This truly is cycling out of context. At the G7 foreign affairs ministers’ meeting in Capri, RCS MediaGroup president Urbano Cairo came to discuss the Giro d’Italia’s role as a global sporting ambassador. The event saw the Giro d’Italia adding, shall we say,  a splash of pink to the proceedings, emphasizing the importance of sport as a messenger of peace. RCS is the company that runs the Giro, along with several other Italian races such as Il Lombardia and Milano-Torino. Present at the meeting were, among others, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, Mélanie Joly, Italy’s Antonio Tajani ..read more

I’ve been a radar rider for four years. I like it, especially out of the city, where a car can truly sneak up on you if the wind or acoustics of an area are just right. The devices I’m most familiar with are by Garmin. Since I’m always keen to try something new, I thought it would be fun to compare the new Trek CarBack with the Varia RCT715. Introducing the new Trek CarBack Trek CarBack radar and light. Image: Matt Stetson Trek’s CarBack is the company’s first go at a radar and light. It works with most cycling computers. I connected it without any trouble to a Garmin Edge 540 Solar, Edge 530 ..read more

In Canada, more than 1.1 million people are directly or indirectly affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The Mattamy Homes Bike for Brain Health supporting Baycrest takes place on June 2, 2024 and supports the world leading research, innovation, care and education at Baycrest, benefiting all Canadians and people around the world. Dementia affects not only the individuals suffering with it, but the families and friends who are close to it. An event that keeps going Since 2022, this bike ride has offered an exceptional experience for several reasons. Participants get the once-in-a-summer ..read more

There have been few updates since Jonas Vingegaard had his unfortunate crash during the Tour of the Basque Country in early April. On Tuesday, Danish broadcaster TV2 conducted an extensive interview with Vingegaard’s directeur sportif Frans Maassen. An update about Jonas Vingegaard “It must have been really hard for him to be in hospital for 12 days. We were happy to hear that he could leave the hospital,” the Dutchman said, “He had punctured his lung. That was his biggest problem. He also had a broken collarbone and several ribs. He had also broken a finger. The biggest problem was the punctu ..read more

After years with its numeric tire naming system, Bontrager is switching things up to roll out six new tires. There are all-new treads to go with the new names, too. Four mountain bike and two gravel tires carry names that tap into the legacy of the sport around the world, from Quebec to Italy. Two cross country race tires are named for iconic venues on the World Cup circuit, Mont-Sainte-Anne and Vallnord. Two trail tires, Montrose and Gunnison, are named for famous riding areas. On the gravel side there are two new treads. Girona for faster roads and the Betasso for more “aggressive” gravel ..read more

An ultra-fast version of the already fast Maxxis Aspen tire has been spotted on the winning bikes of riders like Nino Schurter for a few years now. That left fans wonder when the tire giant would release the new tread to the public. After a long wait, Maxxis is, finally, unleashing a limited run of Aspen ST tires to the world beyond World Cup pro pits. To sweeten the deal, Maxxis is also releasing a limited run of “Team Spec” 170-TPI-casing versions of the Aspen and the Aspen ST. Aspen ST When the Aspen's chevrons become the tallest part of the tire, we're clearly focusing on speed only ..read more

Sea Otter returns to Laguna Seca this week and brands are frantically heaving out new gear trying to get ahead of the river rodent frenzy. The last 10 days brought major releases, or several major releases, from all corners of the mountain bike world. From new dampers (and gold forks) from Fox to revived legacy forks from RockShox, novel carbon-steel chainrings, new bikes from Rocky Mountain, Norco and Liv. Here’s a breakdown of the most interesting bits that launched ahead of Sea Otter and what we make of the wave of releases as a whole. Rocky Mountain Altitude C70 Liv Intrigue X Knol ..read more

Sports media members from across Canada gathered for the unveiling of the athlete uniforms for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This marks the first summer kit design and the second Team Canada kit by Lululemon since becoming the official outfitter of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Teams in 2021. There have been mixed reactions to the kit reveal. Lululemon faced high expectations following the popularity of their kits for the Beijing 2022 (winter) Olympics, both online and among Canadian athletes. To design the summer kit, Lululemon collaborated with 19 Olympic and Paralympic ..read more

Katarzyna Niewiadoma has come close in a lot of big races over the past five years since she took the 2019 Amstel Gold, but she earned a famous win in Wednesday’s La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, her first victory since June 2019. The Pole was the strongest on the Mur de Huy, outclimbing Elisa Longo Borghini and Demi Vollering. Olivia Baril was the top Canadian in 12th, Simone Boilard climbed into 21st, Clara Emond was 23rd and Magdeleine Valliers came 30th, three days after all four raced Amstel Gold. The Course The women’s edition would face three climbs in the first 3/5 of 156 km before taking ..read more

Mattias Skjelmose had to abandon Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday due to the absolutely frigid temps–and the video of him is brutal to watch. The pro men began racing in rainy and chilly temps–barely above freezing–with most riders wearing rain capes and leg warmers. Israel-Premier Tech’s Stephen Williams triumphed over the formidable Mur de Huy to secure victory in the Walloon Arrow. Similar to Tom Pidcock’s recent triumph in the Amstel Gold Race, Williams becomes the inaugural British champion of this race, marking a pinnacle moment in the Welshman’s professional journey. It all comes down to th ..read more