Women's World Championship road race 1958

Luxembourg's Elsy Jacobs celebrates after what was the first ever women's World Championship road race, in 1958.

Dr Hutch

When it comes to impressing people with his cycling exploits, the Doc finds that anecdotes trump achievements every time

How to train consistently when life is so hectic?

Following a formal training plan, even amid an uncluttered existence, can be both physically and mentally demanding. Factor in a busy and perpetually evolving work and family life and it can become positively overwhelming – almost to the point of ‘let’s forget all this nonsense and take up television and crisps instead!’

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

How can understanding the differences between male and female cycling performance help women riders to realise their full potential? Josephine Perry investigates

Gear of the week

The latest kit, ridden and rated by our experts

Wilier Granturismo SLR £8,680 81kg

Hannah Bussey gets to grips with a true Italian thoroughbred

Ruby Roseman-Gannon's EnviLiv Advanced Pro

The Australian puncheur chooses an aero bike for the Spring Classics

OUT RIDING EXPECTION

When Fatima Ahmed took up cycling during the pandemic, she had no idea that just three years later she would be sizing up an epic, island-hopping test of endurance

GOING LOCO

She may be fearsomely serious, even ruthless on her bike, but does Lotte Kopecky have a playful side too, despite her burgeoning fame? Tom Davidson finds out

Riding in full pro kit: yes or no?

I fully support wearing team kit. And the rainbow, yellow, polka dot, and any other jersey you want. Life is too short to be told you can’t dress up like your heroes and go practise a sport you love. Tony Tuzzolino

Inside the UK women's racing boom

As more British teams than ever race at UCI Continental level, Adam Becket speaks to three squads at different levels to find out what's going right

JOE LAVERICK - Women's World Tour growth is exciting

I wasn't sure that I was the right person to write this column. I'm a young, male pro cyclist.

Taking a stand for safety and freedom

Women's Freedom Ride accompanied by petition demanding safer cycling for women

Tadej Pogačar's 'crazy' day out at Strade Bianche

The Slovenian put in a performance for the ages to crush all on the white roads of Tuscany, reports Adam Becket

Lotte Kopecky proves the strongest in Siena

World champion continues season assault with form-building Strade Bianche win

THE HUB

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

JACOB TIPPER - The price is right

A lot gets made of the state of UK racing. Last week, I was debating the cost of National races, with many saying that they are too expensive.

Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra

The bike that kept the Cannibal winning for years after he’d retired

ASK A COACH - 'Racing on Zwift instead of interval sessions - how fit can I get?'

Zwift racing: some love it, some hate it. While it may not exactly replicate the feeling out on the road when you’re holding on to that wheel for dear life or trying desperately to close the gap, there’s no doubt that in virtual racing you’re still inclined to dig deeper than you do when you’re doing a workout in ERG mode.

MIXED MESSAGES

Unproductive! Peaking! Decreased fitness! Fitness gadgets use very emotive language, but should we be allowing them to press our buttons? Dr Josephine Perry investigates

ALUMINIUM BIKES

As sky-high prices show no sign of coming down, Stefan Abram finds out whether or not sub-£2k aluminium bikes still have what it takes

Burning questions - Are e-bike batteries a fire hazard?

After a rash of deadly fires caused by e-bike batteries, Simon Fellows asks whether cyclists are taking their lives in their hands every time they plug in?

I'LL TAKE THE LOW ROAD

Riding the full breadth of southern Scotland in two days is no easy task. CW editor Simon Richardson prays for a tailwind on the new, 246-mile Kirkpatrick coast-to-coast route

British National Track Championships - Manchester, 23-25 February

British honours up for grabs as riders build form towards the Olympics and Paralympics

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - 24 February, Belgium

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad heralds the start of the European cobbled Classics season, part one of two in the blockbuster double-header that is Belgium’s Opening Weekend, alongside Kuurne-BrusselsKuurne.

Sargent and Harcourt triumph at Severn RC TT

Riders step up on truncated course in Gloucestershire

Evenepoel storms to Volta ao Algarve victory

Geoghegan Hart completes first race back after injury as time trial world champion comes out on top in Portugal, reports Tom Thewlis

Benotto Modelo 3000

The steed of Lo Sceriffo, as immortalised in cycling's most iconic film

Corran Carrick-Anderson

Twenty-one-year-old Scot Corran Carrick-Anderson, who is the current British U23 cyclo-cross national champion, is following the Tom Pidcock route to success.

SPRING INTO ACTION 6 KEY SESSIONS TO FIRE UP YOUR FITNESS

With spring sunshine just around the corner, Steve Shrubsall asks a selection of pros and coaches for their favourite sessions for the final weeks of winter