Thirty years is a hell of a long time to obsess over the perfect shoe. Then again, the result is a hell of a shoe—say hello to the S-Works Recon. Incredibly lightweight, rugged and almost freakishly cozy, Recon is the perfect shoe for anyone seeking speed over dirt, gravel or mud.

You saw it at the Red Hook Crit: Brooklyn and London Nocturne, and now, it’s finally here—the 2018 Red Hook Crit Collection. Collaboratively designed with contemporary artist Michael Reader, this collection brings bright colors and design elements that can't be mistaken out on the road. Move fast…this collection always goes as fast as a crit.

The first week of the Tour has been nothing short of organized chaos. Fast sprints, punchy climbs, hot days, Roubaix cobbles—you name it, they’ve done it. And to battle these crazy conditions, it's taken an army of equipment from Yours Truly. Now, you can see what the world’s fastest riders are riding, and then stock-up to your heart's content.

Matt Hunter travels to South Africa and meets a trail builder who's carved a mountain bike network to rival the best trails the world over. This episode serves as a reminder of what a connection to homeland means, and how people can express it, through the eyes of local trail builder Hylton Turvey.

Fast—it’s been the Epic’s calling card for more than a decade. And in that time, it's rocketed more World Champions, Olympians, and everyday racers to the podium than any bike in its class. Racing between the tape, however, isn’t the only way to worship at the altar of speed. Long, fast rides, marathon races over technical terrain—consider these the Epic EVO’s domain from now on.

There’s the race, and then there’s what gives the race its personality. Join us as we undertake a different kind of UCI World Cup course preview, from the spirited fields in the USA to the hallowed cyclocross stomping grounds of Belgium and beyond.

It’s fast, furious, frantic, and beautiful. 2018 marks the third year that we take the crit-hungry Allez Sprint and invite artists—in this case, Michael Reeder—to apply their style to the Allez and the Red Hook Crit. This is what happens when art and bike, and a very special race collide. Over the coming months, watch as Team Specialized-Rocket Espresso race these moving canvases.