Sports
CYCLING WEEKLY
Gear of the week
An action camera, long-sleeve jersey and health-tracking GPS watch
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April 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Paris-Roubaix 15 April 1973
Eddy Merckx sporting the classic Molteni kit leads fellow Belgian Roger De Vlaeminck on one of the sections between the cobbles at Paris-Roubaix.
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April 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
CW5000 April Challenges
Spring is finally here and restrictions across the UK are slowly lifting. As of 29 March group rides of up to 15 people were allowed, as are training sessions with coaches, and some organised events. Please do check the restrictions where you live as there are likely to be some variations.
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April 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Chris Froome unsure when he'll fight for GC again
He’s over the hump. Time for new talent to step in. This shouldn’t diminish his stellar performances though. Noah Koppenhaver
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April 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
How To Win A World Tour Contract On Zwift
The ultimate prize for any aspiring racer is a WorldTour contract – and that’s the irresistible award offered by Zwift Academy. But what does it take to win? Rebecca Charlton finds out
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Froome's Disc Brake Doubts: What Can We Learn?
Following Chris Froome’s appraisal of his new Israel Start-Up bike, Stefan Abram looks into the anatomy of his foremost bugbear
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
‘ Please take this thing seriously '
Sports medicine specialist Dr Laurence Gant understands better than most why cyclists should be cautious about Covid-19
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Tulett leaves GC champions trailing at Tour du Var
“Brutal” first mountains experience sees promising GC finish for British youngster in a race packed with hitters
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
PLAYGROUND OF THE PROS
Move aside Majorca and the French Alps, Andorra is now the must-go-to place for all cyclists craving mountain challenges
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Saturday 27 February, Belgium, 200km (men) 120km (women)
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Milk Race 1967
Les West (left) in his pomp rides in the break at the Milk Race in 1967. West won that year’s edition to reclaim the title he had last first won two years earlier. He’d lost out to Polish rider Józef Gawliczek in 1966, eventually coming in sixth.
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Dr Hutch
Give yourself a break and lay off the meths, the current fetish for old-school training methods is pure survivorship bias, says the Doc
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
CW writer Simon Warren's Time NX climbing bike
He rides up hills and writes about them, arren is an authority hen the road inclines
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February 25, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Imperious Grenadiers Steal A March On Rivals
Ineos in fine form at Tour de la Provence, with GC and stage wins
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Grassroots poised for spring racing return
Race organisers nationwide have events ready to go, reports Vern Pitt
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
UCI banning the super-tuck
A bike race should be about strength, tactics and skills. A good descender who can stay on the top tube for the full descent should be allowed to benefit from being more skilful than their competitors. Aichlinn O’reilly
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Paris-Roubaix recon 6 April, 1960
Cycling royalty Jacques Anquetil tells former rider and journalist Robert Chapatte about his thoughts on the upcoming Queen of the Classics.
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Cycling and Mopeds 16 January, 1958
End-to-End tricycle record, readers’ mileage reports
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
POWER ≠ GLORY
Power doesn’t equal glory – but it can help guide the way. Deena Blacking strips away the false promises and explains how to be wise about watts
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Dr Hutch
It’s unsettling to find yourself in sympathy with the UCI, reflects the Doc, especially when regulatory pedantry suits your character
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
PREVIEW UAE Tour
Sunday 21 February to Saturday 27 February
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
YOUNG GUNS
From delayed Olympic dreams to lining up with Peter Sagan, Matt Walls’s last year on his way to the WorldTour has not been lacking in action
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
A LONG WINTER'S NIGHT
Over the Christmas holiday two Londoners took on the “bonkers” challenge of riding 500km in one go around Herne Hill velodrome, in freezing temperatures. Amy Sedghi tells a tale of saddle soreness, frozen beards and chips with curry sauce
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February 18, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
How to… talk to a cyclist
If you’re a non-cyclist, meeting a rider at a social event (such things will happen again one day) can be a whole festival of awkwardness. Just try to remember that cyclists are very strange, so you should treat them as such.
3 min |
January 28, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
BC holds big race simulation weekend
‘World Cup’ helps riders prepare for Tokyo
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February 04, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
ALL THE SYSTEMS. ALL THE TIME.
Your body generates cycling energy through multiple different systems. But what are they, how do they interact, and how can you turbo-charge all of them? Nick Busca finds out
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February 04, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
THE LAST DANCE
WITH A NEW TEAM, SOME VETERAN TEAM-MATES AND A NEW COACH, THE BEST GRAND TOUR RIDER OF HIS GENERATION, CHRIS FROOME, BELIEVES HE CAN CONTEND FOR HIS BIGGEST GLORY YET BEFORE THE CLOCK RUNS OUT
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January 28, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
2021 SEASON PREVIEW
With the 2020 season heavily disrupted, cycling will hope it can get back on track this term. Here’s our essential guide to the teams and races that matter over the coming year
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February 04, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Tour Series latest of raft of Covid postponements
Races at both domestic and international level are being cancelled or delayed, reports Vern Pitt
3 min |
January 28, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Teams and contractors owed over £175,000 as Tour of Scotland axed
No second edition of women’s stage race, reports Owen Rogers
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