The Cycling Brief
The cycling world moves fast. The Cycling Brief makes sense of it. Every day, in under 10 minutes, we break down the stories that matter — product launches, race results, tech shifts, industry trends — and connect the dots most people miss. Powered by data, delivered daily. A SEMIPRO Cycling production.
Episodes
Most riders treat fuelling as bonk insurance. A new study says your bottle is doing something bigger: protecting how hard you can go late in a ride. Carbohydrate preserved critical power at hour three in a clear dose-dependent way, though it did nothing for your sprint. Plus a rethink on VLamax, the gym, and what actually raises your glycolytic power.
This week's study: Norte BR, Slinn MM, Johnson KO, et al. Graded Carbohydrate Inge...
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The 2026 Tour de France begins in Barcelona — the most southerly Grand Départ in Tour history — with a 19.6km team time trial that's anything but a formality. UAE and Pog-a-char are the TTT favourites, but the real story is the three-week question...
The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually matters today — and whether to update, wait, or ignore.
- Shimano XTR M9200 Di2 enters real-world circulation — a year of waiting, now in shops and on trails — Monitor — early impressions are compelling and it's now in stock, but let a full season of racing and user data accumulate before committing at this price.
- Campagnolo's 13-speed platform expands: ...
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New sprint physiology research reveals that peak power is a poor predictor of elite sprint success. We break down why the shape of a rider's power curve matters far more than the number — and what it means for road sprinting at the Tour de France.
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- Garmin Vivoactive 6 / Venu 4 Beta 18.12: Voice Wake Word, Dozens of Reset Fixes, and Workout UX Overhaul — Beta participants: install and test — the reset-fix sweep is substantial. On stable? Hold at v17.33 and monitor for the stable graduation of this build.
- EDITORIAL FLAG — Item 151 (v1.33.1 / 'Garmin' / EMT...
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Lotto-Intermarché's chief performance officer Aike Visbeek has departed days before the Tour de France. We break down why the timing reveals deeper structural problems a...
The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually matters today — and whether to update, wait, or ignore.
- TrainingPeaks Launches Athlete Home: A Single-Screen Daily Training Dashboard for Premium Users — If you're a Premium subscriber, check your updated Athlete Home for the new Fitness/Form/Fatigue trend view — it's worth a few minutes to customise the layout to match your training priorities.
- Zwift Events...
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Zipp's new 404 S wheelset costs just €1,100 — and that's a bigger deal than the spec sheet suggests. We break down why this launch threatens the entire mid-tier carbon wheel market and predict which brands are about to get squeezed out.
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The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually matters today — and whether to update, wait, or ignore.
- Zwift PC app fails to launch after update — crashes on startup with error code 0xc0000005 — Hold off on forced reinstalls — they pull the same broken build. Monitor the official Known Issues thread for a confirmed fix before troubleshooting further.
- Bravur x Zwift mechanical watch: 100-piece luxur...
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Shimano CUES is thriving on gravel bikes and failing on road bikes — and that split reveals a strategic identity crisis at cycling's biggest component maker. We br...
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Moots launches a limited-edition drop program for titanium frames, and it reveals where the premium bike market is actually headed. Why scarcity, not specs, is becoming ...
The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually matters today — and whether to update, wait, or ignore.
- Zwift 1.116 drops four new bikes and four new wheelsets into the Drop Shop — including the platform's first-ever Wilier — Update now — the new frames are live in the Drop Shop and early speed tests suggest the Cervelo S5 and revised Cannondale SuperSix are worth your Drops.
- TrainingPeaks launches ...
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National championships weekend delivered surprises across Europe, but the real story is who wasn't racing. We break down what Pogačar, Evenepoel, and Van Aert's absence ...
Your FTP is measured fresh. You race tired. A new study shows the tired version of you predicts race performance far better, and that the fade under fatigue is what separates stronger riders from weaker ones. Here is what it means for how you test and train, plus a thought on why a plateau in your routine comes before a plateau in your fitness.
This week's study: Inoue A, Mateo-March M, Protzen G, et al. Durability Predicts Performa...
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The Saturday debrief tackles the Tour de France injury crisis — with Onley, Bilbao, and Van Aert all confirmed out — Pogačar's dominant 6.5-minute Tour de Suisse win, and the escalating transfer war for 19-year-old Paul Seixas. Plus hot takes on INEOS's fragile Tour project and predict...
The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually matters today — and whether to update, wait, or ignore.
- CPSC issues second Ridstar warning in three months — this time front wheels are detaching mid-ride — If you own any Ridstar Q20, Q20 Lite, or Q20 Pro: stop riding immediately, remove and safely dispose of the battery, and do not sell or give the bike away.
- Cube recalls all 2026 hybrid e-bikes with ACID ...
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The ITA has launched a pilot study to use rider power data in anti-doping intelligence, with three WorldTour teams volunteering their files. We break down why the scienc...
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Vittoria's new 50 and 55mm gravel tyres aren't just wider rubber — they're a signal that gravel is eating into mountain bike territory. We break down why this prod...
The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually matters this week — and whether to update, wait, or ignore.
- Wahoo ELEMNT V3 firmware WG77-302533 (June 16) adds live CORE, FLOWBIO, hDrop, and Tymewear biometric data fields — Monitor: the firmware itself is stable and worth updating, but hold off on buying the sensors until independent accuracy testing accumulates on actual Wahoo hardware in field conditions.
- Str...
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Colombian rider Germán Darío Gómez is provisionally suspended after a positive test at ProTeam level. We dig into why cycling's anti-doping system keeps catching small f...
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