CATEGORIES

Covid Continues To Plague UK Calendar

Circuit Series now just single race as pandemic casts long shadow.

REDEFINING SUCCESS

The pandemic robbed us of racing and forced us to think differently about why we ride. Chris Marshall-Bell questions whether it’s high time to grasp a ‘new normal’

Do you need an integrated cockpit & proprietary seatpost?

Bike componentry has gone Buck Rogers, but are these ultra-aero parts worth it?

FIND THE PERFECT TOUR

Komoot’s new ‘Tour recommendations’ function provides route inspiration with just a few simple clicks

WHO SPEAKS FOR THE RIDERS?

The formation of two riders’ unions on both the women’s and men’s sides of the sport could be about to change the shape of top level cycling. Paul Knott investigates further

One last chance

After a decade of operations, rehab and setbacks following a devastating hit-and-run crash, Paralympian Simon Richardson is finally back on his bike

DRESSCODE: JACKET REQUIRED

It’s been a long first nine stages and we’re still not at the first rest day yet; the traditional Monday rest day has been scrapped for Tuesdays and it’s making this first stint a real drag.

Dr Hutch

Racing in the rain is something to watch on telly, not something to experience, says the Doc

Cautious welcome for Women's Tour de France plan

Tour boss confirms women’s race will return in 2022

Bernal in pink: ‘It's incredible to be back'

Colombian wins his first ever Grand Tour stage.

How To… Own A Cycling Team

Have you got vastly more money than you want? Would you like to get rid of it? Would you like to get rid of it very quickly, while attracting as little gratitude as possible, and with almost no publicity whatever? Have I got the investment opportunity for you.

Dr Hutch

Stop racing and you’ll enjoy an ego-boosting run of form followed by a slow decline in fitness and then rapid humiliation, notes the Doc

Lapierre Aircode DRS 8.0 £6,999 | 7.7kg

Like a fine wine, the Lapierre Aircode has improved with age: this third iteration is elegant and refined with a very, very fast finish

Should you run larger chainrings?

Just how much more efficient are bigger rings and can they benefit non-professionals? Stefan Abram investigates

GIRO D' ITALIA PREVIEW

Back in its usual early-season slot, this year’s parcours looks primed for an action-packed three weeks

VA-VA-VO2 MAX

Pushing into the red for breathless bouts above FTP is a crucial element of pre-race training. Brendan Housler explains how to max-out your VO2 max gains

Thomas bounces back from crash to take Romandie victory

Welshman displays impressive form as he wins Swiss race, reports Vern Pitt

Shaw heads Ribble-Weldtite dominance at Leicester

First outing in an open TT sees ex-WorldTour rider claim honors, reports Snowdon Sports

Giro d'Italia, stage 19 3 June 1965

The older of the famous Moser brothers, Aldo, partakes in a little impromptu CX as he hauls his bike over the snowdrifts at the top of the Passo Dello Stelvio.

EL MUCHACHO MISTERIOSO

Giro d’Italia’s favourite Egan Bernal has had a rocky ride with injury since his stellar 2019 Tour de France win. But as Chris Marshall-Bell finds out, a return to his isolated roots may be about to pay dividends

Cycling 1 May, 1913

Tricycle racing’s disputatious history echoes our own time

Ganna storms into pink jersey

Turin Grande Partenza sees time trial ace ride into the maglia rosa

Obituary Mike McNamara

11 Aug 1935 – 8 May 2021

Giro d'Italia 13 May 1931

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Dr Hutch

Our 130th anniversary causes the Doc to celebrate the eternal appeal of two wheels against the changing backdrop of technological progress

Froome hits back at his critics

Four-time Tour champ pledges to keep improving, reports Jonny Long

Hayter impresses in Algarve

Young Brit wins stage in style and claims second on GC, reports Vern Pitt

Cycling and Mopeds 1 November, 1961

National title won in under two minutes

CW5000 May Challenges

As our CW5000 riders continue to log their miles in 2021 we’ve set them another two challenges to try and mix up their riding, work on a different aspect of fitness and push on to the annual 5,000-mile target.

AS ALWAYS, THE ROAD WILL DECIDE THE WINNER

The most stressful part of a Grand Tour is already done. Packed, cleaned my apartment and for the next 24 hours worried I’d forgotten something important. I did forget to turn the boiler off but aside from that, no major disasters.