The renowned cycling website WielerFlits dropped a bombshell on Sunday evening with a breaking report that Soudal-QuickStep is working on a merger deal with Jumbo-Visma to create a new cycling superteam.
Talks between the teams have been ongoing since mid-July, with Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-QuickStep being combined for the start of the 2024 season under the name Soudal-Visma or Visma-Soudal.
“Puppy paws” is a cycling term for resting your forearms on the handlebar tops to mimic an aero/TT position on a road bike. It’s banned in UCI mass-start racing as of 2026 due to crash risk but is still used in training and gravel racing. Below, we explain the technique, why it was banned, and … Read more
The Tour de France is one of the most iconic events in world sport. Famous winners include the likes of Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, and Bernard Hinault. In the modern era, cyclists like Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins have won eternal glory at Le Tour. And while competition winners can expect to see their names … Read more
The world’s fastest cyclists by all-time speed records: Denise Mueller-Korenek holds the absolute paced record at 296.0 km/h (183.9 mph) in 2018; Filippo Ganna holds the unpaced UCI hour record at 56.792 km; and Olympic track sprinters hit peak speeds of 80+ km/h in flying 200m efforts. Below, we cover the fastest cyclists across every … Read more
The cycling world is full of characters, legends, and heroes.
These famous cyclists have earned their places in the history books with legendary wins, viral videos, and incredible stunts.
We thought that we should put together a list of some of the world’s most influential and famous cyclists.