Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

UNCOVERED: Tarmac org | History Defined

Is this the new Tarmac SL9? Mystery Specialized bike spotted at team training camp

Could another Specialized model be hot on the heels of the new Crux?

Cycling News

Divisive but undeniably fast: meet the new Specialized Crux 5

Basically a fat-tyred Tarmac, the new Crux leaves its cyclocross roots behind in favour of outright speed, aerodynamic efficiency and modern gravel race performance

Cycling Weekly

Soudal-QuickStep and Specialized set to end near-20-year partnership, according to report

Belgian squad rumoured to be switching to Merida in 2027

Cycling News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Don’t meet your heroes, they said - The Specialized Aethos 2 is older, less cool, but I think it’s probably better than the old one

Slightly tweaked geometry and bigger tyre clearances make it a more accessible bike for those who just want a road bike without worrying about aero

Cycling News

Women's WorldTour bikes and tech 2026: What are teams using this year?

Cannondale joins the women's WorldTour, whilst Pinarello and Orbea leave it. UAE Team ADQ lose their parmesan sponsor.

Cycling News

Carbon spokes have been pretty terrible so far – We ride Roval's new Alpinist wheels to see if they've found the answer

Roval launch new lightweight integrated bars to upgrade your Tarmac SL8, and new Alpinist wheels that could save you 5 seconds up the Tourmalet if you don't mind giving up on steel spokes

Cycling Weekly

Battle of the brands: Who won with what at the 2025 Tour de France?

A comprehensive tech wrap-up from the men's lap of France

Cycling News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Gallery: Mike Woods' beautiful watercolour Factor Ostro VAM for the Tour de France

This fresh paint scheme is being used by the whole team for the Tour

Cycling News

The Specialized Tarmac SL8 is finally affordable with this $1500/£1100 saving

The Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert won our superbike megatest, and this SRAM Red AXS model may now be within reach

Cycling Weekly

Specialized S-works Tarmac SL8: how does it stack up 12 months on?

With stiff competition released in 2024, how does the Tarmac stack up now...

Cycling Weekly

Trophies on wheels: a look at the uniquely painted bikes gifted to the 2024 Olympic champions

Remco Evenepoel, Kristen Faulkner and Grace Brown received bikes that shine as brightly as the golden medals themselves

Cycling Weekly

The newest livery in town: Up close with Primož Roglič's Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8

The newly named team arrived at the Tour de France with a new look to their S-Works Tarmac SL8 bikes

Cycling News

The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Tarmac SL8 looks fantastic, is ready to take flight at the Tour de France, and has a frightening price

The limited edition bike will be limited to just 500 replica units worldwide

Cycling News

Queen of the WorldTour climbers? Cervélo R5 long-term review

The endurance stalwart of Visma-Lease a Bike is a part of road bike royalty, how does it fare for normal riders, though?

Cycling News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Cycling News

Remco Evenepoel's World Champion edition Tarmac SL7 goes up for sale online

Bikes of Julian Alaphilippe and Sam Bennett are also for sale

Cycling News

Specialized teams to ditch Roubaix for Paris-Roubaix, brand predicts

Riders favour all-rounder Tarmac SL8 for the aero benefit

Cycling News

Paris-Roubaix tech preview: What we expect to see at the Queen of the Classics

How do modern teams adapt to the callous cobbles of northern France?

Cycling News

Primoz Roglic's bike: Will this Specialized Tarmac win the Tour de France in 2024?

A look at the Slovenian's new Specialized Tarmac SL8 after his move to Bora-Hansgrohe

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Cycling News

Women's WorldTour bikes and tech: What are teams using in 2024?

Lapierre remains with FDJ, UAE Team ADQ has a cheese sponsor and Orbea enter the WorldTour again.

Cycling Weekly

Lotte Kopecky's Specialized Tarmac SL8 - World Champion style

We take a closer look at the 2023 World Road Race Champion's new rainbow steed

Cycling Weekly

Can bikes actually get any more aero, or is the arms race over?

Have we reached the end of the aero arms race? And if so, where will future advantages be found?

The Independent UK

Tarmac says improvements have been made after man killed at company quarry

Luke Branston was crushed while repairing a feed hopper at the quarry in Leicestershire.

The Independent UK

Family pay tribute to worker crushed to death at quarry as company fined

Luke Branston’s father said he misses his son ‘all the time’.

Cycling Weekly

Is the price of the new Specialized Tarmac SL8 more polarising than the 'Speed Sniffer'?

Early leaks suggested the Speed Sniffer was the big story, but our audience was more incensed by the price

Specialized's new road bike is lighter than anything else on the World Tour

The Specialized Tarmac SL8 frameset weighs around 1.5 lbs– 15% lighter than its predecessor

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Red BullBoraHansgrohe

650 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.