Project XL Double BacSentient Works has made a new bike for this years Bespoked Apocalypse Build-Off. Following their practically minded showstopper from last years event comes a Brother Cycles collaboration tall fat bike. For more on their new build, watch the full video belowThe post Project XL Double Bacon Cheesebrother is a Tall Fat Bike Made for the Apocalypse appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Debora Silvestri was propelled several metres over a guardrail in the one-day race

The 2026 Volta a Catalunya takes place from the 23rd to the 29th of March. The Catalan race has been widely regarded as the most important mountain test throughout the spring and is one of the most difficult races outside of the Grand Tours; which often sees many of the best climbers in the world go...

Brother Cycles has announced three new colors for two of its frames, the Pinecone and the Mehteh. With bold yellows, blues, purples, and deep blacks, it's a refreshing and fun reset for both new and much-loved dirt-ready models. Learn more about the new colors belowThe post The 2026 Brother Cycles Pinecone and Mehteh Colors are Stunning appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Waltham Forest, which introduced its pioneering Mini Holland active travel scheme over a decade ago, has not boasted hire bikes since 2017, when a deal with Irish firm Urbo was abandoned after just 10 months

Dorian Godon opened the Volta a Catalunya 2026 with victory on stage 1, but only just, holding off a charging Remco Evenepoel on the line after a sprint that unravelled in dramatic fashion in Sant Feliu de Guixols. What initially looked like a perfectly timed move quickly turned into a fight for sur...

Designed to fit wider tires and maintain aerodynamics, the wavy new Fulcrum Sharq GR and Sonic GR gravel wheelsets boast a massive 30mm internal rim width for 47-50mm tires. Thats a full 5mm wider than the versions launched in 2025, and these are taller, too.Paired with the variable 47/52mm deep wave profile, they say they improve air flow, reduce frontal drag, and improve the yaw moment. The latter means theyre more stable in cross winds, and Fulcrum says this wavy design cuts drag by 29% at wind angles between 10 and 20. While most modern gravel wheels go wider, they stop short of true optimization in favor of pleasing everyone by fitting tires ranging from 40-55mm wide. Fulcrum realized that optimization often means specialization, and so these are designed specifically for 47-50mm tires.They say some specific 45mm tires are compatible, but that falls outside of the ISO standard and their own validations and testing. So, if youve gone wide and arent looking back, these will help you roll forward faster and smoother.Sharq GR vs Sonic GRThe Fulcrum Sharq series is the higher-end option. Both share the same dimensions, but Sharq is lighter with aero spokes and a lighter carbon layup. Heres the spec comparison:SHARQ GRSONIC GRHub BearingsCup & Cone Stainless SteelSealed CartridgeSpokesA3RO SpokesRoundedRim MaterialCarbon FF100Carbon FF80Internal Rim Width30mm30mmRim Profile47/52mm47/52mmWeight1,550g1,695gBoth rims use a non-drilled design, so you wont need tubeless rim tape to make them air-tight. And, they have a mini-hook for improved tire bead retention, increasing the range of safe tire pressures.Another unique feature is that the spokes dont touch as they cross each other. Fulcrum says this lets each spoke move freely, making the wheel better absorb impacts and move more freely with the terrain, cornering, etc.MSRP is 1,990 (Sharq GR) and 1,490 (Sonic GR), with all the usual freehub body options available.The post Fulcrums New Sharq GR, Sonic GR Gravel Wheels Optimize for REALLY Wide Tires appeared first on Bikerumor.

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Remco Evenepoel came within centimetres of opening his Volta a Catalunya 2026 campaign with victory, only to be denied on the line by Dorian Godon after a dramatic and exhausting sprint in Sant Feliu de Guixols. In a finale shaped by late accelerations and constant changes in pace, the Belgian produ...

Tadej Pogaar added the fourth of five Monuments to his one-day race tally this weekend, leaving only Paris-Roubaix remaining to finish the set. Should he win Paris-Roubaix, Pogaar would become only the fourth rider behind the Belgians Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck and Rik Van Looy to complete the feat, with all three of those winning between 1958 and 1979. Theres even talk of Pogaar becoming the first rider to win all five Monuments in one year. Pogaar has already won Strade Bianche in 2026 and seems to be in unstoppable form again this year. But what does it take to win road cyclings longest race? Here are the key numbers that underpinned Pogaars 2026 Milan-San Remo win. 45.5 Pogaar completed the 298km race at just over 45km/h. Dario Belingheri/Getty Images Pogaar covered the races 298km at an average speed of 45.5km, finishing after 6hrs 35mins 49secs in the saddle. Thats a little slower than Mathieu van der Poels average of 47.70km/h for the 2024 Paris-Roubaix. But Milan-San Remo has over 2,000m of ascent en route, including the Passo del Turchino and the five climbs in the final 50km. 79.9 Pogaars maximum speed during the race was 79.9km/h, according to Strava, recorded on the run-in to the Cipressa climb. His maximum cadence shown on Strava was 129rpm, apparently on the same stretch of road. 8.49 Pogaar set a record time over the Cipressa, moving from towards the back to the front of the race. Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images) Pogaars time to the top of the Cipressa, the penultimate climb of the race and the longest in the finale, was 8mins 49secs. This beat by a few seconds his time in last years race, when he set a time of 8mins 57secs, before finishing third behind van der Poel and Filippo Ganna. It was all the more impressive, considering Pogaar had started towards the back of the field, having crashed along with others as he approached the base of the climb. According to Strava, Pogaar also recorded the third fastest time ever on the 6.84km ascent and descent of the Poggio, the last climb before the finish, where he was bested by Matej Mohori in 2024. 5 The number of times Pogaar has ridden Milan-San Remo. His first Milan-San Remo was in 2022, when he finished fifth, having been out-descended by Mohori with his dropper seatpost. He was back in 2023, finishing fourth in a race won by van der Poel. The next year, Pogaar was up to third, behind Jasper Philipsen and Michael Matthews, then third again in 2025. Its only at the fifth attempt, this year, that Pogaar has added this fourth Monument to his tally, leaving him only a win in Paris-Roubaix needed to have completed all five. We reckon he might win all five this year, becoming the first rider to do so. 35 Pogaar beat Tom Pidcock by just half a wheel after six-and-a-half hours of riding. David Pintens / Belga Mag / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) Pogaar beat Tom Pidcock by around 35cm in the final two-up sprint to the line. Although Pidcock won the unofficial sixth Monument, Strade Bianche, in 2023, hes yet to garner a Monument win. Pogaar was only four seconds ahead of the charging bunch, led in by Wout van Aert. 415 Pogaars estimated FTP in watts is 415. The actual numbers are kept a close secret within his UAE Team Emirates-XRG team, but this is a value that's been estimated based on ride data shared in 2024. That gives him a power-to-weight figure close to 7W/kg and he can keep up 340 watts on a five-hour zone two training ride. His resting heart rate? Thats around 37. 3,898 The number of calories Pogaar burned during the race, as estimated by Strava. According to Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, he was matching that number in 2023. Maybe he should take to the start line next year