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MY TRAINING SPACE: David Rhead
I used to store all my bikes and kit inside the house, but as I was amassing more and more, my wife’s tolerance was getting stretched. Shopping around for garden rooms, I was being quoted prices of over £20,000, and I thought, ‘Hang on a minute, I can build this myself ’. So in 2016 that’s what I did – for about a quarter of that cost.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
GIRO GASTRONOMY: A FEAST FIT FOR A GRAND TOUR AFTER-PARTY
To celebrate an action-packed, albeit unpredictable Giro, chef Hannah Grant lays on a carb-crammed Italian spread
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar £549
Garmin’s near range-topping Forerunner 955 is not so much an activity tracker as a complete wrist-based diagnostics tool. Aside from tracking your riding, running or whatever activity you wish to partake in, the GPS watch measures a staggering amount of data, via light reflection, to feed back on your recovery, health, training readiness, optimal training zones, stress levels and more. You can also add the altimeter, barometer, compass, pulse oxidation, respiration, sunrise and sunset times, music player controls, race calendar and more.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Coros Apex 2 Pro £499
The most striking benefit of the Apex 2 Pro is its incredible battery life. Coros claims 30 days of regular use per battery charge, equating to 75 hours of GPS-enabled activity – it only needed charging twice in two months of use.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Amazfit Falcon £499
Amazfit is a smartwatch company based in Hong Kong which specialises in fitness wearables. The Falcon features a titanium body, a 42mm sapphire crystal touchscreen, four buttons and liquid silicone strap. We used the buttons rather than the touchscreen when wearing gloves and they performed well.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Garmin Forerunner 225 £299
The Forerunner 255 is the cheapest watch on test, and by some margin. Naturally something has to give, and when it comes to the 255 it's the lack of any mapping.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Apple Watch Ultra £849
The Apple Watch Ultra is designed to be rugged and features a screen constructed from sapphire glass, which apparently is second only to diamonds in terms of its 'hardness'. A bold claim, but one substantiated through our experience. The watch is also dustproof and waterproof to 40m.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Specialized Allez goes disc only
US company's longest-running production road bike has waved goodbye to rim brakes
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
British Cycling replaced all four track head coaches last year. With a home World Champs and then Olympics fast approaching, Tom Davidson finds out how they're getting on
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
RISE OF THE MACHINES
With artificial intelligence creeping into more and more areas of our sport, James Shrubsall sets out to find out how it's changing cycling and what we can expect in the future
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
British Cycling bans transgender riders from female category
Two new policies covering competitive and non-competitive trans and non-binary participation come after a nine-month review process
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
JOE LAVERICK: How to almost win bike race a
It may not be eight days, nor a UCI race, but Ireland's Rás Tailteann is going strong - and boy it was an experience. I spent the week 'on loan' with Foyle CC. Racing on teams of five, there were three members of the Foyle club as well as me and Commonwealth Games medallist Finn Crockett.
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Ben Swift: It was the one of the hardest Grand Tours
British rider was seen on the front throughout Geraint Thomas's push for pink, and experienced the Giro's unrelenting pain
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Charlie Quarterman: Giro diary
The Corratec rider on rest-day lurgy and Grand Tour finisher’s pride
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June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Geraint Thomas rues 'frustrating' end to Giro d'Italia
Ineos Grenadiers rider led by 26 seconds going into the penultimate stage but ended up 14 seconds behind Primož Roglič
3 min |
June 01, 2023
Cycling Weekly
2023 RACE BIKE OF THE YEAR
This year's finest machines vie for CW's ultimate prize
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
EATING FOR OPTIMAL RECOVERY
How INEOS Grenadiers use Science in Sport to fuel their recovery
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
SHINING A LIGHT ON CASTELLON
Cycling Weekly explores hidden Valencia, with just a little help from local Sean Yates
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Daccordi 50 Anni
The Italian marque's 50th anniversary offering
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
LET'S TALK ABOUT... BEREAVEMENT
At some point in our lives, every one of us will be affected by bereavement. Chris Marshall-Bell finds out how cyclists can help one another through the grieving process
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Tributes paid to Mark Cavendish as he announces retirement
At the Giro d'Italia, the legendary British sprinter announced he will hang up his wheels at the end of the current season
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Geraint Thomas plays 'waiting game' on quest for pink jersey
Ineos Grenadiers forfeit race lead to focus on testing final week
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May 25, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Tom Gloag finding his Giro feet
Londoner making his Grand Tour debut after late call-up to Dutch squad,
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May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
THE HUB
All the news you might have missed from the last seven days
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May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Argos pursuit bike
A rare track bike made for a legend of the British TT scene
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May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Does baking soda enhance cycling performance?
It makes cakes rise, but will it do the same for your sustainable power? We asked Andy Sparks
3 min |
May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN TRAINING: THERE ARE NO SECRETS
Polarised, pyramidal, LSD, Zone 2… there are myriad theories about how best to structure your training. But do any of them really work better than simply riding your bike lots?
9 min |
May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Scribe Elan Wide+ 32-D
Andy Turner tests a lightweight wheelset with an all-rounder profile
3 min |
May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Pearson On and On
An aero carbon gravel machine from the oldest bike shop in town
4 min |
May 18, 2023
Cycling Weekly
Vitus's Venon Evo is an all-road bike 'made in two flavours'
A 'do it all' machine that comes in a choice of road and gravel builds
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