CATEGORIES

MAGIC MATHIEU

Spring seasons don’t come much better than van der Poel’s in 2021, writes Chris Marshall-Bell

INDIE KIDS DOMINATE TTS

At time trials up and down the UK, one small team enjoyed repeated trips to the podium to collect national titles

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JOSH QUIGLEY

Seven days of strength, stamina and suffering put Josh Quigley into a league of his own this year

DONESTIC RACING'S RETURN

A series of events at home gave us a glimpse of normality

DIFFERENT ROUTE, SAME DESTINATION

In Tokyo British cyclists repeated their 2016 success but in a very different way. Chris Marshall-Bell looks at how this will help British Cycling find and inspire a whole new generation of riders

BC coaching shake-up bites

Renowned coach has stopped working with GB team, reports Vern Pitt

Archibald wins Champs League in London

Brit cements her place atop track hierarchy, reports Vern Pitt

FEMALE RIDER OF THE YEAR 1 KATIE ARCHIBALD

Olympic and world titles have placed the Scot front and centre

INDOOR INSPIRATION CRAIG NEEDHAM

An Aussie triathlete who transmits a motivational frequency straight into your pain cave

CLUB OF THE YEAR FALKIRK JUNIOR BIKE CLUB

An aim to instil a love of cycling into its members so that it becomes part of their lives has one Scottish club reaping the rewards

INTERNATIONAL RIDER OF THE YEAR

You chose the best riders from overseas. Here's your top five

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT KEITH LAMBERT

Having spent a lifetime in cycling, will the legendary Lambert ever really ‘retire’?

LOCAL HERO CHRIS JONES

The North Cheshire Clarion youth organiser has raised both awareness and membership

MALE RIDER OF THE YEAR 1 MARK CAVENDISH

CW gets the inside story behind one of sport’s greatest comebacks

RISING STAR

The young talents that burned the brightest

Antwerp cyclo-cross World Cup axed amid Covid-19 surge

Iserbyt and Brand take dominant wins in France, writes James Shrubsall

The six BIGGEST irritants of MODERN bicycle design

Which areas of bike design could do with... a little bit of tidying up Michelle Arthurs-Brennan shares her thoughts…

Specialized S-Works Crux £10,750 | 6.9kg

Is racing still the core principle of the Crux? Hannah Bussey finds out

WINTER NUTRITION FUEL THE FIRE

Getting the most out of your winter training means making sure you are optimally fuelled for every ride. Joe Laverick investigates the specific demands of cold season nutrition

Why I'll be in Lee Valley and why you should watch

I hope, like me, you are looking forward to the UCI Track Champions League at the Lee Valley VeloPark in December. Saturday is sold out and – as I write – the Friday evening is very close to selling out too, demonstrating that, when it comes to passion for track cycling, there are few places like Britain.

Renaissance woman

Mountain runner, hill-climber, road racer, Zwift supremo, scientist, sheep farmer… How does one person have so many talents? CW meets Mary Wilkinson

LAUNCH OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR

Off-road aficionado Evie Richards no longer needs to chase rainbows. The rainbows come to her...

THE RACE FOR YOUTH

Young riders are signing – and winning – for the biggest teams more than ever before. CW looks at some of the challenges facing young riders in the WorldTour, and how we got here in the first place

Dr Hutch

Confused about what a Non-Fungible Token is? So is the Doc, but that hasn’t stopped him considering flogging them

Archibald heads to London leading Champions League

Scot proves unstoppable in Lithuania, reports Vern Pitt

Top-end turbo trainers

Stefan Abram goes in search of the ultimate indoor trainer

RideLondon returns in spring 2022

New date and new events unveiled after two years off the calendar

GOING VEGAN MYTH VS REALITY

Veganism divides opinion among cyclists, with fiery views on both sides. Sports nutritionist Anita Bean pours some cooling impartiality on the overheated debate

PEAK HOUR

It’s 25 years since Chris Boardman rode 56.375 kilometres in an hour – a distance that has never been surpassed. Paul Greasley charts the rise and fall of the technical innovations that produced cycling’s most spectacular record

Scottish Provident League 1990

British legend Malcolm Elliott leads the pack around a corner in the centre of Leeds.