Sometimes the most memorable moments in a cycling adventure don’t happen on the roads, but in the airports in between. My plan was to wrap up our African trip with the Men’s World Championship Road Race, but fate — and the realities of travel in and out of Kigali — had other ideas. What started […]

Your post-Worlds cycling news roundup, featuring a facts-and-figures look at Kigali’s big week, plus TT results from the European Championships, and a look at upcoming racing in France, Singapore and Indonesia. TOP STORY:  Worlds Week by the Numbers Race News: World TT Champs Remco & Reusser Double Up in France Pogi, Jonas & Remco to […]

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World-renowned cycling photographer Cor Vos passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning at the age of 77. The Rotterdam native was an icon in the cycling peloton. Most of the race photos on PEZ are from the Cor Vos agency. Cor Vos with Tom Dumoulin Cor Vos began his career as an amateur cyclist himself, later […]

Latest news analysis from pro cycling and global sports in the latest edition of the AIRmail Weekly Newsletter from The Outer Line: Successful World Championships; What Next for African Cycling? Politics, and the Ugly Side of Sports; The Kawhi Case and Salary Caps; Impact of Changing Nielsen Ratings; Cycling and Dementia … # Check out […]

As indoor cycling season approaches, the PEZ crew has been putting ROUVY to the test — and it’s clear this platform offers a fresh alternative to enhance indoor cycling sessions letting you ride real routes from your own pain cave.   ROUVY blends augmented reality with authentic road footage to make indoor training more engaging than […]

“We’re all individuals” shouted the mob outside Brian’s window in the Monty Python classic ‘Life of Brian’.   Nowhere is that truer than in how athletes respond to training. Two riders may look identical on paper—same weight, same threshold power—yet ride completely differently, whether as diesel engines or punchy attackers. The reason often lies deeper than […]

If the atmosphere for the Women’s Elite Road Race was electric, it was even more charged for the men’s version. I’d figured that everyone in town for the racing would show up both weekend days, as would local residents, but the crowds seemed much larger everywhere I went Sunday: our official post-event media guide stated […]

World Championships week is always a whirlwind of questions, predictions, and “what-ifs,” and the 2025 edition in Kigali, Rwanda, delivered on every front. From the opening meters on one of the toughest courses in recent memory, fans were glued to every attack, climb, and counterpunch, trying to figure out who had the legs, the guts, […]

Tadej Pogacar is once again the king of the rainbow jersey – and he did it in classic Pogacar style. A brutal, brilliant one-man show on the slopes of Mount Kigali sealed his second straight World Championship. The Slovenian made his move 100km out on the slopes of Mount Kigali, went clear with more than […]

PEZ-Man Mike Fee is on the ground in Kigali, and today witnessed how bike a simple race became cause for celebration of the nations of the world, rider and fans alike.   Notwithstanding the increase in support for women’s bike racing and women’s sport in general, I worried that the women’s road race might not […]

An incredible and historic day for Magdeleine Vallieres of Canada as she becomes the first Canadian to win the Elite Women’s road race and the World Champion’s striped jersey. Video hilights are at the bottom The women’s World Championship road race in Rwanda delivered a blockbuster of a surprise on Saturday, as 24-year-old Canadian Magdeleine […]

World Road Championships Retro: It’s hard to keep track of the events that Ed Hood has attended – easier to count those he has missed. His first Worlds for PEZ was in Salzburg back in 2006, no team time trial in those days, the event didn’t return until 2012, but Ed was there for all […]

Race Report: The Italians have another star in the making. Lorenzo Finn turned promise into panache on the steep slopes of Kigali, powering clear to claim the U23 World Championship with a solo ride worthy of the rainbow bands. On a course already familiar from the elite races — eleven laps of the Côte de […]

Race Report: Great Britain’s Harry Hudson, just 18 years old, delivered a breathtaking show of grit and tactical brilliance to claim the rainbow jersey in the men’s junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali. Hudson’s solo attack from 36 kilometres out stunned rivals and the roaring Rwandan crowd, making him the […]

The non-cycling fans I’ve traveled to Africa with didn’t understand: It’s called the World Championships, but it’s not the most important race on the calendar, not by a long shot. Strict aficionados roll their eyes at the all-comers nature: Why hold a race where half the field is off the back halfway through the day? […]

I’ve moved on from my Ugandan cycling journey to Kigali, Rwanda, for the last few days of the 2025 UCI Road World Championships. Please watch PEZ for my final Ugandan post, about our delivery of bicycles to a clinic in remote rural Uganda. And…please excuse the photo quality — I’m not a photojournalist, and I […]

We’ve got an exciting lineup of gear for you this week. Leading out is the ultralight Rira Ultra frameset from Chapter2 Bikes. New carbon chainrings from Miche are sure to translate watts into speed, along with a nifty new integrated cockpit and headset system from Ritchey. Lezyne has dropped a smart light combo that includes […]

The first-ever U23 Women’s Road World Championship is in the books – and what a debut it was. After 119.3 brutal kilometers on Kigali’s leg-breaking circuit, France’s Célia Gery wrote her name into the history books with a perfectly timed sprint, overtaking Slovakia’s Viktória Chladoňová to claim the rainbow jersey, and the first Gold Medal […]

This weekend’s Kigali World Championship road races will mark the first time world-class racing has taken place in Africa. You wouldn’t know that from looking at the punishing course, with its 267 kilometers and 6,000 meters of climbing. The Kigali road race, with its dozens of short, selective climbs, endless bends, and even a significant […]

Cycling across Uganda may not sound like a grand expedition compared to trans-continental treks, but for Mike’s small group it’s become an unforgettable ride filled with community, resilience, and friendship. Over four days on locally sourced Hero bikes — the same rugged machines many Ugandans use daily — they’ve discovered that the real heart of […]

Dutch national Michiel Mouris stormed to victory in the Junior Men’s Individual Time Trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, clocking a time of 29:07.61 and securing his gold medal on Tuesday, September 23. Race summary from UCIKigali2025.com With an average speed of 46.555 km/h, the 18-year-old’s remarkable performance earned him the top spot […]

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Zoe Bäckstedt of Great Britain claimed victory in the inaugural Women’s U23 Time Trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali on Monday, September 22, 2025. Race report from UCIKigali2025.com The 20-year-old clocked a blistering time of 30:56.16 to win gold and the coveted Rainbow Jersey over a challenging 22.6 km course, securing […]

  Dutch cyclist Megan Arens emerged victorious in the Women’s Junior Individual Time Trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships held in Kigali, Rwanda.  The 18.3-kilometer race, which took place on Tuesday, September 23, saw the 18-year-old dominate the competition with an impressive time of 25:47.41, securing her the gold medal. “It was a […]