Velo Viewer has become a must have in recent years for teams competing in cycling races. And you may be wondering what it is, how it aids teams, and how it plays into race strategy. Simply put, VeloViewer has two offerings. One for the average cyclist and another for professional

A prologue is an individual time trial at the beginning of the stage race that must not exceed 8 kilometers (5 miles). It's not regarded as a stage, but the rider's times still count towards general classification (GC). It's primarily used to determine who

A break, also known as a breakaway, is a group of riders that manage to distance themselves from the main group of riders (the peloton). Breaks happen on all stages but often only ever win when the team's behind in the peloton either can't work together

See that fella or gal talking to the rider from the car as the rider casually gets a benefit by holding onto the bottle passed through the window? That's a Directeur Sportif (DS). There's often two DSs in the car along with a mechanic in the

At first it may seem a little daunting when pundits refer to races as 1.Pro or a World Tour race. What do all the terms mean? In super simple terms it can be broken down into the following diagram Where the race categorization is split into two parts (and

You'll hear terms thrown around about the "categorization" of a climb. What does it mean if a climb is a category 3 climb? What if a climb is "uncategorized" - does that mean it's easy? While categorizing climbs is inherently subjective (similar

We've recently gotten questions around what the term "Negative Racing" refers to, and it opens up a larger Pandora's Box discussion of the motivation of riders/teams vs. viewers/punters. Essentially it boils down to riders and teams marking and closing attacks instead of

You may have heard the term 'Palmares' thrown around in the cycling community or during cycling commentary for races. Especially after the recent Woutgate scandal where pundits kept mentioning that "Wout had already achieved Gent-Wevelgelm on his Palmares" to prove that Wout gifting the win was