In this issue

CAV'S ROAD TO THE TOUR
How the Manxman made it back to the biggest race of all.

Mont Ventoux
Cycling's love affair with the French giant..

Anything you can do…

Mathieu van der Poel snatches yellow from Julian Alaphilippe on dramatic opening weekend

6 mins

As La Course ends, top women relish 2022 Tour prospects

New eight-day race fuels hopes of a full three-week Tour

3 mins

THE HUB

All the news you might have missed from the last seven days

2 mins

TOUR IN REVIEW

An action-packed Grand Départ has laid the foundations for a classic edition of the Tour

4 mins

A SENSATIONAL GENERATION

Well, we had it all didn’t we? The predictability of the favourites living up to our expectations and the inevitable crashes, but with everything turned up to 11.

2 mins

CAV'S ROAD BACK TO THE TOUR

After three seasons blighted by illness and injury, Mark Cavendish surprised everyone by gaining selection for the Tour de France. Peter Cossins investigates his climb back to the sport’s summit

9 mins

Is Tubeless Really Ready For The Road?

Self-sealing tyre tech has failed to gain traction in the road market – Stefan Abram finds out why

5 mins

RHIANNA PARRIS-SMITH ‘ONE TARGET DOWN, PLENTY MORE TO GO!'

My goal for the past month was to break 12.3 seconds for the flying 200m outdoors – and good news, I achieved it! At the SES Sprinters League at Herne Hill Velodrome on 5 June, I got my time down to 12.1 seconds. Though the time was good, my racing wasn’t brilliant – I’m still trying to get to grips with gearing and tactics. To cut myself some slack, I’m still very inexperienced compared to most of those I’m racing against, so these races are a valuable learning experience. Hopefully, the times will keep coming down; my goal is 11.8 seconds by the end of the year.

2 mins

Read all stories from Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc. (UK). Cycling Weekly is the UK's only weekly special interest magazine focusing on the cycling market. It is the best source of breaking international and UK news, race reportage, reliable fitness advice, trustworthy product reviews and inspirational features for British cyclists. Always a great read, Cycling Weekly inspires you to ride your bike more!