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RIDE Media is an independently owned media company in Australia that specializes in coverage of cycling. RIDE Media reviews racing from around the globe, giving insight into the pro peloton with exclusive interviews and features, beautiful photography, and expert analysis, reporting, and opinion from some of the world's most knowledgeable, respected cycling commentators and pro cyclists.
Ride Media
3M ago
Enjoy the many pleasures of gravel riding in the glorious surrounds of Wollombi Valley, 135km north of Sydney. The ‘Wollombi Gravel Fest’ is a new event scheduled for 20-22 December featuring two days of riding and some enticing extras… Entries are now open for what promises to be a fantastic weekend of cycling alongside the […]
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Ride Media
5M ago
For the second year in succession Kaden Groves has won the points classification of La Vuelta. In 2023 and again this year the sprinter from Alpecin-Deceuninck scored three stage wins on his way to the final podium as winner of the green jersey in the Spanish Grand Tour. By Rob Arnold (photos: Stefano Sirotti) […]
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Ride Media
5M ago
The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team has scored its second Grand Tour title thanks to the evergreen Primoz Roglic. The 34-year-old Slovenian claimed his fourth victory in la Vuelta a España, relegating Australia’s Ben O’Connor to the runner-up spot late in the race… By Rob Arnold (photos: Stefano Sirotti) The third Grand Tour of 2024 […]
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5M ago
Repenté is a saddle brand from Italy. With a wide range of shapes and styles there’s bound to be something that suits you, your bike, and the kind of cycling you do… – By Rob Arnold Repenté Quasar CR2.0 details Cost*: ±AUD$330 Weight: 129 grams Rails: Carbon-fibre Dimensions: Width 142mm / Length 260mm […]
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Ride Media
6M ago
Just weeks short of his 83rd birthday, one of the legends of Australian cycling, Keith Oliver, passed away after a health battle. – By Phill Bates (photos: Stu Baker) There is little doubt that Keith Oliver was a true legend of our sport. His ventures in cycling started as an amateur but, many […]
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Ride Media
6M ago
Get to know my new bike. Follow me through the process of frame and component selection, and onward to the workshop for the build. You can watch the evolution of the Cinelli Pressure ADR that I now call my own. – Video series by Rob Arnold In the first video of […]
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Ride Media
6M ago
The focus of the Australian Cycling Team has long been the team pursuit – more specifically, the team pursuit at the Olympic Games. In Paris the men have broken the world record in the first round, riding 4,000m in 3:40.730, to reach the ride off for the gold medal against Great Britain on Thursday. […]
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Ride Media
7M ago
My day on the bike while in Italy in June 2024. Join me for a ride from up high in the hills at Bossico down to Lago d’Iseo. Take in the sights while cycling alongside the lake and then a ride up mountain roads to Vigolo and beyond. It’s a bit of cycling bliss on a […]
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Ride Media
8M ago
Take a look inside Bike Empire in Bologna. This is far from a typical Local Bike Shop. Max Brusa and his crew showed me around their ‘LBS’ on the day the Tour de France was in town…
– Story of video by Rob Arnold
Situated just around the corner from the site of the stage finish on day two of #TDF2024 were a couple of garage doors that usually don’t open on the weekend. It was a Sunday and with the bike race in town it could easily have flooded with visitors, but it remained closed for much of the day, only opening in the late afternoon because owner Max Brusa enjoys spend ..read more
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8M ago
Before the start of #TDF2024 Michael Rogers was back at a bike race. He no longer races and he recently quit his job at the UCI and is now considering his next step in what has always been a successful life in pro cycling…
– Interview by Rob Arnold
On the eve of the 111th Tour de France start Michael Rogers was in Florence to give a talk at the Becycle expo about ‘Scientific Training, Pioneering, Innovation and Future’ on a panel alongside Uli Schoberer and Rachel Neylan. Beforehand I had a chance to chat with the three-time TT world champion – and winner of stages a the ..read more