Richard Pestes

I first noticed this brand a couple years ago, and honestly, with so much top-level cycling apparel available these days, I wondered if there was room on the rack for a new hi-tech label.  How different could La Passione be?

'Goodbye from Bergamo' - seems a fitting title for the last race of the pro cycling season "proper". While riders and fans enjoy the last-day-of-school atmosphere, I was living out a wish that's been in the making for almost 10 years - to…

Utter confusion was the look on my face when Alessandro handed me the old newspaper and said it was a gift. Upon closer inspection, I realized I was holding the official program of the 1952 Giro di Lombardia – in mint condition! Once I…

I joined company founder Mike Fogarty and their Chief Science Officer Dr. Luke Bucci on zoom to talk about the new Liquid Shot, debuting in Wild Berry flavor, and find out how they've used science to made a good product even better.

Sometimes you gotta point the car at the cliff and give ‘er some stick. Okay, maybe heading out for an awesome solo ride may not be quite the same... but sometimes heading into the unknown is best approached with a ‘give ‘er’ attitude, and…

Top Ride: The culmination of my visit to Holy Week was the long anticipated, much feared, and never completed ride across the parcours of Paris-Roubaix. Finally I learned what it was like to battle the toughest roads in northern France and…

Roadside Reload: On Sunday April 8th 2012, I got a second chance for a once in a lifetime experience of chasing the most feared Monument of the year – Paris-Roubaix. And just like my ride across these hellish roads a couple days prior, this…

Sportful's EVO Jersey and LTD Bib-Short are aimed at racers, but I found work equally well for almost any ride where I'm concerned about fit, comfort and performance.  Here's my field test and full review.

Just ahead of Tadej's second Tour de France victory, DMT released their newest road cycling shoe - the Tadej Pogacar KR1 TDF version in - what else - TDF yellow.  But there's more to this shoe than just a signature & fancy color to…

Castelli's new PREMIO BLACK bibshorts arrived in a slick black box, and with a written promise to be the most comfortable bibshorts for my longest rides. I matched 'em with the Classifica jersey and hit the road. Here's my review.