Road Bike Magazine

16/10/2025

Lekker Louis 🇿🇦🏁

Over 13 pro seasons, Louis Meintjes lined up for 20 Grand Tours, finished top 10 in the Tour de France three times, stood on a Vuelta stage podium, and carried the SA jersey all the way to the Olympics 🚴

He retires from professional cycling as Africa’s most experienced Grand Tour rider, and he didn’t just ride with the best — he was one of them 🤝

Congrats on a great career, Louis!

30/07/2025

Kim Le Court makes history on Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes!

The 165.8 km longest stage of the race through the Massif Central delivered three tough climbs in the final 36 km—fragmenting the peloton and setting up a thrilling sprint finish. Le Court powered past Demi Vollering to win and reclaimed the yellow jersey, becoming the first African rider ever to win a stage at TdFF. She now leads the general classification by 18 seconds heading into Stage 6. What a day of racing! 🌄💛

27/07/2025

19/07/2025

Stage 14 of the brings the brutality we’ve been waiting for: 4,950 metres of climbing in just 182.6km. After a deceptive flat 70km, the peloton faces a relentless trio — Col du Tourmalet (19km at 7.4%), Col d’Aspin (5km at 7.6%) and Col de Peyresourde (7.1km at 7.8%) — before the final 12.4km slog to Superbagnères, ramping up to 10%.

With no valley to regroup, attacks on the Peyresourde could explode the race. Will Visma take another shot at cracking Pogacar, or will the Slovenian stamp his authority yet again?

See the full route profiles and our expert breakdown in the magazine 👉 https://joom.ag/0vsd