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.
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456 episodes
[BRIEF] Shimano's 13-Speed Leak Hides a Bigger Story
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/7a92v5---Shimano GRX is reportedly going 13-speed on a new MicroSp...
[BRIEF] Women's Teams Keep Dying — The Model Is Broken
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/wa8vmm---The Hess women's team collapse is the latest in a pattern...
What 6,589 Gran Fondo finishers tell us about pacing
<p>A new study of 6,589 finishers from the Quebrantahuesos Gran Fondo shows the fastest riders weren't the fastest starters. They held back early, paced more consistently, and separated from the field on the decisive climbs and at the finish...
[DEBRIEF] Ventoux, Christen's Rescue Act, and Vingegaard's Crisis
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/bp242n---The Saturday debrief breaks down Kasia Niewiadoma's stunn...
[TECH] The Strava Deal Samsung Doesn't Want You to Miss
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/2qbrvz---The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually...
[BRIEF] Giant's Shoe Gamble — Margin Play or Market Misread?
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/4kepad---Giant launches premium gravel and road racing shoes, bett...
[TECH] The Strava Wear OS Error That Fixed Itself Halfway
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/y693cb---The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually...
[BRIEF] Madouas to Cofidis — The Shrinking Middle Class
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/9fqghx---Valentin Madouas signs with Cofidis after nearly a decade...
[BRIEF] The UCI's Banned List Is Triathlon's Shopping Cart
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/kgmvgx---Triathlon concept bikes are built around technologies the...
[TECH] The Seat Tube Flaw That Killed Every 2027 Norco Fluid
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/vprj57---The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually...
[BRIEF] INEOS Can't Buy What They Actually Need
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/dn2ssu---INEOS Grenadiers are deep into a 2027 roster overhaul, bu...
Dehydrated? Your Carbs Are Working 16% Less Hard
Dehydration changes more than how thirsty you feel. New research in trained cyclists found that mild dehydration reduced how much ingested glucose riders actually oxidised during a long ride. In this episode, Damian explains what the study test...
[DEBRIEF] Van Aert's Hat-Trick and SD Worx's Cheat Code Roster
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/wq9czx---Alex and Sam break down Wout van Aert's stunning three-st...
[TECH] The Cargo Bike Switzerland Says Could Break Under You
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/4wjn6t---The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually...
[BRIEF] Scott's Urban E-Bike Tells You Where the Money's Going
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/kwu96u---Scott launches the Sweep urban e-bike line with Bosch's n...
[TECH] The Wahoo KICKR V6 Firmware That Kills Your Ride
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/57cbzz---The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually...
[BRIEF] Decathlon's Women's Team — Growth or Just Noise?
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/e8uajw---Decathlon CMA CGM announces a women's ProTeam for 2027. W...
[TECH] The Mondraker Handlebar Recall Nobody Can Explain Yet
We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/9jxb7y---The Cycling Tech Brief: the cycling tech that actually...
