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In this issue
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RACE YOUR FIRST CRIT - We set up a Bicycling member with pro-level coaching and a brand-new Pinarello F5 for her first criterium. Here’s how it went.
A HARROWING ESCAPE TO AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE - They led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan where women were forbidden to ride. Then the Taliban returned to power.
THE UPSIDE OF GETTING YOUR CAR STOLEN
AFTER I PARKED AT THE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE track for my workout, I did what I always do: I put my phone and wallet in the center console of my car and took the car key off the ring so I could fit it into the tiny pocket inside my running shorts.
![THE UPSIDE OF GETTING YOUR CAR STOLEN THE UPSIDE OF GETTING YOUR CAR STOLEN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/QEJsR49zp1735562763421/THE-UPSIDE-OF-GETTING-YOUR-CAR-STOLEN.jpg)
4 mins
LOOKING FOR CYCLING'S CAITLIN CLARK
WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING MUST FOSTER A COMMUNITY THAT WILL FEEL INVESTED IN THE SPORT FOR YEARS TO COME.
![LOOKING FOR CYCLING'S CAITLIN CLARK LOOKING FOR CYCLING'S CAITLIN CLARK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/_1f03Cows1735562857611/LOOKING-FOR-CYCLINGS-CAITLIN-CLARK.jpg)
4 mins
THE CASE AGAINST STRAVA
I'LL BEGIN BY SINGING SOME PRAISES: Without Strava, I'm not sure I'd have re-engaged with cycling at the level I did. Coming from just occasionally messing around on mountain bikes as a teenager to trying my best to race at an elite level, Strava has played a role in pushing me to PR, hunt KOMS, and ride faster and harder than ever before.
![THE CASE AGAINST STRAVA THE CASE AGAINST STRAVA](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/cv_0lk7mh1735562917970/THE-CASE-AGAINST-STRAVA.jpg)
1 min
GETTING A FLAT CAN MAKE YOUR RIDE BETTER
ON A BEAUTIFUL LATE-SUMMER RIDE UNDER a cerulean blue sky, I got my second flat in three days.
![GETTING A FLAT CAN MAKE YOUR RIDE BETTER GETTING A FLAT CAN MAKE YOUR RIDE BETTER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/tKSn4IRFf1735562980433/GETTING-A-FLAT-CAN-MAKE-YOUR-RIDE-BETTER.jpg)
3 mins
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY BIKES TO CHOOSE FROM
\"PERFECTION IS ACHIEVED, NOT WHEN there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.\"
![THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY BIKES TO CHOOSE FROM THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY BIKES TO CHOOSE FROM](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/bdBS5_WTK1735563020840/THERE-ARE-WAY-TOO-MANY-BIKES-TO-CHOOSE-FROM.jpg)
5 mins
COUNTDOWN - TO YOUR FIRST CRIT
ONE INTREPID MEMBER, ONE WORLDCLASS COACH, ONE INCREDIBLE BIKE-THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
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8 mins
THE ALCHE MISTS
They led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.
![THE ALCHE MISTS THE ALCHE MISTS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/MoXGDIov01735559457993/THE-ALCHE-MISTS.jpg)
10+ mins
TWICE AS GOOD
WHY A DISCO-BALLINSPIRED DOUBLE UNICYCLE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BIKES OF THE YEAR
![TWICE AS GOOD TWICE AS GOOD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/XkCc2T_Bc1735561114069/TWICE-AS-GOOD.jpg)
7 mins
BIKE PACKING AMERICA'S LONGEST MULTIUSE TRAIL NETWORK
Even the slightest rain can sound thunderous inside a tent--and this was not slight rain. It came down in buckets, just as my partner Maggie and I were settling into our sleeping bags.
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10+ mins
UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF CYCLING'S SUPER AGERS
MEET THE SWEDISH SENIORS WHO PROVE YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO RIDE HARD.
![UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF CYCLING'S SUPER AGERS UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF CYCLING'S SUPER AGERS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/16827/1932740/O_eneH0N31735562098593/UNLOCK-THE-SECRETS-OF-CYCLINGS-SUPER-AGERS.jpg)
10+ mins
Bicycling US Magazine Description:
Publisher: Hearst magazines
Category: Sports
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
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