JOE LAVERICK - Women's World Tour growth is exciting

I wasn't sure that I was the right person to write this column. I'm a young, male pro cyclist.

Taking a stand for safety and freedom

Women's Freedom Ride accompanied by petition demanding safer cycling for women

Tadej Pogačar's 'crazy' day out at Strade Bianche

The Slovenian put in a performance for the ages to crush all on the white roads of Tuscany, reports Adam Becket

Lotte Kopecky proves the strongest in Siena

World champion continues season assault with form-building Strade Bianche win

THE HUB

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

JACOB TIPPER - The price is right

A lot gets made of the state of UK racing. Last week, I was debating the cost of National races, with many saying that they are too expensive.

Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra

The bike that kept the Cannibal winning for years after he’d retired

ASK A COACH - 'Racing on Zwift instead of interval sessions - how fit can I get?'

Zwift racing: some love it, some hate it. While it may not exactly replicate the feeling out on the road when you’re holding on to that wheel for dear life or trying desperately to close the gap, there’s no doubt that in virtual racing you’re still inclined to dig deeper than you do when you’re doing a workout in ERG mode.

MIXED MESSAGES

Unproductive! Peaking! Decreased fitness! Fitness gadgets use very emotive language, but should we be allowing them to press our buttons? Dr Josephine Perry investigates

ALUMINIUM BIKES

As sky-high prices show no sign of coming down, Stefan Abram finds out whether or not sub-£2k aluminium bikes still have what it takes

Burning questions - Are e-bike batteries a fire hazard?

After a rash of deadly fires caused by e-bike batteries, Simon Fellows asks whether cyclists are taking their lives in their hands every time they plug in?

I'LL TAKE THE LOW ROAD

Riding the full breadth of southern Scotland in two days is no easy task. CW editor Simon Richardson prays for a tailwind on the new, 246-mile Kirkpatrick coast-to-coast route

British National Track Championships - Manchester, 23-25 February

British honours up for grabs as riders build form towards the Olympics and Paralympics

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - 24 February, Belgium

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad heralds the start of the European cobbled Classics season, part one of two in the blockbuster double-header that is Belgium’s Opening Weekend, alongside Kuurne-BrusselsKuurne.

Sargent and Harcourt triumph at Severn RC TT

Riders step up on truncated course in Gloucestershire

Evenepoel storms to Volta ao Algarve victory

Geoghegan Hart completes first race back after injury as time trial world champion comes out on top in Portugal, reports Tom Thewlis

Benotto Modelo 3000

The steed of Lo Sceriffo, as immortalised in cycling's most iconic film

Corran Carrick-Anderson

Twenty-one-year-old Scot Corran Carrick-Anderson, who is the current British U23 cyclo-cross national champion, is following the Tom Pidcock route to success.

SPRING INTO ACTION 6 KEY SESSIONS TO FIRE UP YOUR FITNESS

With spring sunshine just around the corner, Steve Shrubsall asks a selection of pros and coaches for their favourite sessions for the final weeks of winter

Scott Addict RC 10

A rather nondescript-looking exterior hides a bike that's full of neat features and clever integrations, and gives a reassuringly solid ride

Are gravel race bikes necessary?

Joe Baker asks the experts whether gravel racing warrants a new category of machine

CHASING THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE

Having spent over a year investigating motor doping, Chris Marshall-Bell examines the rumours and unanswered questions that remain

SPAIN'S STRADE?

Is the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior really the Spanish equivalent of Strade Bianche? Chris Marshall-Bell rides the route to find out

Josh Tarling eyes 'perfect' Olympic time trial

The 19-year-old Ineos Grenadiers sensation is eyeing two medals in Paris - Adam Becket caught up with him in Australia

British Cycling rescues Tour of Britain and Women's Tour

National governing body's major events team to take leading role in safeguarding future of both races

GB sprint trio claims historic gold

Squad takes home nine medals from opening Track Nations Cup round in Adelaide

Dutch dominate elite races

Of the six elite medals on offer at the Cyclo-cross World Championships, five headed back to the Netherlands, with the same riders winning as last year – the unstoppable Mathieu van der Poel and Fem van Empel.

Zoe Bäckstedt flies to sixth world title

The 19-year-old dominated the under-23 race at the Cyclo-cross World Championships last weekend

Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 £12,000 6.62kg

The most marketed bike of the year rated by a racer

Are TT positions too aggressive?

Is the relentless search for aerodynamics putting riders at risk?