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’.

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.

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.

Want to improve flexibility and strength? Want to get faster? Want to recover faster? Ever feel tight in the hips and back after a riding? Then it's time work Yoga into your schedule. We spoke with Gabor Bukovinszky from Yoga Flame to find out why.

Lining up for this weekend’s Peaks Challenge Falls Creek, or planning to do so in the future? La Velocita doles out some handy hints to help you get that finisher’s jersey.

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

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.

I ride my bike a lot. Not 'pro-level-a-lot', but 300 kilometres a week. I think is a fair bit for a bloke with a full-time job, and a family with 2 small kids under 5.

It takes a shed-tonne of planning, and a solid association with the discipline fairy to make that volume work.

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.

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 excited to be attending the Warburton 2015 Dirty Dozen this Sunday! 

Thanks to the Climbing Cyclist and David Blom it will be hard. Wondering what it will take to survive? Here’s a few words to help you through.

Around the Bay in a Day is coming. On 11 October 2015 thousands of riders will be heading out to complete what has become one of the most iconic rides in Australia.

We look at some rides to help you prepare and a few tips to get you through the day.  

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. 

We’re talking Gloves. There’s no denying that it’s getting cold in the Southern Hemisphere and as we quickly head towards freezing temperatures, there’s an issue that I find so many cyclists battle with. Cold hands.