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CYCLING WEEKLY
Ribble Ultra SL R
UK brand unveils ‘world’s most aerodynamically advanced road bike’ after extensive research and says testing without a rider is ‘lying’
7 min |
August 26, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Bäckstedt's back. Alright.
One of the most hotly tipped young cycling stars of recent years, Elynor Bäckstedt’s neo-pro year was decimated by a complex break to her leg. But now she’s rebooted her fledgling pro career. Vern Pitt finds out how
8 min |
August 26, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Tech writer Simon Smythe's Hotta TT700
Tech writer and TT sage Simon gives us the grand tour of his pride and joy
5 min |
August 26, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Unleashed by lockdown
With his usual races cancelled, Robbie Mitchell figured he would have a go at ultra-distance cycling – with spectacular results
4 min |
August 26, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
6 Golden Rules Of Nutrition For The Over - 40s
Your cycling performance need not tail off as you pedal into middle age – provided you eat and recover well. Dr Marc Bubbs sets out his six golden rules of nutrition
10+ min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Roglič begins Vuelta bid with TT win
Favourite puts time into GC rivals from the gun
4 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
PARALYMPICS PREVIEW
Hannah Dines’s hot take on the GB Paralympic riders destined for the podium in Tokyo
10+ min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
TAKING ON THE RAPHA WOMEN'S 100
Get on your bike and join a worldwide, two-wheeled movement inspiring women to push their limits
4 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
CLOSED SHOP
In this extract from his new book Black Champions in Cycling. Desire Discrimination Determination, British academic and bike racer Dr Marlon Moncrieffe draws on his own experiences and those of black professional riders to paint a picture of the barriers black people face at all levels of our sport
7 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Ryan Gibbons
The African road race and TT champ on versatility, positivity and Vuelta preparation
4 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Cycling 14 September, 1960
Hoban and Burton wow the crowds
2 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
How to... make coffee like a cyclist
Coffee and pro cycling have gone together almost since the beginning. Partly it’s the Italian cultural influence, partly it’s the caffeine kick, and partly it’s the pleasure that there is to be had from the sheer unremitting prevention.
1 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Round one: seconds out for Whitehead
Second-cat rider kicks off National Road Series in dream style
3 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Young organisers stepping up
July and August are usually busy periods for me and this year has been full-on with lots of planning, meetings, events, and also the bonus of some good miles in the bank which is always welcomed.
1 min |
August 19, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
IF YOU CAN STAND THE HEAT...
Smart preparation for a hot race helped Anna Kiesenhofer reap the ultimate reward in Tokyo. What can we learn from her example? Dr Mark Burnley explains
10 min |
August 12, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Madison magnificence leads Olympic medal haul
Team GB tops the cycling medal table for the fourth time in a row, reports Vern Pitt
10+ min |
August 12, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Dr Hutch
Social rides are back, much to the Doc’s dismay, so he’s been brushing on the best ways to unsettle and intimidate his friends
4 min |
August 12, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
SRAM brings suspension and dropper posts to gravel
Michelle Arthurs-Brennan lifts the lid on SRAM’s new XPLR ecosystem
4 min |
August 12, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
VUELTA A ESPAÑA
Starting this Saturday in Burgos, the 76th Tour of Spain is the final three-week Grand Tour of the season and the last chance for stage race glory
10+ min |
August 12, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
BMX medal haul vindicates BC focus shift
Performance director Stephen Parks tells Vern Pitt diversification key to future
4 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
RACING THE TOUR
WorldTour rider Lachlan Morton loves a madcap challenge, and this summer he took on his biggest one yet, riding the Tour de France route and all the transfers unsupported in a bid to beat the pro peloton to Paris. Chris Marshall-Bell tracked him down to do a turn on the front
9 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
National 25-mile time trial
SUNDAY 8 AUGUST, KESWICK, CUMBRIA
3 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
MADDI ALDAM-GATES ‘A FISTFUL OF FIRSTS!'
The past month has been a series of cycling ‘firsts’ for me. June ended with a week away on a Skoda DSI Academy training camp, my first time meeting everyone, and included three races: my first ever race in a mixed field of men and women, my first ever time trial, and my first ever National-A race, the women’s CICLE Classic at Melton Mowbray.
2 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Mexico Olympics October 1968
The Italian men’s team train behind the Vespa of their manager on the roads of Mexico prior to the start of the Olympic competition. The team would go on to win gold in the Olympic road race and bronze in the team pursuit that year.
1 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
MacKenzie breaks 19-year-old Lejog record
Scot returns to break record she fell short of two years ago, reports Chris Marshall-Bell
2 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Hope's secret Olympic time trial bike (and why it didn't go to Tokyo)
Simon Smythe gets the inside story behind the delayed TT version of Team GB’s track machine
7 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
Cycling 2 September, 1915
Bikes and machine guns, a surprise combination
2 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
CLIMB LIKE A STAGE WINNER
How to climb faster without losing weight? Chris Marshall-Bell asks an all-star selection of WorldTour stage winners
10 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
BOUNCING BACK
What does it take to return from a major injury? James Shrubsall spoke to Israel Start-Up Nation’s Carl Fredrik Hagen, for whom a training crash turned into months of challenging recovery
7 min |
August 05, 2021
CYCLING WEEKLY
TOUR IN REVIEW
Peerless Pogačar prevails in the Pyrenees; Van Aert dashes Cav’s record hopes in Paris
5 min |