Sports
CYCLING WEEKLY
TOUR IN REVIEW
An action-packed Grand Départ has laid the foundations for a classic edition of the Tour
4 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
THE HUB
All the news you might have missed from the last seven days
2 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
RHIANNA PARRIS-SMITH ‘ONE TARGET DOWN, PLENTY MORE TO GO!'
My goal for the past month was to break 12.3 seconds for the flying 200m outdoors – and good news, I achieved it! At the SES Sprinters League at Herne Hill Velodrome on 5 June, I got my time down to 12.1 seconds. Though the time was good, my racing wasn’t brilliant – I’m still trying to get to grips with gearing and tactics. To cut myself some slack, I’m still very inexperienced compared to most of those I’m racing against, so these races are a valuable learning experience. Hopefully, the times will keep coming down; my goal is 11.8 seconds by the end of the year.
2 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
CAV'S ROAD BACK TO THE TOUR
After three seasons blighted by illness and injury, Mark Cavendish surprised everyone by gaining selection for the Tour de France. Peter Cossins investigates his climb back to the sport’s summit
9 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
As La Course ends, top women relish 2022 Tour prospects
New eight-day race fuels hopes of a full three-week Tour
3 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Anything you can do…
Mathieu van der Poel snatches yellow from Julian Alaphilippe on dramatic opening weekend
6 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
ANDY LEWIS ‘SLAMMED AND READY TO SMASH IT!'
The big changes for me this month are positional. On 10 June, I went for a bike-fit at Bike Loft in St Albans, and the changes made were the opposite to what I’d expected. I’d assumed that my 56cm frame was one size too big for me and that I’d need all the contact points brought closer together. But no! Fitter Simon Barnes asked how I was feeling on the bike and when I described the tension in my shoulders, he responded: “OK, I am going to do one thing”. With that, he slammed the stem, lowering it by 20mm. To my surprise, it felt better. He fitted a 10mm-shorter stem and it felt comfier still.
2 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
A SENSATIONAL GENERATION
Well, we had it all didn’t we? The predictability of the favourites living up to our expectations and the inevitable crashes, but with everything turned up to 11.
2 min |
July 01, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Cav Returns To The Tour De France
Manxman gets called up for another (final?) bite at La Grande Boucle, writes Vern Pitt
2 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Thomas targets Tour and Olympics double
Tokyo TT and road race for 2018 Tour champ
3 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
TOUR DE FITNESS 21 WAYS TO MAINTAIN YOUR FORM THROUGHOUT LA GRANDE BOUCLE
Don’t let your fitness take a back seat to watching the Tour. Chris Marshall-Bell has a motivational tip for every stage
8 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
La Course by Le Tour de France
Brest, Saturday 26 June, 108km
4 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Pinarello launches new flagship Dogma F
New top race bike will be used by Ineos from the Tour de France onwards
7 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
SIDE STEPPING THE SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Last year Tadej Pogačar pulled off one of the most dramatic Tour de France wins in memory. But few have been able to back up their first victory. CW investigates if the Slovenian youngster can do the impossible – again
6 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Cycling 19 November, 1983
Elliott turns pro but traditional time trials still rule
2 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
STRENGTH & DEPTH
For the first time Ineos Grenadiers are taking three Grand Tour winners to the Tour de France. CW asks, despite having won seven of the last 11 Tours, is this the British squad’s strongest Tour team ever?
9 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Ribble-Weldtite dominate National TTT podium
Simmonds and CAMS-Basso team take women’s title
1 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
I love time trialling when it's a family affair
Last week would have been Nationals week, which meant I had to do something to counter the fear of missing out whilst the rest of Europe battled it out for national TT stripes. So what better than to ride the Georgetown TT, Glasgow?
1 min |
June 24, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
LAKE SIDE RETREAT
In the latest in a series on the best UK riding destinations, Vern Pitt explores the challenging climbs of the south-west Lake District
10 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Tour of Britain 1954
As picture researcher, I occasionally stumble across something in our archive that is like gold dust to me. Pre-lockdown I found a couple of small boxes containing 20, 3x4 inch, glass-plate negatives, ‘Ilford H.P.3 Plate’, marked ‘Tour of Britain’. Each in an individual sleeve, some had riders’ names written on them and I could work out with an old start-sheet that the year was 1954.
1 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Material gain
Should we be blown away by the new McLaren skinsuit? Simon Smythe went to the Silverstone wind tunnel to find out
8 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
TOUR DE WEIRD
The world’s biggest race has a brilliant habit of throwing up some odd scenarios. Chris Marshall-Bell counts down the best eight
5 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Dr Hutch
Careful deliberations have led the Doc to conclude that anyone beyond the age of 25 should not be winning bicycle races
4 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
GB celebrates record medal haul at para-Worlds
British team claims six world titles and 11 medals, writes Vern Pitt
3 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Day and Hall take honours in Hemel Hempstead
Young bloods look to level up after A41 wins
2 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Carapaz eyes Tour title after Suisse win
On form Ecuadorian holds on in tight final stage of Swiss tour
3 min |
June 17, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
OBITUARY Vic Hopkin: 22 July 1933–21 May 2021
Former British Cycling board member Vic Hopkin, who was well known for his work in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, has died after a short illness.
1 min |
June 10, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
No more suffering in silence
After years of agony with gut problems, Sam Gray was finally forced to face his demons – and is now encouraging others to speak out and seek help
4 min |
June 10, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
BRITAIN'S OTHER MEDAL FACTORY
South London club VC Londres has an extraordinary number of international champions among its alumni. James Shrubsall speaks to the members to find out the secret of its success
7 min |
June 10, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
TWIN PEAKS
Identical twins have all but identical DNA. Does that mean their cycling potential is exactly the same too? Chris Marshall-Bell asks the Oliveira twins
8 min |