36 THINGS TO DO IN 2024

Ride new events, learn new skills and challenge yourself, we've got a host of ways to make the most of your riding in 2024

Mathieu van der Poel fined for spitting at spectators

Mathieu van der Poel was fined for spitting at a group of booing spectators during last weekend's UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Hulst.

Family pays tribute to Melissa Hopkins

Husband Rohan Dennis charged over crash death

FRED WRIGHT: New kit day never gets old

Nothing beats a new kit day. Turning up on the first day of training camp to a huge box of fresh kit in your room is always cool.

Team GB cuts Olympic medal target to 'realistic' 10

Performance director Stephen Park says medals are getting harder to come by, as money tightens for British Cycling

Giant's profits down by 49%

Not disputing that bikes are quite costly, but the article says high-end bike sales are strong. It’s the entry to mid-level bikes that are not moving as much. E-bike sales are also strong and they are not cheap. Looks more like an oversupply of the wrong stuff. Pavel Dushkov

Carpenter

A mint pre-war path racer from one of London's finest marques

No reining back!

Keen equestrian Lizzi Jordan was riding high until a freak illness changed her life forever. Now, having swapped reins for handlebars, she is not only back in the saddle but winning on the world stage

MUCH ADO ABOUT ZONE 2

The cacophony of praise for Zone 2 training of late left Chris Sidwells scratching his head. So he decided to find out what all the fuss was about

HOTTEST TECH TRENDS FOR 2024

Joe Baker enlists the help of a few industry insiders to find out what recent innovations mean for the bikes and kit we'll be riding next year

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

Stumped for festive present ideas? We've got you covered

THE LAST DANCE

Geraint Thomas on being an elder statesman, his new book and a hankering for Strictly training

THE HUB

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

Is this the cheapest World Tour bike?

No more brown shorts for the newly renamed Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale

Bäckstedt claims another podium in Dublin

Welshwoman can't match Lucinda Brand's solo effort

Time trialling desperate for more volunteers

Survey finds breakdown of club membership

Tarling makes bid for Olympic track selection

Nineteen-year-old has been training with the GB team and racing on the boards

Lotte Kopecky's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8

White bar tape and tan wall tyres still reign supreme

Fulcrum Speed 42 wheels

Light, fast and good in crosswinds, says Jack Elton-Walters

LEVELLING UP

What if you trained as hard as you possibly could not just for weeks but a full year and beyond? Would you eventually reach elite level performance? Simon Fellows embarks on a quest to find out

BREAKING THE KILO

Last month, Jeffrey Hoogland roared to a new one-kilometre time trial world record.  Tom Davidson speaks to the fastest man in track cycling and the team behind his latest feat

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT

As Peter Sagan hangs up his road wheels, James Shrubsall tries to uncover the man beneath the mane

Are road bikes saving time trialling?

Long-term decline in entries against the clock dramatically slowed by Cycling Time Trials' new road bike category

Froome's boss slams star's bike-fit claims

Israel-Premier Tech manager insists Tour de France door still open

Ferguson bags first World Cup win

Brit survives early mechanical to come back and win

Extinction Rebellion protest Shell deal

Environmental group demonstrates outside British Cycling's AGM over controversial partnership

Rod Ellingworth tenders surprise Ineos Grenadiers resignation

De facto team principal calls time on his tenure with the British squad he helped assemble Adam Becket assesses the team's position

Pete Matthews

Classy racer from the man who reinvented the bicycle wheel

Bone health

Cyclists are prone to low bone density. We ask Dr Steven Hawkins how best to avoid it

THE 6 PILLARS OF PERFORMANCE SUPPORT

For the pros, peak performance is underpinned by an elaborate support structure. Josephine Perry considers how amateurs can pick and choose the key buttresses