For the entire history of the industry, e-bike battery safety standards have been voluntary. A rule proposed in June would make them mandatory — and it goes further than the standards it’s built on. If you own an e-bike, are thinking about buying one, or just live in a building where somebody charges one in…
In May, a Brussels court told cycling’s governing body it couldn’t justify its own safety rule. The ruling reaches a long way past bike racing — and it explains why the 2026 rulebook looks the way it does. If you follow pro cycling casually, you know that a lot of equipment rules changed this year:…
Zwift’s fall 2026 update dropped on 9 September, and for once the headline features target the two things people have complained about for years. Here’s what’s new, what’s still missing, and whether the alternatives have caught up. The clocks are about to change. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, the next six months of your…
Fifty-two years ago, Eddy Merckx won a world title on this mountain in 30-degree heat, on a steel bike, in front of 150,000 people. Only 18 of the 70 starters finished. Here’s what’s different when the peloton comes back on 27 September — and what isn’t. On 25 August 1974, the Road World Championships were…
Camillien-Houde is 1.6 kilometres of winding park road that most Montrealers know as a shortcut. On 27 September, the world’s best riders will go up it twelve times, and the last one will settle who wears the rainbow jersey. Nothing about the Montreal course looks frightening on paper. There is no Alpine pass, no wall…
Colnago, Specialized, Cervélo, Canyon, Trek — for one week the peloton gets reshuffled into national kit, and the bikes stay exactly where they are. On Sunday 27 September, roughly 273 kilometres and twelve laps of Mount Royal will settle who wears the rainbow stripes for the next 365 days. Remco Evenepoel has already won GP…