Pete Maniaty rides what have quite possibly become his favourite road shoes ever, handmade Italian Northwave Veloce Extremes. Four months is an eternity in cycling. A short time ago I was reviewing Northwave’s impressive-but-not-quite-perfect Extreme Pro 3 road shoes. At the time, they were the top dog in the Italian footwear giant’s impressive stable of performance road shoes. But not any longer. After hundreds of hours of discrete real-world and ergo testing by a small army of professional riders – including Northwave ambassador Filippo Ganna, who reportedly raced the entire 2023 season in t ..read more

Australian cycling sensation Grace Brown has secured her most significant triumph yet, the prestigious Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic.  Becoming the first female Australian to win a monument, the 31-year-old Melbourne rider has further solidified her prowess as a threat in the Olympic road race later this year. In fierce competition, Brown outpaced Italian star Elisa Longo Borghini and Dutch defending champion Demi Vollering at the finish, underscoring Australia’s promising prospects for Paris. “There’s something special about this race that brings out the best in me,” Brown wrote on Instag ..read more

Tadej Pogačar has yet again showcased his brilliance, the Slovenian clinching victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege with a daring attack from the Redoute, 34.8 km from the finish. Crossing the finish line in Liege, he boasted a commanding lead of 1 minute and 39 seconds over Romain Bardet with Mathieu Van der Poel just behind in third. Pogacar’s 70th career win, the 2024 LBL was his 6th Monument title, including two victories at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, one at the Tour of Flanders, and three at Lombardia. “I’m full of emotions,” said Pogacar, who has only raced for 10 days this year. “It was a miserabl ..read more

Originated in 2015 in Brisbane, Queen of the Mountain is an Australian women’s cycling apparel brand born out of a personal struggle to find high-quality options at reasonable prices.  Crafted by women for women, their range includes cycling jerseys, bib knicks, vests, arm warmers, gloves, socks and more. We prioritise comfort, fit, and performance in partnership with an industry-leading manufacturer, ensuring delivery of the most technologically advanced cycling apparel. Inspired by the founder, well-known Queensland cyclist and all-round legend, Seb Mitaros, who was on a  ..read more

Trek have today launched a radar /rear light combination unit, the ‘CarBack’ alerting riders to the presence of vehicles approaching from the rear while also featuring a bright and long-lasting daytime running light. The CarBack will detect approaching vehicles (or riders for that matter) from 240m while the rear light is claimed to be able to be seen from 2km at its highest setting of 90 lumens. Trek say the CarBack will pair with most major cycling computers along with GPS smart watches and smart phones. We’ve paired our test unit with both a Hammerhead and Wahoo units and have no problems w ..read more

Three-time National Champion Luke Plapp is one of the world’s most talented and exciting bike riders. The reining national champion, Plappy is just the second rider in history – after the legendary John Trevorrow – to win three consecutive Australian road titles. Here Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner speaks with the 23yo powerhouse. Lee Turner: I’m with Luke Plapp, the three-time Australian champion … Luke out of your three wins which one do you rank the highest? Luke Plapp: Woah … that’s a tough one. I think they’re all very, very different races. In each one I had to work out my competitors and think ..read more

Way back in 2021, Specialized released a rule breaking, UCI illegal (but still UCI approved!), revolutionary instrument of meme rebellion to be known as the Aethos (‘Ay Thoss’, not ‘E Thoss’ which is the way anyone other than an American would correctly pronounce it).  Apparently, the target audience would be a climbing obsessive, non-racing, ‘just for the pleasure of it’ cyclist intent on weeding out everything other than the pure essence of cycling for their n+1. In other words, a cyclist who is steadfast in ignoring the machinations of the bicycle industry marketing machine and the lem ..read more

Written well before this month’s shocking Basque Country crash that affected numerous big name riders including Jonas Vingegaard, Jay Vine and Remco Evenepoel, Anthony Tan takes a look at Remco’s 2024 Tour de France hopes. Nineteen years young when he made his World Tour debut, the results from his 2019 season could easily have been the palmarès of a top-20 pro in their pomp. Two general classification victories, five stage wins, a solo victory at the Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián (a one-day WorldTour race held a week after the Tour de France), and a silver medal in the time trial at the road ..read more

On the world cycling stage while still in her teen years, we try to catch Felicity Wilson-Haffenden. Teenage sensation Felicity Wilson-Haffenden didn’t waste time after her World Championship win to sign a deal with one of the biggest cycling teams, Lidl-Trek. She fielded more than one offer and opted for Lidl-Trek because they offered a great development pathway and an opportunity to race alongside some of the world’s best riders. Fellow Tasmanian Richie Porte was instrumental in introducing Wilson-Haffenden to the right people in the team he had been part of for two years, but it was up to h ..read more

It’s the one that started them all, Bicycling Australia’s first ever Gran Fondo cycling event, the Bowral Classic. With the inaugural event held in October 2016, tens of thousands of riders have ridden the numerous Bowral Classics over the years, and in doing so have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. Full details of the 2024 Bowral Classic have been released today, with up to 3000 enthusiasts expected at the Gran Fondo event of the year on Sunday, 20 October 2024. Course options included one of three scenic routes through the Southern Highlands of NSW – the 150km Maxi Classi ..read more