The Cycling Brief

This week's SEMIPRO Sunday. Strength training in race season, a poem about what it means to keep showing up, and a quiet reminder that the work changes shape as you do. A SEMIPRO Cycling production.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

The Saturday debrief breaks down Evenepoel's shock Tour of Flanders announcement, the Van der Poel vs Pogačar tactical battle for Sunday's Ronde, and Pozzovivo's comeback at 43. Plus predictions for Flanders.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Nike's stock plunged 11% on weak guidance and tariff exposure. We break down why cycling brands face the same structural supply chain risks — and predict at least one major bike brand will announce production diversification before year's end.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Three days out from the Tour of Flanders. Van der Poel vs Pogacar, Van Aert form concerns, and why Paris-Camembert tells you more than you think.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Ibis is making carbon frames in-house at a solar-powered California factory. We dig into why this is really a supply chain play, not just a sustainability story, and what it signals about the bike industry's manufacturing future.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe faces a co-leadership problem at the Tour de France with Evenepoel and Lipowitz both in top form. We break down why the "noble helper" plan won't survive first contact with the mountains, and what the Ardennes classics will reveal about the team's true hierarchy.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Van der Poel won E3 solo then sat up at Gent-Wevelgem. Was that fatigue or a calculated move? We break down the heart rate data, the Van Aert dynamic, and make a firm prediction for the Tour of Flanders.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

Chris Horner called Remco Evenepoel a knucklehead. Two voices pull apart the label, the data, and whether aggressive racing is reckless or rational when Pogačar has changed the calculus for the entire peloton. Plus: the team structure problem and a specific prediction for the spring classics. A SEMIPRO Cycling production.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING. 

The hand injury from Milan-San Remo is a convenient distraction. The real problem is structural — Pogacar has changed what it means to race a Monument.

The Cycling Brief — Daily cycling intelligence, produced by SEMIPRO CYCLING.