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.
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Cycling
Ride culture, endurance, and the elegant delusion that one more accessory makes you faster.
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.
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.
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.
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.