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MEET THE MAKER Alice Towers & her dad Jonny

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

THE DIRTY DOZEN 12 GREAT REASONS TO RIDE OFF-ROAD

As the road racing season draws to a close, many pro riders turn their attention to the dirt. Rob Kemp offers a dozen reasons why you should do the same

Giant Propel Advanced Pro 1 £5,499 8.46kg

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

Is this the end of the Aero arms race?

Have road bikes reached peak aero? And if they have, where will future advantages be found?

TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT ROUTE GUIDE

With the Netherlands hosting the start and a grand finale on the Tour's most iconic climb, thrills are guaranteed

A TOUR OF FIRSTS

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

A tough-looking 2024 Tour de France route

You could be forgiven for thinking they've designed a route that makes it as hard as possible for the sprinters, so that Merckx's record remains intact. Stephen Blakeman

Buyers circle troubled Wiggle

Frasers Group said to be in the market for online retailer after it entered administration

Brammeier goes from last to first in Derby

The former champion shreds the women's race while series leader Mein dominates the men

Jumbo boss spearheads new super league plans

Saudis among backers interested in new format

Feather obliterates the competition at National Hill-Climb

Reigning champ smashes Struggle course record

Curly Hetchins

A near-90-year-old classic that still has a spring in its rear triangle

Twist and clout

MIPS, KinetiCore, WaveCel, WG11... Which helmet impact technology is the best?

RABOBANK-LIV - THE ORIGINAL SUPERTEAM

A decade before SD Worx's stranglehold, another team ruled women's cycling. Tom Davidson uncovers the secrets of Rabobank-Liv's success

LONDON LAP

We cyclists love to set ourselves challenges. For Joe Laverick, riding a lap of London, mirroring the M25, was all in a day's work

Nichols and Owen sweep up on The Rake

National Hill-Climb favourite list grows ever-longer in Lancashire, reports Snowdon Sports

JACOB TIPPER - Learning from the Masters

Last week I raced the Masters Tour of Majorca. While it may sound like a cop-out racing against masters only aged 31, the standard was a long way above my current fitness level, although I still liked to title my Strava rides ‘holiday race’ in the hope it may wind up a few competitors.

Kay dominates 'Belgian' race in Skipton

A tough and muddy course provided a true test for round-two Trophy winners Kay and Michels

Cav makes low-key comeback in Turkey

Astana Qazaqstan team-mate Lutsenko wins GC

Climbing is cut back for 2024 Giro d'Italia

Riders to take on 20% less elevation, despite six summit finishes

CYCLIST VS TYCOON - THE ANTI-AGEING FACE-OFF

Bemused by the extravagant anti-ageing regimen of a tech tycoon, David Bradford assesses the youth-preserving potential of the humble bicycle

Leach Marathon

The Marathon that put Stratford on the map long before 2012

WATT WORKS FOR ME - Monica Greenwood

The former GB coach has leapt from trackside to podium, winning this year's National Road Series

SHOW OFF OR SHY AWAY?

Which type of person is better equipped to succeed in cycling, bashful introvert or lairy extrovert?

SRAM Apex AXS £1,299 | 2,9769

As wireless electronic shifting reaches SRAM's fourth-tier groupset, Anne-Marije Rook finds out if AXS represents a new high for Apex

Chris Potts's Specialized Aethos

With hill-climb at the punches season well under way we look these flyweight rigs are packing

SLEEPLESS IN THE SADDLE

As ultra-racing's popularity grows, so do the risks some competitors are willing to take. Has the situation gone too far

Failed mega-merger of Jumbo and Quick Step leaves both weakened

Both teams come out of a whirlwind fortnight with questions to answer

HOW TO ADAPT ΤΟ LIFE ON THE WORLD TOUR

Life in cycling's top tier can be tough. Tom Thewlis hears from some of the best riders in the world, and a psychologist, about just what it takes and how to step up to the demands

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