The Summer Olympic games are here again, which means there’ll be lots of track cycling on your TV. Tom McQuillan is here to demystify each of the track cycling events in Rio.

Specialized are one of the most dominant companies in the cycling marketplace. La Velocita’s Tom McQuillan uncovers some lesser-known facts about the ‘big S’.

Over winter it’s true that everyone loves sitting in front of a nice warm fire and staying warm.  Sure I like to do the same.  I just love riding my bike more!

If you're anything like me you're trying to balance riding your bike with a family and work... So it's not usually an option to announce that you're heading off for a weekend of cycling with a 'see you on Sunday night' as you wave from the door. 

I recently hit the road with the family and bike for a weekend in Bright and discovered that it's a place that has something for everyone.

These handy tricks could see you happily riding your new bike in no time.

We’re starting a new series based around the brag-worthy facts you might not know about famous cycling brands. 

As everyone La Velocita’s secret volcano lair is currently tuning in to the Giro, we’re in an Italian mood. Here are 5 facts you might not have known about one of Italian cycling’s most famous bike brands: Pinarello.

To join or not to join... that is the question. At any club you’ll be meeting men and women from all different walks of life, but despite their unusual appearance in tight clothing and clip-clop shoes they probably have more in common than you would think. 

No one ever told me that when you reach that level where cycling becomes your way of life, your identity, more than just your A-to-B, that you would have to begin to fight a war. The war between good and evil, right and wrong... a.k.a. bike placement, inside or outdoors.

‘I’m a cyclist’. Keen cyclist, athlete, aspiring athlete, professional athlete, recreational rider, weekend warrior.

All terms we have heard before. If someone was to ask you what type of rider you are, what would you say? When someone asks you what you do for a living, what do you say?

If you’re thinking of doing extreme endurance riding, you should probably we aware of a few things. Be warned, it’s mostly gross.

Riding with a fixed gear on the road gives you a feeling like no other. You feel intimately connected with the terrain you are riding on.

We all experience a different sense of pleasure that riding brings.  Some ride for the thrill of speed, others need a hill or two to make their ride interesting. 

Today we are talking about the adventure rider.  The riders that get back to nature and couldn’t care less whether the road is hilly or flat.  They are in it for the dirt. They are the Gravel Grinders.

The Tour Down Under has come and gone, with its great racing, great rides, and great times.

Being in Adelaide, there are huge numbers of locals that get out on the bike during the event, but with Melbourne being a big drive away, plenty of Victorians get across too. LOTS of them.

It then gives rise to the thought of what the differences in cycling culture are between Melburn and Radelaide? Dave Edwards explains all.

We might take it for granted that the 9 to 5 job leaves the morning and evening for riding.... but that's not the same for shift workers. 

The last piece of the preparation puzzle is the taper period. A term that is often thrown around, but not always well understood. What exactly is the optimal taper strategy??

They will do it with a smile. They will do it completely selflessly, they will do it, just because you are doing what you are doing.

We spoke to the man with the cleanest cycling shoes in Melbourne. Of course it's the always immaculately dressed Lee 'Hollywood' Turner.

Most climbers are familiar with the pain cave.  That place you go when things are getting really tough. It’s quiet in there. It’s just you, your breathing, your front wheel and the road one metre in front of your wheel. Your legs hurt. Your back hurts, your shoulders and neck hurt.

We’re all busy. Work, life, early mornings and late nights.  The chances are you are compromising one of the most important aspects of your daily routine. Sleep.

Our own Brendan Edwards has completed not one, or two but six Everests and has been asked on numerous occasions what it takes to get through an Everest. 

Here’s some advice that he’s learned along the way.