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IN COMING SPANISH REVIVAL

After a brief drought, the Spanish are again set to infiltrate the ranks of bona fide Grand Tour contenders. Juan Ayuso and Carlos RodrÍguez have big cycling shoes to fill, but they both exude a winning quota of confidence, as Chris-Marshall Bell discovers

"The climb is much longer than you think"

Vern Pitt heads out on a tough and testing loop, guided by the local  knowledge of homegrown star Elynor Bäckstedt

New comp record for road bikes?

George Fox’s ultra-quick 18.41 for 10 miles could see the CTT inaugurate a new record category

St Piran's perfect podium

UK's only senior pro team in total control at the Lincoln Grand Prix

Geraint Thomas finds himself in 5 Giro d'Italia lead

Ineos Grenadiers contender plots racing peak for Grand Tour's final week

Allin

With its illustrious family connections, an Allin bike has pedigree

DAIL N FOR NUTRITION

Could a smartphone app be the key to hitting your nutritional needs and reaching your riding goals? Simon Fellows finds out

Reinventing the handbuilt wheel

Just outside Arundel at the foot of the South Downs on a tiny industrial estate the handbuilt wheel is making a comeback

FUELLING FOR THE MOUNTAINS

How INEOS Grenadiers use Science in Sport to fuel a Grand Tour

GB'S NEXT GOLDEN GENERATION

With two wins out of two in the Nations Cup races this year, is there a team out there who can stop GB's latest stars in the making, asks Tom Davidson

HOW TO NAIL YOUR FIRST GRAVEL EVENT

Fancy taking on a big day out on the gravel? James Shrubsall went to the Dirty Reiver to find out how it's done

Van Vleuten clings on for Vuelta Femenina victory

Demi Vollering rues missed opportunity after nature break hands control to Movistar in first week-long Spanish Tour

Tony Doyle MBE 1958-2023

looks back on the life of an Luke Edwardes-Evans track and six-day rider of the 1980s outstanding

Charlie Quarterman Giro diary

Brit’s Grand Tour debut for Team Corratec has been a baptism of fire

Remco Evenepoel lands first blow in Giro d'Italia fight

Belgian sets out his stall with a sensational ride against the clock, reports Vern Pitt

How did the Classified hub perform in the Classics?

Victor Campenaerts used the Powershift system in five Classics before a crash curtailed his testing – here’s how the hub fared up till then

UNBREAKING THE BEST

Ever wondered how pro cyclists bounce back from terrible injuries? Chris Marshall-Bell meets the man regarded by many as the best cyclist-fixer in the business

Colnago Arabesque

The Eighties special edition that’s been given a new lease of life

THE SUPREMELY RELAXED ONE

To serial stage race winner Primož Roglič, cycling is just a game. Chris Marshall-Bell gets inside the mind of the Slovenian to find out why he’s so good at it

Remco firsts

Few riders have the swagger of the current world champion Remco Evenepoel. Chris Marshall-Bell finds out where he got it from

THE HUB

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

Vingegaard finds new mental strength

He won’t race until June, and won’t meet Tadej Pogačar again until the Tour, but Jumbo-Visma say the Dane is already exceeding his peak

1929-2023 Charlie Burton

Husband, soulmate and mainstay of a cycling legend

Adam Yates shines at Tour de Romandie

First-time victory at one-week race bolsters Brit's credentials ahead of the Tour de France

The perennial performer

Downing his gardening tools, pensioner Martin Harvey got on his bike and set about writing his name into the long-distance record books

MAN VS MACHINE

Using an AI app to get set up on your bike might be a lot cheaper than consulting a living, breathing bike-fitter, but is it as effective?

Kask Utopia Y helmet

The Utopia Y is a substantive redesign of the highly acclaimed Utopia model, combining aerodynamics with aesthetically pleasing looks.

AFRICA RISING

Chris Just two years out from Africa's first World Championships, Marshall Bell investigates the state of cycling on the continent. Is it boom, stagnation or bust?

THE MAKING OF CECILIE UTTRUP LUDWIG

Tom Davidson delves deep into the backstory of one of cycling's most magnetic characters

CICLE Classic: welcome to puncture town

I completed my CiCLE Classic hat-trick this past weekend on the muddy roads of Rutland. Although it’s not a hat-trick to be proud of: I’ve done this race three times, I’ve punctured three times.