कोशिश गोल्ड - मुक्त

Dr Hutch

CYCLING WEEKLY

|

August 18, 2022

This summer's sweltering temperatures could be a portent of a particularly traumatic winter of riding, suggests the Doc

Dr Hutch

Usually, one of the best things about being a cyclist is that you know all about the weather. You spend time outdoors. You experience the passing of the seasons at a level more visceral than noticing that Strictly Come Dancing has given way to The Voice.

Unfortunately this means that riding this summer, especially in the South East of the UK, has been a bit disturbing. It has been so hot, and so dry, for so long. The landscape is brown and dead. It's easy to get some heat-conditioning sessions done, so I'll be all set for the winter turbo season if my fan breaks, but that's about it.

I've done my best to fix the climate, honestly I have. I washed my summer bike, which is normally a sure bet. I washed it properly, and dried and polished it, despite the fact that I could have made it sparkle with no more than a duster. Not a drop of rain. White shoes had no effect. The sheer audacity of throwing out a pair of mudguards didn't help either. They were broken, but possibly repairable, so it ought to have worked.

I even applied a phenomenally expensive chain lube at something like £50 a bottle. I'd been saving it for the day I have some sort of a breakdown and make a return to racing, but getting it to rain seemed more important. The skies stayed blue. The only thing that changed was that I was able to go very, very slightly faster. (I was probably kidding myself about that anyway.)

CYCLING WEEKLY से और कहानियाँ

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

ALL BLAZED OUT

Cycling ignites passion but too much pressure and expectation can burn it away. Psychologist and racer Steve Mayers tackles the delicate issue of burnout

time to read

8 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

WE CAN BE HEROES!

\"From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads\" is a quirky David Bowie lyric - but to James Briggs it was the inspiration for a life-changing bike ride

time to read

6 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

Meet the UK's newest hill-climb

The Zig-Zag Hill-Climb is the UK's freshest grassroots race, and is now open for entries

time to read

3 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

BATES VOLANTE TRACK BIKE

A rapid late '30s beauty, with unique, shapely tubing and flowing forks

time to read

1 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

WATT WORKS FOR ME ANNA HENDERSON

As she prepares for the Rwanda Worlds, the TT specialist talks veganism, being coached by her boyfriend, and loving Pilates

time to read

2 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

Bäckstedt blows away competition

Welsh rider wins under-23 women's time trial in dominant fashion to take ninth world title

time to read

3 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

GOODBYE BUT NOT FAREWELL

Fresh from his Tour of Britain retirement party, Geraint Thomas sits down with Chris Marshall-Bell to look back on his extraordinary two-decade-long career

time to read

7 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

CERVELO S5

The latest S5 delivers aero gains, reduced weight and enhanced comfort

time to read

4 mins

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

Tour de Romandie

Passing vines, Condor's Carlo Clerici leads Cilo's Hugo Koblet at the 1953 Tour de Romandie, potentially on stage four to Martigny.

time to read

1 min

September 25, 2025

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly

Should I be wearing an aero jersey?

Drag-cutting designs boost your speed but there's more to it than 'smooth and skin-tight'

time to read

2 mins

September 25, 2025

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size