hour out. The cup you actually drink can miss that number by a factor of six, and you would never know.
Cycling · 3 min ·
The Cycling Dispatch: Mid-July Edition
Tour de France climbs, the rise of gravel-influenced road kit, and why a warm morning still calls for a merino base layer — this week through the Cadence & Crema lens.
Coffee · 2 min ·
The Best Coffee for Early Morning Rides
Not every coffee survives a 5 a.m. alarm. How roast level, brew method, and timing decide whether your first hour on the bike feels like flying or filing taxes.
Cycling · 2 min ·
Cycling Apparel Materials, Explained
Merino, polyester, nylon, and the blends between them — what each fabric actually does on a ride, and why the "technical" label means less than the weave.
Tech · 2 min ·
The Ritual Stack: Why Developers Obsess Over Coffee
Grind size, water temperature, keyboard switches, editor themes — the same personality trait, expressed in different hardware. A defense of small disciplines.