Bicycling Australia

THE FUTURE ...IT’S HERE AND NOW. Inside this latest edition of Bicycling Australia there’s quite possibly the largest single feature to ever grace our trusted pages. Peter Maniaty has compiled the editorial equivalent of a Grand Tour - page after pag

Just about the only thing the new Michelin Power range of road tyres share with their predecessor is the name. Michelin recently released the 2020 Power range at Mont Ventoux in France and Bicycling Australia’s Dr Michael Hanslip was there to test th

CYCLISTS, WE ARE AN ODD BUNCH, A PECULIAR social subset. We are those oddities that enjoy the feeling of general fatigue that long hours in the saddle create. We rise before the sun to train and, at times, spend hard-earned cash on equipment to make

NOSTRADAMUS WAS NOT A CYCLIST. But imagine if he was. What might the famed French astrologer make of the next twelve months in cycling? Can Chris Froome make a successful return from devastating injuries? Is women’s cycling set to take a major leap f

DURING STAGE 3 OF THAT SCENIC AND POPULAR WorldTour event the shock news of a serious crash was delivered. Bjorg Lambrecht, just 22yo, had crashed after hitting a safety reflector and was in a critical condition at the scene. He passed away a short t

TO MOST CYCLISTS, THE IDEA OF PRESCRIBING cycling to improve mental health and wellbeing is pretty obvious really. People who ride regularly usually don’t visit their GP as often as others, and when they do they are congratulated for their active lif

THE TEMPERATURE IS 30 DEGREES AND I AM GRINDING up a four kilometre climb. Having lived in London for too long, I’d forgotten what heat feels like. Sweat dripped along the helmet straps gathering at the buckle and the Lycra is beginning to stick to m

IT’S UP THERE (NO PUN) AS ONE OF the ultimate destinations on earth, an absolute bucket list climb and one of the peak personal challenges for any keen road cyclists. Yes, it’s the Stelvio Pass, or ‘Passo dello Stelvio’ in Italian, and it’s located i

WHO? FIVE GOOD MATES WHERE? SYDNEY’S NORTHERN BEACHES POST-RIDE? 8 KNOTS CAFE, PITTWATER RIDER: Greg Doherty LIVES: Wahroonga RIDES: S-Works Tarmac OCCUPATION: Mechanic (soon to be ‘retired mechanic’) RIDER: Mark Chaffe LIVES: Elanora Heights RID

SKETCHING PROTOTYPES AND visiting local production facilities in his spare time, it provided a unique opportunity to establish relationships that, today, underscore Bossi Bicycles, the burgeoning business he owns with his father, John-Paul, in Sydney

BIKE RIDERS LOVE ‘NEW’ – new bikes, new kit and new products. But sometimes we find a product that we like, that works for us, and we don’t really want to change things up, especially when it comes to personal aspects such as hydration. Asked to revi

WEATHER CAN BE EVERYTHING in cycling. It can have a direct and dramatic effect on all aspects of the sport – from the decision on whether (no pun intended) to ride, where to ride, what to ride and indeed what to wear on a ride. Perfuro Gear, is a rel

SOME OF THE MOST successful pros of all time swear by them, the science backs it up, the numbers are clear…so why do oval chainrings remain a topic of debate and division in the cycling world? Real life results speak for themselves with thousands of

WITH A FORTHCOMING TRIP TO the absolute heartland of cobbles – the Flanders region of Belgium – the plan was hatched. An eager call to the team at Specialized Australia and within a few days the idea was confirmed, locked and loaded. We would fly to

THE BIANCHI ARIA E-ROAD IS part of a new era in road cycling – the electric assistance era. Some call it cheating, while others are in favour of a bike category that allows more people to enjoy road riding. Either way, the Aria E-Road is an impressiv

I’M NOT PARANOID BUT…. I’m pretty sure the powers-that-be in the mountain bike world are infiltrating the road market with some tempting offerings to lure riders off the tarmac on to dirt. They may look like road bikes and they are increasing in numb

THEY SAY IMITATION IS THE sincerest form of flattery, but what happens when imitator becomes governor? In 2015, when Team LottoNL-Jumbo took over naming rights from the Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, they had fairly modest expectations. The previous season