By Maynard Hershon — I believe that the good group training ride, perhaps especially the good club training ride, is where the heart of road cycling beats. It’s where riders are formed, where technique is learned, where friendships are made, where riders learn to look after one another.  It’s a world phenomenon, the group ride. […]

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May is Bike Month, as it has been since 1956 when the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) created the month-long celebration. Our 2026 Bike Month calendar of events is below.   In the west, there are a bunch of events to get you excited and involved in cycling. This year, with the pandemic slowly, all […]

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Cycling West contributor and longtime cycling world commentator Maynard Hershon presents a new selection of stories, inspired by his years of riding both bicycles and motorcycles. The Dysfunctional Cycling Club and Other Stories is out with 50 of Maynard’s stories over 147 pages. Here are lessons from his passions, plus suggestions about your bike club. […]

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By Charles Pekow — Shimano has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a civil case over defective cranksets. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) charged that the products “contain a defect which could create a substantial product hazard or create an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death because the recalled bonded crank parts […]

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LIÉGE, Belgium (April 26, 2026) – The 10th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes saw Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) become the first three-time winner of the race as she attacked on the Côte de La Redoute and rode solo for 34km to the finish line. After also winning La Flèche Wallonne Femmes midweek, Vollering was again far […]

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Jubilee in the Desert – Pedaling Forward Since 1976 By Roger Crandall — Now that our Nation has reached 250 years, we as cyclists might reflect back a bit to just 50 years ago, when modern popular cycling took off in the 1970’s. What cycling was done in America of the 1800’s and at the […]

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LIÉGE, Belgium (April 26, 2026) – Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) proved again his current domination of professional road cycling by winning the 112th Liège-Bastogne-Liège, becoming the first rider in this century to get three straight victories in La Doyenne, and completing an outstanding spring in which he has won all Monuments at stake but Paris-Roubaix […]

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By Charles Pekow — Every urban cyclist knows the drill: a delivery van idles in the bike lane, forcing a swerve into traffic or a sudden stop. In Chicago, one rider turned that daily frustration into a nationwide tool. Christina Whitehouse founded Bike Lane Uprising (BLU), an app that lets users report blocked bike lanes—and […]

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The U.S. Pro Cup returns to Washougal, Washington, bringing elite-level cross-country (XC) and short track (XCC) mountain bike racing back to the Pacific Northwest. Organized by Zone 5 Promotions, the event is part of the national U.S. Pro Cup series, designed to provide today’s top riders and tomorrow’s Olympians with a high-caliber racing environment. Since […]

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By Maynard Hershon — Your neighbors are moving further from their jobs. They commute further, one neighbor per vehicle, in larger and larger vehicles: trucks or SUVs. Once they drove VWs or Civics. Now they buy vehicles as if each time they drive they’re moving their homes, not merely their bodies. Because the freeways are […]

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City to increase education and safety awareness for people biking, scooting and rolling BOULDER, Colorado (Apr 14, 2026) — Boulder is launching a spring safety and education campaign to support building a community culture of courtesy as more people share spaces on our streets when walking and using micromobility — smaller-scale travel choices like scooters, […]

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RICHFIELD, Utah (March 2026) — Cyclists seeking clean air, quiet backroads, and a touch of Utah history are invited to join the annual Sevier Valley Rooster Ride on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Starting and finishing at Richfield’s Lions Park, this premier road cycling event continues its tradition of showcasing the “hidden gems” of Sevier County […]

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado — A new gravel event is set to debut in Colorado’s Yampa Valley this spring, as Outlaw Gravel rolls into Steamboat Springs on May 31 with a format designed to blend competition, strategy, and community. Unlike traditional mass-start gravel races, Outlaw Gravel introduces an enduro-style structure, where riders tackle four timed segments […]

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REDLANDS, California — The Redlands Classic was held from April 8-12, 2026. We present a stage by stage recap of the pro men’s and women’s races by Rebecca Reza with photos from Brian Hodes, VeloImages. Stage 1: Brunner, Ehrlich Take Opening Wins at Lake Perris Time Trial Eric Brunner (Project Echelon) and Emily Ehrlich (Virginia’s […]

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Old Bikes, New Lives: Park City’s Annual Bicycle Drive Sends Gear Where It Matters Most On May 2, 2026 the biking mecca of Park City will once again turn its passion for cycling into something far bigger than recreation. The nonprofit Village Bicycle Project (VBP) is hosting its 6th annual Spring Bike Drive—an event that […]

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Cycling West and Cycling Utah Magazine’s Spring 2026 Issue is now available as a free download (10 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. Or join to get a copy of our […]

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SCOTT Sports’ latest film, Infinite Pursuit, documents Otto’s 5:43:50 effort on one of cycling’s most demanding climbs. SCOTT Sports athlete Hannah Otto has set a new Mauna Kea Fastest Known Time, completing the iconic sea-to-summit route in 5:43:50. Her effort is documented in the new film, Infinite Pursuit: Hannah Otto vs. Mauna Kea, which captures […]

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By Steven Sheffield — Professional cycling’s spring season builds toward a series of one-day races that define careers and separate the merely great from the genuinely immortal. Among these, four stand apart — two rooted in the cobblestones and punishing climbs of Flanders, one in the rolling hills of the Dutch province of Limburg, and […]

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2026 Paris–Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France • Denain to Roubaix • 143.1 km • 20 cobbled sectors April 12, 2026 — There is a pattern to Paris–Roubaix Femmes that has refused to bend to any force applied to it since the race’s first edition in 2021. Six editions have been held. Six different riders have won them. Six […]

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