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

GOING FULL BEANS

Most cyclists enjoy a decent coffee, but some take it a step further. CW meets five self-declared obsessives who have pushed their twin passions, bikes and beans, to the nth degree

A love affair

Coffee connoisseur Adam Becket delves into the storied yet mysterious relationship between cycling and the original energy drink

Tour of Britain cut back to six stages

British Cycling to match stage count and prize money with women's race from 2025

Horror crash at Itzulia takes out Tour de France contenders

Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič now face a battle to get their seasons back on track

In a league of his own

Mathieu van der Poel was once again untouchable on the French pavé, writes Tom Thewlis in Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix tech round-up

One-by drivetrains and gravel bikes were among the order of the day...

British champ Georgi shines on Roubaix cobbles

Georgi didn't match Lizzie Deignan's victory, but Londoner says third place felt like a win regardless

Hobbs of Barbican

A London brand of brothers aimed squarely at British club folk

AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM!

Older cyclists don't only extend their healthy years, they keep alive the passion to strive. Rob Kemp meets eight indomitable over-50s

Garmin Forerunner 265 £429.99

Intuitive multi-sport watch that can go the distance - Tom Couzens reviews

Temple Adventure Disc 1| £3,195| 10.3 kg

Ed Westrop puts this range-topping, continent-crossing, go-anywhere, load-lugging adventure bike through its paces

Matt Bostock's Ribble Ultra SL R Disc

Race bike that makes an art form out of aero

BLOOD, SNAGS AND TEARS

A rare arterial condition curtailed Zdeněk Štybar illustrious career but not before one last heroic home tilt at the cyclo-cross Worlds

BEHIND THE LOGOS

Don't know your DSM from your Decathlon, your SD Worx from your Soudal? CW delves into the identities of the companies funding cycling's biggest teams

THE HUB

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

Paris-Roubaix Sat-Sun April 6-7 France

Major illness and injury issues across Visma-Lease a Bike's men's team put in doubt the big showdown between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel that most fans expected at this year's Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

Mark Cavendish turns up at local Isle of Man race, finishes 29th

Junior talents benefit from a World Tour patron, reports Tom Davidson

Elisa Longo Borghini conquers cobbles at Flanders

Lidl-Trek takes the fight to SD Worx-Protime to beat them on the bergs

Mathieu van der Poel storms towards Flanders record

The Dutchman has won as many editions in five years as anyone in history. Adam Becket was there to witness his charge

JACOB TIPPER Adventures in Rio

Last week, I was at the Para-cycling Track World champs in Rio, working with a stalwart of the para-cycling scene and former minister of sport for Romania, Eduárd Novak. His first cycling Paralympics was Athens.

Paris Galibier

Eccentric but iconic English bike that’s still in production today

REDEFINING EASY

It’s well known that easy riding is the bedrock of endurance, but what exactly do we mean by ‘easy’? Charlie Allenby seeks clarification

Are all road bikes all-road bikes?

Is the bike industry trying to sell you the same bike twice?

KEEPING IT TEIDE

High altitudes, year-round sunshine – and intense demand from pro teams.

10 YEARS OF THE TRANS CONTINENTAL

The brainchild of British rider Mike Hall, the Transcontinental Race has become a must-do event for ultra-distance aficionados the world over. James Shrubsall charts its unconventional and epic rise to prominence

GB track team in form ahead of Paris 2024

Para-squad picks up record 32 medals at Rio Track Worlds, reports Tom Davidson

Pogačar: "I'm in the best shape ever"

Slovenian flexes his climbing legs in Catalunya, reports Chris Marshall-Bell in Barcelona

SD Worx-Protime take winning form to Flanders

Will strength in depth deliver the team to their third successive Ronde van Vlaanderen?

Can anyone stop WVA and MVDP at Flanders?

Cycling’s longstanding rivals will battle once again on Sunday. Can they be beaten?