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Updated November 21, 2025 09:59AM Bike racing in the USA just got an unlikely new ambassador: A Belgian cobble-basher called Wout van Aert. Speaking to The Athletic during a recent trip to California, Van Aert outlined his Star-Spangled vision for pro cycling. It’s a West Coast-accented take influenced by his experience shooting hoops with NBA…

Updated November 21, 2025 11:55AM Felt might be the most purchased bike brand in the world. Unfortunately, the dubious title doesn’t come from selling bikes. Felt Bicycles has been sold yet again, per a report by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. This marks the brand’s second owner in four years, and the fourth owner of…

Published November 21, 2025 09:02AM Velo tech editors Alvin Holbrook and Josh Ross teach Levy how to find more speed on the cheap, from $1,000 wheels from China to relatively inexpensive power meters and aero helmets that make sense. The crew also lays out their budget speed-enhancing picks for $500, $250, $100, $50, and especially…

Published November 20, 2025 10:45PM Nicknames just aren’t what they used to be. For a sport steeped in mythology and legend, modern cycling sure has lost its flair for the poetic. Today’s highly tuned and optimized peloton is an antiseptic shadow of the sport’s glory days, when riders and their colorful monikers matched the drama…

Updated November 20, 2025 06:20PM A man who punched a nude cyclist partaking in a World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) event in England has been sentenced to a suspended jail sentence, as reported by British tabloid Metro. On August 9, part-time garbageman Lee Turnage, 46, came across multiple naked cyclists in Colchester, Essex, and reportedly…

Updated November 20, 2025 02:36PM After a tumultuous year, Israel-Premier Tech is going through a complete overhaul for 2026, with a brand new title sponsor, new owner, and new national identity. Protests against the team for its Israeli branding and ties grew throughout the 2025 season, ultimately crescendoing at the Vuelta a Espana in August…

Published November 20, 2025 12:49PM Love it or hate it, there’s things you want for yourself and gifts you want to buy. Think ahead and take advantage of Black Friday road and gravel deals and this is the time to save some money. We’ve done our best to find things we think are worth buying…

Published November 20, 2025 01:58AM Modern Adventure Pro Cycling has removed The Move podcast logo — the show fronted by Lance Armstrong — from its team kit ahead of its 2026 debut. Team owner George Hincapie also confirmed to Velo that there’s no official link to Armstrong and the new startup American team with big…

Updated November 19, 2025 08:41AM Eddy Merckx better stop reading now. A fresh analysis of Tadej Pogačar’s recent Tour de France climbing performances reconfirms the Slovenian super-cyclist as a physiological GOAT, and highlights the wild extremes of the sport’s modern era. Data published by the Journal of Science and Cycling this week put Pogačar’s VO2…

Published November 19, 2025 02:03PM Over the past weeks, the team formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) has been rocked by a series of sponsor withdrawals, most notably from title sponsor Premier Tech. Now bike sponsor Factor is heading for the doors. What we know so far Factor Bikes, the team’s long-term equipment supplier, has…