“How do I get thighs like that?” I asked my cycling friend, referring to a woman on Instagram with amazingly thick, sculpted thighs. Her answer both amused and disappointed me: “Heavier squats,” she laughed. “Much heavier squats.” I was hoping she would say just keep cycling.

Cycling in Sardinia combines quiet roads, spectacular Mediterranean coastline and a rugged interior that rewards riders willing to venture beyond the beaches. While this guide focuses mainly on road cycling, the island also offers excellent gravel riding through its mountainous interior. From rolling coastal roads to steady mountain climbs, Sardinia suits everyone from leisure riders to experienced cyclists.

By understanding and optimizing your power-to-weight ratio, you can enhance your cycling performance, tackle challenging terrains with confidence, and achieve your personal best on the bike. Whether you're a competitive racer or a dedicated enthusiast, focusing on this key metric will unlock new levels of efficiency and speed.

Indoor cycling workouts give every session a purpose, even when you only have half an hour. A well-chosen workout can build endurance, improve your FTP, prepare your legs for long climbs or sharpen the short bursts needed to close a gap. ROUVY pairs structured power targets with real-world route video, so you can complete the work while watching an actual road unfold ahead of you. These eight workouts cover a useful range of durations and training goals, helping you choose a session that fits both your available time and what you want to improve.

Cycling is a highly repetitive activity that is excellent at improving cardiovascular-respiratory fitness and lower-body muscular endurance. But if the only exercise you do is cycling, your overall muscular strength, mobility, and bone density can be suboptimal. It's also a sport with a high occurrence of overuse injuries.

Training for an IRONMAN means preparing your body to swim 3.8 km, cycle 180 km and run a full 42.2 km marathon in the same day. For a first-time athlete, that usually requires several months of structured training across all three disciplines, with recovery, strength work and nutrition practice fitted around everyday life. Knowing how long to allow and where to place the biggest sessions makes that commitment far easier to manage.

A good torque wrench protects your bike and takes the guesswork out of maintenance. Compare the best options for home mechanics, plus practical tips for choosing and using one the right way.

You don't need fancy gear, perfect clothes, big muscles or an expensive bike. All you need is a bike and a helmet, and boom – you're a cyclist.

Cycling isn't supposed to hurt. Yet for many riders, discomfort creeps in sooner or later. Maybe it's a nagging knee on climbs, tingling fingers halfway through a ride, or a sore back that lingers long after you've unclipped. Sometimes it builds quietly over weeks. Other times, it happens all at once in a split-second crash.