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MY TRAINING SPACE: David Rhead

I used to store all my bikes and kit inside the house, but as I was amassing more and more, my wife’s tolerance was getting stretched. Shopping around for garden rooms, I was being quoted prices of over £20,000, and I thought, ‘Hang on a minute, I can build this myself ’. So in 2016 that’s what I did – for about a quarter of that cost.

GIRO GASTRONOMY: A FEAST FIT FOR A GRAND TOUR AFTER-PARTY

To celebrate an action-packed, albeit unpredictable Giro, chef Hannah Grant lays on a carb-crammed Italian spread

Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar £549

Garmin’s near range-topping Forerunner 955 is not so much an activity tracker as a complete wrist-based diagnostics tool. Aside from tracking your riding, running or whatever activity you wish to partake in, the GPS watch measures a staggering amount of data, via light reflection, to feed back on your recovery, health, training readiness, optimal training zones, stress levels and more. You can also add the altimeter, barometer, compass, pulse oxidation, respiration, sunrise and sunset times, music player controls, race calendar and more.

Coros Apex 2 Pro £499

The most striking benefit of the Apex 2 Pro is its incredible battery life. Coros claims 30 days of regular use per battery charge, equating to 75 hours of GPS-enabled activity – it only needed charging twice in two months of use.

Amazfit Falcon £499

Amazfit is a smartwatch company based in Hong Kong which specialises in fitness wearables. The Falcon features a titanium body, a 42mm sapphire crystal touchscreen, four buttons and liquid silicone strap. We used the buttons rather than the touchscreen when wearing gloves and they performed well.

Garmin Forerunner 225 £299

The Forerunner 255 is the cheapest watch on test, and by some margin. Naturally something has to give, and when it comes to the 255 it's the lack of any mapping.

Apple Watch Ultra £849

The Apple Watch Ultra is designed to be rugged and features a screen constructed from sapphire glass, which apparently is second only to diamonds in terms of its 'hardness'. A bold claim, but one substantiated through our experience. The watch is also dustproof and waterproof to 40m.

Specialized Allez goes disc only

US company's longest-running production road bike has waved goodbye to rim brakes

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

British Cycling replaced all four track head coaches last year. With a home World Champs and then Olympics fast approaching, Tom Davidson finds out how they're getting on

RISE OF THE MACHINES

With artificial intelligence creeping into more and more areas of our sport, James Shrubsall sets out to find out how it's changing cycling and what we can expect in the future

British Cycling bans transgender riders from female category

Two new policies covering competitive and non-competitive trans and non-binary participation come after a nine-month review process

JOE LAVERICK: How to almost win bike race a

It may not be eight days, nor a UCI race, but Ireland's Rás Tailteann is going strong - and boy it was an experience. I spent the week 'on loan' with Foyle CC. Racing on teams of five, there were three members of the Foyle club as well as me and Commonwealth Games medallist Finn Crockett.

Ben Swift: It was the one of the hardest Grand Tours

British rider was seen on the front throughout Geraint Thomas's push for pink, and experienced the Giro's unrelenting pain

Charlie Quarterman: Giro diary

The Corratec rider on rest-day lurgy and Grand Tour finisher’s pride

Geraint Thomas rues 'frustrating' end to Giro d'Italia

Ineos Grenadiers rider led by 26 seconds going into the penultimate stage but ended up 14 seconds behind Primož Roglič

2023 RACE BIKE OF THE YEAR

This year's finest machines vie for CW's ultimate prize

EATING FOR OPTIMAL RECOVERY

How INEOS Grenadiers use Science in Sport to fuel their recovery

SHINING A LIGHT ON CASTELLON

Cycling Weekly explores hidden Valencia, with just a little help from local Sean Yates

Daccordi 50 Anni

The Italian marque's 50th anniversary offering

LET'S TALK ABOUT... BEREAVEMENT

At some point in our lives, every one of us will be affected by bereavement. Chris Marshall-Bell finds out how cyclists can help one another through the grieving process

Tributes paid to Mark Cavendish as he announces retirement

At the Giro d'Italia, the legendary British sprinter announced he will hang up his wheels at the end of the current season

Geraint Thomas plays 'waiting game' on quest for pink jersey

Ineos Grenadiers forfeit race lead to focus on testing final week

Tom Gloag finding his Giro feet

Londoner making his Grand Tour debut after late call-up to Dutch squad,

THE HUB

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

Argos pursuit bike

A rare track bike made for a legend of the British TT scene

Does baking soda enhance cycling performance?

It makes cakes rise, but will it do the same for your sustainable power? We asked Andy Sparks

THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN TRAINING: THERE ARE NO SECRETS

Polarised, pyramidal, LSD, Zone 2… there are myriad theories about how best to structure your training. But do any of them really work better than simply riding your bike lots?

Scribe Elan Wide+ 32-D

Andy Turner tests a lightweight wheelset with an all-rounder profile

Pearson On and On

An aero carbon gravel machine from the oldest bike shop in town

Vitus's Venon Evo is an all-road bike 'made in two flavours'

A 'do it all' machine that comes in a choice of road and gravel builds