Hello, Everyone! It’s another Monday and that means it’s time for a new start of the week update. There’s not much news coming out of the pro peloton this week as things start to …

Image Collaboration of Getty Images and Unsplash.com Getting older is a part of life we all have to face. But it doesn’t have to be lonely, boring, or inactive. Do you want to spend your gold…

Enjoy the last remaining days of summer weather while you can still comfortably wear your summer kit! Image: Crete, Greece, 2025 Bicycling Calendar

Image: Jarno Cobbaert/ Unsplash.com International travel can be tiring and stressful with early departure times, layovers, and long flights. Add to that a bicycle trip where you are putting in lots…

When I started cycling, I rode with gloves.

Hello, Everyone: Welcome to the last Monday in September. This past weekend, the World Championships came to a close in a dramatic fashion. Brandon McNulty came across the line to win the rainbow j…

Image By Jairph from Unsplash.com Taking a bicycle trip involves a lot of repetition that happens outside the time when you are riding your bike. Along the way, you’ll most likely stay at num…

Image: Renato Leal/ Unsplash.com You would think that, to build high-performing bicycles, a company would need to have developed its expertise inside the cycling industry. That the builders would n…

Image: Christopher Pap de Pestény/ Unsplash.com It’s no secret: Italy is one of the major epicenters of cycling along with France, Spain, and Belgium. If you have any geographical knowledge a…

Image By Dmitri Vaccinium from Unsplash.com Bicycle travel (and travel in general) should be an experience where you should expect to encounter the unexpected. If you choose to book a trip with an …

Hello, Everyone: Welcome to the second Monday in September. This past weekend saw a lot of pro cycling activity. First of all, there was the conclusion of the Vuelta a España after three weeks of r…

Image: Wolfgang Weiser/ Unsplash.com Denmark is probably one of the most bike-friendly countries in the world. Cycling is not just a casual, weekend activity, it is how most of the country’s …

Image: Dana Ward/ Unsplash.com Most people enjoy a slice of cheese now and then. Many people like it on a burger or a pizza. Then, there are those who love cheese. They eat it every day and crave n…

Hello, Everyone: Happy Monday and also happy Labor Day. Today is a national holiday here in America, which means many people are off work and celebrating the last day of summer by spending it with …

Image: Cycling Holidays Website The bicycle travel market is saturated with companies that will help you plan your ultimate cycling adventure in Europe. That said, who should you work with to get y…

Image: 2025 Bicycling Calendar from Amazon.com Hello again, everyone, and welcome to September. After Labor Day, which is next Monday, this month is usually considered the official end of summer. T…

Recently, a friend sent me a link to a YouTube video where some guy was riffing about the necessity of high-end cycling gear, specifically cycling shoes and the pedal systems that work together with t...

Hello, Everyone: Welcome to the last Monday in the month of August. This month moved a bit slower, but maybe that’s more perception than actual fact. This is the wettest August I remember in …

Hello, Everyone: Welcome to another Summer Monday. This past weekend saw the start of the Vuelta a España on Saturday in Monaco with an individual time trial. After three stages, Tadej Pogačar has …

Image By Piotr Saweczko from Unsplash.com Maybe you’ve decided that you want to do a bicycle tour in Europe this year. But you want something more than casually riding from one place to the n…

Image: Paola Candelo/ Unsplash.com Many bicycle builders use carbon fiber as a base for the bikes they design and assemble. But carbon fiber, as a bicycle frame material, has been around since the …

Hello, Everyone: I begin this update with some tragic news. Finlay Tarling, a rider for the NSN Development Team, was killed by a motorist during the Volta a Portugal when it entered the race cours…

Image: ZEIHLUND/ Unsplash.com Are you thinking about heading to Spain for a cycling vacation this summer and you’re not sure where you want to go? There are many wonderful towns and cities in…

Image: Adege/ Pixabay Happy Monday, everyone! Over the weekend, the Tour de France Femmes came to an abrupt ending with Demi Vollering winning for a second time. There was some drama along the way …

Image of Amsterdam Central Train Station by wernerredlich at Pixabay.com The next time you’re out on a bike ride, think about where you might safely park your bike out of view of possible thi…

Image: Cycling 2025 Calendar Hello, Everyone: Welcome to August and the last full month of summer, officially, although the summer weather pattern often continues into September. With the end of th…

Image: Stephan Hinni/ Unsplash.com Mexico is not one of those places that is normally associated with the sport of cycling. It’s more considered an affordable vacation destination for tourist…

You’re an hour or two into your ride and you’ve ground out twenty miles or more.

Hello Everyone: Welcome to the last week of July. The Tour de France is over, but its concluding week came with a lot of crashes, abandonments, and a change in the General Classification. Due to th…

Image: David Dvořáček/ Unsplash.com Planning for a trip is exciting, especially a cycling trip, where you will get to ride new roads, meet other cyclists, and experience a culture unlike your own, …

Image: Peter Jochim/ Pexels.com If you choose to do an international cycling trip in Europe (or somewhere else), you probably have specific reasons for doing so. It may be because you are a dedicat…

Hello, Everyone: 9 stages of the Tour de France completed and over 700 miles ridden so far, and today is a rest day. There are usually about three rest days during the three weeks the peloton is ou…

Image By James Thomas from Unsplash.com Every year, when a new cycling season begins and you’re getting back into regular riding, your love of the sport comes back into view. Perhaps you are …

Hello, Everyone: I hope you all had a magnificent 4th of July weekend and celebrated America’s 250th birthday in a fun, safe, and relaxing way. After a steamy week, it seems things this week …

Let's talk about subjects related to the sport we all love: cycling. I'll post the chat thread and you can all add whatever you like as far as comments. If you have a good topic idea you'd like to di...

Image by Unknown Photographer I think we all know how rewarding travel can be to places we’ve never been. Then, if we like it, we might book a return trip to that place or even book a trip to a new…

Image: Ainur Khakimov/ Unsplash.com Summer is prime cycling season for most of us, but maybe you’re looking at your current bike and thinking it’s time for something new? Or you’v…

Image: Cycling 2025 Calendar from Amazon.com Hello, Everyone: And boom!! It’s now July and we are now totally immersed in the summer season. It’s hot, the days are long, and the nights …

Hello, Everyone: Welcome to the last Monday in June. The much talked about and reported on heat wave that has been plaguing Europe for the last couple of weeks has arrived here in the United States…

Image: Lucas Gallone/ Unsplash.com There are times when you just want to ride your bike on your own, with your significant other, or even with your family and still put in some good miles. You don&…

It’s late June (almost July) and summer is now in full bloom.

Hello Everyone: Time for the weekly Monday update here on the bicycle travel blog. It turns out this is the last full week of June, and while the warmer weather and longer days are welcome guests, …

Image: Dave Hoefler/ Unsplash.com The midwestern United States is sometimes maligned as too boring, too conservative, and too cold. But believe it or not, the region plays host to some great cyclin…

Image: i yunmai/ Unsplashed.com If asked, many of us would say we chose to take up cycling for a plethora of reasons. It might have been to do an activity you enjoy, for the fun of going for a casu…

Happy Monday, Everyone: We’re, unbelievably, at the midpoint in June, which means that summer is already a quarter over. But fret not, we have lots of summer still ahead with long days in the…

Image: Nathalia Segato/ Unsplash.com If you’re an American cyclist, maybe you have longed to visit Europe for a cycling trip so you can ride the roads of the Grand Tours and Spring Classics. …

Hello, Everyone: We’re into the second week of June and it is finally feeling like summer, and I’ve switched over to my summer wardrobe of t-shirt, shorts, and sandals. Plus, I’m …

Image: David Carrero Fernández-Baillo/ Unsplash.com There are many ways you can travel through a country you want to visit. If you are a cyclist, you can sign up for a tour with a bicycle travel co…

Image: Fred Pixlab/ Unsplash.com Every year on June 3, the beauty of the bicycle is celebrated during World Bicycle Day. This day/ event is where cyclists from all over the world join together to i…

Image: Cycling 2025 Calendar Hello Everyone: And just like that, it’s now June and the first month of summer. The days are sunnier and longer and mostly warmer, although still with some cool …