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Master Your Masters Years
Older racers come in many different vintages and types — with widely varying goals and training needs. Masters coach Tom Daly identifies four veteran racer archetypes and devises focused guidelines for each
Jo Bruton Trophy Summer, 1987
National champion Lisa​ Brambani (Ravensthorpe CC) rides to second place in the Jo Bruton Trophy (sprinter Sally Hodge of Cardiff Ajax took the main honours).
Specialized Roubaix Elite - £2,600 | 9kg
Will Thompson rides an endurance bike with race-winning pedigree
Learning To Let It Be
Molly Weaver describes how she is regaining her love of cycling following a devastating accident and subsequent mental health issues
Paris-Brussels
First held in 1893, the Franco-Belgian race was a 400-kilometre classic
Cavendish Left Out Of Tour De France
I hate to see Mark miss the TdF, but the way he has been riding, he would not last past the first week.
Cannondale SuperSix Goes Aero
Latest incarnation drags the SuperSix kicking and screaming into the aero age
Allez Julian!
With his goatee and dashing brilliance, Julian Alaphilippe is France’s new musketeer, stealing hearts and putting his rivals to the sword, writes Pete Cossins
ASO takes first step towards women's stage race
Tour organiser aiming for “a race that would be to women’s cycling what the Tour is to men’s”
French Attack Puts Ineos On The Ropes
Alaphilippe and Pinot light up the home fans by shaking Brit team’s dominance
Which Team In The Tour Has The Best Kit?
I love the Dekurne... The Decukn... The Dekurnik... Ah hell, I like CCC the best! Jon Elliott
Riding On Thin Air
With three summit finishes above 2,000 metres in this year’s race, Paul Knott looks at how the peloton has prepared for the heady heights of this year’s Tour de France
Sa Calobra
A 6.4-mile winding road to nowhere, this Majorcan icon is an Alpine-like climb that enjoys year-round sunshine
Dr Hutch
Cyclists delight in their inferiority to the heroes of the WorldTour but the Doc’s struggling to understand their inverted triumphalism
Bernal's Paris-nice Win Caps Bumper Week For Sky
Race to the Sun victory was the biggest of young Colombian’s career, reports Peter Cossins.
Keith Butler 1938-2019
The much-loved Londoner was a multiple national champion and GB squad member before going on to set up the Surrey Cycle Racing league.
Smaller Classics
A race named after a motorway, E3 can be viewed as a mini-Flanders with steep punchy climbs and a day that is focused around the famous Oude Kwaremont.
The Tour Of Flanders
This 267km berg-mottled behemoth gets the Classics in full swing.
Dandelion Rubber Hits The RoadDandelion Rubber Hits The Road
Continental unveils first bike tyre made out of rubber from dandelions
How To Train Harder
If you want to take your fitness to the next level, the simple truth is, you’re going to need to train longer and more intensely — that is, harder. Jim Cotton speaks to three renowned gluttons for suffering to find out how they do it
British National Championships
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Cuneo Alps, Langhe & Roero
Ride in Grand Tour tyre tracks and beyond in one of the highest corners of the Alps
Things To Do In June
Time trialling is the ultimate test of cycling fitness so get out and pit yourself against the clock
Dr Hutch
You can always rely on a mechanic to throw a spanner in the works come the moment of truth, observes the Doc
Herne Hill
the legendary outdoor velodrome that’s as old as Cycling Weekly
What's the hardest training session you've done?
Watching Paris-Roubaix on the sofa. It took a lot of stamina and strength but I made it through the full seven hours. Ben Wilson
Make Every Session Count
Yorkshireman Chris Riley is striving to train more efficiently
Obituary Graham Webb 1944-2017
If Bugatti made bike riders, they’d make bike riders like Graham Webb. He was phenomenal, his power output huge. He was strong and fast, and he was the 1967 amateur world road race champion.
170 Kg & Counting
CW fitness editor David Bradford meets three men who between them have lost more than 170kg — 27 stone — en route to becoming racing cyclists. Let them inspire you...
Land's End To John O' Groats Record Falls In Epic Ride
Michael Broadwith knocks over 30 minutes off Gethin Butler’s long-standing record writes Snowdon Sports