BOISE, Idaho — Cyclists will take to Boise’s streets on November 21, 2026, for the 11th annual Cranksgiving Boise, a bicycle scavenger hunt that collects Thanksgiving food for families in need. Teams of costumed riders follow a manifest across the city, collecting groceries, answering trivia questions, and completing challenges. St. Vincent de Paul distributes the […]

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Intent of the E-Bike Ordinance is Good, But the Execution is Poor and Needs to be Rewritten SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (November 2, 2026) – Salt Lake City is considering an E-Bike Ordinance Amendment that looks to regulate the use of electric bikes, bicycles, electric motorcycles, and other electric forms of personal transportation on trails […]

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The 2027 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series will feature 10 rounds across eight countries, with cross-country racing concluding in Utah and downhill in Whistler, British Columbia. MIDWAY, Utah (October 29, 2026) — Soldier Hollow will host the final round of the 2027 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Cup on September 25–26, marking the second […]

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Cycling West and Cycling Utah Magazine’s Late Summer 2026 Issue is now available as a free download (9 MB download). Pick up a copy at your favorite Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Northern California bike shop or other location. Contents First to Paris: Marianne Martin and […]

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Salt Lake City advocacy group Sweet Streets is pushing back against calls to remove the 400 South Viaduct Trail, arguing that the bikeway provides an important east-west connection through Salt Lake City. The local street-safety advocacy organization said recent debate over the trail in the local news media has included […]

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SILVER CITY, New Mexico — The Tour of the Gila will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027, returning to southwest New Mexico for five days of racing from April 28 through May 2. The UCI men’s and women’s races will again run as five-stage UCI 2.2 events, making the Gila one of the few international […]

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The 2027 Tour de France starts in Edinburgh, crosses three British nations, and stacks its hardest days in the Pyrenees. Two long time trials could decide much of it before the mountains do. Christian Prudhomme unveiled the route of the 2027 Tour de France at the Palais des Congrès in Paris on Thursday. From July […]

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The 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift runs from Leeds to the summit of an extinct volcano, with the yellow jersey likely undecided until the final kilometer. Marion Rousse unveiled the route for the sixth Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, and it runs the length of […]

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The brand will wind down its Wilton headquarters in 2027, establish a West Coast base, and send reps into shops carrying the full Pon.Bike portfolio, including Santa Cruz and Cervélo. For more than five decades, Cannondale and Connecticut have been nearly synonymous. That era is ending. It was widely reported on October 21, 2026 that […]

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TOOELE VALLEY, Utah (October 22, 2026) — Tooele Valley travelers can weigh in on how the region should handle roads, transit, walking and bicycling over the next three decades as local officials consider a new long-range transportation plan. The Wasatch Front Regional Council and Tooele Valley leaders have released the Draft 2027–2055 Tooele Valley Long-Range […]

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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (October 17, 2026) — Stella Hobbs rode away from the women’s field to win Life Time Big Sugar Gravel, while Tobias Mørch Kongstad prevailed from a nine-rider sprint in the men’s race. Behind the individual race victories, Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson secured the overall 2026 Life Time Grand Prix titles. Villafañe […]

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The two-time Leadville 100 champion trades dirt for the European road peloton on a two-year deal. Melisa Rollins has spent the past three seasons at the sharp end of American off-road racing. In 2027 she starts over. The Utah-based rider, a two-time Leadville Trail 100 MTB champion, has signed with EF Education-Oatly for the 2027 […]

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By Dan Shryock — Here are 3 ways to attack the state’s iconic Cascade Range ride [Author’s Note: This is a new story in my “Breakdown” series which takes a closer look at featured cycling routes throughout California and the Pacific Northwest.] There are few climbs in the Pacific Northwest as accessible and popular as […]

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Alizée Patiès and Sullivan Middaugh earn their first Full Distance world titles as XTERRA’s 30th World Championship brings athletes, families and friends to New Mexico, continuing a journey that began in Maui in 1996. France’s Alizée Patiès and the United States’ Sullivan Middaugh won the Full Distance XTERRA World Championship in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on […]

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VIRGIN, Utah (October 8, 2026) — New Zealand’s Robin Goomes became the first rider to win three consecutive Red Bull Rampage titles, topping the women’s field with a 93.50-point second run. Hannah Bergemann finished just 0.75 points behind her in second, and Canada’s Kirsten Van Horne took third. Rampage returned to its original venue near […]

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Paul Seixas rides alone from the Civiglio to Como and becomes the youngest winner in 120 editions of Il Lombardia COMO, ITALY · OCTOBER 10, 2026 · IL LOMBARDIA PRESENTED BY CRÉDIT AGRICOLE · BERGAMO–COMO, 239 KM Paul Seixas left the world championships with nothing but disappointment. He skipped the European championships, poured every training […]

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By Charles Pekow — Communities that want to increase bike riding should build an overall bike network. Building one bikeway won’t help as much. More people will bike to work if the lanes are protected, but sharrows and off-road bike paths don’t matter nearly as much. That’s what a University of New Mexico study of […]

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By Sarah Kaufmann — VO2 max is one of the most widely discussed – and misunderstood – aspects of endurance sport. It is often described as fixed or untrainable. Genetics do play a role in setting the boundaries of your aerobic capacity. But what is trainable is how much of that capacity you utilize. Most […]

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BOULDER, Colo. (October 6, 2026) — The International Mountain Bicycling Association will open applications Nov. 1 for its 2027 Trail Accelerator Grant program, which provides professional trail planning, design and organizational education to communities working to develop or improve mountain bike trail systems. Applications will remain open through Dec. 31, 2026, with IMBA planning to […]

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