Cycling Weekly - February 27, 2025

In this issue

DEMON DESCENDER - Meet the man who has made a career of going downhill fast
Classics kick off as Belgium hosts Opening Weekend
Best food to eat as you age

Morris continues world-recordbreaking form

World champ takes two National Championship titles, reports Tom Davidson in Manchester

2 mins

Triple triumph for Richardson and Bell

Sprinters dominate to win three gold medals apiece

2 mins

JACOB TIPPER MAKE RACING SAFER

After a winter filled with discussions over safety improvements — gear restrictions, bans on deep-section wheels, and other marginal tweaks — little seems to have changed so far in 2025.

2 mins

Pogačar has fun in the desert

World champion wins UAE Tour overall, with some chaos on the way

3 mins

THE GREAT PAYWALL PRICE-OUT

With the cost of watching live cycling set to skyrocket, Tom Thewlis asks why this is happening now, and assesses the impact on fans and on the future of the sport

6 mins

THE WORLD'S FASTEST DESCENDER

DOWNHILL MAESTRO SAFA BRIAN TELLS MARIA DAVID HOW HE MASTERED THE ART OF DESCENDING TO BECOME FASTER THAN EVERYONE EXCEPT, PERHAPS, TOM PIDCOCK

6 mins

Alberto Dainese's BMC Teammachine R

We take a close look at the Italian sprinter's Tudor Pro Cycling team bike

1 min

RIDDEN AND REVIEWED GIANT TCR ADVANCED O £3,699

Lively all-rounder that offers pro bike pedigree without the premium price tag

4 mins

VISION METRON SL 60

Super-stiff, responsive race wheels that hold their line when the wind whips up

2 mins

NOURISH TO FLOURISH

The nutrition you need to age-proof your performance

8 mins

AN EXPERT'S TAKE ON...STRENGTH TRAINING

The need-to-know essentials for cyclists lifting weights - Rob Kemp asks an expert

2 mins

UK SCENE WILSON WINS AT CLAYTON SPRING CLASSIC HANDICAP

Junior rider Atkins wins North Road CC 25

1 min

"I'm Geraint Thomas," he said politely."And I'm a bike rider"

The Doc salutes the Welshman's staying power and charm

3 mins

Six days of Paris

This is one of those images that makes you feel almost as though you're there in it, soaking up an atmosphere heavy with embrocation and cigarette smoke, those hanging lamps creating a ghostly glow across the arena.

2 mins

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Cycling Weekly Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc. (UK). Cycling Weekly is the UK's only weekly special interest magazine focusing on the cycling market. It is the best source of breaking international and UK news, race reportage, reliable fitness advice, trustworthy product reviews and inspirational features for British cyclists. Always a great read, Cycling Weekly inspires you to ride your bike more!