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FROM THIN GRUEL TO SOLID GOLD

With the Olympic Games under way, Chris Sidwells examines how the British team’s training and support has evolved from shoestring basics to world-beating innovation

Tour de Four

How fast could four female amateurs relay-ride the length of Britain?CW speaks to their captain Louise Vardeman fresh from the finish line

DRIVEN

Chloé Dygert is young, ambitious and talented enough to dominate in Tokyo, but has she recovered well enough from serious injury to compete? Owen Rogers speaks to her

Dr Hutch

Calmly constructing a four-year training block sets Olympians apart from mere mortals, asserts the Doc

Austrian amateur's calculating win

Rider without a pro contract, or team-mates, outfoxes the mighty Dutch for Olympic glory as confusion reigns

2020 OLYMPICS PREVIEW - MEET TEAM GB

They’re back on track cycling’s biggest stage so how are Britain’s Olympians coping with pre-performance jitters?

Police raid casts shadow over Bahrain's victorious Tour

Phones, training plans and food taken away by French police from hotel in Pau, reports Peter Cossins

Peerless Pogačar wraps up his second Tour victory

Almost faultless in a frantic first week and imperious from then on, Tadej Pogačar ultimately breezed to a second yellow jersey, outclassing his more experienced rivals, reports Peter Cossins

TWO GENERATIONS OF SUPERLATIVE RIDERS

With the final week settling into a more predictable pattern, Tadej Pogačar having stamped his authority so firmly upon his main rivals, the inevitable came to pass.

Why does Cavendish's chain keep coming off after he wins a stage?

The resurgent Brit’s bunch kick conquests have caused something of a chain reaction...

Ed Westrop's Specialized Tarmac Expert

Ed Westrop’s Specialized Tarmac Expert

Murray sets 24-hour record

Riders battle oppressive heat during ultra-distance race of truth

Defining moments

The highs and lows that kept us all captivated

Cycling 6 January, 1943

The first Victorian bike show and the BBC found wanting

Clancy savouring Olympic underdog status

Low expectations suit veteran track star

This Tour Is A Tale Of Two Titans

Having experienced a late comeback in my own career – albeit in much lesser fashion – I can relate to Mark Cavendish’s miraculous renaissance. And now, with two further stage wins, he truly has the outright record within his grasp.

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

While the team classification may be hard to understand and follow, the teams, the riders and its sponsor see huge value in it. Peter Cossins investigates the Tour’s team prize

GIVE THANKS! - 5 WAYS GRATITUDE MAKES YOU A FITTER, HAPPIER CYCLIST

Being grateful – and expressing it – can benefit you as a cyclist in more ways than you might imagine. You’ll be thankful for Josephine Perry’s advice...

Richardson dodges traffic to win in Scotland

RT 23 rider conjures up Merlin Classic win

Unruffled Pogacar closes in on Tour win

Defending champion looks serene despite being harried by his rivals and the media

FROM THE ARCHIVE - Cycling 10 April, 1952

Percy Stallard takes aim at the authorities. Again

Mark Cavendish's Specialized Tarmac S-Works SL7

Turning back the clock and drilling the asphalt on the latest Tarmac

Deignan builds form ahead of Olympic gamble

British star looking forward to Tokyo following surprise fourth-place finish at the Giro Donne

THE HUB

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

MALCOLM ELLIOTT - GUEST COLUMN: THE MANX MIRACLE

Who knew this Tour would continue the momentum of the opening weekend’s spectacular start in such a way?

JUST ADD CARBS AND WATER...

If you want the best output from your legs, you need the best input in terms of your fuelling – but how exactly? Deena Blacking finds out

First blood, second chance

Refusing to let the health jeopardy of a serious blood condition hold her back, Sonia Chane-Sam found support and succour in cycling

Ineos left trailing in Pogačar's wake

Hopes founder for British team as bad luck combined with a rampaging defending champion reduce them to a supporting role, Peter Cossins reports

Fred Wright Tour diary

The Bahrain Victorious debutant reflects on a tough week at the Tour

Gibson and King win as Circuit Series returns

Top-tier crit racing proves a spectacle worth waiting for as town-center drama resumes at the Otley GP