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Matt Bostock's Ribble Ultra SL R Disc

Race bike that makes an art form out of aero

BLOOD, SNAGS AND TEARS

A rare arterial condition curtailed Zdeněk Štybar illustrious career but not before one last heroic home tilt at the cyclo-cross Worlds

BEHIND THE LOGOS

Don't know your DSM from your Decathlon, your SD Worx from your Soudal? CW delves into the identities of the companies funding cycling's biggest teams

THE HUB

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

Paris-Roubaix Sat-Sun April 6-7 France

Major illness and injury issues across Visma-Lease a Bike's men's team put in doubt the big showdown between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel that most fans expected at this year's Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

Mark Cavendish turns up at local Isle of Man race, finishes 29th

Junior talents benefit from a World Tour patron, reports Tom Davidson

Elisa Longo Borghini conquers cobbles at Flanders

Lidl-Trek takes the fight to SD Worx-Protime to beat them on the bergs

Mathieu van der Poel storms towards Flanders record

The Dutchman has won as many editions in five years as anyone in history. Adam Becket was there to witness his charge

JACOB TIPPER Adventures in Rio

Last week, I was at the Para-cycling Track World champs in Rio, working with a stalwart of the para-cycling scene and former minister of sport for Romania, Eduárd Novak. His first cycling Paralympics was Athens.

Paris Galibier

Eccentric but iconic English bike that’s still in production today

REDEFINING EASY

It’s well known that easy riding is the bedrock of endurance, but what exactly do we mean by ‘easy’? Charlie Allenby seeks clarification

Are all road bikes all-road bikes?

Is the bike industry trying to sell you the same bike twice?

KEEPING IT TEIDE

High altitudes, year-round sunshine – and intense demand from pro teams.

10 YEARS OF THE TRANS CONTINENTAL

The brainchild of British rider Mike Hall, the Transcontinental Race has become a must-do event for ultra-distance aficionados the world over. James Shrubsall charts its unconventional and epic rise to prominence

GB track team in form ahead of Paris 2024

Para-squad picks up record 32 medals at Rio Track Worlds, reports Tom Davidson

Pogačar: "I'm in the best shape ever"

Slovenian flexes his climbing legs in Catalunya, reports Chris Marshall-Bell in Barcelona

SD Worx-Protime take winning form to Flanders

Will strength in depth deliver the team to their third successive Ronde van Vlaanderen?

Can anyone stop WVA and MVDP at Flanders?

Cycling’s longstanding rivals will battle once again on Sunday. Can they be beaten?

Daccordi

An Eighties Italian dream machine that's futuristic yet timeless

Dr Hutch

Will the UCI ban Giro's wacky new TT helmet for being too weird, wonders the Doc, and if so, will the response be weirder still?

Carb-loading

A fuelling specialist's tips on maximising performance by pre-loading carbohydrate

THE ICE METHOD COMETH

For decades, athletes have been dunking their race-weary limbs in icy water, but now the practice is a wellness craze too. Rob Kemp puts the hype on ice and examines the evidence

BIKES OF THE CLASSICS

Joe Baker walked around the team buses on Opening Weekend to see how riders had adapted their bikes for the cobblestones

SPRING CLASSICS

Get ready for the drama and passion of cycling's most revered one-day races with our guide to the top contenders

Finucane takes golden form into Olympics

GB ace claims clean sweep at latest Nations Cup round in Hong Kong, reports Tom Davidson

Eluned King crowned at CICLE Classic

Lifeplus-Wahoo rider outsprints Eilidh Shaw and Alice McWilliam in Melton Mowbray

Laura Kenny retires from cycling

Britain's greatest ever female Olympian hangs up her wheels, with Paris Olympics months away

Pidcock metres from victory at Milan-San Remo

Ineos big-hitter attempts the impossible but gets caught by a baying bunch including eventual winner Jasper Phillpsen, writes

CAV'S FINAL ASCENT

In pursuit of a record-breaking 35th stage victory in the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish added a special ingredient to his preparation - altitude. Chris Marshall-Bell finds out why

Zwift Hub One £550

Designed with simplicity in mind, Rachel Sokal finds the Hub One trainer offers plenty of adaptability