Good journalism relies on a foundation of trust.
Published December 20, 2025 04:38PM
To our community:
I took the helm at Velo this year with the goal of creating the most trustworthy, valuable, and interesting road and gravel publication in the industry. We are privileged to do this work, and I do not take this mandate lightly.
Good journalism relies on a vibrant ecosystem of writers, testers, and creators, and is built on a foundation of trust. We respect our industry peers, and partners, and we have strict editorial guidelines in place to ensure a strong foundation. Because we value your trust, we must be transparent when we fall short.
We recently confirmed that several stories published on our site failed to meet our editorial standards for originality, which state that plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. As a result of our internal investigation, the employee responsible for this breach is no longer employed by Velo.
Rather than removing the content and obscuring the error, we have updated the articles with an editor’s note so the record remains transparent.
We appreciate the accountability the cycling community brings. The actions we took are a critical step in ensuring Velo‘s work remains of the highest quality.
Our team is committed to journalistic integrity through transparency and honest work.
Yours,
Will Tracy
Managing Editor, Velo