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THE SPORTIVE REVIVAL
After a turbulent two years, the UK sportive scene is set to come back into full swing. Paul Knott speaks to those at the forefront hoping the Covid-19 road bump will prove an unwitting launchpad
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN DAYS
With travel restrictions lifting and the new season beckoning, it’s the perfect time to organise a training camp. Tom Couzens has a recipe for the perfect week away.
OFF TO THE RACES
With Cycling Weekly’s volunteering drive in full swing, features editor Vern Pitt puts his back into it at the Perfs Pedal Race to find out what it’s like to do your bit
CW5000 March challenges
This month the CW5000 brings in the first challenge designed to push your mileage a little further.
BRITISH SEASON PREVIEW
Back to full strength with a range of races, we preview what promises to be a bumper British season
Van Aert's Bosberg blast-off
Belgian star distances all comers to win solo at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and dedicates his victory to the Ukrainian people
‘I just want to be competitive again'
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges tells CW about her hopes and fears as she prepares to begin competing in the female category
VOLUNTEERING AS YOU RIDE
Become a ride leader on one of British Cycling’s numerous courses and enjoy riding your bike as well as the warm glow of ‘giving back’
Ribble Ultra SL R Team Edition
The Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling team will be racing on custompainted Ribble Ultra SL Rs for the 2022 season
Specialized Roubaix Sport £2,900 | 8.73kg
Clever engineering makes for a highly comfortable ride – but at a price
4 5 6 THE IMPOSSIBLE NUMBER
What’s your dream threshold? Four, five, maybe even six watts per kilo… At what point does the target number become impossible except for pros? Joe Laverick finds out.
THE HAPPY SCENE VOLUNTEERING FOR YOU
Helping others is also a great way to build skills and confidence in yourself, explains Dr Josephine Perry
L'ECOLE BRITANNIQUE
Groupama-FDJ’s development squad has become a go-to place for young British riders in recent years and is turning them into WorldTour pros who get results. Maria David investigates how this most French of teams be came enamoured of young Brits and how it’s making a success of them
Rookies clean up in Coalville
Storms batter riders as event goes ahead
I FOUGHT THE LAW
With changes to the Highway Code sending mixed messages about riding two abreast, Vern Pitt sets out to ascertain if we need to modify our riding to stay safe
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Saturday 26 February | Flanders, Belgium
Wahoo's pedal and roller combo
Power meter pedals and smart rollers released
VOLUNTEER TO MAKE UK'S LONGEST EVENT HAPPEN
One of the UK’s biggest cycling events, the London-Edinburgh-London Audax ride, is running this year – and you can be a part of it. Like nearly all grassroots cycling events in the UK, the ‘LEL’ relies on volunteers, 700 of them to be exact, and recruitment for the many roles on offer is currently under way.
WEEK IN TRAINING : Joe Rees
He may not be a pro cyclist, but Joe Rees is a world-class Zwift racer, and this Saturday he will be competing – from home – in the UCI eSports World Championships. Rees, who at 21 is the youngest member of the GB team, will be competing alongside fellow Zwift specialists Gavin Dempster, Ed Laverack, Mark Bruce and Andy Nichols. The Welshman is currently studying to become a teacher, and during the week described in detail below, he was squeezing in training around hectic days on placement in a primary school.
Cav opens win account in Oman
Manxman puts down first marker in bid for Tour de France spot, writes Vern Pitt
Can I buy a new bike… now?
As we head towards the two-year anniversary of the first lockdown and all the supply-chain problems it caused, is availability improving for British bike brands and their customers?
INEOS'S NEW LEADERS
The British superteam is on a road to reinvention and it’s these young talents who will carry its banner over the next decade, writes Chris Marshall-Bell
Gear of the week
Carbon gravel wheels, overshoes and a track pump for tubeless
Kenny retires to become coach
Olympic legend takes sprint reins
Quintana wins in Provence
Filippo Ganna disqualified for illegal bike change
NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Many of the world’s best cyclists are also very accomplished at other activities – and perhaps it’s no coincidence. Dr Josephine Perry lays out a smorgasbord of sideline interests to complement your riding
TEAMS, CHARITIES AND A LORD BACK CW'S VOLUNTEERS DRIVE
It’s easy to imagine a vast gulf between the volunteer at a midweek time trial or criterium and the professional racing star, but the two are inextricably linked; without volunteers, the pros we love to report on and to read about may never have got started in the first place.
TEAM PLAYERS
The stakes have been raised in Yorkshire where helpers just got a new level of volunteer va-va-voom
Winter gloves
With technical designs maximising warmth, breathability and dexterity, the choice is now greater than ever
Jakobsen first out of the blocks in race for Tour slot
Dutchman racks up two wins in Valenciana, reports Vern Pitt