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How to tackle the CW Max Watts Challenge

Advice from the pros on hitting your peak power

Obituary - Ian White 1946-2020

Ian White was a national time trial champion and competition record holder, who would go on to be a motorcycle pilot in some of the biggest races in the world.

ROLLING AHEAD

Will optimising tyre choice for lower rolling resistance make you faster? Simon Smythe investigates

OPTIMISED FOR AERO

Weight weenies move over. There’s a new metric to obsess over in this decade, and it’s cheating the wind, reports Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

THE BIG CW FITNESS PROJECT 2020

CW catches up with our Fitness Project trio to find out if they’re managing to make progress despite the lockdown

LESS IS MORE

... MARGINAL LOSSES - HOW SMALL WEIGHT REDUCTIONS HERE AND THERE CAN ADD UP TO BIG GAINS ...

Deignan eyes women's Paris-Roubaix

Packed autumn makes the new Queen of the Classics difficult to target, writes Owen Rogers

CLEAN UP TO POWER UP

James Bracey discovers a selection of low-hanging watts

Revised World Tour Calendar ‘Good For The Head' Says Ben Swift

Coronavirus cloud moving to make way for a possible cycling season, writes James Shrubsall

‘Female members formed a virtual choir to sing Queen's Bicycle Race'

The club is swapping evening group rides for virtual quiz nights

What's your earliest Grand Tour memory?

The French shone at their home tour in the Eighties

KING KELLY REIGNS IN SPAIN

Sean Kelly recounts the story of Ireland’s first-ever win in the Vuelta a España to James Shrubsall

CW5000 May Challenges

Put it all on the line for our Max Watts Challenge

Adding another string to the bow

Adding another string to the bow

Covid-19 Spells ‘Catastrophe' For U23 Ranks

The pandemic has had a severe effect on the chances of ‘fourth-year riders’ moving up

Cycling 8 September, 1984

Barcelona hosts the Worlds; Boardman wins schools TT

THE RULES

The UCI’s technical rules and regulations have made innovation tougher than ever, but Hannah Bussey discovers there are still some finding ways to push the limits

Banks remains hopeful as Bigla-Katusha teeters on the brink

Both title sponsors cut payments to the squad for the rest of 2020, reports Owen Rogers

ROAD BIKE GEOMETRY EXPLAINED:

The angles and figures to take account of when choosing the right bike for you

RIDING IT OUT

‘There’s been a big jump in club mates getting gravel bikes’

HANNAH DINES Zwift, give me a hand(cycle)

I escaped getting the coronavirus in March to fall prey to the Zwift bug in April.

BIKE DESIGNS THAT NEVER CAUGHT ON

A selection of steeds that somehow, albeit very briefly, made it on to the production line

BIKE BUILDERS PAR EXCELLENCE

We take a look at some of the finest bike designers and builders that have ever been involved in the sport

ALL IN THE BLUEPRINT

How do bike designers create a machine that ticks the endurance, gravel or aero boxes? James Bracey finds out

Is Veganism Really Game-Changing?

Netflix film The Game Changers stirred up a furore around going ‘plant-based’ to get fitter, stronger and faster, but does the reality match the hype?

PLANT-BASED DOMESTIC PROS

Rising young cyclo-cross star Cameron Mason, 19, on his motivations for going vegan in his mid-teens

WHICH SUPPLEMENTS REALLY WORK?

With so many supplements promising performance gains, sorting the proven from the mere placebo is baffling at best. Nutritionist Anita Bean shines a light on the evidence base

What is your dream bike?

A dream rig made better by a classic colourway

RIDING IT OUT

TOM BISHOP, DUNFERMLINE CC“ I don’t miss not knowing what to wear to a spring morning club run”

Obituary Mike Hodgson 1939-2020

Tour of the Reservoir organiser passes away at 81