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Boost your recovery the tasty way

Use these hearty meals to recover after chilly rides and workouts this winter.

How to maximize your efficiencies in a race or a group ride.

Three steps on how older riders can do intervals for time-effective training.

Average power is an easy metric, but normalized power tells a more complete story.

How intensity, volume, frequency, terrain, and cadence affect your training.

The first three steps to take when you get a power meter.

What to eat and drink—and when—while riding.

The four key reasons for using a power meter, no matter your level of cycling.

Is there a special quality shared by top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it?

How to dial in your diet to best fuel and rebuild your body.

What is a watt? An explanation of the physics at work in your pedaling, and how you can use that knowledge to go faster.

Thomas Dekker recounts one of his many interactions with doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.

Graham Watson remembers two of the most serene champions ever to throw a leg over a bicycle.

Our guide to the most efficient way to make your training plan fit with different indoor cycling activities.

If you've been patiently waiting to hit the roads, check out our guide to transitioning from indoors to out.

You spent hundreds on your smart trainer; we break down four big features that'll help squeeze every ounce of your indoor riding.

With in-person racing on the back burner, an expert guide to the intricacies of racing indoors on a smart trainer.

Few know how close Mark Cavendish came to not making it to Paris in the 2010 Tour de France.

Tom Simpson died scaling this mountain, but other names associated with its moonscape have met happier fates.

Here are a few reasons to love the food culture behind the Tour de France.

While the Alps and the Pyrenees get most of the spotlight, the Massif Central boasts some giants.

From Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes in the the years of Pantani and Jan Ullrich.

Sean Kelly, Pedro Delgado, and Stephen Roche battle it out in the mountains.

Racing with panache — and without helmets — in the 1980s.

Workouts designed specifically for the rider who can hold a high, steady pace to drop rivals or nail a PR.

Workouts designed specifically for the sprinter who can endure rolling terrain or even a climb or two and take the win in a bunch gallop to the line.

Keep your brakes tuned for reliable stopping power—using just one or two tools.

Get to know your MTB’s through-axles for easy removal, installation, and adjustment.

Workouts designed specifically for the rider who thrives on rides with rolling or shark-tooth profiles but can hold their own on flat, high-speed routes as well.

Known for crushing Strava KOMs after his retirement, Phil Gaimon has never been shy about his (or his competitors’) exploits in the domestic peloton.

You proudly house 4+ bikes in the garage, but how’s your arsenal of tools? Here are some suggestions to upgrade your workshop.

In a move that surprised some cycling fans, Peter Sagan opted for the MTB race at the 2016 Rio Olympics rather than the road event. The former mountain biker wanted a little change of pace.

Workouts designed specifically for the riders who can raise the pace when the road tilts up, thriving on longer, mountainous ascents.

Gravel races take us far off the beaten path, but you shouldn’t have to feel like you’re one turn from lost.

Overhaul the air can every 40 hours of ride time to ensure it is cleaned, lubed, and properly sealed and inflated.

Maintain a road bike front derailleur to shift smoothly and avoid getting a dropped chain.

The upper-back knots that beg for ice or a heating pad trick you into thinking those areas are tight, when in fact they are overstretched.

Racing uphill demands an exceptional level of fitness, natural ability, and tactical savvy. Returning to the valley floor is a very different game, but it’s crucial to many victories.

Whether you know Phil Gaimon as cookie aficionado, KOM stomper, or domestic and WorldTour pro, you may not know about his earliest years. But he's happy to tell you all about them.

When Peter Sagan toed the line at the 2017 UCI World Championships, he did it uncertain he'd ever see the finish.

The drama of a breakaway can be enthralling, but the intricate tactics are difficult to pick out in TV coverage. Learn the nuances here from the peloton's best.

Five minutes spent in the garage could save you 30 on the trail or road. Check your bike before you ride, and take the right tools so you’re ready for anything.

Maintain and adjust the rear derailleur clutch so it can do its job in any terrain and trail condition.

If you lined up 10 of the greatest sprinters from the last 30 years, who would win? Would it be thanks to their own power, or the kind of team that led them out?

Whether you’re in the off season or experiencing a short interruption to your training, keep your muscles firing and maintain the muscle-mind connection you’ll need once you’re back in the saddle.

When some of your watts go straight to the mud flying off your rear wheel, you know it’s important to control your power carefully.

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your bike is to replace the cables and housings. Drag on shift cables caused by contamination will prevent accurate and consistent shifts.

With a balance of levity (AKA wheelies) and gravity (all-out descents), arriving at the finish within the time limit is the goal for the peloton’s non-climbers.

In his new book, Peter Sagan explains why he doesn't like sprinting with a lead-out train and how he manages to always time his jump right.

Traditionalists complain that radios and power meters ruin racing action, but the mid-race reality is not so straightforward.

As Jamie Smith writes, marketing within the sport of cycling is complicated.

World champion Sagan’s debut book will include 2018 race season and insight on his 2017 Tour de France scandal.

From the book "Gravel Cycling," a guide to Crusher in the Tushar, a 70-mile gravel race in Beaver, Utah with 10,000ft of climbing.

In this book excerpt from "Gravel Cycling," Nick Legan explores Michigan's Barry-Roubaix, the largest gravel race in the United States.

In this excerpt from the new book, "Gravel Cycling," Nick Legan has the beta on Dirty Kanza, one of the biggest gravel races in the world.

“Gravel Cycling” by former VeloNews tech editor Nick Legan offers everything you’d want from a guide to off-pavement riding.

No matter how you know Phil Gaimon, you have to admit: The guy has a sharp wit and he’s not afraid to use it.

Cyclists can be at risk of heart conditions. Here are four warning signs to watch for to catch a problem before it gets worse.

Jeff Bradley and Greg LeMond recall their early days as up-and-coming junior racers, soon to be pioneers of modern U.S. pro cycling.

An excerpt from the new VeloPress book, "Spitting in the Soup," which examines the culture of doping in sport.

Thinking ahead to spring riding? Lennard Zinn has a simple checklist to make sure your bike is ready to ride.

Anquetil, one of cycling's greatest champions, defined cycling in the 1960s. These classic images provide a glimpse of a golden era.

In a new book from VeloPress, author Matt Fitzgerald considers the psychology behind Greg LeMond's brilliant 1989 Tour victory.

To honor Merckx's 70th, take a look inside "Merckx 525," the first book authorized by 'the Cannibal' himself, a detailed look at his life

Multi-time, multi-discipline national champion — and world mountain bike champion — Ned Overend explains how he stays so fast at age 59

Joe Friel's new book is written for endurance athletes who want to race strong and stay healthy well past age 50

The wheel change during a bike race is a pressure situation; practice and a calm approach are essential

The ultra-endurance legend recounts the tales of her ongoing career as one of the world's most accomplished athletes

Kelly promoted the original Repack races, published the first mountain bike magazine, and sold many of the first commercial MTBs

Take a look back at cycling's storied early years with a few select images from the new VeloPress book, 'Goggles & Dust'

Richard Moore recounts Claudio Chiappucci's 200km breakaway victory in the 1992 Tour de France

RIchard Moore, author of the newly published book, "Étape," explains the difficult decisions made to choose 20 memorable Tour stages

This week, Lennard Zinn answers readers' questions about a mountain bike that won't shift right, master chain links, and more

In this VeloNews video, Johnson describes what it's like to be embedded with one of cycling's most dynamic pro teams

Part 2 of our excerpt from "The Spring Classics"

A new perspective on energy bars

From coffee to commuting, eight gifts that will set any cyclist’s eyes alight this season

Watch this week's video to learn Lim's fried rice recipe that is a favorite for immediate recovery for Tour riders