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MEET THE MAKER Alice Towers & her dad Jonny

How was the Canyon-SRAM star shaped by her motorbike champ father?

WHAT GOES ON TOUR...

ENGLAND WERE playing Ireland away for the Grand Slam in 2001 and my job was to arrange the travel and other logistics for the team, writes David ‘Elton’ Beaumont.

DOWNTIME WITH... MARK ATKINSON: "I can't have four squares of chocolate, I'm having four bars!"

The Gloucester centre on his sweet tooth, a Savage prank and embarrassing stitches

SAM WHITELOCK

The All Blacks legend is moving to France after a record-breaking World Cup

"For Africa to reach its potential, we must take concrete actions"

DURING THE World Cup in France, the global spotlight naturally gravitated towards Tier One nations. Yet the future of rugby isn't confined to these nations. World Rugby recently highlighted that emerging nations are the key drivers of growth, identifying Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in 2023.

Gavin Coombes

Quiet off the park, demonstrative on it. This is Munster's latest monster

A TOUR OF FIRSTS

With a start in Florence and finale in Nice, the 2024 Tour de France is embracing change

"The Australian World Cup should start with a bang, not a whimper"

With France 2023 done and dusted, we cast our eyes four years hence to the next men's Rugby World Cup- and Stephen Jones is demanding changes

Giant Propel Advanced Pro 1 £5,499 8.46kg

Simon Smythe thrills to an aero classic’s new all-rounder incarnation

"When I'm on the start line, I'm just the same as everyone else"

Meet Fade Kingdom, the first woman with Down's syndrome to complete a sprint tri and an avid fundraiser...

HOW TO ADD OFF-ROAD RIDING TO YOUR TRAINING

MOUNTAIN BIKING OR GRAVEL RIDING IS A GREAT WAY TO MIX UP YOUR TRAINING AND BUILD NEW SKILLS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RACE SEASON. JAMES COSTLEY-WHITE EXPLAINS THE BASICS...

CEASE AND DESIST!

Brunty’s being bombarded with requests for swim training, and he’s not best pleased about it...

ISLAND HOPPING

Multisport is often seen as fast and furious, but could a gentler pace be equally as challenging? With many kms of swimming alternated with scenic walks and cake, the Scilly Swim Challenge promised just that...

WOMEN'S TRAINING

Lockdown transformed the fitness industry, with online workouts slilla popular option for many. But just how safe is it to train in this way? And how does it compare to PT sessions? We find out...

ZOGGS HYPEX ULTRA

£TBC The swimming giants return to the wetsuit market with a range of 10 suits. Here’s the top-end tri offering...

WAHOO KICKR BIKE SHIFT

£2,699.99 Wahoo introduces a cheaper indoor bike, but is it any good?

NIKE STREAKFLY

£144.95 Want a race shoe that doesn't use carbon? Introducing the Streakfly...

THE LAST DANCE

Jan Frodeno's fairy-tale ending may not have materialised in Nice, but the man regarded by many as the GOAT has written a story unmatched by anyone else over the last two decades. We sat down with the tri legend to look back at a career well executed...

23 ESSENTIAL OFF-SEASON SESSIONS NON STANFORD

Ready to make this your best winter yet? These bike and run sessions from Ben Bright and Non Stanford will help get your body ready for an amazing season in 2024

KIT ZONE: CHANGE ROBE LONG SLEEVE

£135 Feature-packed robe with eco credentials

ASICS FUJISPEED 2

£160 Speed by name, speed by nature? Carbon trail shoes

GOWER PLAY

Helping to close out the 2023 UK tri season in style was the Mumbles Triathlon. Battling the cut-offs, climbs and cows of the Gower was 220's Matt Baird. Here's his tale...

OUR HEARTS, MINDS & SOULS CAN MAKE UP FOR LACK OF REVENUE!

HE’S too experienced to say it, but you get the feeling that Accrington Stanley’s impressive midweek win at AFC Wimbledon meant just that little bit more to John Coleman than usual.

ROBINS: WE MUST STICK TOGETHER

Sky Blues manager makes plea for unity

HYAM: BRING ON STAR HAALAND!

Rovers defender eyes Scot chance...

MASKED RAID IS SUCCESS!

Blues fans hail CEO Ashton’s impact...

JOEY'S REIGN IS ALL ROVER

JOEY Barton says he will forever cherish the 'amazing memories' he made in his time as Bristol Rovers manager.

FRANKEL DESERVES HIS TOP CHAMPION ACCOLADE

David Youngman agrees with racing fans’ choice as their favourite horse of all time

IT'S TIME FOR DIAMOND TO SPARKLE

Paul Jacobs reveals the horses to look out for over the November meetings

CREAM RISING TO THE TOP

lan Heitman reports on a crucial time of the season for two-year-olds