The closing line of RIDE Cycling Review #59 (volume 01, 2013) marked the end of the first 15 years of the magazine. Now, onward to another stanza…   Note from the publisher A lot has happened in our sport since the first issue was released on 8 July 1998. In fact, that very day heralded [...]

Prompted by the realisation that it was 15 years ago that the whole concept of RIDE Cycling Review was born, we are delving into the archives and offering a series of flashbacks from RIDE #40. The finishing touches are being put on RIDE #59 now (due out end of February) and RIDE #60 will feature a [...]

Why ride? At 3.20pm on Saturday 13 October 2012, I posted a quick summary of how I felt. It had been a horrible day of weather in Sydney on Friday. But we woke early the next day and it was perfect outside. The Arnold Boys, father and his two sons, rode out of the garage [...]

Before his third start in the Tour de France, Matt Lloyd had stated that the eighth stage was one he had earmarked. At 158km long with seven climbs it was destined to be a tough day of racing between Belfort and Porrentruy in Switzerland. Many later declared it to be the hardest stage of the [...]

After stepping down from the podium in the centre of the Champs-Elysées as winner of the 2012 Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins admitted to being a little lost for words. Was the sensation as good as he imagined it to be? He explains his emotions in the audio clip (below). [Audio clip: view full post [...]

Andy Rihs offers his comments on how the Tour might end… before it begins. His team boasted the defending champion and the amiable Swiss businessman was confident that he would be having a party in Paris on the night of 22 July 2012. To hear his appraisal, click the link (below). Andy Rihs – Confident [...]

Since 2006, Pat McQuaid has been the president of the UCI. The Irishman now lives in Switzerland but spends much of his time flying around the world to attend meetings and, when time permits, watch some racing. He was in Liège on the eve of the Tour de France. RIDE caught up with the 62-year-old [...]

On the day before the eve of the 99th Tour de France, Orica-GreenEdge hosted a little gathering at its hotel with a group of guests that included representatives of the Australian ambassador to Belgium, the team’s benefactor Gerry Ryan, a few members of the media and various other supporters of the squad that is due [...]

On the day Shane Perkins returned from Apeldoorn, Holland, after winning the keirin world championships in March this year, RIDE spoke with him about the experience. Alas, the interview never made it to print. With 110 days to go before the 2012 championships commence, we’ve decided to delve into the archives and get some insight [...]

At the beginning of the 2011 season, Rob Arnold sat down with the manager of the recently created Leopard-Trek formation Brian Nygaard. The team was contesting it’s first race and the Dane arrived in Adelaide, South Australia, midway through the Santos Tour Down Under after attending the training camp Mallorca. Nygaard had been recruited by [...]