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LANARKSHIRE CALLING

We asked readers for the most fun, demanding and beautiful routes that helped them take on the CW5000 challenge. Here we pick some of the best. First off, away from the urban centre of Glasgow lies miles of unspoiled and challenging lanes, as Trevor Ward finds out from CW5000 rider Dan Grime

Cycling Weekly 8 February, 1997

Tough training camps and UCI clampdown

Dr Hutch

The Doc goes ‘mountain biking’ in search of tranquility but finds that cyclists are just as reviled off-road as they are on

Cautious welcome to BC development team initiative

Team managers praise effort but question costs

Do You Really Need A Massage?

Regular massage is part and parcel of life for pro riders, but what does rubbing muscles really achieve – and is it worth the bother? Dr Graham Theobald investigates

What Is The Meaning Of ‘Professional'?

When is a professional cyclist not a professional cyclist? The definition of a professional is a person engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.

Wilier Cento10 SL £5,040.00 | 7.67kg

Wilier’s latest aero all-rounder strips back the details to be competitive

How to have an odd end to your season

Following a couple of weeks of hard training after the BinckBank Tour, I finished my 2020 season at Brugge-De Panne.

Giro win shows Ineos has transformed, says ex-CEO

Fran Millar sees pink jersey as a vindication of team’s tactics, reports Chris Marshall-Bell

THE HUB

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

Dr Hutch

The Doc has loved watching a plethora of racing in recent weeks, even though he has struggled to keep on top of all the action

Carthy rides into Vuelta contention with Angliru win

Former boss Herety tips Brit for greatness, reports Vern Pitt

Cycling Weekly 10 July, 1965

Invisible timekeepers, readers’ rants, and Italian ace Gimondi taking flight in the Tour

CW5000 November challenges

There are just two months to go in the CW5000 and for all of you chasing the total, they are two dark, wet months.

Bianchi's aero brake makeover

Disc-brake and cues from the brand’s aero models

‘You get tired of the fight' says boss as Vitus Pro Cycling folds

British stalwart collapses due to lack of funding, reports Vern Pitt

The biggest names still out of contract

New rosters need filling and there’s a few big hitters up for grabs

Riders in shock as Manning quits

Head of women’s endurance track squad resigns after 10 years

New Dura-Ace: no battery? no problem

New groupset could use the piezoelectric effect

GENERATION Z...OOM

How are fresh-faced riders barely out of their teens managing to win at the highest level? Aspiring pro Joe Laverick has a personal investment in finding out

ESSENTIAL WINTER RIDING GUIDE

It’s that time of year again when we brace ourselves for the onslaught of wet and cold weather and look for ways to stay motivated to ride through it. Hopefully, this selection of pro tips will help

Dr Hutch

For most of cycling’s history riders were overgeared; let’s follow suit to ensure every climb is a sadistic spectacle to be savoured

Cycling 9 August 1951

Crowds flock to the Bath Road 100 as our Reg meets his match

Contador's team signs two Brits

Young Scot also inks Sunweb development deal, reports Vern Pitt

Wilier's New Aero And Low Weight Racing Rig

Is the Italian brand’s new Filante SLR the perfect compromise? Rupert Radley finds out

My ultra appetiser: 3x Everest

CW meets Ana Orenz, the amazing ultra racer who earlier this year set two epic climbing records – all in the name of ‘efficient training’

Carthy poised for future GC success after Vuelta podium

Charly Wegelius tells Vern Pitt how the Lancastrian’s head has caught up with his legs

‘I was falling apart' - Stannard forced into retirement

Classics-conquering Brit talks to Vern Pitt about his career-ending rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis

ZWIFT RACING VS BASE-BUILDING

As another national lockdown takes hold, Vicky Ware assesses whether continual Zwift racing is a safe and effective way to build fitness over winter

THE GREAT BIKE DROUGHT

Want a new bike? Then you’ll probably need to be patient. James Shrubsall investigates Covid-19’s plunder of bike stocks across the UK and Europe, and what the future looks like for the bike-buying public