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Have You Got What It Virtually Takes?

Online training platforms are fast becoming fertile ground for cycling’s talent-spotters. What would it take to make the grade and get noticed on Zwift or Strava? Steve Shrubsall investigates

Tour De France To Go Ahead Behind Closed Doors?

The country is in complete lockdown, what about the riders, have you asked them? Health before racing.

Tour of Flanders 1995

The Lion of Flanders himself, Johan Museeuw, attacks on the Muur van Geraardsbergen on the way to his second victory in the Tour of Flanders in 1995.

PEDALLING SQUARES

Set a cyclist a bizarre and near-impossible challenge and they’ll go to any lengths to achieve it. So it is with the intrepid band of tile-baggers seeking to cover the globe in tyre tracks one-mile square tile at a time, writes James Shrubsall

Jan Ullrich's Tour-winning Pinarello Paris

The German’s time at the top was brief, but his bike is a timeless classic

Eileen Gray – an unstoppable force

Eileen Gray spent her working life championing the cause of women's cycling. In celebration of the centenary of her birth, Clooks back on the career of the gifted administrator whose drive and tenacity enabled her to shape the sport into what it is today and become the godmother of women's cycling

Elite Suito smart turbo trainer £649

Smart direct-drive turbo trainers don’t have to set you back four digits any more

CW5000 April Challenges

Two goals to keep your annual target on track

Rollers vs turbo trainers: which is better?

We seek to answer the greatest question known to (indoor) cycling kind...

How Will You Adapt To Spending More Time At Home?

My office Strava commute group has, if anything, seen an increase in activity.

Cycling Firms Get Poised For The Pandemic

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan learns how business is adapting to Covid-19’s commercial impact

The upsides of social distancing

Now the cycling season is on hold for a few weeks, or maybe months, let’s try and reflect on some of the potential positives.

SOUTHERN BELLE

To mark 10 years of the South Downs National Park, Vern Pitt thought he’d ride from one end to the other, all 164km of it

Races and club runs axed as grass-roots cycling tackles Covid-19

Events both competitive and social have been cancelled, but creativity can still bring cyclists together to ride and race, writes James Shrubsall.

GARNERING THE POSITIVES

After thinking of quitting, British double junior world champion Lucy van der Haar is on the road back, writes Owen Rogers

Fears for cycling's future grow as coronavirus spreads

Concerns over sponsorship and how to return to racing are on the peloton’s mind, reports Vern Pitt

Clinching the dream

After piling on the pounds as a City banker, Dov Tate turned his back on finance, burnt off 25kg and set up as a sole trader in the cycling market.

Campagnolo Ergopower shifters

The Italian firm’s dual shifter is a paragon of elegant simplicity

Boardman in bid to save wind tunnel facility

Boardman in bid to save wind tunnel facility

How Do You Choose The Perfect Rim Depth For You?

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan delves into the science behind selecting the right wheel

British Racing's Last Hurrah Ahead Of Coronavirus Shutdown

All British Cycling events to be cancelled, reports Vern Pitt

UAE Tour Abandoned Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

I was reading Geraint Thomas’s book (or watching documentary, I forget which) and he was saying pro cyclists never shake hands (they bump elbows) due to the risk of catching a bug before/during a tour. Jim Dennison

All Racing Off As Coronavirus Grips Europe

UCI clears calendar after races and teams cancel plans

TRAINING O'CLOCK?

Most of us ride our bikes whenever we get chance, but is there abest time of day when you’ll unlock the most potential and make maximum gains? Sports scientist Dr Mark Homer investigates

PURSUITING'S NEW PARADIGM

The men’s team pursuit world record appears to be in freefall, Vern Pitt investigates why

Paris-Nice finishes early as nations scale back events and close borders

The Race to the Sun finished early, marking the last racing for at least a month in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, writes James Shrubsall

Greg LeMond's 1989 Bottecchia TT bike

The aero-bar machine that swept to the closest-ever Tour win

FORGING LEGENDS

We look back on the top 10 best Classics of all time and remember the British riders who staked their claim to one-day fame

Dr Hutch

The Covid-19 recess offers you the chance to inoculate yourself against 90s racing nostalgia by rewatching the era’s video nasties

Dan Bigham's Ribble SL R

New team bike gets the thumbs-up from Huub-Wattbike’s aero innovator