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Specialized Tarmac SL8: a refinement of a modern classic

Sam Gupta gets an exclusive first ride on the latest version of Specialized’s flagship road bike

Vitus 992

‘King’ Kelly’s epic 1992 Milan-San Remo winner

THE PROS PELOTON'S SIDE HUSTLES

Sometimes you just need a little extra cash. Chris Marshall-Bell talks to the pro riders who have a business they run on the side to find out how they do it

New CEO unveils plans to revitalise road racing

Road task force working group to consult with a range of stakeholders to rejuvenate racing in Britain

Gibbard takes Welsh '10' title

Windy conditions suit the older competitors

Britain's sprinters reborn and gunning for Paris gold

The women's team sprint squad is on the ascendancy, Tom Davidson reports in Glasgow

GB women reclaim team pursuit crown

Blistering gold medal ride fuels squad's confidence a year out from the Paris Olympics

Van der Poel crowned on streets of Glasgow

Protests, a tough circuit, rain and a late crash ensure drama from start to finish in men’s road race

'Cutthroat competition? Tell me about it...'

Back on the podium just three months on from a crash almost too horrific to fully describe, Jesse Ewart’s may be the greatest comeback story you have never heard

FREE SPEED

Inspired by the recent developments in road bike time trialling, Alex Ballinger goes in search of free speed for his everyday riding

Jack Taylor

Stockton's favourite son could turn his torch to anything

Peters' Carrier Cycle Co. Ltd

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Dr Hutch

The Doc looks into the fairground mirror of cyclists' relationship with food and decides that, on reflection, he's OK with the weirdness

LET'S TALK ABOUT...BODY IMAGE

Looking sleek, stylish and fast is an integral part of cycling, but brings with it a pressure to conform. Chris Marshall-Bell breaks the taboo on the sport's body-image troubles

SRAM Force AXS

Hannah Bussey puts SRAM's latest groupset through its paces

THE HUB

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

24-hour champs survive epic conditions

Heavy overnight rain at the National 24-Hour Championships tested the mental resolve and bike handling of the hardy competitors

INTRODUCING *CARLOS* RODRIGUEZ

Chris Marshall-Bell speaks to the Spaniard who's enjoyed stage and GC success at this year's Tour de France

HEAD TO HEAD

With the third instalment of Tadej Pogačar versus Jonas Vingegaard now complete, we are in the midst of one of cycling's great rivalries, only accentuated by the main players' contrasting characters. Vern Pitt explores how the psychology of rivalry impacts on top riders

Courchevel

TOUR DE FRANCE

Are you experienced?

Beneath the surface of the 2023 Tour, which saw the same two riders end the race on the top steps of the podium for the third year running (something unprecedented in 120 years), there was an unexpected and rather uplifting narrative. And it ran counter to the perceived direction of travel.

Fred Wright: Tour diary

Searching for the perfect break

TOUR IN REVIEW

The third week of a scintillating race saw no let-up in the action

Pidcock's GC ambition just beginning

Young Yorkshireman motivated after obtaining invaluable Tour experience

Yates brothers' best showing in years

Double rebirth for Lancashire twins as they impress with attacking performances

Pogačar's illusory form

Slovene's initial parity with Vingegaard hid underlying weakness due to injury, writes Adam Becket

Confident Vingegaard dominates as scepticism rolls in

Stunning ride in the Alps wins Jumbo-Visma rider second Tour against backdrop of doping insinuations, writes Adam Becket

WE REVEAL THE DEFINING TRAITS OF THE MODERN AMATEUR CYCLIST

RIDES FIVE TIMES A WEEK; OWNS FOUR BIKES; RACED BACK IN THE DAY; NOW PREFERS TTS AND ULTRAS; SUBSCRIBES TO THREE TRAINING APPS; RACKS UP OVER 5,000 MILES A YEAR; IS FITTER THAN MANY HALF THEIR AGE...

Are carbon rims really stronger than aluminium ones?

How is carbon-fibre, with its reputation for being lightweight but prone to catastrophic failure, now being ridden routinely by mountain bikers?

Surprise winners at 50-mile TT National Championship

Incidents abound as new champs crowned