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Dutch dominate elite races

Of the six elite medals on offer at the Cyclo-cross World Championships, five headed back to the Netherlands, with the same riders winning as last year – the unstoppable Mathieu van der Poel and Fem van Empel.

Zoe Bäckstedt flies to sixth world title

The 19-year-old dominated the under-23 race at the Cyclo-cross World Championships last weekend

Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 £12,000 6.62kg

The most marketed bike of the year rated by a racer

Are TT positions too aggressive?

Is the relentless search for aerodynamics putting riders at risk?

THE NEW HULK IN TOWN

Jasper Philipsen on being the 'fastest man in the world', doing the green jersey double at the Tour de France and going one better at Roubaix

Rotrax

Style and substance from the Southampton-based framebuilders

Down to one kidney, still full of beans

Facing repeated risks to her life from kidney failure, Ottilie Quince is determined to keep bouncing back - on and off her bike

THE ABC OF СВА (Cant be arsed)

Mustering the motivation to ride when the elements are against us can seem nigh-on impossible. Dr Josephine Perry outlines five key principles to help get us out the door

36 THINGS TO DO IN 2024

Ride new events, learn new skills and challenge yourself, we've got a host of ways to make the most of your riding in 2024

Mathieu van der Poel fined for spitting at spectators

Mathieu van der Poel was fined for spitting at a group of booing spectators during last weekend's UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Hulst.

Family pays tribute to Melissa Hopkins

Husband Rohan Dennis charged over crash death

FRED WRIGHT: New kit day never gets old

Nothing beats a new kit day. Turning up on the first day of training camp to a huge box of fresh kit in your room is always cool.

Team GB cuts Olympic medal target to 'realistic' 10

Performance director Stephen Park says medals are getting harder to come by, as money tightens for British Cycling

Giant's profits down by 49%

Not disputing that bikes are quite costly, but the article says high-end bike sales are strong. It’s the entry to mid-level bikes that are not moving as much. E-bike sales are also strong and they are not cheap. Looks more like an oversupply of the wrong stuff. Pavel Dushkov

Carpenter

A mint pre-war path racer from one of London's finest marques

No reining back!

Keen equestrian Lizzi Jordan was riding high until a freak illness changed her life forever. Now, having swapped reins for handlebars, she is not only back in the saddle but winning on the world stage

MUCH ADO ABOUT ZONE 2

The cacophony of praise for Zone 2 training of late left Chris Sidwells scratching his head. So he decided to find out what all the fuss was about

HOTTEST TECH TRENDS FOR 2024

Joe Baker enlists the help of a few industry insiders to find out what recent innovations mean for the bikes and kit we'll be riding next year

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

Stumped for festive present ideas? We've got you covered

THE LAST DANCE

Geraint Thomas on being an elder statesman, his new book and a hankering for Strictly training

THE HUB

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

Is this the cheapest World Tour bike?

No more brown shorts for the newly renamed Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale

Bäckstedt claims another podium in Dublin

Welshwoman can't match Lucinda Brand's solo effort

Time trialling desperate for more volunteers

Survey finds breakdown of club membership

Tarling makes bid for Olympic track selection

Nineteen-year-old has been training with the GB team and racing on the boards

Lotte Kopecky's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8

White bar tape and tan wall tyres still reign supreme

Fulcrum Speed 42 wheels

Light, fast and good in crosswinds, says Jack Elton-Walters

LEVELLING UP

What if you trained as hard as you possibly could not just for weeks but a full year and beyond? Would you eventually reach elite level performance? Simon Fellows embarks on a quest to find out

BREAKING THE KILO

Last month, Jeffrey Hoogland roared to a new one-kilometre time trial world record.  Tom Davidson speaks to the fastest man in track cycling and the team behind his latest feat

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT

As Peter Sagan hangs up his road wheels, James Shrubsall tries to uncover the man beneath the mane